Yll Kaçaniku

Yll Kaçaniku (Turkish: Ulug Kaçaniku;^[1] born May 31, 1985) is a Kosovan former professional basketball player who mostly played in Turkey. He was a member of the Kosovo national team.

Yll Kaçaniku

Personal information
Born	(1985-05-31) May 31, 1985 (age 40) Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Kosovan / Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2019
Position	Small forward
Career history
2003–2007	Tofaş
2007–2008	Antalya BB
2008–2009	Mersin BSK
2009–2010	Darüşşafaka
2010–2011	Karşıyaka Basket
2011–2012	Istanbulspor
2012–2013	Darüşşafaka
2013–2014	Pamukkale Üniversitesi
2014–2015	Uşak Sportif
2015	Prishtina
2016	Bashkimi
2016–2017	Ankara DSI
2017–2018	Samsunspor
2018–2019	Bornova Belediyespor

Career

Karşıyaka (2010–2011)

On July 6, 2010, Kaçaniku signed for Karşıyaka Basket of the Turkish Basketball League and FIBA EuroChallenge.^[2]

Uşak Sportif (2014–2015)

In 2014, Kaçaniku signed for Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Basketball League and FIBA EuroChallenge.^[3]

Prishtina (2015–2016)

On August 3, 2015, Kaçaniku signed for Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague and the FIBA Europe Cup.^[4]

Bashkimi (2016)

On January 14, 2016, Kaçaniku signed for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague.^[5]

Samsunspor (2017–2018)

On August 25, 2017, Kaçaniku signed for Samsunspor of the Turkish First League.^[6]

National team career

Kaçaniku was part of the Kosovo national team during the 2016 Eurobasket qualifiers where he played six matches.^[7] His official debut with Kosovo came on 31 August 2016 in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification match against Slovenia.^[8]