PREP/PERSONAL Member of the Turkish national team which competed at the 2005 European Championships • members of the Turkish national team which included NBA stars Hedo Turkoglu (Orlando Magic) and Mehmet Okur (Utah Jazz) • also competed at the Efes Pilsen World Cup, which features some of the best teams in Europe • in that tournament, Dinc played against NBA players such as Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs), Andrei Kirilenko (Utah Jazz), Turkoglu and Okur, among others • played high school basketball at Landschulheim Schloss Heesen • led high school team in Germany to undefeated record and national championship in 2002 • claimed the crown at the 2003 German club team slam dunk championship • competes in track and field as well • runs a 10.8 in the 100m • credits father, national team coach Bogdan Tanjevic and good friend Ali Ton as biggest influences on his career • wears size 18 shoe • has one brother Dirk and a cousin Dinc Erduran • the son of Ismail Cem Dinc and Ingrid Dinc is intending to major in international business • father was the 1970 European national champion in the 110m hurdles. |
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