Posts Tagged ‘Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir’
Kenny Gabriel opts for Karsiyaka
Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir of the Turkish TBL added Kenny Gabriel (209 cm, Auburn’12) to the team roster for the 2014/2015 season. The power forward is heading to Turkey after a season with Greek A1 outfit A.G.O Rethymno Aegean and it will be his first time in the TBL. The American played 26 games for…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes knocked out of TBL Playoffs
Turkey TBL – Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir won Game 3 of their Quarterfinal match-up against Anadolu Efes Istanbul and will move on Fenerbache Ulker in the Semis. The 2014 Turkish Cup winners were able to keep their opponents in check in the fourth quarter to prevail 67-73. It was a back-and-forth affair. Both teams exchanged…
Read MoreMire Chatman wins arbitration vs Karsiyaka
Mire Chatman (187 cm, UTPA’02) sought assistance from the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), filing a claim against his former team Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-TBL). The player played for Karsiyaka in the 2011-12 season and alleged that the club only made partial payments to him and that he is demanding his outstanding salaries plus interest.…
Read MoreJawad Williams joins Karsiyaka
Jawad Williams (204 cm, North Carolina’05) will continue his professional career in Turkey as he joins Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-TBL). Williams was recently released by French Pro A team Paris-Levallois this January after a three-month long suspension. Williams played 11 games in the top French league for Paris and averaged 12.9 ppg and 4.2…
Read MoreTurkey TBL Round 8: Banvit suffers first loss
Turkey TBL Round 8 – The once mighty Banvit Basketbol Kulubu has fallen and no team stands in the league with an unblemished record. At 7-1 they still have a slight edge over a pack of five clubs, who at 6-2, are breathing down their necks. Banvit fell at the hands of now fifth placing…
Read MoreEurocup Round 6: EWE Baskets falls to Sassari
It was a busy calendar of Eurocup encounters on Wednesday as Round 6 was brought to a close with 19 games across the continent. It was an evening of closely fought matches with plenty of drama, including five games decided by a single shot, and one after a double overtime marathon. Banco di Sardegna Sassari…
Read MoreLeo Lyons to play for Karsiyaka
Leo Lyons (206 cm, Missouri’09) will get a taste of Turkish basketball this 2013-14 as he joins Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir. Lyons is slated to reinforce the club’s frontcourt this coming season. Lyons spent the 2012-13 season playing for Budivelnyk Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague. Leo logged 16 games in the Eurocup and averaged 14.6 ppg…
Read MoreBobby Dixon gets extension from Karisyaka
Bobby Dixon (178 cm, Troy’06) will be playing another season for Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey’s TBL this coming 2013-14. The 30-year-old guard recently got a contract extension from the team. In 2012-13 Dixon averaged 18.2 ppg and 5.4 apg in 17 games in the EuroChallenge. He helped Karsiyaka reach the EuroChallenge in 2013.…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Krasnye defeats Pinar in Finals
Krasnye Krylia Samara from Russia defeated Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey in an epic-comeback 77-76 to
Read MoreMelvin Sanders signs with Karsiyaka
Not long after Melvin Sanders (196 cm, Oklahoma State’03) left Sigma Barcellona from Italy’s Lega2, he was quickly signed by Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey’s TBL. Karsiyaka is currently fifth in the TBL standings with a record of 16-4. They are hoping that Sanders’ addition will be enough of a boost to keep the team…
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