Former Kentucky forward Wenyen Gabriel has signed with Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul in Turkey’s BSL league.
Besiktas also competes in the high-level Euroleague.
Gabriel played last season for Bayern in Germany. In 35 games, he averaged 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. he averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 boards in Euroleague games.
Here is an excerpt from Eurobasket.com:
Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (BSL) added 29-year-old South Sudanese international center Wenyen Gabriel (208cm-1997, college: Kentucky) to their roster for the 2026-27 season. He played last season at Bayern in the German BBL league. The team competed in three different competitions that year, giving Gabriel the opportunity to experience basketball at various levels. In 35 BBL games, he averaged 8.3ppg and 4.3rpg, contributing to their regular season victory and finals appearance. Gabriel also played 36 games in the Euroleague, where he averaged 6.1ppg and 3.6rpg.
During the 2024-25 season, he split time between Panathinaikos Aktor Athens (GBL) in the Greek league and Maccabi Tel Aviv (Winner League) in the Israeli league.
