Işıl Alben (born 22 February 1986) is a Turkish retired professional basketball player, who is often considered to be among the top Turkish female athletes. She was the captain of the first Turkish team that won the EuroLeague title in 2014.
On 3 June 2023, Alben announced her retirement as a professional basketball player.
Career history Pro club 1998–2002 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK (Youth) 2002–2006 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK 2006–2007 Botaş SK 2007–2014 Galatasaray SK 2014–2015 Dynamo Kursk 2015–2020 Galatasaray SK 2020–2022 Botaş SK 2022–2023 Galatasaray SK (c)
Turkey national team 2003–2005 U18 National Team 2005–2007 U20 National Team 2007–2023 National Team (c)
Honors EuroLeague Winners: 2013–14 Third place: 2014–15 EuroCup Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18 Third place: 2007–08 Turkish Super League Winners: 2013–14 Turkish Cup Winners: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Turkish Super Cup Winners: 2008, 2011 Russian Cup Winners: 2014–15 2011 EuroBasket Second place 2013 EuroBasket Third place 2012 Olympics: London Fifth place 2016 Olympics: Rio Sixth place 2014 FIBA World Cup Fourth place
Injuries She suffered three major ACL injuries, including both knees in 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2020–2021 seasons.
Post-playing career On 18 July 2023, she was appointed as the General Coordinator of the Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.
References
External links "Alben proves a point to some Galatsaray fans" at FIBA (archived)
Isil Alben at FIBA Europe Işıl Alben at Turkish Basketball Federation Işıl Alben at Galatasaray