Beko All Star 2008
Beko All Star 2008 Match has been played today , March 22 , 2008
in Abdi Ipekci Arena. It was a great organization there.The most
important event was the All Star Match , but there were also 3 point
shoutout challenge and Powerade Dunk challenge. There were also
several activities , such as the concert of turkish pop singer Yalin
and Chigaco Bulls Girls. The activities started with 3 point
shoutout challenge , then Powerade Dunk challenge and in the end was
the All Star Match.
All Star Match
The All Star Match has been played between turkish and foreign
players which play in the TBL. LIke all another All Star Matches
which have been played , the foreign team won again. But this year
was different then others because the turkish team was leading all
the time until the foreign team made a 15-2 serie and change the
score from 100-91 to 102-106 to win the match.It was a good chance
for the turkish team to bring the first All Star Match victory, but
the foreigns stop them again. The MVP of the match was scoring and
rebound leader of the league,
Quinton Quinton Hosley (198-G/F-84, college:
Fresno St.) (198-G/F-84, college:
Fresno St.) (198-G/F-84, college:
Fresno St.) .In this match he scored 15 points and 8 rebounds ,
most of them in the last period to bring the victory.
Powerade Dunk Challenge , James White the flying man
The challengers were :
James White from Fenerbahce ,
Curtis Withers from Beykoz ,
James Hughes from Alpella ,
Quinton Hosley from P.Karsiyaka and
Richard Chaney from Oyak Renault.In the first round
James White scored 98 points and Richard
Richard Chaney 92 so both of them were finalist. The final round
was spectacular.The players were challenging with great dunks and
both bring maximum points . So it was decided to challenge again. In
his last attempt
James White was spectacular , he jumped from the free throw line
to make an unbelievable dunk , so he got 50 points while Richard
Richard Chaney bring only 46 and this dunk decided the winner.
The players that will be parcipiating in the Beko All Star 2008
match have now been chosen. The match will be played on the 22nd of
March, 2008 in Abdi Ipekci Arena.
TurkTelekom wins Turkish Opel Cup 2008 !!!
Turk
Telekom got the Cup in Turkey and became so called
Turkish Opel Cup champion. In the Final game against
Oyak Renault the favorites triumphed with 80:61 victory.
Khalid El-Amin (178-G-79, agency:
Beo Basket, college:
Connecticut) led the winners and with 25 points. He
also earned MVP honors being the top-scorer for the
team. Chris Williams posted 16 points and made 7
rebounds while
Erwin Dudley (204-F/C-81, agency:
Interperformances, college:
Alabama) had 11 points. John Monwell had 14 points
for Oyak,
Ozgur Biyik (208-C-83) added 12 and
Nedim Dal (212-C-75) 11. To reach the Final Turk
Telekom beat Banvit 91:82 and then overcame Fenerbahce
Ulker 73:72 in the semifinals.
Fenerbahce Ulker Lifted President's Cup Trophy
The defending champions
Fenerbahce Ulker and Turkish Cup winners Efes Pilsen came face to face in
Ankara for the President's Cup and
Will Solomon (187-G-78, college:
Clemson)'s
game winning shot led Fenerbahce Ulker to 79-77 a victory in a breathtaking
final.
Ibrahim Kutluay (198-F/G-74)'s clutch game created a double digit
deficit for Fenerbahce Ulker twice as Efes Pilsen failed to defend the
perimeter. Towards the last quarter the beermen toughened up defensively and
Kenny Gregory (197-G/F-78, college:
Kansas)
and
Andre Hutson (202-F-79, college:
Michigan
St.) duo almost sealed the deal for Efes Pilsen but
Will Solomon made the last shot only a few seconds remaining and led
Fenerbahce Ulker to President's Cup title against his former team.
Fenerbahce Ulker(79): James White 2,
Will Solomon 19, Mirsad Turkcan 3, Omer Onan 8, Semih Erden 2,
Ibrahim Kutluay 23, Damir Mrsic 6, Gasper Vidmar 2, Oguz Savas 12, Emir
Preldzic 2 Efes Pilsen(77): Andrew Nicholas 7, Loren Woods 5,
Kenny Gregory 21, Mustafa Abi 2, Kerem Gonlum 4, Rashad Wright 0, Serkan
Erdogan 0, Ermal Kurtoglu 4, Ender Arslan 9,
Andre Hutson 25
Fenerbahce Ulker won TBL Championship !!!
FENERBAHCE ULKER won champion title 2007!
Yellow-blues kings are the best team in Turkey
this season. The team had a good season. After a
triumph in BEKO Basketball league regular season
with 28-2 they achieved National League Trophy.
In Game 4 Fenerbahce Ulker defeated Efes Pilsen
98:76 in Abdi Ipekci Arena and finished the
series with 4-0. It`s a very good reason to put
Gold medals in 100th years from foundation of
the Fenerbahce team. Great moment for team to
said "Thank you" to their owner and fans.
Mirsad Turkcan led the winners with 21 points,
12 rebounds and 1 assist. Omer Onan collected 17
points and 1 rebound, while Damir Mrsic produced
15 points.
Ermal Kurtoglu was almost perfect for the Efes
Pilsen, scoring 22 points.
Fenerbahce Ulker: Solomon 10, Onan 17, Basak 3,
Erden 6, Mrsic 15, Turkcan 21, Clark 2, Demirel,
Basden 3
Efes Pilsen: Abi, Heislip 12, Erden 3, Prkacin
4, Nicholas 20, Kurtoglu 22, Akin 3, Akyol,
Gonlum 4,Hersek 5, Rasic 3
2 pts: Efes Pilsen (18/33 - %54.5) - Fenerbahce
Ulker (17/35 - %48.5)
3 pts: Efes Pilsen (9/31 - %29.0) - Fenerbahce
Ulker (17/31 - 54.8)
Free throws: Efes Pilsen 34 - Fenerbahce Ulker
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