Reigning EuroLeague champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul announced the signing of a two-year contract with Egehan Arna, who previously played for Fenerbahce and Besiktaş.
Born in 1997, the 2.03 meter-forward grew up with Fenerbahce Beko youth teams, before being promoted to the first Team in 2015. He played here until 2020.
He was transferred to Besiktaş Icrypex in 2020. Having won the Turkish League championship in the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, and the Turkish Cup in 2016, 2019 and 2020, Arna also won the EuroLeague title in the 2016-17 season.
Last season, he averaged 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in 31 ING Basketball Super League games last season and 10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the FIBA Champions League.
Anadolu Efes had previously recruited Will Clyburn, Ante Zizic and Amath M'Baye.
![]() | Anadolu Efes Istanbul | |
Position | Player | Status |
PG | Shane Larkin (story) | Signed until 2024 |
PG | Vasilije Micic | Signed until 2023 +1 |
PG | Dogus Balbay | Signed until 2023 |
SG | Rodrigue Beaubois | Signed until 2023 |
SG | Erten Gazi (story) | Signed until 2023 +1 |
SF | Will Clyburn (story) | Signed until 2024 |
SF | Elijah Bryant | Signed until 2023 |
SF | Bugrahan Tuncer (story) | Signed until 2024 |
SF | Egehan Arna (story) | Signed until 2024 |
PF | Amath M'Baye (story) | Signed until 2023 + 1 |
PF | Chris Singleton | Signed until 2022 +1 |
C | Ante Zizic (story) | Signed until 2024 +1 |
C | Bryant Dunston (story) | Signed until 2023 |
C | Tibor Pleiss | Signed until 2022 +1 |
C | Egemen Guven | Signed until 2023 |
Coach | Ergin Ataman | |
Expired contract | Krunoslav Simon (will not return), James Anderson (will not return), Tolga Gecim, Adrien Moerman (will not return), Yigitsan Saybir, Filip Petrusev (will not return) | |
Rumored to leave | Vasilije Micic (has NBA out), Chris Singleton | |
Interested | Alec Peters |
