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2024-02-23
Turkey got off on the wrong foot in the 2025 EuroBasket Qualifiers, as the squad coached by Ergin Ataman lost to Italy 87-80 for Group B.Â
2024-02-20
Ergin Ataman, the head coach of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Turkiye men's national team coach, is preparing his country's team for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. As part of his remarks to the Turkish media after the team's first training sessions, Ataman revealed that they are considering adding a new foreigner to the team.
2024-02-20
Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman is not a fan of the current EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers system and is asking for changes. In the upcoming Qualifiers window, Turkey will be missing four NBA players: Alperen Sengun, Cedi Osman, Omer Yurtseven, and Onuralp Bitim.
2024-02-12
Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman has selected a preliminary squad of 16 players for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers window. Seven of the chosen players come from EuroLeague teams, with three representing Anadolu Efes and four from Fenerbahce.
2024-02-10
Tarik Biberovic, the Bosnian-Turkish player of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, will be able to serve the Turkish national team only as a foreign player. According to Basketfaul, the long-time Fenerbahce player was denied local player status by FIBA for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
2024-02-10
Ergin Ataman picked up a valuable win against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in Round 26 of the EuroLeague with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. In a post-game interview with S Sport, the experienced head coach remarked on the formation of the Turkish national team roster, which he also leads.
2024-02-09
Sertac Sanli joined Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul only last summer, but he's already accustomed to fans traveling all the way from Turkey to wherever his new team is playing. Hence, he wasn't surprised to see roughly 20 Turkish fans patiently waiting for Fenerbahce to arrive in their Athens hotel almost 24 hours before they take on Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.
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2024-02-23
Turkey got off on the wrong foot in the 2025 EuroBasket Qualifiers, as the squad coached by Ergin Ataman lost to Italy 87-80 for Group B.Â
2024-02-20
Ergin Ataman, the head coach of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Turkiye men's national team coach, is preparing his country's team for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. As part of his remarks to the Turkish media after the team's first training sessions, Ataman revealed that they are considering adding a new foreigner to the team.
2024-02-20
Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman is not a fan of the current EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers system and is asking for changes. In the upcoming Qualifiers window, Turkey will be missing four NBA players: Alperen Sengun, Cedi Osman, Omer Yurtseven, and Onuralp Bitim.
2024-02-12
Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman has selected a preliminary squad of 16 players for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers window. Seven of the chosen players come from EuroLeague teams, with three representing Anadolu Efes and four from Fenerbahce.
2024-02-10
Tarik Biberovic, the Bosnian-Turkish player of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, will be able to serve the Turkish national team only as a foreign player. According to Basketfaul, the long-time Fenerbahce player was denied local player status by FIBA for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
2024-02-10
Ergin Ataman picked up a valuable win against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in Round 26 of the EuroLeague with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. In a post-game interview with S Sport, the experienced head coach remarked on the formation of the Turkish national team roster, which he also leads.
2024-02-09
Sertac Sanli joined Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul only last summer, but he's already accustomed to fans traveling all the way from Turkey to wherever his new team is playing. Hence, he wasn't surprised to see roughly 20 Turkish fans patiently waiting for Fenerbahce to arrive in their Athens hotel almost 24 hours before they take on Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.
2023-12-14
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) will implement a measure to protest the recent assault on Halil Umut Meler, a Turkish football referee who was punched in the face by the president of Ankaragucu, a club in the Super Lig.
2023-10-19
In a press conference where he responded to the questions of journalists, Hidayet Turkoglu received questions about Cedi Osman, who had skipped national team duty this summer and did not contribute to Turkiye's Olympic Pre-Qualifiers run, which ended in disappointment.
2023-10-06
Alongside Shane Larkin, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's guard Scottie Wilbekin got suspended for the first five games of the new Turkish League (BSL) season. The club is going to fight the decision. Both Larkin and Wilbekin did not play for the Turkish national team this past summer, and the country's federation (TBF) decided to take action against the two players.Â
2023-09-28
The Turkish Basketball Federation President Hedo Turkoglu provided an update on the crisis that unraveled in the Turkey men's basketball national team this summer. The former player talked about the ban imposed on Shane Larkin and Scottie Wilbekin, which gave them a 5-game suspension and took away their status as local players in the Turkish Basketball Super League.
2023-09-27
Scottie Wilbekin has been sanctioned with a 5-game suspension by the Turkish Basketball Federation due to his absence from the Turkish National Team this past summer.
2023-08-26
Turkey lost against Croatia in the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Istanbul and lost all chances to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. After the final whistle, the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) started to look elsewhere.
2023-08-26
Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) took action against two naturalized players who didn't play for the country's national team in the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament earlier in the month.
2023-08-23
The Turkish national team lost all hope of participating in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after losing to Croatia in the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Istanbul. Now, the attention has turned to players who did not play.
2023-08-11
Shane Larkin and Scottie Wilbekin were included in Turkey's preliminary squad that was announced before the FIBA ​​Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament. However, neither player joined the squad due to injury. Coach Ergin Ataman called Wilbekin out, claiming the American-born guard was nowhere to be found, "despite all the calls we made to him and his club."
2023-08-11
As the 2024 Paris Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament is approaching, the Turkish national team faces an off-court fuss. Coach Ergin Ataman won't be able to use Shane Larkin or Scottie Wilbekin in the upcoming tournament. Anadolu Efes guard was ruled out due to an injury, while Ataman claimed that Wilbekin refused to join the national team "despite all the calls we made to him and his club."
2023-08-10
As the 2024 Paris Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament is approaching, the Turkish National Team continues its preparation at full speed. After beating Poland 87-84 on Tuesday night, the squad coached by Ergin Ataman hosted the same opponent behind closed doors at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall one day later.Â
2023-08-05
In a recent announcement, Anadolu Efes Istanbul have provided an update on their newcomer Dogus Ozdemiroglu's condition. Ozdemiroglu, who sustained an injury during a friendly game between Turkey and Italy, underwent examinations in Istanbul. The results revealed a tear in his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
2023-08-04
Turkey managed to draw overtime in the craziest possible fashion, but in the end, had to prevail against Italy. Turkey lost a friendly game 89-90 (24-25, 14-24, 18-12, 19-14, 14-15), but Emir Kabaca got all the attention. With 12.1 seconds left, Italy had a 3-point lead, and Marco Spissu was preparing to take the second free throw. Even though his shot went off the mark, Italy retained the ball.
2023-08-01
Turkey NT is currently preparing to participate in the FIBA ​​Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament, which will take place in Istanbul on August 12-20. The squad coached by Ergin Ataman will play three matches in the tournament, which is extremely critical for the Olympics. Turkey will face Iceland, Bulgaria and Ukraine over a four-day span (12-15 August).
2023-06-23
Turkey will share its chances with Ukraine, Bulgaria and Iceland in Group C of the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which will be hosted by the country between 12-20 August. The Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium and Sweden make up the other group. All games will be played at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul,Â
2023-03-01
After discovering all 32 teams that will participate in FIBA World Cup 2023, BasketNews invites you to take a look at the biggest stars that will miss the competition. Top teams that will miss World Cup include such countries as Argentina (no. 4 in FIBA ranking), Czech Republic (12), Poland (14), Turkey (16), Nigeria (19), Tunisia (22), and Croatia (23).
2023-02-28
Turkey wrapped up their FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers campaign on a victorious note as they defeated Belgium 82-54 away on Monday night. The Belgians were hoping that Great Britain could stun Serbia and then defeat Turkey to book the last ticket to the World Cup. But neither result went their way.
2023-01-13
Enes Kanter Freedom has been an outspoken critic of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authoritarian regime in Turkey for numerous years now. The Turkish state has decided to deal with the former NBA player.
2022-12-16
The investigation opened by FIBA following the allegations from both National Federations in relation to incidents at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 game between Turkey and Georgia is now concluded. In accordance with the FIBA Regulations, the Disciplinary Panel has imposed the following sanctions:
2022-11-18
Shane Larkin was warming up before a big EuroLeague game again. It was the first time Anadolu Efes fans saw him dribbling the ball and hitting some threes this season. Larkin couldn't join the squad for a vital battle vs. Barcelona yet. But practicing in warmup gear indicates that his return is getting closer.
2022-11-14
Turkey lost a do-or-die game against Serbia in World Cup European Qualifiers and failed to qualify for the main tournament. After the match, Turkey's head coach Ergin Ataman questioned some referees' decisions and the free throws difference between the two national teams.Â
2022-11-14
Serbia made a huge step forward toward FIBA World Cup 2023 by defeating another European power Turkey at home, 77-76 (24-21, 13-13, 17-20, 23-22). With this win, Serbia is one victory away from qualifying for the next year's World Cup. Meanwhile, Turkey's journey is over. The team will miss the first World Cup since 1998.
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NO |
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GM |
MIN |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EFF |
2 |
Erkan Veyseloglu |
6
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11:41
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11/17
(64.7%)
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1/5
(20%)
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1/1
(100%)
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1
0.5/0.5
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0.3
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0.3
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0.5
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0
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1.8
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0
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4.3
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2
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4 |
Dogus Balbay |
6
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6:27
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2/4
(50%)
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0/3
(0%)
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0/0
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1
0.8/0.2
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0.8
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0.8
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0.2
|
0
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0.7
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0
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0.7
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1.7
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5 |
Sinan Guler |
6
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23:15
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10/23
(43.5%)
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3/16
(18.8%)
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6/6
(100%)
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1.8
1.2/0.7
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2.2
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1
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2.2
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0.2
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2.2
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0
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5.8
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2.3
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6 |
Cedi Osman |
6
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34:15
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13/31
(41.9%)
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13/37
(35.1%)
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31/38
(81.6%)
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5
4.3/0.7
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3.8
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2
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2
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0.7
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3.3
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0
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16
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14
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7 |
Baris Hersek |
6
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10:26
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4/6
(66.7%)
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2/4
(50%)
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0/0
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1.5
1.2/0.3
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0.2
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0.3
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0.3
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0.2
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0.8
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0
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2.3
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2.7
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9 |
Semih Erden |
6
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28:31
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24/42
(57.1%)
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0/0
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23/36
(63.9%)
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5.2
3.5/1.7
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1.5
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0.3
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2.7
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0.5
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3
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0
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11.8
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8.5
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10 |
Melih Mahmutoglu |
6
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26:12
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16/23
(69.6%)
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17/34
(50%)
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1/1
(100%)
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1.8
1.7/0.2
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1.7
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1.2
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1.3
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0
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1.2
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0
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14
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12.2
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19 |
Furkan Aldemir |
5
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5:56
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3/4
(75%)
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0/2
(0%)
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3/4
(75%)
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1.4
0.2/1.2
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0
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0.2
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0.4
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0
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1.2
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0
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1.8
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1
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21 |
Sertac Sanli |
6
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7:36
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5/14
(35.7%)
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1/1
(100%)
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2/3
(66.7%)
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1.7
1/0.7
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0.3
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0.3
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0.7
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0.2
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2.8
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0
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2.5
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-0.2
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22 |
Furkan Korkmaz |
6
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21:33
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16/24
(66.7%)
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5/15
(33.3%)
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16/19
(84.2%)
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2
1.8/0.2
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1.5
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1.2
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1.2
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0
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1.5
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0
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10.5
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9
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25 |
Kenan Sipahi |
6
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22:04
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6/14
(42.9%)
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4/11
(36.4%)
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3/5
(60%)
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2.8
2.3/0.5
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1.5
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1.3
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1
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0
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2.7
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0
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4.5
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3.7
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61 |
Goksenin Koksal |
3
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5:57
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0/2
(0%)
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0/1
(0%)
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0/0
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0.7
0.3/0.3
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0
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0
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0.3
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0
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1.3
|
0
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0
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-2
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Statistics
2023/2024
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GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
2022/2023
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
2021/2022
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
FIBA WC Q |
2
|
45.6%
31/68
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40%
20/50
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79.5%
35/44
|
31
20/11
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15.5
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4.5
|
13.5
|
3
|
-
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17.5
|
-
|
78.5
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EuroBasket |
6
|
58.2%
121/208
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31.9%
59/185
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74.5%
70/94
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35.5
26.3/9.2
|
19
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6.5
|
11.2
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2.2
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-
|
19
|
-
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81.5
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2020/2021
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GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
OQT |
3
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52.4%
54/103
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38.6%
32/83
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74.5%
41/55
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34.7
26/8.7
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16.7
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8.3
|
11
|
2.3
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0
|
18
|
-
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81.7
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2019/2020
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket Q |
1
|
0%
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0%
|
0%
|
0
0/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
2018/2019
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
FIBA WC |
5
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55.8%
115/206
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35.3%
47/133
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75.9%
63/83
|
34.8
25.2/9.6
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19.6
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8.2
|
11.2
|
2.4
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
86.8
|
2017/2018
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
2016/2017
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
6
|
53.9%
110/204
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35.7%
46/129
|
76.1%
86/113
|
28
20/8
|
13.8
|
9
|
13.2
|
1.7
|
-
|
22.3
|
-
|
74
|
2015/2016
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
2014/2015
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
6
|
49.6%
126/254
|
31.7%
45/142
|
73.6%
95/129
|
36.7
21.8/14.8
|
17
|
4.3
|
11.5
|
2.2
|
0
|
20.5
|
23.7
|
80.3
|
2013/2014
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
FIBA WC |
7
|
47.5%
123/259
|
31.7%
46/145
|
68.6%
107/156
|
35.6
26.1/9.4
|
15.4
|
6.7
|
14.4
|
3.4
|
-
|
19
|
-
|
70.1
|
2012/2013
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
5
|
51.9%
96/185
|
33.7%
31/92
|
61.4%
70/114
|
29.4
20.8/8.6
|
15.6
|
5.2
|
12.2
|
1.8
|
-
|
20.2
|
-
|
71
|
2010/2011
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
8
|
52%
171/329
|
27.5%
42/153
|
64.6%
115/178
|
37.1
25.3/11.9
|
12
|
5.3
|
11.8
|
3.4
|
-
|
21.8
|
-
|
72.9
|
2009/2010
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
FIBA WC |
9
|
53.5%
169/316
|
42.9%
87/203
|
60.1%
131/218
|
36.2
26.8/9.4
|
16.6
|
8.1
|
11.7
|
3.4
|
-
|
17.9
|
-
|
81.1
|
2008/2009
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
9
|
50.1%
181/361
|
35.9%
65/181
|
67.3%
115/171
|
33.9
22.4/11.4
|
12.4
|
7.3
|
11.3
|
2.7
|
-
|
21.2
|
-
|
74.7
|
2006/2007
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
6
|
41.8%
92/220
|
28.9%
41/142
|
57.9%
81/140
|
37
25.8/11.2
|
8
|
5
|
12.5
|
2.8
|
-
|
22.3
|
-
|
64.7
|
2005/2006
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
FIBA WC |
8
|
47.6%
148/311
|
35.2%
63/179
|
66%
126/191
|
29.8
21.8/8
|
11.8
|
7.6
|
16.1
|
3.3
|
-
|
25.8
|
-
|
76.4
|
2004/2005
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
4
|
50.3%
80/159
|
30%
24/80
|
66.3%
61/92
|
25.3
16.8/6.8
|
8.5
|
13.3
|
14
|
2.3
|
-
|
22.3
|
-
|
73.3
|
2002/2003
|
GM |
2P M/A |
3P M/A |
FT M/A |
REB |
AS |
ST |
TO |
BS |
RBS |
PF |
RF |
PTS |
EuroBasket |
4
|
52%
78/150
|
31.5%
28/89
|
72.5%
58/80
|
30.5
23.8/6.8
|
11.5
|
4.5
|
9
|
4.5
|
-
|
22.8
|
-
|
74.5
|
|
|
FIBA EuroBasket |
Team records - 2016/2017 Season
Personal records - 2016/2017 Season
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Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency
|
2014-2015 |
84.7
|
Points
|
2021-2022 |
81.5
|
Rebounds
|
2014-2015 |
36.7
|
Assists
|
2021-2022 |
19
|
Steals
|
2004-2005 |
13.3
|
Blocks
|
2002-2003 |
4.5
|
2-pointers made
|
2021-2022 |
20.2
|
3-pointers made
|
2021-2022 |
9.8
|
Free throws made
|
2014-2015 |
15.8
|
Average recors - all seasons
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