#1. This week's number one is an international forward Ersan Ilyasova (207-87). He was the major contributor in a Milwaukee Bucks' victory against the New Jersey Nets (22-44) 106-95 in the NBA in Saturday night's game.
Ilyasova had a double-double by scoring 17 points and getting the same number of rebounds. He also added 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals in 34 minutes on the court.
The Milwaukee Bucks have 31-35 record this season.
The Regular Season already ended in the NBA.
Ilyasova has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 13.0ppg, 8.8rpg, 1.2apg, 2FGP: 50.1%, 3FGP: 45.5%(51-112) and FT: 78.1% in the 60 games he played so far.
Ex-Yesilyurt Istanbul player is currently a member of the Turkish senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an experienced international forward Hidayet Turkoglu (206-79), who plays in the NBA. Turkoglu could not help the Orlando Magic (37-29) in their last game on Thursday. Despite his very good performance the Orlando Magic was defeated 88-76 on the road by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Turkoglu was the top scorer with 18 points.
His team will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Turkoglu has relatively good stats this season: 10.8ppg, 3.7rpg, 4.4apg, 2FGP: 46.5%, 3FGP: 35.9% and FT: 71.1%.
He is in the roster of the Turkish senior national team.
#3. The Turkish player who performed third best last week abroad was an international center Enes Kanter (208-92, college: Kentucky). Kanter led Utah Jazz to a 2-point victory against the Portland Trail Blazers (28-38) 96-94 in the NBA on Thursday night.
He had a double-double by scoring 12 points and getting 10 rebounds. Kanter also added 2 blocks in 34 minutes.
The Utah Jazz has 36-30 record this season.
It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row.
There are only two games left until the end of the NBA Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
It's Kanter's first year with the team.
This season his overall stats are: 4.6ppg, 4.2rpg, 2FGP: 49.8% and FT: 66.7% in the 66 games.
Kanter is also a member of the Turkish senior national team.
#4. Center Omer Asik (213-86) contributed to an easy victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-45) crushing them 107-75 in the NBA in Thursday night's game.
He scored 6 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.
The Chicago Bulls have quite an impressive 50-16 record this season.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season. And now that game is quite important.
Asik's total stats this season are: 3.1ppg and 5.3rpg.
He is also Turkish national team player.
#5. Former U20 international center Dusan Cantekin (222-90, agency: Beo Basket), who plays in the Serbian A League was not able to help Mega Vizura (3-6) in their last game. Despite Cantekin's good performance the seventh-placed Mega Vizura was crushed 92-60 in Beograd by the second-ranked Partizan in the SuperLiga group.
He was the top scorer with 14 points. Cantekin also added 5 rebounds in 32 minutes.
Cantekin is currently third on the list of best rebounders and also on the list of best blockers (fourth place).
He has very reliable stats this year: 11.6ppg and 7.6rpg in the 34 games.
Cantekin used to play for the Turkish U20 national team
two years ago.
Akhisar Bld - Usak 51-66 (0-2)
The game without a history. Usak led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American forward Justin Carter (193-87, college: Creighton, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and swingman Ozcan Surucu (200-83) supported him with 13 points [read more]
The game without a history. Usak led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American forward Justin Carter (193-87, college: Creighton, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and swingman Ozcan Surucu (200-83) supported him with 13 points. Usak's coach Ozan Bulkaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds by American forward Tyrone Nelson (206-85, college: N.Mexico St.) did not help to save the game for Akhisar Bld. His fellow American import forward Darrius Morrow (203-90, college: E.Carolina, agency: Three Eye Sports) added 6 points and 14 rebounds for the hosts. Top scorers: Akhisar Bld: T.Nelson 19+13reb+1ast, S.Yavuz 13+3reb+1ast, G.Esmer 6+2reb, D.Morrow 6+14reb+1ast, L.Demirci 3+2reb, C.Terzioglu 2+4reb+1ast Usak: J.Carter 14+10reb+6ast, O.Surucu 13+3reb+2ast, E.Buckner 11+4reb, S.Kavut 8+4reb+1ast, M.Emre Boztepe 6+4reb+1ast, M.Erol 5+4reb
The hosts trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 33-26 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. American point guard Khalid El-Amin (178-79, college: Connecticut) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Gokhan Orcun Tunca (201-80) chipped in 14 points during the contest. Trabzonspor's coach Hasan Ozmeric used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Alex Gordon (184-85, college: Vanderbilt) responded with 17 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and his fellow American import center John Ofoegbu (206-84, college: Idaho St.) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Top scorers: Yesilgiresun: A.Gordon 17+4reb+3ast, J.Ofoegbu 16+8reb, U.Turkoglu 9+2reb, M.Sevda 9+4reb+1ast, G.Gen 5+3reb+1ast, A.Ozdemir 3+1reb+1ast Trabzonspor: K.El-Amin 16+9reb+4ast, G.Orcun Tunca 14+4reb, K.Pinkney 10+7reb, A.Onder Kulcebas 9+5reb+1ast, Y.Akcay 5+1reb+4ast, A.Guney 4+3reb
TBL Round 2 of Quarter-Finals: Besiktas and Fenerbahce are out! - May 21, 2013
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Karsiyaka - Fener.Ulker 81-78 (2-0)
The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Karsiyaka outrebounded Fenerbahce Ulker 39-26 including 26 on the defensive glass. 25 personal fouls committed by Fenerbahce Ulker helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Nigerian center Alade Aminu (210-87, college: Georgia Tech) who scored 23 points and 9 rebounds [read more]
The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Karsiyaka outrebounded Fenerbahce Ulker 39-26 including 26 on the defensive glass. 25 personal fouls committed by Fenerbahce Ulker helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Nigerian center Alade Aminu (210-87, college: Georgia Tech) who scored 23 points and 9 rebounds. American point guard Bobby Dixon (178-83, college: Troy, agency: Beo Basket) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international center Oguz Savas (212-87) produced 22 points and the former international guard Omer Onan (194-78) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Fenerbahce Ulker players scored in double figures. Fenerbahce Ulker's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Fener.Ulker: O.Savas 22+4reb+1ast, B.McCalebb 14+1reb+2ast, O.Onan 13+6reb+3ast, B.Bogdanovic 11+3reb+2ast, I.Karaman 7+3reb, E.Preldzic 5+5reb+8ast Karsiyaka: A.Aminu 23+9reb+1ast, B.Dixon 15+5reb+7ast, U.Sonkol 12+8reb+3ast, E.Buker 8+1reb+4ast, W.Thomas 7+9reb+2ast, J.Diebler 6+2reb
The game was mostly controlled by Galatasaray. Tofas was better in third quarter 15-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Tofas to just 4 points in fourth quarter. Galatasaray had a 31-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. American swingman Jamont Gordon (193-87, college: Mississippi St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points. Naturalized American power forward Ersin Dagli (203-81, college: Alabama, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Nigerian power forward Chinemelu Elonu (206-87, college: Texas A&M) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and the former international guard Can Altintig (195-87) added 11 points in the effort for Tofas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Tofas: C.Elonu 11+11reb+1ast, C.Altintig 11+4reb+3ast, J.Heytvelt 9+2reb, I.Koc 7+3reb+1ast, I.Yildirim 4+1reb, T.Ruzic 4+2reb Galatasaray: J.Gordon 21+3reb+2ast, M.Macvan 11+5reb, E.Dagli 10+6reb+1ast, C.Akyol 10+1ast, M.Markoishvili 9+1reb+1ast, E.Arslan 9+1ast
The guests trailed by 6 points after three quarters before their 29-16 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Banvit BK made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game, while Besiktas only scored six points from the stripe. American-Azerbaijani center Charles Davis (205-84, college: Alabama) scored 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Dominican-American guard Sammy Mejia (198-83, college: De Paul) chipped in 13 points during the contest. Four Banvit BK players scored in double figures. The former international power forward Cevher Ozer (206-83, agency: 1x1 Sports) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and the former international guard Muratcan Guler (192-80, agency: 1x1 Sports) scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Besiktas: C.Ozer 20+7reb+1ast, M.Guler 14+6reb+4ast, S.Cetin 14+1ast, P.Christopher 10+1reb+1ast, G.Vidmar 7+8reb+1ast, D.Markota 4+2reb+1ast Banvit BK: C.Davis 23+7reb, S.Erdogan 16+2ast, S.Mejia 13+3reb+3ast, K.Lucas 11+2reb+6ast, S.Edge 5+2reb+1ast, K.Simmons 5
The game was mostly controlled by Anadolu Efes. TED Kolejliler was better in third quarter 22-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Anadolu Efes shot 63.3 percent from the field. Anadolu Efes had a 29-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 66.7 percentage. Serbian Dusko Savanovic (204-83, agency: Beo Basket) notched 22 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!) to lead the effort and American swingman Joshua Shipp (196-86, college: UCLA) supported him with 17 points and 7 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Anadolu Efes' coach Oktay Mahmudi allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 11 points and 11 assists by American point guard Ben Woodside (180-85, college: N.Dakota St., agency: Priority Sports) did not help to save the game for TED Kolejliler. Forward Nedim Yucel (203-79) added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts. Four Anadolu Efes and five TED Kolejliler players scored in double figures. Top scorers: TED Kolejliler: V.Plisnic 16+5reb+1ast, K.Penney 16+3reb+1ast, J.Stanojevic 14+1reb+2ast, B.Woodside 11+1reb+11ast, N.Yucel 10+13reb, A.Kavaklioglu 5+1reb+2ast Anadolu Efes: D.Savanovic 22+8reb+3ast, K.Tunceri 19+2ast, J.Shipp 17+4reb+7ast, S.Guler 14+2reb+1ast, S.Erden 8+7reb+2ast, E.Kuqo 8+3reb+3ast
The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Akhisar Bld won third quarter 17-16. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Usak dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Akhisar Bld's 40. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Akhisar Bld was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. American forward Justin Carter (193-87, college: Creighton, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) nailed 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Eric Buckner (208-90, college: Georgia St., agency: David Lee services) accounted for 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Usak's coach Ozan Bulkaz allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American forward Tyrone Nelson (206-85, college: N.Mexico St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and forward Emre Ozpulat (200-82) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Akhisar Bld in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Usak: J.Carter 23+8reb+2ast, E.Buckner 21+10reb+1ast, O.Surucu 12+6reb+3ast, S.Kavut 11+2reb+2ast, E.Yetim 7+6reb+3ast, S.Akyol 5+1ast Akhisar Bld: C.Terzioglu 17+1ast, E.Ozpulat 16+6reb+3ast, T.Nelson 16+11reb+3ast, S.Yavuz 13+4reb+3ast, G.Esmer 8+4reb, D.Morrow 5+7reb
25 personal fouls committed by Trabzonspor helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Alex Gordon (184-85, college: Vanderbilt) stepped up and scored 41 points (!!!) and 6 assists for the winners and forward Ismail Cevik (206-81) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Kevinn Pinkney (207-83, college: Nevada) responded with 26 points and 9 rebounds and power forward Adnan Onder Kulcebas (207-81, agency: 1x1 Sports) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Trabzonspor's coach Hasan Ozmeric tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Yesilgiresun: A.Gordon 41+3reb+6ast, I.Cevik 11+9reb, J.Ofoegbu 7+4reb, M.Sevda 7+3reb+1ast, U.Turkoglu 5+4reb, G.Gen 3+1reb+1ast Trabzonspor: K.Pinkney 26+9reb, A.Onder Kulcebas 15+7reb+1ast, K.El-Amin 10+2reb+5ast, G.Orcun Tunca 7+9reb+2ast, E.Turetken 4+1reb, Y.Akcay 4+1reb+5ast
Anadolu Efes: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group C of the Regular Season, took
3rd place (9-5) in Group E of the Top16, lost to Olympiacos 2-3 in the
Quarterfinals !!!
Besiktas: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 7th
place (2-12) in Group F of the Top16
Fener.Ulker: took 4th place (5-5) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 8th
place (2-12) in Group F of the Top16
Karsiyaka: took 1st place (5-1) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (4-2) in Group I of the Top16, lost to Krasnye Krylia (RUS) 76-77 in the
Final !!!
Tofas: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 3rd place
(2-4) in Group K of the Top16
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