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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K.
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. (English: Istanbul Technical University Basketball Club), commonly abbreviated as İTÜ BK or simply İTÜ, is a Turkish professional basketball club that is based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most successful clubs in the history of the Basketball Super League, Turkish Basketball League, having won the league championship five times. Their home arena is the ITU Ayazaga Sports Center in Istanbul Technical University's Maslak campus. Some of the well-known players that have played with the club over the years are İbrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay and Hüseyin Alp. History The ITÜ basketball team was founded by former president of the Istanbul Technical University İlhami Civaoğlu and ITU graduate Nami Sukal in 1953. The team participated at the first Turkish Basketball League in the 1966–67 season. The golden era of the club was between 1967 and 1973. During this period, the team won 5 out of 6 national championships. After 1973, İTÜ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall
Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall (Turkish language, Turkish: Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is mostly used to host basketball games, but can also be used to host artistic and cultural events. It has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators. History Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall opened in 1995, and is the home arena of the Turkish Basketball Super League, Turkish Super League team Darüşşafaka Basketbol, Darüşşafaka. It was also for a while, the home arena of the Turkish Super League club Anadolu Efes S.K., Anadolu Efes. Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball), Galatasaray men's basketball and Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball), Galatasaray women's basketball teams have also used the arena to host home games. References External linksDarüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onuralp Bitim
Onuralp Bitim (born 31 March 1999 in Istanbul) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and EuroLeague on loan from Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He won the Turkish slam dunk contest twice, during 2018 and 2020 Basketbol Süper Ligi All-Star Weekend. Professional career Anadolu Efes (2017–2019) He started his career with Anadolu Efes and signed a dual license contract also with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB for the 2017–2018 season. Thus, he played for both teams during the season. On 8 October 2017, he made his Basketball Super League debut against Pınar Karşıyaka and on 25 October 2017, he made his EuroLeague debut against Fenerbahçe. Pınar Karşıyaka (2019–2021) On 28 July 2019, Bitim signed a two-year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka. On May 11, 2020, while Pınar Karşıyaka was in second place in the Turkish League with 20 wins, the league was postponed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Turkey
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Štimac
Vladimir Štimac (, born 25 August 1987) is a Serbian former professional basketball player, politician and activist. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. Standing at , he played at the center position. Štimac is affiliated with the New Democratic Party of Serbia (NDSS) and the National Democratic Alternative (NADA) coalition. Professional career Štimac grew up with Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent two years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for the Lithuanian Žalgiris reserves team and earned his way into the first team for the following season. In order to get a chance to play as a first-team regular, he was allowed to spend his third SEB BBL year with Latvian side Valmiera, where he was unanimously chosen as the best player for the 2007–08 season. He played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010. In September 2010, he signed with the Latvian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Klassen
Marek Klassen (born June 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball, Point Loma Nazarene. Highschool career Klassen attended Yale Secondary School from 2007–2010. He won two provincial championships with the Yale Lions (2008-2010). In his senior year in 2010 the Yale Lions won the British Columbia provincial championship. Klassen averaged 33 points per game and was named MVP of the tournament, final game MVP, and Player of the Year in British Columbia. Upon graduation he ranked as a top 5 Canadian point guard. College career Klassen started every game of his college career including 31 starts as a freshman leading to the Freshman of the Year award for the Pacific West Conference. As a senior at Point Loma in 2014-15 Klassen averaged 12.67 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 27.8 minutes in 29 appearances. Other notable accomplishments include Klass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raško Katić
Raško Katić (, born 8 December 1980) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Sloga Batočina of the Second Regional Basketball League of Serbia. He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played the center position. Professional career Katić began his professional basketball career with KK Zastava in Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ..., where he played until mid-season 2003–04. In January 2004, he was hired by the KK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda, where he spent one year. In January 2005, he signed with Turkish club İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K., İTÜ where he was released after appearing in only six games. He then returned to Serbia and played two games with KK Ergonom. Gaming capacity ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Freeman
Reginald Philip "Reggie" Freeman (born May 17, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Playing career Freeman played NCAA college basketball at the University of Texas. He had a prolific career at Texas, making All-Conference First Team in both his junior and senior seasons. Widely considered a first round draft candidate in the 1997 NBA draft, he nevertheless went undrafted. Although he never made it to the NBA, Freeman played professionally in several countries on three continents. Basketball club KK FMP from Serbia retired his jersey with number #5 for the great contribution he had made during his tenure with the team. He is regarded as one of the best foreign players to ever play for any Serbian basketball team. National team career Freeman was a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levent Topsakal
Mete Levent Topsakal (born 9 June 1966) is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team The Turkey men's national basketball team () represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the ''12 Dev Adam'', meaning 12 Giant Men. Turkey has competed a .... He played as a point and shooting guard at height 1,90 m. External linksTurkSports.Net Profile 1966 births Living people Turkish men's basketball players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ümit Sonkol
Ümit Sonkol (born July 24, 1982) is a Turkish professional basketball player for. He is playing the power forward position. Personal life He has mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ... degrees after finishing Balıkesir University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. External links TBLStat.net Profile References 1982 births Living people Aliağa Petkim basketball players Balıkesir University alumni Bandırma B.İ.K. players Bornova Belediye players İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. players Karşıyaka basketball players Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. players Petkim Spor players Power forwards Tofaş S.K. players Turkish men's basketball players Turkish mechanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is well known for being the player that scored the most points ever in a single-game of any top-tier level professional basketball league in the world, with 153 points scored in a Turkish Super League game in 1988. Professional playing career During his pro club career, Kunter played with İTÜ, Beşiktaş, Eczacıbaşı, Yenişehir Meysu, Fenerbahçe, and Çukurova Sanayi. As a Fenerbahçe player, he scored 153 points (81 points in the first half), of his team's 175 total points, in a Turkish League game against Hilalspor, on 12 March 1988. It is still a record in Turkey, and the highest single-game scoring record ever in any top-tier level professional league in the world. During the game, he made 17 three-pointers. National team career Kunter played in 213 games with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Güray Kanan
Güray Kanan (born 1 April 1971) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He played for Turkey national basketball team and member of Fenerbahçe's first Turkish Basketball League Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The ... championship squad. He was married with Pinar Yapicilar in Instabul, Turkey. They have one daughter, Deniz Kanan, who currently studies art in the United Kingdom. She was born in Ankara and was a competitive equestrian show jumper. The family currently lives in Antalya and has many business ventures. They own two restaurants, The Big Man, in Antalya. References External linksTBLStat.net Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
