Ulker won Turkish Championship 2006
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Efes Pilsen won Turkish Cup 2006 (Photo: TBF)
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Eurobasket.com All-Turkish League Awards 2005-06
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All-League 1st Team 2005-06 |
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Tunceri |
Granger |
Wright |
Yildirim |
Dudley |
Player of the Year -
Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) of Besiktas Cola Turka
Guard of the Year -
Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) of Besiktas Cola Turka
Forward of the Year -
Antonio Granger (198-G-76) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Center of the Year -
Michael Wright (203-F-80) of Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul
Newcomer of the Year -
Oguz Savas (208-C-87) of Ulkerspor Istanbul
Most Improved Player of the Year -
Umit Sonkol (203-F-82) of Pinar Karsiyaka
Bosman Player of the Year -
Damir
Mrsic (191-G-70) of Fenerbahce Istanbul
Import Player of the Year -
Michael Wright (203-F-80) of Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul
Domestic Player of the Year -
Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) of Besiktas Cola Turka
Defensive Player of the Year -
Muratcan Guler (192-G-80) of Pinar Karsiyaka
Coach of the Year -
Tab Baldwin
of Banvitspor
1st Team
Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) of Besiktas Cola Turka
Antonio Granger (198-G-76) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Haluk Yildirim (200-F-72) of Turk Telekom Ankara
Michael Wright (203-F-80) of Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul
Erwin Dudley (204-F/C-81) of Turk Telekom Ankara
2nd Team
Antawn Dobie (183-G-78) of Beykozspor
Malik Dixon (187-G-75) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul
Muratcan Guler (192-G-80) of Pinar Karsiyaka
Mirsad Turkcan (206-F-76) of Fenerbahce Istanbul
Mike Benton (206-C-80) of Buyuk Kolej Ankara
All-Domestic Players Team
Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) of Besiktas Cola Turka
Muratcan Guler (192-G-80) of Pinar Karsiyaka
Haluk Yildirim (200-F-72) of Turk Telekom Ankara
Mirsad Turkcan (206-F-76) of Fenerbahce Istanbul
Kaya Peker (207-C/F-80) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul
All-Imports Team
Aubrey Reese (183-G-78) of Tekelspor Istanbul
Malik Dixon (187-G-75) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul
Antonio Granger (198-G-76) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Michael Wright (203-F-80) of Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul
Erwin Dudley (204-F/C-81) of Turk Telekom Ankara
All-Bosmans Team
Damir
Mrsic (191-G-70) of Fenerbahce Istanbul
Miroslav Radosevic (194-G-73) of Bandirma Banvitspor
Filip Videnov (196-F/G-80) of Tekelspor Istanbul
Dzenan Rahimic (205-C-74) of Tuborg Izmir
Robert Gulyas (213-C-74) of Ulker Istanbul
All-Defensive Team
Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) of Besiktas Cola Turka
Muratcan Guler (192-G-80) of Pinar Karsiyaka
Errick Craven (188-G-83) of Beykozspor
Mike Benton (206-C-80) of Buyuk Kolej Ankara
Fatih Solak (213-C-80) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul
All-Newcomers Team
Hakan Demirel (192-G-85) of Fenerbahce Istanbul
Mehmet Yagmur (188-G-87) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir
Serhat Cetin (197-G-86) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul
Semih Erden (211-C-87) of Fenerbahce Istanbul
Oguz Savas (208-C-87) of Ulkerspor Istanbul
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Ulker Istanbul 2005-06 |
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Clark |
Trepagnier |
Turkcan |
Stefanov |
Gulyas |
TBL Final Series: Ulker, The Champions of 2005/2006 TBL Season!
A highly motivated Ulker squad came up very tough and slammed a
hopeless Efes Pilsen in Game 3 to sweep the final series and grabbed
the fourth TBL championship in it's 13 year old history. The
defending champs started the game with a different starting line up.
Ender Arslan and Nikola Prkacin started the game instead of Marko
Popovic and Ermal Kurtoglu. On the other hand Vrbica Stefanov was on
the bench as Cuneyt Erden, the hero of Game 2 was on the floor
again. Both teams got off to a good start on offence, feeding the
big guys in the paint or driving to the hoop and Ulker led the first
quarter by one thanks to Ibrahim Kutluay. In the second quarter
Ulker tougned up defensively, outrebounded Efes front court and
received a big boost by it's bench to open up a 9 point advantage at
the half. The second half was no different than the third quarter
even though Robert Gulyas left the game with a sprained ankle
but Ira Clark was there and he was too tough to handle. Ulker
contained Nikola Prkacin with double teams, ran fast breaks while
Efes coach Oktay Mahmuti decided to play with 2 point guards to stop
turnovers and sideline Domercant and Charles Smith till the end of
game but nothing worked except Cenk Akyol who came off the bench and
tried to rally his team. In the last quarter Ermal Kurtoglu who has
done a good job in the play offs so far stepped in to the floor for
the first time but
Murat Ozyer's squad was already up by 17 and they never looked
back. Ulker captain Ibrahim Kutluay who has averaged 17.3 point per
game in the final series, scored a game high 20 points and grabbed
the first TBL title of his carrier. Jeff Trepagnier and Ira Clark
both came off the bench and made a huge contribution at the both
ends of the floor while Mirsad Turkcan did an impressive job which
can not be limited with stats. On the other side Kerem Gonlum's
energy and Cenk Akyol's all off the bench 19 points were nothing but
a consolation for the beermen. Ulkerspor has managed to take the TBL
title for the first time since they won the Trophy in 2001 and
they also stopped Efes Pilsen to grab the fifth title in a row.
Efes Pilsen(62): Ender Arslan 6, Ermal Kurtoglu 6,
Baris Ermis 0, Charles Smith 3, Nikola Prkacin 10, Cenk Akyol 19,
Mustafa Abi 0, Alper Yilmaz 0, Kerem Gonlum 10, Henry Domercant 0,
Kaya Peker 4, Marko Popovic 4
Ulkerspor(76): Vrbica Stefanov 7, Robert Gulyas 5,
Mirsad Turkcan 5, Ibrahim Kutluay 20, Cuneyt Erden 4, Jeff
Trepagnier 12, Oguz Savas 2, Ira Clark 15
(20-21,30-39,44-61,62-76)
 Efes Pilsen Wins The Turkish Cup
Efes Pilsen clinched Turkish Cup 2006 in Adana after edging Ulker
for the first time in their three meeting this season. Having lost
two previous meetings against Ulker-including a defeat at Turkish
Presidency Cup final -Efes Pilsen made sure this one had a lesser
drama in itself as they opened up a 14 point lead at the end of
first quarter getting solid contributions from Peker and Granger's 8
points respectively. One could feel the pressure surrounding these
guys and just like that Mirsad had to get some stitches after
tangling up with Kaya Peker in the paint. However, he was able to
come back dominate the paint scoring 13 points in the first
half. Cuneyt Erden also contributed with 10 points in the second
quarter and just like that ulker cut Efes' lead to 8 points.
Ulker who has size disadvantage in the paint made their job tougher
after Mirsad Turkcan picked up a technical after arguing with the
referee. Ibrahim Kutluay who was under strict supervision of Mustafa
Abi could find his first basket in the center
of the third quarter
and added a layup to make it a one point game. Gulyas and Oguz Savas
fought hard but Ulker was only able to tie the game at 55 early in
the fourth quarter. Then
Antonio Granger (198-G-76, college:
Boston Coll.) fired back two long distance bombs and Popovic
added five to increase their lead to 11 points after Mirsad was
called for his fifth personal foul. Ulker desperate to score inched
within four points after Gulyas hit a unusual three off the back
board with 18 second left in the game. In the remaining seconds,
Popovic hit two free thrıows to seal the deal for Efes. Antonio
Granger, who was unstoppable throughout the tournament averaging 20
points, chipped in a game-high 19 points to get the MVP award.
Efes Pilsen: 74 Ender Arslan 7, Nikola Prkacin 11,
Mustafa Abi 2, Cenk Akyol 2, Alper Yilmaz 3, Kerem Gonlum 7,
Antonio Granger (198-G-76, college:
Boston Coll.) 19, Kaya Peker 9, Marko Popovic 16
Ulkerspor: 68 Vrbica Stefanov 7,
Robert Gulyas (213-C-74) 18, Mirsad Turkcan 15, Omer Onan 4,
Ibrahim Kutluay 5, Cuneyt Erden 14, Jeff Trepagnier 2, Oguz Savas 8
TBL All-Star 2006
Three-Point Shootout: Ibrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay, Damir
Mrsic, Dwyane Jefferson, Murat Kaya, Gregory Grays and the defending
champion Tutku Acik
Slam Dunk Contest: Kerem Gonlum, Marcus Haislip, Jeff
Trepagnier, Ersan Ozseven, Hasan Ozkan, Mutlu Akpinar and last
year's champion Cevher Ozer
All-Star International Team: Damir Mrsic, Malik Dixon, Filip
Videnov, Henry Domercant, Jeff Trepagnier, Kelvin Gibbs, Roberto
Bergersen, Marcus Haislip, Erwin Dudley, Kaspars Kambala, Michael
Wright, Nikola Prkacin.
All-Star Turkish Team: Kerem Tunceri, Ender Arslan, Harun
Erdenay, Ibrahim Kutluay, Muratcan Guler, Cevher Ozer, Haluk
Yildirim, Kaya Peker, Mirsad Turkcan, Asim Pars, Fatih Solak, Semih
Erden
