2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
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Salih Altuntas
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-10
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Turkiye
- Weight:
- 274
- Prev School:
- Miami (FL)
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Miami (FL) (2025-26)
AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26): Proved to be an incredibly strong finisher on the interior for the Canes in his lone year of action...Shooting 65.7% from the field, the big man missed more than just one field goal once during his freshman campaign...Most memorable moment of his first collegiate year came just three weeks in, when he went for a 13 point, 11 rebound double-double against Delaware State (Nov. 23), converting on 6-7 field goal attempts.
ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL: Earned a starting role for the U19 team of Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the 2022-23 campaign, and held onto it for three years before his move to America...Over those three years, appeared in 54 contests and averaged 12.4 PPG and 9.6 RPG, while shooting 66.8% from the field...Also appeared in 20 games for the senior club for Anadolu Efes Istanbul....After being named an honorable mention All-Turkish U19 League honoree in 2023, twice made his way onto the first team All-Turkish U19 League list in 2024 and 2025.
TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM: Represented his home nation of Turkiye at the U16, U18 and U20 levels...Began turning heads for the Turkish Basketball Federation in 2024, representing Turkiye in both the U18 and U20 Eurobasket Tournaments, serving as the U18 squad's leading rebounder and second leading scorer, and the U20 squad's fourth leading scorer and rebounder...A year later, led the U20 Turkiye National Team to a bronze medal finish at the U20 Eurobasket Group B Tournament, averaging 10 PPG and 6 RPG.
AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26): Proved to be an incredibly strong finisher on the interior for the Canes in his lone year of action...Shooting 65.7% from the field, the big man missed more than just one field goal once during his freshman campaign...Most memorable moment of his first collegiate year came just three weeks in, when he went for a 13 point, 11 rebound double-double against Delaware State (Nov. 23), converting on 6-7 field goal attempts.
ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL: Earned a starting role for the U19 team of Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the 2022-23 campaign, and held onto it for three years before his move to America...Over those three years, appeared in 54 contests and averaged 12.4 PPG and 9.6 RPG, while shooting 66.8% from the field...Also appeared in 20 games for the senior club for Anadolu Efes Istanbul....After being named an honorable mention All-Turkish U19 League honoree in 2023, twice made his way onto the first team All-Turkish U19 League list in 2024 and 2025.
TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM: Represented his home nation of Turkiye at the U16, U18 and U20 levels...Began turning heads for the Turkish Basketball Federation in 2024, representing Turkiye in both the U18 and U20 Eurobasket Tournaments, serving as the U18 squad's leading rebounder and second leading scorer, and the U20 squad's fourth leading scorer and rebounder...A year later, led the U20 Turkiye National Team to a bronze medal finish at the U20 Eurobasket Group B Tournament, averaging 10 PPG and 6 RPG.
MBB | Highlights from Mickey McConnell's Introductory Press Conference
Wednesday, March 25
MBB | Mickey McConnell Introductory Press Conference, 3-25-26
Wednesday, March 25
MBB | Liam Campbell, Joshua Dent and Randy Bennett Postgame Interview vs Texas A&M, 3-19-26, presented by University Credit Union
Thursday, March 19
MBB | Harry Wessels, Joshua Dent and Rory Hawke Featured on ESPN Australia
Wednesday, March 18
