.jpg) Wilbekin with theFenerbahçe Beko in 2023 | |
| No. 3 – Fenerbahçe Beko | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /point guard |
| League | BSL EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1993-04-05)April 5, 1993 (age 32) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Turkish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | The Rock School (Gainesville, Florida) |
| College | Florida (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2015 | AEK Athens |
| 2015–2018 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2018–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2022–present | Fenerbahçe Beko |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Scottie Jordan Wilbekin (born April 5, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Turkish professionalbasketball player forFenerbahçe Beko of the TurkishBasketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and theEuroLeague. He playedcollege basketball for theFlorida Gators, where he was named theSoutheastern Conference Player of the Year in 2014. Wilbekin played professional basketball in Australia, Greece, Turkey and Israel. He ledDarüşşafaka to win the2018 EuroCup title, while earning theEuroCup Finals and theRegular Season MVP awards.
After skipping his senior year at The Rock, Wilbekin accepted an athletic scholarship to attend theUniversity of Florida inGainesville, Florida, where he played for coachBilly Donovan'sGators teams from 2010 to 2014. During his2013–14 senior season, he led the Florida Gators to theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship and the SEC Tournament title, and he was named theSEC Player of the Year by the conference's coaches and the Associated Press.[1][2] In addition,The Sporting News named him a third-teamAll-American.[3] With Wilbekin as the team's senior leader, the Gators advanced to the2014 NCAA Final Four.
After going undrafted in the2014 NBA draft, Wilbekin joined theMemphis Grizzlies for theOrlando Summer League and thePhiladelphia 76ers for theLas Vegas Summer League. On August 22, 2014, he signed with theCairns Taipans for the2014–15 NBL season.[4] On October 14, 2014, he was named Player of the Week for Round 1 after scoring 23 points against Adelaide on October 10 and 27 points against Melbourne on October 12.[5] On November 6, 2014, he was named Player of the Month for October after guiding the Taipans to a 6–0 unbeaten start to the season.[6]
On February 16, 2015, at the Taipans' annual awards night, Wilbekin was named the club Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player.[7] He and the Taipans went on to defeat theNew Zealand Breakers in the final game of the regular season on February 22 to finish on top of the ladder for the first time in club history with a win–loss record of 21–7.[8] He was subsequently named Player of the Week for Round 20 after scoring 18 of his 25 points in the second half of the Taipans' 81–77 win over the Breakers which helped them secure the club's first ever minor premiership.[9] After sweeping thePerth Wildcats in the semi-finals, the Taipans faced the Breakers in the Grand Final series, going on to lose the series 2–0 following a game-winning shot byEkene Ibekwe in Game 2.[10] Wilbekin appeared in all 32 games for the Taipans and averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[11]
On March 12, 2015, Wilbekin signed with theGreek Basket League clubAEK, for the rest of the2014–15 Greek Basket League season.[12] In nine games with AEK, he averaged 8.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
On June 30, 2015, Wilbekin joined theOrlando Magic white team for theOrlando Summer League.[13] On July 3, 2015, he re-signed with the Taipans for the2015–16 NBL season.[14] Later that month however, after a stint with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Las Vegas Summer League,[15] Wilbekin opted out of his deal with the Taipans in order to sign in the NBA.[16] On July 24, 2015, he signed a four-year deal with the 76ers.[17][18] However, he was later waived by the team on October 26 after appearing in five preseason games.[19]
On October 31, 2015, he signed withDarüşşafaka Doğuş of Turkey for the 2015–16 season, with the option to extend for one season.[20]
On March 28, 2017, Wilbekin signed a two-year contract extension with Darüşşafaka.[21] In his second season with Daçka, Wilbekin helped the team to reach the2017 EuroLeague Playoffs as the eighth seed, but they eventually were eliminated byReal Madrid in the Quarterfinals.
On January 1, 2018, Wilbekin was namedEuroCup Regular Season MVP.[22] On March 23, 2018, Wilbekin recorded a career-high 41 points by shooting 10-for-15 from three-point range – which is a EuroCup all-time records in both categories for a non-overtime game, and led Darüşşafaka to the2018 EuroCup Finals after an 87–83 win overBayern Munich.[23] On April 6, 2018, Wilbekin was namedEurocup MVP and earned a spot in theAll-EuroCup First Team.[24] On April 13, 2018, Wilbekin led Darüşşafaka to win the2018 EuroCup Championship after beatingLokomotiv Kuban in theFinals, where he averaged 26 points per game. He was subsequently named theEuroCup Finals MVP.[25]
On July 10, 2018, Wilbekin signed a two-year deal with Israeli teamMaccabi Tel Aviv of theEuroLeague.[26] On October 18, 2018, Wilbekin scored a EuroLeague career-high 28 points, shooting 10-of-16 from the field, along with five assists and four rebounds in a 78–68 win overBudućnost.[27] Two days later, Wilbekin was namedEuroLeague Round 3 co-MVP, alongsideRodrigue Beaubois.[28] On January 20, 2019, Wilbekin recorded a season-high 36 points, shooting 7-of-15 from 3-point range, along with four assists and three steals in a 94–104 overtime loss toHapoel Tel Aviv.[29] In the fourth quarter of that game, Wilbekin scored anIsraeli League-record 25 points for a single quarter.[30] On February 7, 2019, Wilbekin recorded 17 points, including a game-winner shot with 4.4 seconds left in a 65–64 win overOlympiacos.[31]
On October 27, 2019, Wilbekin recorded 26 points, while shooting 6-of-7 from three-point range, including 13 points in 70 seconds during the third quarter, as he led Maccabi to an 89–73 win overHapoel Jerusalem. Two days later, He was namedIsraeli League Round 4 MVP.[32] On December 23, 2019, Wilbekin recorded a season-high 35 points, along with nine assists and five rebounds in a 112–110 double overtime win overHapoel Gilboa Galil.[33]
On January 29, 2020, Wilbekin signed a three-year contract extension with Maccabi.[34]
On 26 June 2022, Wilbekin signed a three-year contract withFenerbahçe Beko of the TurkishBasketbol Süper Ligi.[35]
In October 2024, Wilbekin suffered a complete tear of his rightanterior cruciate ligament. He was expected to miss the rest of the 2024-2025 season. He was injured during the opening game of the 2024-2025EuroLeague regular season. Near the end of the period and just two minutes after entering the floor, he drove to the basket and made a jump-stop move, during which he got hurt.[36]
On 12 October 2025, in his first match after a long treatment period, he played in aBasketbol Süper Ligi match sgainstKarşıyaka for 14.5 minutes and recorded 11 points and 3 assists, and helped to won 87-73.[37]
On June 18, 2018, Wilbekin got a Turkish passport. He was subsequently named a member of the seniorTurkish national basketball team, for the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games.[38] He made his debut with Turkey on June 28, 2018, scoring 13 points in a win overUkraine.[39] In 2019, Wilbekin was a member of the senior men'sTurkish national basketball team for the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He played four games in the tournament, averaging 10.3 points, 6.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds, leading Turkey in assists per game.[40] His outings including a 9 point, 13 assist game againstMontenegro in the teams 77–74 classification round win.[41] Turkey finished the tournament 22nd overall, after first round losses toUnited States andCzech Republic stopped them from progressing.[42][43]
Wilbekin's younger brother, Mitchell, played college basketball forWake Forest University from 2014–2018; appearing in 119 games, starting 89, over his four-year career.[44] Scottie's other younger brother, Andrew, is currently attending Husson University in Maine.[45]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| † | Won the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Darüşşafaka | 20 | 5 | 21.3 | .377 | .350 | .756 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.3 | 7.8 |
| 2016–17 | 31 | 17 | 25.2 | .430 | .404 | .870 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | |
| 2018–19 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 29 | 24.8 | .397 | .328 | .800 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .9 | — | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 25 | 26.0 | .436 | .435 | .813 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .0 | 16.1 | 15.8 | |
| 2020–21 | 34 | 34 | 27.0 | .390 | .328 | .891 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | |
| 2021–22 | 35 | 35 | 29.0 | .419 | .379 | .941* | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | — | 15.4 | 15.1 | |
| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe | 25 | 23 | 23.6 | .408 | .357 | .733 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| 2023–24 | 41* | 18 | 24.7 | .408 | .401 | .875 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | |
| 2024–25 † | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | |
| Career | 242 | 187 | 25.5 | .409 | .375 | .852 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 13.2 | 12.4 | |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Wilbekin won theEuroCup |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18† | Darüşşafaka | 18 | 18 | 31.8 | .451 | .428 | .829 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 19.7* | 21.3* |
| Career | 18 | 18 | 31.8 | .451 | .428 | .829 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 19.7 | 21.3 | |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Wilbekin won the domestic league |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 |  Cairns Taipans | NBL | 32 | 31.4 | .391 | .284 | .835 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 15.2 |
| 2014–15 |  AEK Athens | GBL | 9 | 27.9 | .466 | .370 | .667 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .4 | — | 8.0 |
| 2015–16 |  Darüşşafaka | TBSL | 30 | 22.9 | .425 | .390 | .874 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | — | 12.9 |
| 2016–17 | Darüşşafaka | TBSL | 26 | 27.2 | .431 | .393 | .824 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .0 | 13.1 |
| 2017–18 | Darüşşafaka | TBSL | 27 | 30.1 | .411 | .393 | .864 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | — | 16.9 |
| 2018–19† |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 33 | 23.9 | .432 | .383 | .829 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | — | 13.7 |
| 2019–20† | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 27 | 25.3 | .414 | .390 | .889 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | — | 13.0 |
| 2020–21† | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 27 | 25.8 | .443 | .420 | .845 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | — | 16.4 |
| 2021–22 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 30 | 28.3 | .367 | .330 | .867 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .0 | 13.4 |
| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe | TBSL | 27 | 24.0 | .473 | .473 | .831 | 1.8 | 4.4 | .9 | .0 | 11.2 |
| 2023–24† | Fenerbahçe | TBSL | 20 | 23.1 | .486 | .493 | .878 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .7 | — | 13.6 |
| 2024–25 † | Fenerbahçe | TBSL | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Florida | 37 | 1 | 17.1 | .348 | .283 | .600 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2011–12 | Florida | 37 | 1 | 15.2 | .434 | .457 | .714 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 2.6 |
| 2012–13 | Florida | 35 | 29 | 31.9 | .453 | .359 | .725 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .1 | 9.1 |
| 2013–14 | Florida | 34 | 33 | 33.8 | .402 | .390 | .725 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .0 | 13.1 |
| Career | 143 | 65 | 24.2 | .416 | .376 | .711 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 6.6 | |