Eurobasket.com All-Turkish League Awards 2008-09 - Jun 22, 2009
Turkish TBL Awards 08-09 were heavily disputed by Eurobasket correspondents. So we decided to make general overview and have deeper look into which players should be awarded for the last season. This is the final version of 08-09 TBL awards: Player of the Year: Gerald Fitch (191-G-82) Kepez Bld Antalya Guard of the Year: Gerald Fitch (191-G-82) of Kepez Bld Antalya Forward of the Year: Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206-F-85) of Mutlu Aku Selcuk Universitesi Konya Center of the Year: Robert Traylor (204-F/C-77) of Kepez Bld Antalya Newcomer of the Year: Melih Mahmutoglu (191-G-90) of Darussafaka C.Tires Istanbul Most Improved Player of the Year: Evren Buker (194-F-85) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Bosman Player of the Year: Emir Preldzic (206-F-87) of Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul Domestic Player of the Year: Hakan Koseoglu (188-G-81) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir Import Player of the Year: Gerald Fitch (191-G-82) of Kepez Bld Antalya Defensive Player of the Year: Charles Smith (193-G-75) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Coach of the Year: Ergin Ataman of Efes Pilsen 1st Team Gerald Fitch (191-G-82) of Kepez Bld Antalya Marvis Thornton (194-G-77) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206-F-85) of Mutlu Aku Selcuk Universitesi Konya Robert Traylor (204-F/C-77) of Kepez Bld Antalya Leon Williams (203-F/C-86) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir 2nd Team Christopher Lofton (188-G-86) (188-G-86) of Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi Lester McCalebb (183-G-85) (183-G-85) of Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi Devin Smith (196-G/F-81) of Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul Cevher Ozer (206-F/C-83) of Besiktas Cola Turka Huseyin Besok (212-C-75) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Honorable Mention Preston Shumpert (198-G-79) (198-G-79) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Kaya Peker (207-C/F-80) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Mire Chatman (187-G-78) (187-G-78) of Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul Alex Gordon (183-G-85) of Oyak Renault Bursa Hakan Koseoglu (188-G-81) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir Antwain Barbour (196-G/F-82) of Erdemirspor Belediyesi Antonio Graves (190-G-85) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Sinan Guler (193-G-83) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul All-Domestic Players Team Kaya Peker (207-C/F-80) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Hakan Koseoglu (188-G-81) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir Huseyin Besok of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Cevher Ozer of Besiktas Cola Turka Sinan Guler (193-G-83) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul All-Imports Team Gerald Fitch (191-G-82) of Kepez Bld Antalya Marvis Thornton (194-G-77) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206-F-85) of Mutlu Aku Selcuk Universitesi Konya Robert Traylor (204-F/C-77) of Kepez Bld Antalya Leon Williams of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir All-Bosmans Team Emir Preldzic (206-F-87) of Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul Kenan Bajramovic (206-F-81) of Turk Telekom Ankara Dejan Milojevic (200-F-77) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Mario Kasun (213-C-80) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Michail Kakiouzis (206-C-76) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul All-Defensive Team Charles Smith (193-G-75) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206-F-85) of Mutlu Aku Selcuk Universitesi Konya Sinan Guler (193-G-83) of Efes Pilsen Istanbul Michael Benton (206-C-80) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir Antonio Graves (190-G-85) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul All-Newcomers Team Melih Mahmutoglu (191-G-90) of Darussafaka C.Tires Istanbul Soner Senturk (194-G-86) of Darussafaka Cooper Tires Furkan Aldemir (205-F-91) of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir Mutlu Demir (210-C-87) of Mutlu Aku Selcuk Universitesi Konya Caner Erdeniz (188-G-87) of Casa TED Kolejliler Ankara The title belongs to Efes Pilsen! - Jun 18, 2009 Fener.Ulker - Efes Pilsen 76-79 The TBL title belongs to Efes Pilsen! The team who demonstrated magnificent performance during the regular season, managed to win four consecutive times and to end the Finals series with 4-2. As a reminder, Fenerbahce Ulker handed the two home defeats to Efes at the beginning, but the team of Ergin Ataman was strong enough to recover. Kaya Peker (207-C/F-80, agency: Court Side) was a key player for the new champions last night. He spent 24 minutes on the floor nailing 23 points. Peker also pulled down 9 rebounds beside that. Second player with double-digits in scoring was Marvis Thornton (194-G-77, college: St.John's) - 10 pts. Ender Arslan (190-G-83) and Mario Kasun (213-C-80) had 9 each, while Michail Kakiouzis (206-C-76) added one less. In Fenerbahce, Willie Solomon (187-G-78, college: Clemson) led the scorers with 14 pts. However, he made just 2 of 8 attempts from behind the arc. Emir Preldzic (206-F-87, agency: Beo Basket) also aas good netting 10 pts with just one missed shot. Efes Pilsen totally outrebounded Fenerbahce Ulker in this game ending it with 39-26. The hosts also had troubles from the free throw line missing 11 times, while Efes had 13 of 17. As a reminder, the new champion ended regular season with almost perfect 28-2. Fenerbahce Ulker entered to Playoffs as No.3 (22-8). Turkish All Star Game 2009
5 Serkan Erdogan (190-G-78, agency: Interperformances) 7 Hakan Koseoglu (188-G-81, agency: Court Side) 10 Ersin Gorkem (195-F-77) 12 Huseyin Besok (212-C-75, agency: Interperformances) 13 Ender Arslan (190-G-83) 14 Haluk Yildirim (200-F-72, agency: 1x1 Sports) 21 Oguz Savas (208-C-87) 30 Tutku Acik (193-G-80, agency: Interperformances) 32 Sinan Guler (193-G-83, agency: 1x1 Sports, college: Carroll (MT)) 38 Fatih Solak (213-C-80) 41 Cevher Ozer (206-F/C-83, agency: 1x1 Sports) 77 Kerem Gonlum (208-C/F-77) Coach: Yucel Platin FOREIGNERS 3 Joseph Crispin (186-G-79, agency: Interperformances, college: Penn St.) 4 Leon Williams (203-F/C-86, agency: Elfus-Siegel Management (ESM), college: Ohio) 5 Lester McCalebb (183-G-85) 7 Michael Wright (203-F-80, agency: Priority Sports, college: Arizona) 11 Marvis Thornton (194-G-77, college: St.John's) 13 Alex Gordon (183-G-85, college: Vanderbilt) 22 Antonio Graves (190-G-85, agency: Octagon, college: Pittsburgh) 23 Charles Davis (202-F-84, college: Alabama) 25 Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206-F-85, college: Maryland) 32 Devin Smith (196-G/F-81, college: Virginia) 52 Lance Williams (206-C-80, college: De Paul) 54 Robert Traylor (204-F/C-77, agency: EM-PA, college: Michigan) - MVP Coach: Mete Babaoglu TEKNOSA Turkish Cup Winner : Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen - Erdemir : 79-70 Charles Smith collected 20 points, Bossty Thornton helped 11 points and 4 assists , Kaya Peker added 11 points and 6 rebounds and Kerem Tunceri (190-G-79) added 11 points for winner. Antwain Barbour 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists , Nate Funk helped 13 point and 5 rebounds in defeat. Kerem Tunceri was named the MVP of the cup final. He collected 11 points and 5 assist Semifinals Galatasaray-Erdemir : 95-97 (OT2) Hakan Demirel 21 points, James Thomas 9 points and 18 rebounds Antwain Barbour 19 points 8 rebounds for winner. Murat Kaya 32 points and Huseyin Besok 21 points and 10 rebounds in defeat Efes Pilsen-Fenerbahce : 68 - 60 Kerem Gonlum netted 12 points 11 rebounds,Preston Shumpert added 12 points and 8 rebounds for Efes Pilsen Marques Green collected 13 points and 2 assist, Oguz Savas added 12 point and 7 rebounds for Fenerbahce Turk Telekom wins Presidency Cup 2007-2008 season league champion Fenerbahce Ulker and cup winner Turk Telekom met for Presidency Cup last weekend. After a challenging match, Turk Telekom narrowly defeated Fenerbahce Ulker and after ten years they first won Presidency Cup, Turk Telekom held their second cup title. Fenerbahce Ulker (79): Marques Green 21 (3 ass), Mirsad Turkcan 8 (7 reb), Rasim Basak 3 (2 reb), Gordon Giricek 18 (3 reb-1 ass), Damir Mrsic 11 (1 reb), Gasper Vidmar 2 (7 reb), Oguz Savas 12 (3 reb), Devin Smith 2 (3 reb-3 ass), Serhat Cetin, Emir Preldzic 2 (4 reb-5 ass) Turk Telekom (83): Roderick Blakney 14 (2 reb-3 ass), Serkan Erdogan 20 (3 reb-4 ass), Michael Wright (1 reb), Bekir Yarangume 6 (2 reb-3 ass), Tutku Acik 11 (3 reb-1 ass), Baris Ozcan (1 reb), Kennedy Winston 7 (1 ass), Erwin Dudley 9 (13 reb), Chris Lang 14 (9 reb), Asim Pars 2 (1 reb) 1.Period : 22-24 2.Period : 18-21 (40-45) 3.Period : 14-12 4.Period : 25-26 (79-83) |
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