Cemal Nalga (born 16 September 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League(TBL). He plays the center position.

Jersey scandal

Nalga is also known for a major scandal in Turkish Professional Basketball. At the beginning of the 2009–2010 season, Cemal Nalga (who is also a basketball player on Galatasaray Café Crown) got a five match suspension during 23 September 2009 match against Cibona Zagreb. But, he later played in a friendly match against EnBW Ludwigsburg and Deutsche Bank Skyliners and wore the uniform of his good friend Tufan's number 7. He has also been with Tufan Ersöz name in matches list. Nalga later received a two-year suspension in Turkey. Tufan also received a four-month suspension for his actions. For the 2014–15 season, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka. On 3 September 2019, he signed with Petkim Spor of the TBL. On 27 August 2020, he signed with Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League(TBL).

Awards

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