Blake Schilb stays with Galatasaray

Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) has re-signed Blake Schilb (201 cm, Loyola-Illinois’07), keeping him on their roster for the 2016-17 season. He is a 32-year-old American player who also holds a passport from the Czech Republic. Blake has been a member of the Czech Republic national team since 2015. He joined Galatasaray at the start…

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Alex Tyus newcomer to Galatasaray

Alex Tyus (203 cm, Florida’11) has agreed to terms with Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) and will join the team for the 2016-17 season. Alex is a 28-year-old American player who also holds an Israeli passport. The veteran is not traveling far, having played the 2015-16 season with Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). He played 24…

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Nenad Krstic lands with Galatasaray

Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) is continuing its rebuilding process with the addition of veteran big man Nenad Krstic (212 cm). He is a 32-year-old Serbian player who was a member of the Serbian national team from 2008 to 2014. Nenad will be bringing a wealth of experience to the team this season. He was…

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Austin Daye signs with Galatasaray

Austin Daye (211 cm, Gonzaga’09) is taking his game to Turkey this 2016-17 after agreeing to terms with Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). The former NBA forward spent his 2015-16 season playing in Europe, on the roster of Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A). He opted to head to Europe at the start of the season…

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Bernard James leaves Galatasaray

Bernard James (208 cm, Florida State’12) has parted ways with Turkish club Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. He was a late addition to their roster, signing with the team in March 2016. James was able to play four games for Galatasaray and he provided them with averages of 6.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg.…

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Galatasaray crowned Eurocup champs

The 2015/2016 Eurocup season has been completed and there is a new champions in the form of Galatasaray Istanbul. The Turkish team overcame Strasbourg of France in leg 2 of their Finals series in Istanbul, using a stunning first quarter to ride to victory and the 2015/2016 Eurocup title. In victory, Galatasaray breaks a continental…

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Eurocup Final: Strasbourg wins Game 1

The Eurocup Final series has tipped off on Friday as Strasbourg and Galatasaray Istanbul engage in two tie contest to find the 2016 champion. French club Strasbourg used home court advantage in Game 1 to carve a narrow 66-61 victory and take a slender five points advantage into the deciding game in Istanbul in five…

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Eurocup Final: Galatasaray vs. Strasbourg

Galatasaray Istanbul and Strasbourg will contest the 2016 Eurocup final after both teams swept into the title decider on Wednesday. Game 2 of the Semifinal stage provided plenty of drama, but both clubs held on to come away with aggregate wins and will compete in showpiece finals series starting later on this month. Herbalife Gran…

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Malik Hairston wins claim vs. Galatasaray (BAT)

Malik Hairston (198 cm, Oregon’08) filed a claim against his former team Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). He was claiming for outstanding salaries, bonuses, rental fees and interest. Hairston was on the roster of Galatasaray for the 2013-14 season. He is currently with AEK Athens (Greece-A1). The arbitrator of…

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Eurocup Semifinal: Galatasaray thumps Gran Canaria

The second Eurocup Semifinal contest tipped off on Wednesday as Galatasaray welcomed Gran Canaria to the furnace of Istanbul. As ever, the Turkish fans were in fine voice and created a daunting atmosphere for the visiting Spanish team. It was a hot crowd that spurred on the home team as Galatasaray put together a quality…

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