Funda Nakkaşoğlu

Funda Nakkaşoğlu (born 22 September 1995) is an Australian-Turkish basketball player for the Sandringham Sabres of the NBL1 South. She played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies and Florida Gators, and has previously played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the Bulleen Boomers and Sydney Uni Flames.

Early life and career Nakkaşoğlu was born and bred in Melbourne, Australia. She grew up with a father who played basketball and a mother who played volleyball. Nakkaşoğlu graduated from St Leonard's in Melbourne.

Nakkaşoğlu debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) with the Bulleen Boomers during the 2012–13 season. In 10 games, she averaged 2.5 points and 1.0 assists per game. She joined the Bulleen Boomers Big V team for the 2013 Big V season, averaging 14.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 18 games.

Nakkaşoğlu continued with the Boomers' WNBL team, now known as the Melbourne Boomers, in 2013–14 but she did not play.

College career Nakkaşoğlu moved to the United States in 2014 to play college basketball for the Utah State Aggies.

After two seasons with the Aggies, Nakkaşoğlu transferred to the Florida Gators. She sat out the 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer regulations and then played two seasons for the Gators between 2017 and 2019, finishing her collegiate career with 2,047 points (1,149 with Utah State and 898 with Florida). In nine games during the 2019–20 season, she averaged 4.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. She also appeared in two EuroCup games. In 12 games for the Flames during the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland, she averaged 8.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. In 12 games, she averaged 19.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. With the Sabres in the 2025 season, she averaged 20.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 17 games.

National team In 2016, Nakkaşoğlu was selected to the extended Turkish national team squad for a pre-tournament camp ahead of the Rio Olympics. In 2018, she participated in a multiphase selection camp for the Turkish national team.

Personal life Nakkaşoğlu's father is from Turkey and she subsequently holds both Australian and Turkish passports.