John Turek

John Turek ( born February 19, 1983 in Council Bluffs, Iowa ) is an American professional basketball player. After completing his studies in his home country Turek played from 2005 as a professional in Europe. In addition to a station in Belgium, he moved here between clubs from the Netherlands, Poland and Germany back and forth. In the 2013/14 season Turek is in France at second division Champagne Basket under contract.

Career

After high school graduation in 2001, Turek decided on a scholarship from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln in the neighboring U.S. state. Their high school team ( Corn ) Huskers played in Turek's active phase in the Big 12 Conference of the NCAA, in which they had no chance in the awarding of the championship title and also reached no qualification for a national NCAA finals. The Huskers played Turek temporarily along with the future basketball league professional Andrew Drevo.

After graduating in 2005 Turek professional in Europe and began his career in the Netherlands in February at BC Omniworld from Almere. With this club he left at the end of the season in the first play-off round of the championship against defending Demon Astronauts Amsterdam. In the following season 2006/ 07 he played for league rivals and runners Hanzevast Capitals of Groningen. This failed, somewhat surprisingly also in the first play-off round on the ex - champion Astronauts Amsterdam. In the following season 2007/ 08 Turek played in neighboring Belgium for the Dragons from Gent in the Ethias League. This left after only six wins this season relegated to the last place in the closed league and had no chance of reaching a play-off position. Turek itself, however, was considered by the Expert Forum eurobasket.com as one of the two best " Legion " on his playing position and elected to the "all- import second team ".

For the season 2008/ 09 Turek joined the Polish vice-champion PGE Turow Zgorzelec in the Polska Liga Koszykówki. In European club competition Eurocup 2008/ 09 they won both games against the German representative Brose Baskets, but still different from before reaching the second group stage. With Turek Turow reached at the end of the season once again, the final series of the championship, which was in turn lost to the champion Asseco Prokom series. For the Basketball Bundesliga 2009/10 Turek got a contract with the Premiership Movers Phoenix from Hagen in the German Basketball Bundesliga. This managed to successfully avoid relegation with a winning edge.

Following Turek came back in 2010 to Groningen. The club there called but now Gas Terra Flames for a new title sponsor and the league in February also introduced the name "Dutch Basketball League ". The Flames reached the final series of the championship, but narrowly lost in seven games against the new champion Zorg en Zekerheid suffering. Then Turek again went to Poland, where he also moved with Trefl Sopot, who had re-established after moving from Asseco Prokom Gdynia in the final series of the 2012 Championship, after being turned off in the semifinal series his former team PGE Turow. The final series of bitter rival from the Tricity between Sopot and Gdynia also fell in seven games to Turek's competitors, who brought their ninth championship in series.

For the Basketball Bundesliga 2012/13 Turek was then returned to Germany, where he the Neckar giants from Ludwigsburg joined. At the end of the season, Neckar giant lost on the final day the deciding game to the sporting league in the Fraport Skyliners. After the failure to grant license for the sporty Up Dusseldorf Baskets Ludwigsburg could but by acquiring a " wild card " but secure the league yet. Turek rose still in the second division, since he moved to France and at second division Champagne Reims Basket from a contract in LNB Pro B for the 2013/14 season signed.