{"id":510566,"date":"2026-08-18T14:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=510566"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:12:29","slug":"kuzey-kilic-joins-barca-as-head-of-scouting-and-data-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/kuzey-kilic-joins-barca-as-head-of-scouting-and-data-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuzey Kili\u00e7 joins Bar\u00e7a as Head of Scouting and Data Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"337\"><strong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"206\">Bar\u00e7a<\/strong> have announced the appointment of <strong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"256\">Kuzey Kili\u00e7<\/strong> as the new head of <strong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"306\">scouting and data analysis<\/strong> for the basketball department.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"553\">The 26-year-old Turkish professional joins the sporting area led by new sporting director <strong data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"443\">Xevi Pujol<\/strong>, strengthening a department that has become increasingly important in roster planning and player recruitment.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"605\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"605\">EXPERIENCE WITH FENERBAHCE, ZENIT AND DUBAI<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"746\">Kili\u00e7 began his professional career with <strong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"662\">Fenerbahce<\/strong> in 2021 before moving to <strong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"714\">Zenit Saint Petersburg<\/strong> and later <strong data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"745\">Dubai Basketball<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"864\">It was in Dubai that he worked for several months alongside <strong data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"830\">Aleksander Sekulic<\/strong>, the current head coach of Bar\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"914\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"914\">FROM SCOUTING TO YOUNG PLAYER DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1002\">Kili\u00e7&#8217;s connection with scouting began well before he entered professional basketball.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1168\">According to the club, he started producing <strong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1089\">detailed reports on players and teams<\/strong> at a very young age for various basketball websites and specialized magazines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1311\">Over the years, he expanded his scouting network beyond the EuroLeague, focusing on players of all ages from <strong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1310\">Africa, Europe and the NCAA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1494\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">His arrival represents another step in Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s ongoing project rebuild, with the club continuing to strengthen its sporting department through <strong 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