# Scottie Wilbekin
**Scottie Wilbekin** is an American-born Turkish professional basketball guard who won the 2018 EuroCup with Darüşşafaka, spent four seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and won the 2025 [EuroLeague](https://www.edgepedia.org/euroleague) title with Fenerbahçe before joining Beşiktaş for the 2026-27 season. A naturalized Turkish citizen since 2018, he has also played for the Turkish national team, including at the 2019 [FIBA Basketball World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fiba-basketball-world-cup).[1](https://bjk.com.tr/tr/mobil/haber?news_id=94648) • [2](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1987368/scottie-wilbekin-to-besiktas-euroleague/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Position, size | Guard; listed 6-2, 176 lb at Florida[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585); described as a 1.88-meter playmaker with a Turkish passport[2](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1987368/scottie-wilbekin-to-besiktas-euroleague/) |
| College honors (2013-14) | SEC Player of the Year (AP and coaches), SEC Tournament MVP, NCAA South Regional Most Outstanding Player, third-team All-American (AP, NABC, Sporting News)[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585) |
| EuroCup | 2018 champion and MVP with Darüşşafaka[4](https://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/8v48eawbtbhabntf/maccabi-pens-eurocup-mvp-wilbekin-to-multi-year-deal) |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (2018-22) | Three Israeli league championships[5](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/basketbol/fenerbahce-beko-milli-basketbolcu-wilbekini-3-yilligina-renklerine-bagladi/2622903) |
| EuroLeague totals (through June 2022) | 175 games, 13.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.0 rebounds per game[6](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/scottie-wilbekin-moves-to-fenerbahce-beko-from-maccabi-tel-aviv/2623056) |
| 2024-25 season | Tore the ACL in his right knee about two minutes into the EuroLeague opener and missed the entire season, in which Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeague title[7](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/skylar-mays-jugara-en-el-fenerbahce-n/) |
| National team | Turkish citizen since 2018; played for Turkey at the 2019 FIBA World Cup[1](https://bjk.com.tr/tr/mobil/haber?news_id=94648) |
## College career at Florida
Wilbekin played for the [Florida Gators](https://www.edgepedia.org/florida-gators) from 2010-11 through 2013-14 under [Billy Donovan](https://www.edgepedia.org/billy-donovan), beginning as the backup point guard to Erving Walker and appearing in every game of his first two seasons.[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585) As a junior in 2012-13 he led the [Southeastern Conference](https://www.edgepedia.org/southeastern-conference) in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.4, recorded 174 assists (fifth-best in program history at the time), and earned a place on the SEC All-Defensive team.[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585)
His senior season of 2013-14 brought the peak of his college career. He became the first Gator, and the second SEC player after [Ron Mercer](https://www.edgepedia.org/ron-mercer) in 1997, to collect SEC Player of the Year, SEC Tournament MVP, and NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player honors in the same season.[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585) Florida reached a fourth consecutive Elite Eight, and Wilbekin scored a team-leading 23 points in the win over Dayton that sent the Gators there.[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585) He finished his Florida career in the program's top 10 in assists, steals, and games played.[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585)
## Professional career
**Greece and first years in Turkey.** Wilbekin began his professional career in 2014 with AEK in the Greek Basket League, playing the 2014-15 season there.[8](https://aussiehoopla.com/scottie-wilbekin/) In October 2015 he moved to Turkey and signed with Darüşşafaka Istanbul, where he played through 2018.[9](https://admin.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=006661&seasoncode=U2017) In his debut Turkish season he averaged 14.5 points and 3.6 assists in the domestic league and 10.7 points per game in the EuroLeague.[8](https://aussiehoopla.com/scottie-wilbekin/) His biggest club success with Darüşşafaka came in 2018, when he led the team to the EuroCup championship.[5](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/basketbol/fenerbahce-beko-milli-basketbolcu-wilbekini-3-yilligina-renklerine-bagladi/2622903)
**Maccabi Tel Aviv.** In July 2018 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv signed the reigning EuroCup MVP to a multi-year contract.[4](https://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/8v48eawbtbhabntf/maccabi-pens-eurocup-mvp-wilbekin-to-multi-year-deal) He spent four seasons with the club, from 2018-19 through 2021-22, and won three Israeli league championships.[5](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/basketbol/fenerbahce-beko-milli-basketbolcu-wilbekini-3-yilligina-renklerine-bagladi/2622903) In his first Maccabi season he averaged 12.9 points in 29 EuroLeague games.[10](https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/scottie-wilbekin-1.html) By the 2020-21 season he had reached 300 made three-pointers, ranking 21st in EuroLeague history at that point.[11](https://mediacentre.euroleague.net/uploads/EuroleagueCore/pastmatchups/round4012.pdf)
**Fenerbahçe.** In June 2022 Fenerbahçe Beko reached a three-year agreement with Wilbekin after a buyout with Maccabi, and he moved from [Tel Aviv](https://www.edgepedia.org/tel-aviv) to Istanbul.[6](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/scottie-wilbekin-moves-to-fenerbahce-beko-from-maccabi-tel-aviv/2623056) He became one of the team's central players, and in the 2023-24 season, after [Šarūnas Jasikevičius](https://www.edgepedia.org/sarunas-jasikevicius) took over as coach mid-year, he averaged 13 points and 3.3 assists per game as Fenerbahçe reached the EuroLeague semifinals.[7](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/skylar-mays-jugara-en-el-fenerbahce-n/)
The 2024-25 season ended for him almost before it began. In the EuroLeague opener against Olympiacos he tore the ACL in his right knee on a solo drive, going down after landing on both feet following a small forward jump, and left the court after roughly two minutes of play.[7](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/skylar-mays-jugara-en-el-fenerbahce-n/) He was ruled out for the entire season, and Fenerbahçe signed Skylar Mays as a replacement.[7](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/skylar-mays-jugara-en-el-fenerbahce-n/) The team went on to win the 2025 EuroLeague championship without him.[2](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1987368/scottie-wilbekin-to-besiktas-euroleague/)
**Beşiktaş.** In the 2026 off-season Fenerbahçe overhauled its roster, and Wilbekin moved across Istanbul to [Beşiktaş Gain](https://www.edgepedia.org/besiktas-j-k-mens-basketball), which secured the 33-year-old for the [2026-27 EuroLeague](https://www.edgepedia.org/2026-27-euroleague) season.[2](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1987368/scottie-wilbekin-to-besiktas-euroleague/) • [13](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/mercado-de-fichajes-2026-euroleague-todos-los-movimientos-f202607-n/) In his first five EuroLeague games with Beşiktaş he averaged 16.4 points in 23.8 minutes.[10](https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/scottie-wilbekin-1.html)
## Turkish national team
Wilbekin became a Turkish citizen in 2018 and was included in Turkey's squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1](https://bjk.com.tr/tr/mobil/haber?news_id=94648) In four games at that tournament he averaged 10.3 points while shooting 48.3 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three-point range.[10](https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/scottie-wilbekin-1.html) He has said he always wanted to play for Turkey, the country he arrived in with Darüşşafaka.[14](https://www.turkgun.com/uploads/1752522415-pdf-turkgun-gazetesi-15-temmuz-2025.pdf)
## Playing style
Florida's program described him as a combo guard with high basketball IQ, good court vision, and defensive prowess, with a solid pull-up jumper and a skill for taking defenders off the dribble; he was a two-time SEC All-Defensive team selection in 2013 and 2014.[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585) At Fenerbahçe, Spanish reporting characterized his role as creating off the dribble both to shoot and to pass, with perimeter scoring, penetration, and reliable late-game execution.[15](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/wilbekin-se-rompe-y-obliga-a-reaccionar-al-fenerbahce-n/) His three-point volume has remained high throughout his EuroLeague career, with 4.2 attempts per game in his limited 2025-26 sample.[16](https://pnrscout.com/players/scottie-wilbekin/)
## References
1. [Scottie Wilbekin Beşiktaş'ta, Beşiktaş JK official site](https://bjk.com.tr/tr/mobil/haber?news_id=94648)
2. [Wilbekin bounces back in EuroLeague after fresh deal with Besiktas, Eurohoops](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1987368/scottie-wilbekin-to-besiktas-euroleague/)
3. [Scottie Wilbekin, Men's Basketball roster, Florida Gators](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-wilbekin/585)
4. [Maccabi pens EuroCup MVP Wilbekin to multi-year deal, EuroLeague Basketball](https://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/8v48eawbtbhabntf/maccabi-pens-eurocup-mvp-wilbekin-to-multi-year-deal)
5. [Fenerbahçe Beko, milli basketbolcu Wilbekin'i 3 yıllığına renklerine bağladı, Anadolu Ajansı](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/basketbol/fenerbahce-beko-milli-basketbolcu-wilbekini-3-yilligina-renklerine-bagladi/2622903)
6. [Scottie Wilbekin moves to Fenerbahce Beko from Maccabi Tel Aviv, Anadolu Ajansı](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/scottie-wilbekin-moves-to-fenerbahce-beko-from-maccabi-tel-aviv/2623056)
7. [Skylar Mays jugará en el Fenerbahçe, AS.com](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/skylar-mays-jugara-en-el-fenerbahce-n/)
8. [Scottie Wilbekin, AussieHoopla](https://aussiehoopla.com/scottie-wilbekin/)
9. [WILBEKIN, SCOTTIE, EuroLeague Basketball player profile](https://admin.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=006661&seasoncode=U2017)
10. [Scottie Wilbekin International Stats, Basketball-Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/scottie-wilbekin-1.html)
11. [Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2020-21 Round 14 past matchups, EuroLeague Media Centre](https://mediacentre.euroleague.net/uploads/EuroleagueCore/pastmatchups/round4012.pdf)
12. [Scottie Wilbekin EuroLeague stats, BasketScope](https://www.basketscope.com/players/03c23245-be82-7207-8d2e-10b4c505e483?season=2025-26§ion=stats)
13. [Mercado de fichajes, 2026, EuroLeague: todos los movimientos, AS.com](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/mercado-de-fichajes-2026-euroleague-todos-los-movimientos-f202607-n/)
14. [Türkgün newspaper, 15 July 2025 (PDF)](https://www.turkgun.com/uploads/1752522415-pdf-turkgun-gazetesi-15-temmuz-2025.pdf)
15. [Wilbekin se rompe y obliga a reaccionar al Fenerbahçe, AS.com](https://as.com/baloncesto/euroliga/wilbekin-se-rompe-y-obliga-a-reaccionar-al-fenerbahce-n/)
16. [Scottie Wilbekin, EuroLeague stats and splits, PNR Scout](https://pnrscout.com/players/scottie-wilbekin/)
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