The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Dogus Balbay
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- High School:
- Brewster Academy [N.H.]
Updated 3/28/11
Returns for his third season in the backourt rotation ... has played in 61 games (35 starts) during his career ... fully recovered from a torn ACL in his left knee that he suffered in a game at Texas Tech (Feb. 20) last year ... enters the season as the school[apos]s career leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (min. 200 assists) at 2.39 (213 assists, 89 turnover) ... a solid perimeter defender and an athletic playmaker who has the ability to score in the lane or finish at the rim ... team[apos]s Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection last year despite having his season cut short due to injury ... played in all 27 games (22 starts at point guard) prior to his injury last year ... missed his freshman season due to a right knee injury ... has a wealth of international experience ... led Turkey to a fourth-place finish in the summer of 2008 at the Under-20 European Championships (Riga, Latvia) ... two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (as a sophomore and junior) ... four-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member.
As a Senior in 2010-11:
Started all 36 games on the season ... registered eight points (4-of-6 FG), seven rebounds and three assists against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 10) ... recorded a season high eight rebounds and five assists while playing 30 minutes against No. 13/16 Illinois (Nov. 18) ... scored a career high 14 points (6-of-8 FG) against Sam Houston State (Nov. 23) ... posted a career-high five steals against Arkansas (Jan. 4) ... tallied nine points (4-of-6 FG), five rebounds and three assists in the Big 12 opener against Texas Tech (Jan. 11) ... notched five points (2-of-2 FG), three rebounds, three assists and two steals against No. 2/2 Kansas (Jan. 22) ... notched 10 points (3-of-5 FG, 4-of-6 FT), five rebounds, four assists and two steals against Oklahoma State (Jan. 26) ... scored eight points (3-of-4 FG), grabbed three rebounds and dished out five assists against No. 11/13 Missouri (Jan. 29) ... tallied six points (3-of-3 FG), five rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal against No. 16/16 Texas A&M (Jan. 31) ... followed with six points, six rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal against Texas Tech (Feb. 5) ... notched 12 points (4-of-5 FG), four rebounds, and two assists against Oklahoma (Feb. 9).
As a Junior in 2009-10:
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (by league coaches) ... Big 12 All-Defense Team (by league media) ... team[apos]s Most Outstanding Defensive Player ... named Co-Best Perimeter Defender of the Midseason (Jay Bilas, ESPN.com) ... averaged a team-high 3.9 assists, 3.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee at Texas Tech on Feb. 20 ... played in 27 games (22 starts) ... his 2.47 assist-to-turnover ratio (106 assists, 43 turnovers) ranked third on the UT single-season list ... led the team with 106 assists and ranked third in steals (35) at the time of his injury ... led the team in assists 14 times and in steals eight times ... dished out six assists against UC Irvine (Nov. 15) ... set a career high with three blocked shots against Iowa (Nov. 23) ... registered 10 points (4-of-6 FG), eight rebounds and seven assists versus Pittsburgh (Nov. 24) ... pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at Rice (Nov. 29) ... started his first game of the season and recorded seven points (3-of-4 FG), four rebounds and four assists against USC (Dec. 3) ... set his career high with 11 assists without a turnover against Long Beach State (Dec. 7) ... delivered nine assists along with eight points, five rebounds and three steals against UT-Pan American (Dec. 15) ... tallied eight points (3-of-4 FG), six assists and three steals versus No. 9/9 Michigan State (Dec. 22) ... had a career-high four steals against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 29) ... passed out six assists at Arkansas (Jan. 5) ... registered a career-high 13 points (5-of-8 FG, 3-of-4 FT), seven rebounds and six assists in a season-high 31 minutes against Texas Tech (Jan. 27) ... underwent successful surgery to repair his torn ACL on March 9 in Dallas ... earned a spot on the Fall 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Sophomore in 2008-09:
Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... played in 34 of the team[apos]s 35 games (missed season opener as part of the NCAA[apos]s 11-game suspension for violation of amateurism rules) ... started the final 13 games of the year and averaged 5.6 points per game while recording 63 assists against just 30 turnovers in the stretch ... ranked fourth in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3 ratio, 107-to-46) ... posted 69 assists to just 20 turnovers (3.5-to-1 ratio) in Big 12 play ... led the team in assists 16 times ... dished out five assists against No. 19/22 Michigan State (Dec. 20) ... recorded eight points (4-of-5 FG), seven rebounds and six assists at No. 6/5 Oklahoma (Jan. 12) ... tallied eight points (3-of-3 FG) and four assists at Baylor (Jan. 27) ... made his first career start and reached double figures in scoring for the first time with 10 points (5-of-9?FG) to go along with seven assists against Oklahoma State (Feb. 10) ... also dished out seven assists at Colorado (Feb. 14) ... nearly recorded the second triple-double in UT history with 10 points (5-of-9 FG) and career highs of nine assists and eight rebounds against No. 2/2 Oklahoma (Feb. 21) ... tallied a career-high 11 points (4-of-5 FG), five assists and four rebounds against Texas Tech (Feb. 25) ... posted six points, six assists and four rebounds against Baylor (Mar. 2) ... registered six assists and six rebounds at No. 9/9 Kansas (Mar. 7) ... dished out six assists against Baylor (Mar. 13) during the semifinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ... earned a spot on the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Freshman in 2007-08:
Suffered an injury to his right knee in preseason individual workouts (Oct. 4) ... had successful surgery on Oct. 30 ... cleared to play prior to the game at Texas Tech (March 1) ... sat out the final 10 games of the season due to a violation of NCAA[apos]s amateurism rules which occurred prior to his enrollment at Texas ... one of 12 team members to earn a spot on the Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School:
Spent his senior year at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. (head coach Jason Smith) ... led Brewster to a 29-6 record and a runner-up finish at the NEPSAC Class A Championship ... averaged 13.5 points and a team-best 7.5 assists per game during his senior season.
In Turkey:
Played with the Under-20 Turkish National Team at the Under-20 European Championships on Aug. 1-10, 2008 in Riga, Latvia ... led Turkey to a fourth-place finish (16 teams) ... ranked fourth on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg), led the squad in assists (4.9 apg) and minutes played (29.0 mpg) and ranked second in steals (10) and third in rebounding (4.1 rpg) during the eight games at the tourney ... played with the Under-19 Turkish National Team at the Under-19 World Championships on July 12-22, 2007 in Novi Sad, Serbia ... helped Turkey to a seventh-place team finish (16 teams) ... led his team in scoring (12.4 ppg), rebounding (5.8 rpg), assists (3.3 apg), steals (1.9 spg) and minutes played (26.7 mpg) during the nine-game tourney ... played in six of the eight games for the Under-18 Turkish National Team at the Under-18 European Championship on August 3-12, 2007 in Madrid, Spain ... paced Turkey to an eighth-place team finish (16 teams) ... led the team in scoring (17.5 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (2.7 apg) and steals (3.0 spg) during the tourney ... prior to his senior year at Brewster Academy, he spent two years playing on the Under-18 Turkish National Team ... earned the honor of top point guard and named to the All-Tournament team while leading Turkey to a second-place finish at the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Tournament in April 2006 (Mannheim, Germany) ... led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg), assists (6.1 apg), rebounding (6.0 rpg) and steals (3.6 spg) while posting a 43-to-14 assist-to-turnover ratio during the seven-game tournament ... helped the Turkish squad place fourth at the 2006 Under-18 European Championship ... also played two years for the Under-16 Turkish National Team and led that squad to the 2005 Under-16 European Championship.
Personal:
Full name is Dogus Balbay ... son of Mithat (father) and Sukran (mother) Balbay ... has one older sister, Derya ... born Jan. 21, 1989 in Kadikoy, Istanbul.
