Turkey
EuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
Read MoreVladimir Dasic inks deal with Besikas JK
Vladimir Dasic (2.08m) has signed a deal with Besikas JK Istanbul (Turkey) for the 2012-13 season. Dasic has most recently been playing in Slovenia with Olimpija Ljubljana. He also has been part of two squads in the Euroleague, Virtus Roma of Italy and Real Madrid of Spain. While with Olimpija (he joined them mid-way through…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Down, Eight to Go…
Very seldom does it happen that when you play the “what if…” game, do all those, “what ifs…” actually happen. Today, in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers there were four teams with opportunities to punch their ticket to Slovenia for next September’s EuroBasket and today all four of those teams did what they had to do.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four could qualify today
As the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications games continue today around Europe, the teams are mindful of the fact that the top two teams in each of the six divisions will qualify to play in Slovenia next September and the top four teams that place 3rd in their respective divisions will also qualify. There are already eight…
Read MoreOlin Edirne agree terms with Sasha Cuic
Turkish team Olin Edirne agreed terms with Sasha Cuic (208 cm, Oregon State’07) for the upcoming season. The Croatian power forward spent last season in Iran with Gorgan. He also played in Turkey before, during the 2008/2009 season when he played for Erdemirspor Belediyesi.
Read MoreMutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi inks deal with Samarco
Martin Samarco (1.91m, College:Bowling Green) signs with Turkish squad Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya for 2012-13. At Bowling Green Samarco averaged 19.5 points and 2.3 assists per game over a career that included appearances in 31 games. His professional career opened with Porvoon Tarmo in Finland in 2009, where he averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 rebounds,…
Read MoreCurtis Jerrells pens a deal with Besiktas JK
Besiktas JK Istanbul announced the signing of Curtis Jerrells (1.85m Baylor ’09) for the upcoming season. Jerrells played for UCAM Murica of Spain last year, but only played two games before breaking a bone in his foot and missing the reason of the season. Prior to that, he had started the 2011-12 season with Fenerbahce…
Read MoreTurkey falls to Czech Republic in EuroBasket Qualifier
The Czech Republic improved their record to 3-1 in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier with an impressive 82-64 win over Turkey, the 2010 FIBA World Champions, at home in Chomutov in front of 2,200 fans. The loss drops Turkey to 2-2. The Czechs took a slight margin into the second quarter, 21-19, but put on a…
Read MoreBajramovic re-signs with Banvit BK
Kenan Bajramovic (2.07m, 31 yrs old) has signed a contract extension that will keep in a Banvit BK (Turkey) uniform for at least one more season. Bajramovic averaged 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 11 Eurocup games and 11.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in Turkish League competition last season.
Read MoreSpain defends U20 crown, Turkey wins first youth women’s medal
Spain successfully defended their U20 European Championship for Women crown today with a decisive 59-46 win over Russia. In the bronze medal match the women from Turkey earned their country’s first ever medal in women’s youth competition by holding off a fast charging Dutch squad, to earn a spot on the podium. Tiknonenko was named…
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