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Fenerbahce Turkish Champion
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the Turkish League champion! They beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul 80-92 in Game 4 of the finals. It was the 10th time that Fenerbahce won the Turkish league title, and for the first time since 2018, getting a 3-1 victory in the best-of-five series. Jan Vesely led the winners with 18 points…
Read MoreEfes back-to-back Euroleague champions
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has its first back-to-back champion in nine years and just the fourth of the Final Four era after a showdown for the trophy on Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia, that did perfect justice to the spectacular season that came before it. Anadolu Efes Istanbul made history by defending its crown from last…
Read MoreDefending champs Efes back in Euroleague final
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four drama was served up in the very first game as last season’s MVP detonated a game-winning three-pointer just ahead of the final buzzer for the defending champions. Anadolu Efes Istanbul will continue to fight for the first back-to-back Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles in almost a decade after registering a thrilling…
Read MoreBahcesehir wins FIBA Europe Cup
Bahcesehir College weathered another valiant fightback from Unahotels Reggio Emilia to claim the FIBA Europe Cup title with a 90-74 second-leg victory. They became the competition’s first winners from Turkey after securing an overall 162-143 triumph in front of a FIBA Europe Cup Final record crowd of 13,485. Turning point: It was a game of runs in…
Read MoreBahcesehir and Reggio Emilia set up FIBA Europe Cup title showdown
Bahcesehir College and Unahotels Reggio Emilia will meet in the FIBA Europe Cup Final after the two teams came through their last four encounters. Reggio Emilia overturned a narrow first-leg deficit to beat Bakken Bears 164-146 on aggregate, while Bahcesehir eased past ZZ Leiden in Istanbul for a 167-153 overall triumph. Kartal Ozmizrak led the…
Read MoreFenerbahce and Milan capitalize in Euroleague make-ups
A pair of rescheduled games from Round 18 and 19 got the week’s action started early on Tuesday as red-hot Fenerbahce downed league-leading Real and Milan edged host Zalgiris. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 66-51 Real Madrid Fenerbahce gave the league leaders a taste of their own medicine with a defensive masterpiece for a 66-51 victory that…
Read MoreFenerbahce adds Markel Starks to the backcourt
Injury-plagued Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul added another piece to its backcourt by signing guard Markel Starks for the remainder of the season. Starks (186 cm, 30 years old) arrives from BC Igokea of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he averaged 10.2 points on 45.2% three-point shooting, 5.6 assists, and 2.1 rebounds in the ABA League, as well…
Read More90 points difference in Turkish league game
In yesterday’s Turkish league game, TOFAŞ beat HDI SİGORTA AFYON BELEDİYESİ with 145-55! It is European record for this season. After the first quarter, the home team led by “only” 27-15, but at halftime the difference was already 47 points (81-34). From there on, things got from bad to worse and via 116-48 in the…
Read MoreEnes Kanter will change his name and get US citizenship
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to “Enes Kanter Freedom” as he prepares to become a US citizen. Kanter’s manager, Hank Fetic, told the Associated Press that Kanter will have his citizenship oath ceremony on Monday afternoon and, at the same time, will complete his legal name change. Kanter grew up in…
Read MoreAlex Tyus from Madrid to Pinar
Alex Tyus (203 cm, F/C) has signed with Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir in the Turskish BSL. Karsiyaka also plays Champions League where they are second in group B with a 2-1 record. Tyus has played eight seasons in the EuroLeague, so to say that he is an experienced player at 33 years old seems an…
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