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Turkish TBL: Turk Telekom upsets Anadolu Efes in OT
The final game of Round 15 of the Turkish TBL regular season took place with the league’s leader Anadolu Efes Istanbul playing host to Turk Telekom Ankara. It was an amazing and exciting end to the round which came up with an unexpected result. Turk Telekom came up with an amazing comeback rally in the…
Read MoreTony Easley parts with Eskisehir
Eskisehir Basket (Turkey-TBL) has parted ways with American big man Tony Easley (206 cm, Murray State’10). The 27-year-old Easley began the season playing in Israel’s Winner League for Ironi Nes-Ziona where he logged 11 games and averaged 5.6 ppg and 4.1 rpg. The American has spent the last three seasons in Italy and during the 2013/2014…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 2, Friday
After Real Madrid, CSKA, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos all grabbed wins on Thursday in the Euroleague Top 16, the gauntlet was firmly thrown down to the other giants of the European game. Fenerbahce responded with a convincing road win over Nizhny Novgorod, but there could only be one winner from Barcelona and Panathinaikos as…
Read MoreEuroleague: Madrid, CSKA, Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos win
The Euroleague Top 16 is in full swing now as Round 2 tipped off this week with four games on Thursday. It was a night of celebration for home fans as each team with home court advantage took the spoils in the four contests, and interestingly none looked unduly troubled in picking up those wins.…
Read MoreFan Attacks a Player During Eurocup Game
The Eurocup game between Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) and Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) was marred with violence when a fan attacks a player on the court. The player’s teammate then quickly reacts and tackles the fan to floor. The skirmish is quickly broken up and the fan is escorted by security away from the…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 Round 1 recap
Round 1 of the Eurocup Last 32 wrapped on Wednesday with fifteen games taking place around the continent on a busy night of action. The contests followed from reigning champions Valencia dominating SLUC Nancy in the round opener on Tuesday. Groups G through N were all played out by the end of the day, but…
Read MoreTurkish TBL Top 4 Teams Collide
Round 14 of the regular season of the Turkish TBL culminated in a resounding boom last night as the league’s top four teams took to the hardwood to settle scores and perhaps reshuffle the pinnacle of the standings. Anadolu Efes paid Besiktas Integral Forex a visit, while Fenerbahce Ulker hosted Darussafaka. Turkish league fans were…
Read MoreHakim Warrick landed by Torku Konyaspor
Hakim Warrick (204 cm, Syracuse’05) will continue his professional career this 2014/15 in Turkey after being signed by Torku Konyaspor (TBL). The 32-year-old former NBA veteran played the 2013/14 season in China, signing with the Liaoning Jiebao Hunters (CBA) in December 2013. Warrick was able to play a total of 22 games for the Chinese…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 1 recap
After the brief warm up at the end of 2014, the Euroleague Top 16 kicked into full swing with the rest of Round 1 completed on Friday evening. There was plenty of thrills and spills as the 16 best Basketball teams on the continent went head to head in a spectacle of Basketball. After the…
Read MoreIzzet Turkyilmaz leaves Le Mans
Izzet Turkyilmaz (214 cm) is no longer a part of the setup at Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France, ProA) after making his exit from the club. The Turkish player joined Le Mans in November and has played seven Pro A games to averages of 2.1 points and 1.7 rebounds from the bench. He also played…
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