Besiktas sign Temi Fagbenle

Temi Fagbenle

Besiktas JK Istanbul (KBSL) inked 31-year old British-Nigerian international 193cm center Temi Fagbenle (college: USC) for upcoming season. She is the second import player in the roster as British Holly Winterburn signed here earlier.
She plays currently at Indiana Fever (WNBA). She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 8 WNBA games she just recently played she averaged 9.1ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.1apg and 1.0bpg. The last season she played at Lions in United Kingdom. The team played in three different competitions that year, and she had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. She also played 2 games in Euroleague where she recorded only 2.5ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0spg and 1.0bpg. And finally she contributed to 17 games in British WBBL where she got 12.8ppg, 6.1rpg, 2.1apg and 1.4spg. A very good season in her career as she was awarded Eurobasket.com All-British WBBL Player of the Year, Domestic Player of the Year and Center of the Year.
In 2016 she was drafted by Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) in third round (35th overall).
The former University of Southern California star is in her ninth season in pro basketball.
Fagbenle has been also a member of the British international program for some years. She has regularly played for the British senior team since 2012 and previously for the Under 20 National Team back in 2011.
Fagbenle also represented United Kingdom at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) in Serbia and Latvia five years ago. Fagbenle's was the best scorer at the tournament with almost 21 points per game, while she helped her team to make it to the Semifinals.
She is a very experienced player. Fagbenle has played also professionally in Italy (Venezia), Poland (Polkowice), Spain (Avenida), United Kingdom, Czech Republic (USK Praha) and Turkey (Botas and Mersin).
Among many awards she won Czech Republic D1 championship title in 2023. She received Eurobasket.com All-Polish BLK Player of the Year award back in 2019. Fagbenle played also for Harvard University for 4 years.