Onuralp Bitim

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Onuralp Bitim
Bitim with the Turkey national team in 2025
No. 17 – Fenerbahçe Beko
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 27)
Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolHuntington Prep
(Huntington, West Virginia)
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Anadolu Efes
2017–2018→Sigortam.net İTÜ BB
2019–2021Pınar Karşıyaka
2021–2023Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2023–2024Chicago Bulls
2023–2024→Windy City Bulls
2024–presentFenerbahçe
2024–2025→Bayern Munich
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2025 Cyprus–Finland–Poland–Latvia

Onuralp Bitim (born 31 March 1999 in Istanbul) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.

He won the Turkish slam dunk contest twice, during 2018 and 2020 Basketbol Süper Ligi All-Star Weekend.[1][2]

Professional career

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Anadolu Efes (2017–2019)

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He started his career with Anadolu Efes and signed a dual license contract also with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB for the 2017–2018 season. Thus, he played for both teams during the season. On 8 October 2017, he made his Basketball Super League debut against Pınar Karşıyaka and on 25 October 2017, he made his EuroLeague debut against Fenerbahçe.

Pınar Karşıyaka (2019–2021)

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On 28 July 2019, Bitim signed a two-year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka.[3]

On May 11, 2020, while Pınar Karşıyaka was in second place in the Turkish League with 20 wins, the league was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it was announced that the league would not continue and there would be no champion in the league.[4]

Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2021–2023)

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On 7 June 2021, Bitim signed a two-year contract with Frutti Extra Bursaspor.[5] After having a successful season with Bursaspor and reaching the EuroCup final, on 9 May 2022, Bitim extended his contract with the club for two more seasons.[6]

Chicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls (2023–2024)

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On 25 July 2023, Bitim signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls[7] and on 24 February 2024, he signed a standard contract.[8] Bitim appeared in 23 games for Chicago in his rookie campaign, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists. On 16 April 2024, it was announced that Bitim had suffered a detached retina in his right eye, and would undergo season–ending surgery.[9]

On 17 October 2024, Bitim was waived by the Bulls.[10]

Fenerbahçe Beko (2024–present)

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On 8 November 2024, Bitim signed a contract with Istanbul powerhouse Fenerbahçe Beko until the end of the 2027–2028 season[11]

On 24 September 2025, he made his debut with the team in the 2025 Turkish Presidential Cup Final against Beşiktaş Gain, Bitim helped to Fenerbahçe to won the cup (85-83) with 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.[12]

On 1 October 2025, he made his EuroLeague debut with the team against Paris Basketball in a 96-77 victory.[13]

Loan to Bayern Munich (2024–2025)

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He was subsequently loaned to Bayern Munich until the end of 2024–2025 season.[14]

International

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Bitim represented the Turkish national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification.[15]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Error creating thumbnail: Chicago Bulls 23 1 11.7 .381 .273 .800 1.4 .6 .1 .1 3.5
Career 23 1 11.7 .381 .273 .800 1.4 .6 .1 .1 3.5

NBA G League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Error creating thumbnail: Windy City Bulls 22 ? 30.0 .414 .363 .909 3.6 3.4 .7 .5 14.2
Career 22 ? 30.0 .414 .363 .909 3.6 3.4 .7 .5 14.2

EuroLeague

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As of match played 1 October 2025[16]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Turkey Anadolu Efes 4 0 8.4 .333 1.0 1.0 1.0 .5 .0 .0 2.5 2.5
2024–25[17] Germany Bayern Munich 12 1 8.3 .500 .364 1.0 .9 .1 .1 .2 2.1 .9
2025–26 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1 0 11.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 17 1 8:4 .438 .400 1.0 .9 .3 .1 .1 2.1 .9

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 12 0 9:05 .429 .493 .786 1.0 .7 .3 .2 2.8 1.7
Career 12 0 9:05 .429 .493 .786 1.0 .7 .3 .2 2.8 1.7

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Turkey Frutti Extra Bursaspor 19 17 29:54 .535 .321 .711 4.3 2.6 .9 .2 12.9 12.2
2022–23 Turkey Frutti Extra Bursaspor 18 17 32:06 .493 .321 .761 3.8 3.2 .8 .3 18.1 16.3
Career 37 34 30:58 .513 .321 .743 4.1 2.9 .9 .3 15.4 14.2

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Turkey Anadolu Efes TBSL 17 6:10 .429 .375 .600 .6 .5 .3 .0 1.8
2017–18 Turkey Sigortam.net İTÜ BB TBL 9 17:55 .421 .222 .571 2.0 1.1 .2 .0 3.0
2018–19 Turkey Anadolu Efes TBSL 14 12:21 .571 .256 .419 2.1 1.1 .6 .3 5.7
2019–20 Turkey Karşıyaka Basket TBSL 20 12:58 .583 .389 .764 1.9 1.1 .4 .1 5.0
2020–21 Turkey Karşıyaka Basket TBSL 23 15:17 .656 .333 .733 2.1 .8 .4 .1 5.7
2021–22 Turkey Frutti Extra Bursaspor TBSL 27 27:41 .643 .371 .847 4.3 2.0 .7 .1 14.9
2022–23 Turkey Frutti Extra Bursaspor TBSL 30 30:58 .545 .409 .687 4.8 3.6 1.2 .1 16.8
2024–25 † Germany Bayern Munich BBL 18 10.0 .526 .400 .429 1.2 .3 .2 .1 3.8

Current season information is written in italics.

Personal life

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He is a longtime fan of Fenerbahçe since his childhood,[18] because of his family; his father Mustafa Kemal Bitim[19] played for Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball Team in 2001–2002[20] season and his mother Hilal Ertunalı played 8 seasons (between 1990–1998) for Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball Team.[21]

On 8 November 2024, Bitim said in the 40+ program he attended on Fenerbahçe TV that he has been a Fenerbahçe fan since his childhood and that he owns many Fenerbahçe jerseys], and his favorite jersey is the 100th anniversary Roberto Carlos jersey.[22]

References

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