AUSTIN (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Dogus Balbay has called his time with Turkey’s national teams “the best experience” of his life.
The promising point guard, a 21-year-old college player with the Texas Longhorns, has excelled for the under-16, under-18 and under-20 Turkey national teams and one day hopes to suit up and play for Bogdan Tanjevic’s senior side.
He will have to overcome the second serious knee injury of his young career, however, before tha happens after getting hurt in a game against Texas Tech over the weekend.
Texas athletic trainer Eric Fry has issued a statement that said:
“MRI results showed that Dogus Balbay tore the ACL in his left knee. He will miss the remainder of the season.”
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