After spending last season in Italy, former Syracuse Orange basketball player Andy Rautins has agreed to play in Turkey this year. Rautins spent last season playing for Cimberio Varese where he averaged 12 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Now, Rautins will head further east to play for Royal Hali Gaziantep in Turkey.
The sharpshooter will join Jawad Williams on the Royal Hazi team. Williams averaged 13.1 points and 4 rebounds per game on North Carolina's 2005 National Championship team.
Rautins has been a world traveler since graduating from Syracuse.