Turkish BSL: Fenerbahce winning run snapped

In the race to be crowned Turkish BSL Regular Season champion, Banvit Bandirma struck a blow for fellow title contender Fenerbahce Istanbul by outgunning the Euroleague club during Round 20. The game of the week in the Turkish BSL went right to the wire, with Banvit emerging with a 76-75 win in front of its…

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A.J. Slaughter to play for Banvit

Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) has landed the services of A.J. Slaughter (191 cm, Western Kentucky’10) for the 2015/16 season. Slaughter is a 27-year-old American player who also holds a Polish passport and is a recent addition to the Polish national team this 2915. In 2014/15 A.J. played for Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). He appeared in 23…

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Klemen Prepelic arbitration vs. Banvit

Slovenian guard Klemen Prepelic filed a claim against his former team Banvit  Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, buyout payment, benefits, penalties and interest. He submitted that the team did not allow him to rejoin the club for the second season of his three-year contract. The club, in its…

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Eurocup Final: Gran Canaria and Khimki meet

The 2014/2015 Eurocup Final has been locked after both Khimki and Gran Canaria progressed into the showpiece game. It was a night of close Basketball action in Russia and Spain and few will argue with the two teams finding themselves in the championship game. Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas has been in formidable form on…

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Eurocup Semifinals, Game 1 results

The Eurocup Semifinals got underway on Wednesday evening as the remaining four teams in the competition took a first step towards the final. The two Eurocup Semifinals will be played over two legs, with the aggregate score tallying up at the end of the tie. In Game 1, Unics Kazan played host to Gran Canarian…

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Banvit Bandirma makes Eurocup semis

Nail biting tension would be a good way to describe the finale of the two leg series between Banvit Bandirma and Paris-Levallois in Turkey. The two clubs were clashing in the second leg of their Eurocup Quarter-Final and host club Banvit Bandirma edged the final score and the aggregate score to win the series. With…

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Jimmy Baron newcomer to Banvit

Jimmy Baron (191 cm, Rhode Island’09) will be making a return to Turkey this 2014/15 season as he leaves Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) to join Banvit Basketbol Kulubu. This season he did manage to play 16 games for Fuenlabrada in the Spanish league and registered averages of 12.3 ppg and 1.7 rpg. In 2013/14 Jimmy…

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Fan 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…

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Fenerbahce Ulker stunned by Usak in TBL

There were three games played on December 7th in Round 9 of the regular season in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). All home teams were able to notch wins, despite some tough competition from visiting clubs. Arguably one of the most critical games of the round, overall, was between Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and Usak Sportif.…

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Eurocup week 4 tips off

Four games opened week four of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season. Each game ended in favour of the home team as Zaragoza got back on track, EWE Baskets Oldenburg opened its account, while Union Olimpija Ljubljana and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius consolidated their dominant positions. Group A CAI Zaragoza vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, 93-79 Spanish club…

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