DETROIT (8/27/2018) -- Former University of Detroit Mercy All-Horizon League player Kameron Chatman will start his professional career in Turkey as he signed a deal to play with Pınar Karşıyaka in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
 
The BSL is regarded as the top professional league in Turkey.
 
Last year, Chatman was named Second Team All-Horizon League after leading the team in scoring (17.8), rebounding (8.3) and three-point field goal percentage (41.4%), while finishing second in field-goal percentage (47.2%) and free-throw percentage (84.2%).
 
He was also 71st in the nation at the charity stripe, 81st on the boards and 31st with 6.86 defensive rebounds per game, and was only the sixth Titan to lead the team in scoring and rebounding since 1980.
 
Chatman was also among the Horizon League leaders in a number of categories finishing fourth in scoring and rebounding, tied for fourth in 3-point shooting, fifth in free throw percentage and tied for ninth in 3-point field goals per game (2.0) and his nine double-doubles were fourth in the conference and 82nd in the nation.
 
He scored in double figures in 25 of his 29 games with 13, 20-point games – tied for second in the Horizon League – and also had a pair of 30-point games with a game-high 30 points (10-20 FG, 4-8 3FG) with nine rebounds and two assists at UIC and a career-high 31 points (11-15 FG, 5-6 3FG) and with 10 rebounds and three steals at Fort Wayne.
 
He joins a host of Titans currently playing overseas, which include Eli Holman, Ray McCallum, Evan Bruinsma, Thomas Kennedy, Chase Simon, Nick Minnerath, Juwan Howard Jr. and Anton Wilson.