Athletes
Darius Karutasu
Anadolu Efes academy graduate who progressed from U12 basketball to the senior team in 2025–26.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Darius Karutasu began playing basketball in Romania and joined Anadolu Efes in 2018. His club biography traces a pathway through its U12, U14, U16 and U18 sides before promotion to the senior team midway through 2025–26.
He was part of the Efes side that won the 2023 U14 Turkish Championship in Samsun. In 2025 he was selected to the all-tournament first teams at both the U16 Turkish Championship in Denizli and the U18 championship in Mersin.
Achievements and distinctions
- 01
2023 U14 Turkish Championship.
- 02
2025 U16 and U18 Turkish Championship all-tournament first teams.
Career record
- 01
2018 — Joined Anadolu Efes.
- 02
2023 — U14 Turkish champion.
- 03
2025 — U16 and U18 national championship all-tournament first teams.
- 04
2025–26 — Promoted to the senior squad.
- 05
5 October 2026 — Listed on Anadolu Efes's 2026–27 senior roster as a forward.
- 06
5 October 2026 — Listed on Anadolu Efes's 2026–27 U18 roster as a forward.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Anadolu Efes U12, U14, U16 and U18 teams · Anadolu Efes senior team · Anadolu Efes Sports Club · U18 team
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