AS A JUNIOR (2025-26 at Nebraska)

• Started 33 of 35 games and averaged 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while pacing NU with 34 blocked shots
• Reached double figures in six games this season and had three games of 10 or more rebounds
• Recorded the fourth triple-double in Nebraska history against North Dakota with 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists
• Averaged 7.7 points per game and a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game in three NCAA Tournament games
• Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and had three assists and two blocked shots in the NCAA Sweet 16 contest vs. Iowa
• Finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, five boards and two assists vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt
• Totaled nine points, seven rebounds and two steals in the win over Troy
• Made a major impact at USC with nine points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks, posting a +24 in 24 minutes
• Reached double figures for the third time with 14 points, four rebounds and two steals vs. New Hampshire
• Shined in the win over Wisconsin with 14 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots in 19 minutes of work
• Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds - the most by a Husker in 2025-26 - in NU's win over Creighton
• Matched his career high with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and added four rebounds in the win over Oklahoma
• Tallied 11 points, three rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes against FIU

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25 at Nebraska)

• Moved into the starting lineup in his first season at Nebraska, averaging 6.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
• Led the Huskers in rebounds per game and was second in blocked shots, as he played in 31 contests, including 28 starts
• Was averaging 7.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game when he suffered an ankle injury in the final minute of Nebraska's win over Ohio State on Feb. 9. The injury forced him to miss three games, and he averaged just 2.2 ppg over his final eight games after he returned to action
• Büyüktuncel reached double figures five times and grabbed seven or more rebounds on 10 occasions, including a career-high nine caroms seven times
• He accomplished the feat three times in Big Ten play, including in back-to-back games at No. 16 Oregon and at Washington, and also against No. 15 UCLA.
• During non-conference action, he reached double figures four times, including a career-high 16-point effort against Oregon State
• Earned a spot on the Diamond Head all-tournament team, as he averaged 8.0 rebounds per game in Honolulu
• Had 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists against FDU before putting together two of his best performances of the year against eventual NCAA Tournament qualifiers Saint Mary's and Creighton
• Scored a then-career-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting while adding five rebounds, three steals and a career-high three blocked against the Gaels
• Keyed NU's win at No. 14 Creighton with 12 points and nine boards in the 74-63 win
• Played in the 2024 European U20 Championships, averaging 12.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game
• Shot 51 percent from the field, including 54 percent from 3-point range and 90 percent from the line. Posted two double-doubles in the tournament, including 15 points and 14 rebounds in the finale against Iceland, and went 5-of-5 from 3-point range against Israel

AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24 at UCLA)

• Spent the 2023-24 season at UCLA where he played in 26 games, including eight starts for the Bruins
• Averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 2023-24 in 17.5 minutes per game while making seven of his eight starts in Pac-12 play.
• Posted a pair of double-figure efforts – a season-high 13 points against Stanford and 12 points at Oregon
• He had a season-high five rebounds on three occasions, once against Maryland and in both regular-season contests against Washington

PRIOR TO COLLEGE

• No. 36 player in the class of 2023 by 247 Sports, while he was rated by ESPN.com as the No. 2 international player to enter college basketball in 2023-24
• Made his Turkish senior national team debut at age 18 at the 2023 World Cup qualifier and has represented Turkey in numerous international youth events
• Led Türkiye to a third-place finish at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup, including an 84-70 win over the United States in the third-place game. In that contest, he had 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals
• He was named to the “All-Star Five” at the FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 11.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in seven games, including 34.8 percent from 3-point range and 86.7 percent from the free throw line
• Also chosen to the “All-Star Five” at the 2022 U18 European Championships after helping Turkey to a runner-up finish, averaging 12.3 points on 46.8 percent shooting, 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals in seven contests
• Represented Türkiye in the 2023 U20 European Championships, averaging 11.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as one of the youngest players on the roster
• Also competed for Turkey’s youth national teams in 2021 at the FIBA U18 European Challengers and at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
• Played for Tofas Bursa in Türkiye for four years, making 33 appearances for the club in his final season, including the Turkish League and the Basketball Champions League, averaging 5.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

PERSONAL

• Son of Sebile and Durmus Büyüktuncel
• Has one older sister (Ezgi)