Korel Engin

Korel Engin

Personal information
Born	(1980-04-08) April 8, 1980 Bothell, Washington
Nationality	American / Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Inglemoor (Kenmore, Washington)
College	Stanford (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: 4th round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Position	Center
Career history
2004–2005	Migrosspor
2005–2006	Fenerbahçe
2006–2007	Botaşspor
2007–2008	Gospic
2008	BC Moscow
2008–2009	Galatasaray
2009–2011	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Medals Women's Basketball Representing USA World University Games 2001 Beijing Team Competition

Korel Engin (born April 8, 1980), aka Cori Enghusen, is an American-born Turkish female basketball player at the center position for Beşiktaş Cola Turka. At 201 cm (6'7"), she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team.

Born in Bothell, Washington, Enghusen started playing basketball at the age of 12. She played for Inglemoor High School in Washington until her graduation in 1998. She was named "1998 Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year". While she studied sociology in major and psychology at Stanford University between 1998–2002, she played as center of the college team, the sixth-ranked women's basketball team in the NCAA.

Cori Enghusen was member of the US national team at the 2001 Basketball World University Games in Beijing, China. She helped lead the U.S. to gold at the Games.

In 2003, she played professionally in Greece. Then she moved to Turkey and was with Migrosspor in Istanbul in 2004. In 2005, she agreed to become a Turkish citizen in order to join the Turkey women's basketball national team and to participate at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. She helped Turkey earn gold medal. Engin signed a two-years contract with Fenerbahçe Istanbul in July 2005.

Stanford statistics

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Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998-99	Stanford	25	42	46.5%	0.0%	33.3%	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.8	1.7
1999-00	Stanford	29	100	45.6%	0.0%	51.4%	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.7	3.4
2000-01	Stanford	33	132	46.0%	0.0%	66.7%	2.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	4.4
2001-02	Stanford	35	184	44.0%	0.0%	50.0%	3.4	0.3	0.2	1.7	5.3
Career		119	458	45.1%		53.2%	2.5	0.2	0.2	1.1	3.8

Honors

• Fenerbahçe Istanbul
  • Turkish League
    • Winners (1): 2005-06
  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (1): 2005-06
• Galatasaray
  • Turkish Presidents Cup
    • Winners (1): 2007-08
  • EuroCup Women
    • Winners (1): 2008-09

See also

• Turkish women in sports

External links

• Profile at tbl.org.tr