Mahir Agva

Mahir Agva
No. 46 – Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 29)
Reutlingen, Germany
NationalityTurkish / German
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2016Tigers Tübingen
2014–2015Ehingen Urspring
2016–2017Frankfurt Skyliners
2017–2019Gießen 46ers
2019–2020Darüşşafaka
2020–2022Pınar Karşıyaka
2022–2023Galatasaray Nef
2023–2024Petkim Spor
2024–2025Türk Telekom
2025–presentMerkezefendi Basket

Mahir Agva (born 26 June 1996) is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

Mahir Agva played basketball professionally in Germany for seven seasons. After spending the first years of his career between the ProA and the Basketball Bundesliga, he consistently played in the Basketball Bundesliga for three seasons between 2016 and 2019. In these seven years he played for clubs such as Tigers Tübingen, Ehingen Urspring, the Frankfurt Skyliners and the Gießen 46ers.[1]

Darüşşafaka

On 11 July 2019, Agva signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[2]

Pınar Karşıyaka

On 20 August 2020, Agva signed a two-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[3]

Galatasaray Nef

On 26 June 2022, he has signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[4] On 11 July 2023, a message of thanks was published by Galatasaray Nef and it was announced that the roads were separated.[5]

Petkim Spor

On 11 July 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[6]

Türk Telekom

On 11 June 2024, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]

Merkezefendi Belediyesi

On 2 August 2025, he signed with Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sport.de Player Page" (in German). Sport.de. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome To The Daçka Family Mahir Agva". Darüşşafaka. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka signs Mahir Agva". Sportando. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Galatasaray Nef'e hoş geldin Mahir Ağva!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ @GSBasketbol (11 July 2023). "Teşekkürler Mahir Ağva" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @Petkimspor (11 July 2023). "Ailemize hoş geldin Mahir Ağva" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @TT_Basketbol (11 June 2024). "Mahir Ağva yeni sezonda Ankara basketbolu için mücadele verecek" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @merkezefendigsk (2 August 2025). "Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi, Türk Telekom'dan Mahir Ağva'yı kadrosuna kattı" (Tweet) – via Twitter.