Barbara Turner (basketball)

Barbara Turner
	Turner in 2024 coaching for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
Position	Assistant Coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	June 8, 1984 (age 40); Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American / Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	East Technical (Cleveland, Ohio)
College	UConn (2002–2006)
WNBA draft	2006: 1st round, 11th overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2006–2021
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
2006	Seattle Storm
2006	A.S. Ramat-Hasharon
2007	Fenerbahçe
2007	Houston Comets
2007–2008	ŽKK Šibenik
2008	Connecticut Sun
2008–2009	Tarsus Belediyespor
2009–2010	Mersin BB
2010–2012	Kayseri Kaski
2012–2013	Mersin BB
2013–2014	Botaş
2014	Galatasaray
2014–2015	Orduspor
2015–2018	Hatay BB
2018	Bendigo Spirit
2019–2021	Çankaya Üniversitesi
As coach:
2021	Houston Rockets (assistant)
2022–Present	Atlanta Dream (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2x NCAA champion (2003, 2004); Big East Tournament MOP (2005); Big East All-Freshman Team (2003); McDonald's All-American (2002); Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year (2002); Ms. Ohio Basketball (2002);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Women's Basketball
Representing United States
Pan American

Barbara Renee Turner (born June 8, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She acquired US / Turkish dual citizenship while playing in Turkey; her name in Turkish is spelled Bahar Öztürk.^[1]^{[dead link]}^[2]

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