![]() Turner in 2024 coaching for the Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||
Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Assistant Coach | ||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | June 8, 1984||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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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]