What is Yalçın Granit?
'''Yalçın Granit''' (September 17, 1932 – November 1, 2020) was a Turkish [[basketball player]], [[Coach (basketball)|coach]] and [[Sports journalism|sports journalist]]. He was born in [[Istanbul]]. His playing career lasted from 1948 to 1957. His managing career lasted from 1957 to 1974. He played for the [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray S.K.]] He also managed [[Darüşşafaka Basketbol]], [[İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K.]] and for [[Eczacıbaşı]]. He participated in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]]. Granit died on November 1, 2020 in Istanbul at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ntvspor.net/basketbol/yalcin-granit-son-yolculuguna-ugurlandi-5fa1348a9c9f160e0c6d8996 | title = Yalçın Granit son yolculuğuna uğurlandı | access-date = November 3, 2020 | date = November 3, 2020 | website =NTV.com.tr }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Granit, Yalcin}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Turkish basketball players]] [[Category:Turkish journalists]] [[Category:Olympians for Turkey]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Istanbul]] {{sports-bio-stub}}