2024 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Okur, Nil
DS/L
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballDS/L
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballDS/L
/ VolleyballDS/L
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballDS/L
/ Volleyball
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 6
Nil Okur
She/Her
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- High School:
- Ozel Sezin Okullari
Bio
PRONUNCIATION: KNEEL oh-KOOR
SOPHOMORE (2023): Academic All-B1G ... Appeared in 58 sets, playing in 18 matches and making 13 starts for MSU in the middle ... Finished season with 82 kills, hitting .267 with 42 total blocks (0.72 blocks/set).
FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in 83 sets, starting and playing in 23 matches for the Spartans as a freshman ... Named tournament MVP at the Green & White Classic ... Her .307 hitting percentage ranked No. 4 all-time by a Spartan first year ... Finished the season with 113 kills on 1.36 kills per set ... Was second on the team in total blocks with 73 (seven solo, 66 assisted) ... Also had 18 service aces.
PRIOR TO MSU: Spent four years playing at Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü under head coach Emre Nur ... Club teammate of MSU teammate Selin Aslayan ... Elected team captain ... Helped team to third place finish in the 2021-22 Turkish Championship ... Took second in the 2018-19 Istanbul league ... 2018-19 Istanbul district and provincial champion ... Has played with U19/U20, U17/U18 and U16/17 age group Turkish National teams ... Attended Ozel Sezin High School.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Banu and Muhammet Okur ... Has one sibling, Melis.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Academic All-B1G ... Appeared in 58 sets, playing in 18 matches and making 13 starts for MSU in the middle ... Finished season with 82 kills, hitting .267 with 42 total blocks (0.72 blocks/set).
FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in 83 sets, starting and playing in 23 matches for the Spartans as a freshman ... Named tournament MVP at the Green & White Classic ... Her .307 hitting percentage ranked No. 4 all-time by a Spartan first year ... Finished the season with 113 kills on 1.36 kills per set ... Was second on the team in total blocks with 73 (seven solo, 66 assisted) ... Also had 18 service aces.
PRIOR TO MSU: Spent four years playing at Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü under head coach Emre Nur ... Club teammate of MSU teammate Selin Aslayan ... Elected team captain ... Helped team to third place finish in the 2021-22 Turkish Championship ... Took second in the 2018-19 Istanbul league ... 2018-19 Istanbul district and provincial champion ... Has played with U19/U20, U17/U18 and U16/17 age group Turkish National teams ... Attended Ozel Sezin High School.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Banu and Muhammet Okur ... Has one sibling, Melis.
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