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Georgetown to add N.C. State transfer Omer Yurtseven, 7-foot center

North Carolina State center Omer Yurtseven will transfer to Georgetown, the school announced Monday.

The 7-footer originally from Istanbul, Turkey, will be required by NCAA rules to sit out for a year. Yurtseven has two years of eligibility remaining.

Yurtseven was reportedly attracted to playing for former NBA center Patrick Ewing:

Omer Yurtseven to ESPN on why he chose to transfer to Georgetown: “I needed a big man coach and I don’t think anybody is better than Patrick Ewing when it comes to the experience he has as a player.