Asım Pars (born Asim Paščanović;[1] 1 April 1976 – 23 September 2024) was a Turkish professional basketball player. He stood 2.13 m tall and played as a center. He had a dual citizenship, Turkish and Bosnian.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 April 1976 Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 2024 (aged 48) Tojšići, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian, Turkish | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2013 | |||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||
| Number | 5, 8, 11, 14 | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Sloboda Dita | |||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Galatasaray | |||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | KK Zagreb | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Tuborg | |||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Ülkerspor | |||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Tofaş | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Ülkerspor | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Efes Pilsen | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Tuborg | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Lokomotiv Rostov | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Türk Telekom | |||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Mersin BB | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Erdemirspor | |||||||||||
Medals
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Personal life and death
editDuring the early 2000s, Pars married his girlfriend Amra Mehinović.[2] The couple's first child, son Emre, was born in 2003.[2] Their second child, daughter Saira, was born in 2010 in Adana while Mersin player Pars was in town for a game versus Adana Demirspor and his pregnant wife, who had accompanied him for the trip, unexpectedly went into labour.[2]
On 23 September 2024, Pars' body was found at his family home in Tojšići, near Kalesija. He was 48.[3][4][5] According to media reports, Tuzla Canton Interior Ministry and Kalesija Medical Center determined his death to have come about via suicide by hanging.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Bivši reprezentativac Turske Asim Pars: Žao mi je što nisam igrao za BiH". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Asim Pars Paščanović, košarkaški as iz Tojšića: Član najbolje generacije Turske reprezentacie, neostvarena želja nastup za Bosnu i Hercegovinu" (in Bosnian). NKP.ba. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Asım Pars Yaşamını Yitirdi - Basketfaul". basketfaul.com.tr (in Turkish). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Eski milli basketbolcu Asım Pars, 48 yaşında hayatını kaybetti". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b K., A. (23 September 2024). "Iznenada preminuo legendarni košarkaš Asim Paščanović" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ S., S. (23 September 2024). "Legendarni košarkaš Asim Paščanović počinio samoubistvo" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ B., A. (23 September 2024). "Policija se oglasila o smrti legendarnog košarkaša Asima Paščanovića" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
External links
edit- TBLStat.net Profile
- TurkSports.Net Profile Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- European Cup Statistics
- Asım Pars at FIBA Archive
- Asım Pars at Eurobasket.com
- Asım Pars at RealGM
- Asım Pars at Proballers
- Asım Pars – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
