Okben Ulubay

Okben Ulubay — Biography

Okben Ulubay is a 2.01 m Turkish basketball player who mainly plays small forward and can also play shooting guard. He came up through Anadolu Efes's youth system and won medals with Turkey's youth national teams; in the Basketbol Süper Ligi he has played for Darüşşafaka, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Türk Telekom, and today he plays for Bandırma Bordo.

He joined Efes's youth system at five, won two national titles in the youngest age group and a youth title with Efes's farm team Pertevniyal. In 2012 he signed a seven-year contract with Efes, and on 16 November 2013 he played his first official game in an Efes shirt. In the 2015-16 second-division season at Pertevniyal he averaged 14 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He moved to Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor in 2016 and signed a two-year deal with Serbia's FMP in 2019, leaving in December 2020. He then joined Petkim Spor, Galatasaray Nef (August 2021), Beşiktaş (July 2022), Türk Telekom (June 2023), Trabzonspor (September 2024) and Bandırma Bordo (October 2025). He scored 22 points against Tofaş with Beşiktaş and 38 points with ten three-pointers for Bandırma in March 2026; the team was promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi in spring 2026.

In 2012 he was in the squad that won gold at the European championship at the "Yıldızlar" age level and was named the tournament's most valuable player. He won gold at the FIBA U18 European championships in 2013 and 2014, bronze at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Cup, and bronze at the FIBA U20 European championships in 2015 and 2016.