Özgür Cengiz, who was born on April 18, 2005, was raised by İzmir Ege Gelişim Sports Club and Gelişim College infrastructures. In the summer of 2022, Cengiz was one of the three players from Turkey invited to the Basketball Without Borders Europe Camp. The young point guard transferred to TOFAŞ in the same year and was selected for the BCL Youth All-Star in the 2023-24 season. Özgür Cengiz still plays for TOFAŞ.