Elif Istanbulluoglu

PRONUNCIATION EH-lif ee-stahn-BOO-low-loo

Summer (2025)

Made the Türkiye Senior National Team that competed at the 2025 FIBA Eurobasket in Greece. Coach Walz was an assistant on the team and Türkiye finished seventh.
She also competed with Türkiye at the 2025 FIBA U20 Eurobasket in Portugal and they finished seventh overall
Elif lead the squad with 17.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game while shooting .440 percent from the floor.
She was one of 10 ‘Players who lit up FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket 2025’ by FIBA following the tournament.

Sophomore Year (2024-25)

Played in all 33 games and averaged 13.0 minutes per game in her sophomore season
Averaged 3.0 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game with a .442 field goal percentage
Scored four points and tallied four rebounds in the NCAA first round win over No. 10 Nebraska
Set a season high with nine points in the win over Syracuse
Tied a season high with six points against Memphis
Set a career high with four assists to go with six points and five rebounds against Morehead State

Summer (2024)

Played with Türkiye at the U20 FIBA Eurobasket in Lithuiana and Coach Walz was an assistant on the staff.
She averaged 16.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and shot .447 percent from the floor as Türkiye finished seventh.
She was named a 'Player Who Impressed' by FIBA following the tournament.

Freshman Year (2023-24)

Played in all 34 games and made two starts in her first season with the Cardinals.
Scored seven points and hit one three-pointer in her first career NCAA Tournament game against Middle Tennessee.
Earned her first career start in the road win over Georgia Tech.
Tallied a career high 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting with four rebounds against Boston College.
Scored nine points, was 4-for-5 from the floor and 1-for-1 from behind the arc with four rebounds in the win over Wake.
Tallied her first double-double in just her third collegiate game with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Bellarmine. She was the first freshman to record a double-double since 2021.
Made her collegiate debut against Cincinnati on Nov. 6 and tallied seven points, three rebounds, one block and one steal.

Prep

Played with Türkiye at the 2023 FIBA U18 and U20 Championships this summer
At the U18 Championships, she helped Türkiye reach the quarterfinals and finished eighth
She averaged 11.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, which was second on the team in scoring and she led the team in rebounds
At the U20 Championships, Türkiye finished eighth and she averaged double figures with 10.7 points per game during the tournament
She played in the most recent FIBA EuroLeague season with Fenerbahçe S.K
Fenerbahçe S.K won the EuroLeague for the first time in team history

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