Doğuş Balbay

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Doğuş Balbay
College	The University of Texas
Conference	Big 12
Sport	Basketball
Position	Point guard
Class	Freshman
Career	– present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Nationality	Turkey
Born	January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21) (age 19) Istanbul, Turkey
High school	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)

Doğuş Balbay (born January 21, 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey), is a basketball player from Turkey who currently plays basketball at The University of Texas. He is 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds.^[1]

Doğuş Balbay started playing basketball in the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. After two years in the Turkish Basketball League, he moved to Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, U.S. to study.

Balbay spent the last two years playing on the Under 18 Turkish National Team, and he helped the squad place fourth at the 2006 European Championships. He also played two years on the Under 16 Turkish National Team and led that squad to the 2005 European Championship.

He led Brewster to a 29-6 record and a runner-up finish at the NEPSAC Class A Championship while averaging 13.5 points and 7.5 assists per game during his senior season under coach Jason Smith.

His new coach Rick Barnes declared that "Dogus is an important pickup for our program, as he will provide us quality depth at the point guard position." Barnes also said that Dogus "has a clever international game and good athleticism. Dogus is a strong perimeter defender and a good playmaker who has the ability to score in the lane."

His name is pronunced as: Doğuş (Dough-oosh) Balbay (Ball-by).