Omer Yurtseven could have stayed in the NBA draft, and likely would have been a second-round pick. Or the 7-footer from Istanbul could have gone back to Turkey and pursued a pro career in his native country.
Instead, at the NCAA deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft, Yurtseven chose to come back to N.C. State on Wednesday. After a difficult college season, Yurtseven has a good reason for his decision.
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“I feel like I have unfinished business here,” Yurtseven wrote in a text message to the News & Observer on Wednesday.