TBL History and Statistics

[Levenspiel2]

League Champions

[TABLE="width: 602"]
[TR]
[TD]Year[/TD]
[TD]Champion[/TD]
[TD]Runner-Up[/TD]
[TD]Result[/TD]
[TD]Coach[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1967[/TD]
[TD]Altınordu[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Samim Göreç[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1968[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Mehmet Baturalp[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1969[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]ITU[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Petar Sinemov[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1970[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Mehmet Baturalp[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1971[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Şengün Kaplanoğlu[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1972[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Samim Göreç[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1973[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]Şekerspor[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Öner Şaylan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1974[/TD]
[TD]Muhafızgücü[/TD]
[TD]Şekerspor[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Armağan Asena[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1975[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Cavit Altunay[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1976[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1977[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1978[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş SAS[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1979[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Eczacibaşi[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Faruk Akagün[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1980[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1981[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1982[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1983[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]np[/TD]
[TD]Rıza Erverdi[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1984[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Karşıyaka[/TD]
[TD]2-1[/TD]
[TD]Aydan Siyavuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1985[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]2-1[/TD]
[TD]Nur Germen[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1986[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]2-1[/TD]
[TD]Fehmi Sadıkoğlu[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1987[/TD]
[TD]Karşıyaka[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]2-1[/TD]
[TD]Nadir Vekiloğlu[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1988[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Çukurova[/TD]
[TD]3-1[/TD]
[TD]Mehmet Baturalp[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1989[/TD]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD]Çukurova[/TD]
[TD]3-1[/TD]
[TD]Mehmet Baturalp[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1990[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]Paşabahçe[/TD]
[TD]3-1[/TD]
[TD]Faruk Akagün[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1991[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş SAS[/TD]
[TD]3-2[/TD]
[TD]Çetin Yılmaz[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1992[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Paşabahçe[/TD]
[TD]3-1[/TD]
[TD]Aydın Örs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1993[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]4-0[/TD]
[TD]Aydın Örs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1994[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Aydın Örs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1995[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Çetin Yılmaz[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1996[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]4-0[/TD]
[TD]Aydın Örs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1997[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Aydın Örs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1998[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Çetin Yılmaz[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1999[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş SAS[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Jasmin Repesa[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2000[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş SAS[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Tolga Öngören[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2001[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Murat Didin[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2002[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Oktay Mahmuti[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2003[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]4-3[/TD]
[TD]Oktay Mahmuti[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2004[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Oktay Mahmuti[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2005[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Oktay Mahmuti[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2006[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-0[/TD]
[TD]Murat Özyer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2007[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe-Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-0[/TD]
[TD]Aydın Örs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2008[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe-Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Bogdan Tanjevic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2009[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahce-Ulker[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Ergin Ataman[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2010[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe-Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Bogdan Tanjevic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2011[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe-Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray C.C.[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Neven Spahija[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2012[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş MG[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Ergin Ataman[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2013[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray Med Park[/TD]
[TD]Banvit[/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Ergin Ataman[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2014[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe-Ülker[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray Liv H.[/TD]
[TD]4-3[/TD]
[TD]Zeljko Obradovic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2015[/TD]
[TD]P. Karsiyaka[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Ufuk Sarica[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2016[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]4-2[/TD]
[TD]Zeljko Obradovic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2017[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş Sompo J.[/TD]
[TD]4-0[/TD]
[TD]Zeljko Obradovic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2018[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe Doguş[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş [/TD]
[TD]4-1[/TD]
[TD]Zeljko Obradovic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2019[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahce Beko[/TD]
[TD]4-3[/TD]
[TD]Ergin Ataman[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2020[/TD]
[TD]cancelled due to COVID[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2021[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahce Beko[/TD]
[TD]3-0[/TD]
[TD]Ergin Ataman[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



Summary
[TABLE="width: 379"]
[TR]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD]Title[/TD]
[TD] Runner-Up[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Eczacıbaşı[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tofaş SAS[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Karşıyaka[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Altınordu[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Muhafızgücü[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Çukurova[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Paşabahçe[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Şekerspor[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Banvit[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TOTAL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


*np: no playoffs

from 1967 to ? - Participant teams formed a single league, and the winner of this group directly won the title at the end of season.

in 1981 - League started with 3 groups of 6 teams. Each team played 2 games with other teams in its group (10 games). The top 2 placed teams from each group formed the final group, and the rest classification group. Team in final group faced 3-times with each other and Eczacıbaşı won the title as the final group winner. Teams in the classfication group faced once, and the bottom 2 teams relegated.

in 1982 - the same format as the previous year was applied, however, the points won in the first group was carried to the final and classification groups.

in 1983 - Two groups of 8 teams played each other twice. Top-3 placed teams formed the final group to play 3 more times with each other. The rest joined the classification group and played once to determine the relegating ones.

from 1984-07 - The playoff system as we know today.

[With huge thanks to tblstat.net and Onder]

 

[Levenspiel2]

League Leaders

Points
1967 ?
...
1989 ?
1990 Harun Erdenay (ITÜ) - ?
1991 ?
1992 ?
1993 Harun Erdenay (ITÜ) - ?
1994 ?
1995 ?
1996 ?
1997 Henry Turner (Fenerbahçe) - 22.7 ppg
1998 Michael Ansley (Darüşşafaka) - 23.8 ppg
1999 Ibrahim Kutluay (Fenerbahçe) - 24.5ppg
2000 Damir Mrsic (Troy Pilsner) - 22.8 ppg
2001 William Bud Eley (Beşiktaş) - 23.9 ppg
2002 Bekir Yarangüme (TED Kolejliler) - 21.1 ppg
2003 Dewayne Jefferson (Karşıyaka) - 23.4 ppg
2004 Mark Salyers (Oyak Renault) - 25.3 ppg
2005 Harun Erdenay (ITÜ) - 21.4 ppg
2006 Malik Dixon (Galatasaray) - 22.6 ppg
2007 Gerald Fitch (Galatasaray) - 19.7 ppg
2008 Quinton Hosley (Pınar Karşıyaka) - 22.9 ppg
2009 Alex Gordon (Oyak Renault) - 20.9 ppg

Rebounds
1967 ?
...
1997 ?
1998 Kevin Thompson (Beşiktaş) - 13.2 rpg
1999 Kevin Thompson (Beşiktaş) - 11.3 rpg
2000 Hüseyin Besok (Efes Pilsen) - 10.6 rpg
2001 Tanoka Beard (Fenerbahçe) - 13.1 rpg
2002 Glenn Whisby (Fenerbahçe) - 13.3 rpg
2003 Joshua Sankes (Tekel) - 12.2 rpg
2004 Stephane Pelle (Tekel) - 11.1 rpg
2005 David Lee Dixon (Tekel) - 10.9 rpg
2006 Mike Benton (Büyük Kolej) - 10.8 rpg
2007 Ömer Aşık (Alpella) - 11.2 rpg
2008 Quinton Hosley (Pınar Karşıyaka) - 11.7 rpg
2009 Leon Williams Jr (Pınar Karşıyaka) - 12.2 rpg

Asists
1967 ?
...
1997 ?
1998 Petar Naumoski (Efes Pilsen) - 6.0 apg
1999 Michael Anderson (Ülker) - 6.0 apg
2000 Damir Mulaömerovic (Efes Pilsen) - 5.6 apg
2001 Damir Mrsic (Troy Pilsner) - 7.8 apg
2002 Kemal Tunçeri (Galatasaray) - 5.8 apg
2003 Mark Dickel (Fenerbahçe) - 5.7 apg
2004 Khalid El-Amin (Beşiktaş) - 6.3 apg
2005 Mark Dickel (Erdemir) - 8.7 apg
2006 Kerem Tunçeri (Beşiktaş) - 6.4 apg
2007 Marques Green (TED Kolejliler) - 6.8 apg
2008 Hakan Köseoğlu (Kepez Belediye) - 6.9 apg
2009 Hakan Köseoğlu (Pınar Karşıyaka) - 8.0 apg

 

[Önder4]

You're welcome sariss, could you please design this, like the one above? (done - sariss)

Turkish Cup:
(There was a 20-year break between 1972 and 1992)

[TABLE="width: 526"]
[TR]
[TD]Year[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Winner[/TD]
[TD]Score[/TD]
[TD]Runner-Up[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1967[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD](84-67) & (65-76)[/TD]
[TD]Muhafızgücü[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1968[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Altınordu[/TD]
[TD](71-56) & (63-67)[/TD]
[TD]Muhafızgücü[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1969[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]64 - 56[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1970[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]86 - 83[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1971[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[TD]74 - 69[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1972[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]70 - 69[/TD]
[TD]İTÜ[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1973[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]TED Kolejliler[/TD]
[TD](64-68) & (68-56)[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 5"]break[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1992[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Paşabahçe[/TD]
[TD]79 - 71[/TD]
[TD]Nasaş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1993[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş[/TD]
[TD]90 - 64[/TD]
[TD]Nasaş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1994[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]81 - 76[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1995[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]66 - 54[/TD]
[TD]Ortaköy[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1996[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]89 - 63[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1997[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]84 - 71[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1998[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]71 - 67[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1999[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş[/TD]
[TD]77 - 75[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2000[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş[/TD]
[TD]72 - 54[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2001[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]85 - 78[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2002[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]78 - 74[/TD]
[TD]Darüşşafaka[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2003[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]79 - 63[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2004[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]84 - 74[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2005[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[TD]73 - 41[/TD]
[TD]Pınar Karşıyaka[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2006[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]74 - 68[/TD]
[TD]Ülker[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2007[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]73 - 59[/TD]
[TD]Banvit[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2008[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Türk Telekom[/TD]
[TD]80 - 61[/TD]
[TD]Oyak Renault[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2009[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen[/TD]
[TD]79 - 70[/TD]
[TD]Erdemir[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2010[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe Ülker[/TD]
[TD]72 - 68[/TD]
[TD]Mersin BŞB[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2011[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe Ülker[/TD]
[TD]81 - 72[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş Cola Turka[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2012[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Beşiktaş Milangaz[/TD]
[TD]78 - 74[/TD]
[TD]Banvit[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2013[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe Ülker[/TD]
[TD]63 - 57[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray Medical Park[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2014[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Pınar Karşıyaka[/TD]
[TD]66 - 65[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2015[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]70 - 60[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe Ülker[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2016[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahçe[/TD]
[TD]67 - 65[/TD]
[TD]Darüşşafaka Doğuş[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2017[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Banvit[/TD]
[TD]75 - 66[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2018[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Anadolu Efes[/TD]
[TD]78 - 61[/TD]
[TD]Tofaş[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

2005 Cup MVP: Kerem Gönlüm (Ülker)
2006 Cup MVP: Antonio Granger (Efes Pilsen)
2007 Cup MVP: Kerem Gönlüm (Efes Pilsen)
2008 Cup MVP: Khalid El-Amin (Türk Telekom)

 

[ArnoldPettybone2]

Why wasnt there a turkish league up until 1967(or there isnt any data before?)? that doesnt make any sense.
Israely teams played against turkish teams in the champions cup before 1967.
great post, btw.

 

[Levenspiel2]

Actually, there were "leagues", ArnoldPettybone.

Quote from Wikipedia:

The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert College in Istanbul in 1904.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatasaray_Lisesi Galatasaray Lisesi formed the first basketball team in 1911. The next basketball team founded was of Fenerbahçe SK in 1913. An unofficial league was founded in 1927 in Istanbul, which lasted until the establishment of a regional official league in 1933. From 1946 on, basketball championships were organized between the leading clubs of Istanbul, Ankara. and İzmir

The Turkish Basketball League, in the recent form, was founded on December 13, 1969 by the Turkish Basketball Federation. With the season 1968-1969, the Turkish Second Basketball League took its start.

 

[Efes_Istanbul2]

Efes Pilsen history. All matchs , all dates in Turkey and Europa

Efes Pilsen history. All matchs , all dates in Turkey and Europa

Hello my friends ,

this archive is unique. I made it after difficult research and works.

please download it. you 'll find Efes Pilsen's all games since 1978. This archive including all Europan cups , all turkish league and play off matches and Turkish Cup - President cup history for Efes pilsen .

look at the attached files

my e-mail adress : serdarc@callus.com.tr

you may want Efes history archive from this e-mail adress.

yours respectfully.

 

[Levenspiel2]

Some random interesting TBL facts I've collected from tblstat.net. There are much more of course. I'll add them in time.

Points

Harun Erdenay (Ulker)
49 points vs.Mydonose Kolejliler on 31.01.1999 TBL 1998-1999 Day 21 Game
39 min, 49 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 0 to, 10-12 ft, 6-10 2pt, 9-13 3pt

Kevin Thompson (Besiktas)
Made 28 of 41 team total points (68.3%) vs.Efes Pilsen on 28.01.1998
TBL 1997-1998 Regular Season Day 19 Game
Efes Pilsen 83-41 Besiktas

2pt FG

Acie Earl (Turk Telekom)
Made 19 2pt field goals vs.Galatasaray on 14.04.2001
TBL 2000-2001 Regular Season Day 26 Game
39 min, 45 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 8 to, 7-11 ft, 19-26 2pt

Kaspars Kambala (Efes Pilsen)
Made 13-13 2pt field goals vs.Buyuk Kolej on 12.04.2003
TBL 2002-2003 Regular Season Day 25 Game
31 min, 28 pts, 9 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 1 to, 2-7 ft, 13-13 2pt

3pt FG

Murat Kaya (Buyuk Kolej)
Made 10 3pt field goals vs.Efes Pilsen on 22.04.2005
TBL 2004-2005 Regular Season Day 26 Game
40 min, 34 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 0 stl, 2 to, 2-6 ft, 1-3 2pt, 10-16 3pt

Ersin Gorkem (Antalya BSB)
Made 8-8 3pt field goals vs. Casa TED Kolejliler on 15.11.2008
TBL 2008-2009 Regular Season Day 5 Game
27 pts, 1-1 ft, 1-1 2pt, 8-8 3pt

Reha Oz (ITU)
Made 7-7 3pt field goals vs.Fenerbahce on 18.12.2004
TBL 2004-2005 Regular Season Day 9 Game
36 min, 25 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 to, 2-2 ft, 1-3 2pt, 7-7 3pt

Teo Czmic (Troy Pilsner)
Made 7-7 3pt field goals vs.Mydonose Kolejliler on 11.12.1999
TBL 1999-2000 Regular Season Day 12 Game
40 min, 31 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 4 to, 4-4 ft, 3-6 2pt, 7-7 3pt

Alpay Oztas (Karsiyaka)
Made TBL Season High 9 3pt field goals vs.Fenerbahce on 04.11.2000
TBL 2000-2001 Regular Season Day 4 Game
39 min, 31 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 to, 2-2 2pt, 9-11 3pt

Double-Doubles

William Keith "Bud" Eley (Besiktas)
Made 10 back-to-back double-doubles between 09.12.2000 & 17.02.2001
with averages of 40.2 min, 23.2 pts, 14.6 reb, 1.1 ast, 1.5 stl, 2.9 to

Triple-Doubles

Randolph Childress (Kombassan Konya)
Made triple-double vs.Mydonose Kolejliler on 03.01.1999
TBL 1998-1999 Regular Season Day 16 Game
40 min, 24 pts, 2 reb, 14 ast, 11 stl, 3 to, 5-7 ft, 5-8 2pt, 3-6 3pt

Mark Dickel (Fenerbahce)
Made triple-double vs.Galatasaray on 07.05.2003
TBL 2002-2003 Play Off 1/4 Final 1st Game
45 min, 16 pts, 13 reb, 11 ast, 2 stl, 4 to, 11-14 ft, 1-4 2pt, 1-5 3pt

Efficiency Rating

Nedim Yucel (Besiktas)
Played with TBL Season High 50 Efficiency Rating vs.Ted Kolejliler on 09.12.2001
TBL 2001-2002 Regular Season Day 7 Game
33 min, 28 pts, 21 reb, 4 ast, 5 stl, 2-5 ft, 13-18 2pt


Benjamin Handlogten (Galatasaray)
Played with TBL Season High 43 Efficiency Rating vs.Troy Pilsner on 16.10.1999
TBL 1999-2000 Regular Season Day 5 Game
39 min, 31 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk, 1 to, 7-9 ft, 12-14 2pt

Pervis Pasco (Erdemir)
Played with TBL Season High 41 Efficiency Rating vs.Tekelspor on 15.01.2005
TBL 2004-2005 Regular Season Day 13 Game
39 min, 23 pts, 19 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 5 blk, 2 to, 5-9 ft, 9-15 2pt

Rebounds

Burak Sezgin (Kombassan Konya)
Made 28 rebounds vs.Pinar Karsiyaka on 03.02.2001
TBL 2000-2001 Regular Season Day 15 Game
40 min, 28 pts, 28 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 to, 5-6 ft, 4-8 2pt, 5-7 3pt

Dallas Comegys (Fenerbahce)
Made TBL season high 25 total rebounds vs.Meysuspor on 12.04.1998
TBL 1997-1998 Regular Season Day 29 Game
30 min, 7 pts, 25 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 to, 3-4 ft, 2-5 2pt, 0-1 3pt

Ivica Jurkovic (Turk Telekom)
Made TBL season high 14 offensive rebounds vs.Oyak Renault on 29.04.2002
TBL 2001-2002 Play Off 1/4 Final 1st Game
36 min, 21 pts, 18 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 to, 6-9 ft, 6-12 2pt, 1-3 3pt

Free Throws

Asim Pars (Tuborg)
Made only 4 of 33 free throws (12.12%)
in TBL 2005-2006 Regular Season's last 8 games

Alper Yilmaz (Efes Pilsen)
0 Free Throw Attempts in TBL 2005-2006 Regular Season. Played total 283 minutes in 19 games.

Elias Larry Ayuso (Besiktas)
Made 21 free throws vs.Darussafaka on 04.05.2004
TBL 2003-2004 Play Off 1/4 Final 2nd Game
45 min, 44 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4 to, 21-24 ft, 4-6 2pt, 5-11 3pt

 

[rikhardur2]

Randolph Childress (Kombassan Konya)
Made triple-double vs.Mydonose Kolejliler on 03.01.1999 Regular Season Day 16 Game
40 min, 24 pts, 2 reb, 14 ast, 11 stl, 3 to, 5-7 ft, 5-8 2pt, 3-6 3pt

A triple-double with steals, now that's impressive... Was the opposition sleeping while he stole them the ball?

 

[Levenspiel2]

General stats of basketball clubs of TBL since 1980-81*. Some of the clubs were there even before, but I don't have those standings. The bold ones are currently in TBL.

Source: tblstat.net

 

[Levenspiel2]

Firsts and Records in Turkish Basketball

- Erman Kunter holds the record for most points produced in a game. He scored 153 points with Fenerbahce against Hilalspor in 1988. The game ended 175-99. He also holds the record for most points produced at a half with 81 points.

- Hudai Budanur made all 110 points of his team by himself in 1957 in a game between Besiktas and Karagucu (110-56).

- Mirsad Turkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to have played in the NBA (in 1999 with NY Knicks and M. Bucks).

- Mehmet Okur is the first Turkish player who won a championship in NBA (with Detroit Pistons in 2004) and who was selected to all-star (with Utah Jazz in 2007).

- Ibrahim Kutluay is the first Turkish player to win a EL championship (in 2002 with Panathinaikos).

- Yalcin Granit was the first Turkish player to have played for an European team (Racing Paris in 1950s).

- Ergin Ataman is the first Turkish coach to work for an European team (in 2001-02 with Montepaschi Siena). He won the Saporta Cup with Siena.

- Efes Pilsen is the first Turkish bball team to win a European cup (Korac Cup in 1996).

- The first official game of Turkish NT was against Chile in 1936 Berlin Olympics. Turkey lost the game 16-30.

- Turkish NT won its only medal in European Championships in 2001 Eurobasket (silver medal).

 

[ab_mj2]

Firsts and Records in Turkish Basketball

- Erman Kunter holds the record for most points produced in a game. He scored 153 points with Fenerbahce against Hilalspor in 1988. The game ended 175-99. He also holds the record for most points produced at a half with 81 points.

- Hudai Budanur made all 110 points of his team by himself in 1957 in a game between Besiktas and Karagucu (110-56).

- Mirsad Turkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to have played in the NBA (in 1999 with NY Knicks and M. Bucks).

- Mehmet Okur is the first Turkish player who won a championship in NBA (with Detroit Pistons in 2004) and who was selected to all-star (with Utah Jazz in 2007).

- Ibrahim Kutluay is the first Turkish player to win a EL championship (in 2002 with Panathinaikos).

- Yalcin Granit was the first Turkish player to have played for an European team (Racing Paris in 1950s).

- Ergin Ataman is the first Turkish coach to work for an European team (in 2001-02 with Montepaschi Siena). He won the Saporta Cup with Siena.

- Efes Pilsen is the first Turkish bball team to win a European cup (Korac Cup in 1996).

- The first official game of Turkish NT was against Chile in 1936 Berlin Olympics. Turkey lost the game 16-30.

- Turkish NT won its only medal in European Championships in 2001 Eurobasket (silver medal).

Last item should be updated. Turkish NT won silver medal in 2010 World Cup too.

 

[Levenspiel2]

Last item should be updated. Turkish NT won silver medal in 2010 World Cup too.

yes, updates are needed certainly.
but that specific sentence is still correct: 2001 silver is the only medal in European Championship. The other one is world cup.

 

[Levenspiel2]

found this on twitter, @basketci5
1980-81 champion Eczacibasi . Not sure why they're standing in a strange-looking garden. it might be one of Eczacibasi plants.

http://www.eczacibasisporkulubu.org.tr/en/man-basketball




I can clearly recognize Efe Aydan, the first one on the right on back row.

the others after some research should be as below:

#14 must be Ronald Haigler.
#6 is Necati Guler, the father of Muratcan and Sinan Guler.
#8 is Orhan Tuncer
#5 is Melih Ercin
#12 is Husamettin Akyurek
#10 is I think Engin Alpaslan.
#11 should be Hakan Buyukbayrak
#7 should be Ahmet Sari
not sure, but the guy next to Haigler is probably Toma Istavridis. An ethnic Greek, but Turkish national.

 

[Levenspiel2]

highest scoring games of TBL (copied from tblstat.net)

[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Match[/TD]
[TD]Score[/TD]
[TD]Total[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]12-Mar-88[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Hilalspor - Fenerbahce[/TD]
[TD]101-175[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]276[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4-May-16[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray Odebank - Turk Telekom[/TD]
[TD]139-134[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]273[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]12-Mar-83[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahce - ITU[/TD]
[TD]127-114[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]241[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]28-Oct-17[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Gaziantep Basketbol - Eskisehir Basket[/TD]
[TD]118-119[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]237[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]9-Nov-85[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Cukurova Sanayi - Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]121-115[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]236[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]26-Feb-86[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Hilalspor - Eczacibasi[/TD]
[TD]109-127[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]236[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]12-Dec-82[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Besiktas - Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]118-113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]231[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]22-Jan-83[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen - ITU[/TD]
[TD]118-113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]231[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3-Feb-79[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Eczacibasi - Tacspor[/TD]
[TD]140-90[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]230[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3-Feb-79[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Galatasaray - Tofas SAS[/TD]
[TD]109-118[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]227[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]19-Feb-86[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Efes Pilsen - Galatasaray[/TD]
[TD]113-112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]225[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]8-Oct-94[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Fenerbahce - Tacspor[/TD]
[TD]139-86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]225[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]20-Dec-14[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Ronesans TED Kolejliler - Royal Hali Gaziantep[/TD]
[TD]113-112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]225[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Levenspiel2]

such a great photo, copying here too. from an article by Togan Karatas.



Ufuk Sarica, Oktay Mahmuti, Ergin Ataman, Aydin Ors...

see the table in first post... see the title winning coaches in TBL history.

 

[Levenspiel2]

another awesome find from @basketci5 on twitter, and "spor tarihimiz" on FB.

1986 Challenge Cup NT;



from left to right:
- Aydan Siyavus (coach), 14-Lutfi Aribogan, 6-(Magara) Levent Senol, 9-Emir, 15-Tamer Oyguc, 5-Cihat Levent, 13-Efe Aydan, 10-Erman Kunter
- 8-Taner, 11-Mehmet Ali Tlabar, 7-Ali (Alico) Limoncuoglu, 12-Omer Buyukaycan, 4-Levent Topsakal

 

[Levenspiel2]

quoting from our dear asdf/critter out on a walk. Too bad he's not active any more.

Omer Buyukaycan(1966) was one of the most talented Turkish basketballers of all time. He was around 194-195 at the age of 15 and was raised as a sg/sf, but then grew 10 cm. in one year and all of a sudden, found himself playing the power forward position. He ended up standing 208-209 cm.-tall. He had the quickness and athleticism of a sg, the fundamentals of a sg+sf+pf+c, a great shooting touch and a very high basketball IQ. Unfortunately, he was extremely lazy and had an indifferent personality. Hence, the failure to live up to expectations.

p.s. In 1997, he joined a weird religious sect and retired from basketball. He resumed playing in 1998 for a short duration, then retired again. This time for good.

His website is: http://www.omeraycan.com
His picture: http://www.omeraycan.com/kimdir.htm (the one on the right)

One more player who deserves to have his name mentioned in the list is Hakan Yorükoglu(1967-194). He was a combo-guard who played for Efes Pilsen, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray among other teams. He was a very athletic and strong player, had a nearly unstoppable good mid-range shot, was quite good in one-on-one and a good penetrator. Moreover, he was a good rebounder for a guard and was one of the better defenders in the Turkish league depite spending much effort in offense. Unfortunately, during most of his career, Turkish basketball was sorely lacking organization, good coaching, money and professionalism. Therefore, his chances of realizing his true potential was very limited.

Among contemporary players, Beno Udrih resembles him most.

A bit of gossip: He used to be married to Zeynepgül Onay. Then they divorced and soon after, Zeynepgül Yorükoglu became Zeynepgül Ene, Orhun Ene's wife. From what I can recall, he never was his former self neither on nor on the court after that incident. To be honest, from what I deducted from his interviews, he appeared to be a very hot-tempered man with an unbalanced personality. I think the only picture I found of him concurs my thought:

http://basketbol.tblstat.net/pd.asp?p=655


I'll write about Levent Topsakal and perhaps some other basketballers when I find the time and opportunity.

 

[Levenspiel2]

A very interesting story about Huseyin Alp.

http://www.bsl.org.tr/bsl/detail/2017/01/12/tbt-basketbolun-unutulmaz-devi-hüseyin-alp

below is a fast translation.

The unforgettable giant of Turkish basketball

I hadn't heard about basketball in my life...

Huseyin Alp, born in 1935 in Kangal, Sivas, was a farmer in his village until he was discovered by a Milliyet journalist in October 1962. Upon seeing the story in newspaper, the representatives of ITU sports club promptly go to Sivas, as there was no 2.15m tall basketball player in country at the time and having one could be great advantage. They convince Alp to come to Istanbul, but the 2.15m giant is hesitant and keeps saying "I am not good at sports, I haven't heard of this word basketball in my life, I'm 28 years old, let me return to my village..."

He sees the basketball for the first time in ITU sports hall, in 1962. He starts to practice shooting and free throws with coach Yalcin Granit. He makes his debut in Dec 1962 against Kadikoyspor, scoring 7 points in 16 minutes. Huseyin had never got along well with the referees, and he fouled out in many games. He always complained about unseen fouls done to him "Opponent players used to hang from my arms".

On Sep 16, 1966, Alp moves to Altinordu after an eventful process. He completes the season as the scoring leader of the league with 552 points, and Altinordu becomes the first ever champion of official Turkish basketball league. Altinordu beats Galatasaray 60-48 in Izmir, and "brings basketball to Anatolia". The crowd was ecstatic with joy, especially when the 80m-tall mascot of the team, Ahmet, carried Alp's towel on a stick. Later that year, Altinordu also beat the cup champion Fenerbahce 80-72.

Alp returns to ITU in Aug 1967, accepting a 45000 TL salary (compared to 35000 TL from Altinordu), and leads ITU to their first TBL title. His teammates Kemal Erdenay, Resat Guney, and Cihat Ilkbasaran were also the core of the national team.



In July 1968, Alp considers going back to Sivas and leading his hometown's basketball team, but later changes his mind and goes back to Altinordu. Alp's second stint in Izmir is not a success, and he goes back again to ITU for the 1969-70 season. These are the years of stability and continuous titles for Alp.

Yalcin Granit on Alp prior to EuroBasket qualifications in Budapest in 1969 "He is unstoppable when he's in court. One of the best centers in Europe. He is our biggest asset and if used properly, he can win big games for us." Alp gathered lots of attention from Hungarian spectators and reporters in Budapest.

During the 1972-73 season, Alp decides to retire from the sport he started too late. His legs were weaker for his upper body and was slowly bothering him. At the end of the season, Alp crowns his career with a final league title. However, ITU managers insist for another season. With four star players from their champion squad called up for the army, and two transferred elsewhere, ITU risks relegation. Alp agrees to stay around for another year and keeps ITU in the league with multiple 40-point games.




The jubilee game was played in Mar 22nd, 1974 in front of a fully packed arena. His ex-teammates Erdenay, Guney, Gunduz, and Ilkbasaran also play in this game with special permission from their duty in the army. Huseyin Alp scored 16 points. At the end of the day, when asked about his feelings, Alp, true to his roots, says "leaving basketball makes me feel dry like mill without water". When asked about his most unforgettable memory of his 12-year career, Alp shares "We were in Sofia for the Balkan Games. I got sick on the way to Sofia and could not leave the bed for a long time. Just when I could walk, I took the service elevator to my room, but it broke down. The elevator was tiny, for two people, and we were three inside. I was already not in the best mood due to my illness. I don't remember how long we stayed there, but I swore to not take elevators any more". Alp also shares memories in his book "13 years under the basket".



During his career, in 70s, Alp acted in several movies, mainly playing "giant" roles, but sometimes also in others, such as his successful portrayal of the mafia boss, Besir. So much that following the movie, people start calling him "Baba" (mafia boss) in real life too. His opinions about the film industry, however, was not pleasant: "I have had roles in 3 movies so far. They come, we agree, you start working, you finish, but they do not pay you as they promised. For the last movie, we had a deal for 1000 TL/day for 15 days, but they made me do 15-day worth of work in a single day and sent me out..."



Huseyin Alp was an attraction also in the streets. Emin Kemal Ozer, an ex-bball player of the same era, shares a memory "I was walking to Taksim from Galatasaray when I noticed a crowd in the front, a head sticking out in the middle. Crowd was jumping around him, mocking him, really unpleasant scene... I approached and he recognized me. We left together to the arena, and I asked over a couple of glasses of tea - what was going on? he said I was drinking a bottle of soda, and it looked so small in my hands, people started to order more to tea and soda to see me holding them and to laugh. - looking at the tea glasses and bottles, I could see he could not grasp the bottle and had to hold with two fingers."

When he moved to Istanbul, he had left his wife and 1.5 year old son in Sivas. Later on, he brought them to Istanbul and had 4 more children. Basketball was not an money-making job in those days, and Alp had to do second jobs all time, from running a grocery shop to acting in movies and TV commercials. With the money collected from his jubilee game, he planned to start a business and secure the future of his children. But he donated some of this money to Turkish Air Force foundation.

Alp died at the age 48 from cancer, not shown much attention by the bball world of the time. On the anniversary of his death, there were fewer than 5 people beside his grave. the first giant of the Turkish basketball was fast forgotten. Now his name lives on the title of the "Kagithane Huseyin Alp Sports Club". He deserved more.

Adem Çatalkaş
BSL Medya
Jan 12, 2017

 

[Jazz2]

Thanks for posting this!

Very interesting story and very sad that he was overlooked and not given proper respect while he was alive.
Seems like basketball has become rather more lucrative since then as well!

 

[Levenspiel2]

Thanks for posting this!

Very interesting story and very sad that he was overlooked and not given proper respect while he was alive.
Seems like basketball has become rather more lucrative since then as well!

thank you for reading it. Yeah, Alp apparently had 6 titles in the first 7 seasons of the TBL, and I had only heard of his name once or twice, no idea about his story. Playing bball definitely has become a lot more lucrative now, as you know, with million dollar training contracts.

PS. i gotta fix those blank posts, with lost pictures.