Sheboygan native and Wisconsin Badgers basketball legend Sam Dekker has had a professional basketball career that has, literally, taken him all over the world. After being cut by the Toronto Raptors at the beginning of the NBA season, he returned to Turkey to continue playing ball. He was signed by Bahcesehir College in Istanbul, a relatively new team (only five years old) in the Turkish Super League.
Dekker has appeared in 17 games for the club this season, averaging 13.5 points per game, which is second best on the team, while adding 5.5 rebounds, 1.