He was the head-coach of the Turkish national basketball team when they played in the final of EuroBasket 2001.

he was known as the architect of "death" zone defense He also was the head coach of Fenerbahçe in 2007, where he earned another national title.

His arguments with Will Solomon were notable as he benched the American basketball player after a few incidents.

[citation needed] Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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