Meet 2010 WC mascot

[rikhardur]

Still without a name (it'll be chosen by the fans next year):

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwc/men/v2/event-guide/mascot.asp

[Fedfan]

ok..so basically a looney eyed pussycat with schizophrenic symptom who also purrs while playing.Great.

I don't know what to suggest as name.Do we even know its gender?

[Khalid80]

Poor cat He looks like he's suffering from glaucoma

[Dtown]

ok..so basically a looney eyed pussycat with schizophrenic symptom who also purrs while playing.Great.

And yet, not the worst mascot in recent memory...

[ataman5]

Poor cat He looks like he's suffering from glaucoma

No my friend, the kind of this cat is called ''Van Kedisi'' ''Turkish Van Cat'', Van is a city in Turkey and kedisi means cat.

It's not suffering from anything it's the way it is in real life as i had one long time ago, one eye blue the other green, they are pretty beatifull and cute.

And also the evil eye bead is a pretty nice touch as we used in our culture a lot.

[ınvnceable]

It is good idea for using "Van Kedisi" in mascot. But i think it could be better.

[rikhardur]

It's not suffering from anything it's the way it is in real life as i had one long time ago, one eye blue the other green, they are pretty beatifull and cute.

Definitely:

[Khalid80]

No my friend, the kind of this cat is called ''Van Kedisi'' ''Turkish Van Cat'', Van is a city in Turkey and kedisi means cat.

It's not suffering from anything it's the way it is in real life as i had one long time ago, one eye blue the other green, they are pretty beatifull and cute.

And also the evil eye bead is a pretty nice touch as we used in our culture a lot.

So what special powers does this celebrity cat have? The blue eye is supposed to fend off the evil eye while the green eye attracts all the female kitties

[Srle]

That cat looks very gay.

[Ifthenelseend]

It's a cat?!? I thought it's some alien

[SunOverHStreet]

Psycho... The most appropriate name for this...thing.

[Levenspiel]

I like cats, but this mascot seems more appropriate for women tournaments.

Did Lithuanian women team have something like that?

[rikhardur]

I like cats too and the mascot as well. It's a symbol of Turkey, the combination of colours is good, design too, and cats have actually much to do with basketball. They are fast, agile, capable of jumping real high, unpredictable, etc, just like a good basketball player should be

[Gunter Soydanbay]

Break down of FIBA 2010’s promotional campaign

Hi,

Here is a professional break down of FIBA 2010’s promotional campaign. It is a fun read!

http://soydanbay.com/2010/04/13/the-visual-identity-of-the-2010-fiba-world-championship

[rikhardur]

So Bascat it is... I like it.

FIBA – Winners of mascot-naming competition revealed

ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - A total of 39 fans who will receive incredible prizes after voting for the winning name in the 2010 FIBA World Championship mascot-naming competition have been chosen.

The competition to name the mascot for this summer's tournament in Turkey came to an end last week with "Bascat" being chosen ahead of "Onecat" and "Micho". The voting was carried out in Turkey only by tens of thousands of fans.

Fans who voted to name the mascot were then entered in a draw for a chance of winning some very interesting prizes.

Four fans will get the privilege of taking home an official Turkish national team uniform and also enjoy the incredible opportunity of having dinner with the players during their training camp.

In addition, five fans won group game tickets for 2010 FIBA World Championship, while 10 more will receive an official Championship t-shirt each and an additional 20 will get mascot gift packages.

The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF)/2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) will send the gifts to all the winners.

Below are the names of the 39 winners.

National Team Uniform and Dinner With Players

* Ersin Oguzlar / Nevsehir
* Rabia Çanakçioglu / Ankara
* Arif Göktug Ünal / Istanbul
* Özlem Ergen / Istanbul


Group Game Ticket

* Emir Demircan / Izmir
* Burak Öçlü / Istanbul
* Kerim Tugrul Arat / Ankara
* Mesutcan Yurdakul / Antalya
* Deniz Köksal / Mugla


Official Championship T-shirt

* Serkan Coskun / Denizli
* Can Akogul / Istanbul
* M. Erdinç Doganay / Istanbul
* Mustafa Gündüz / Mersin
* Yunus Yildiz / Istanbul
* Ferit Pehlivanoglu / Istanbul
* Ahmet Kerim Gündüz / Ingiltere
* Ümit Demir /
* Emre Maden / Ankara
* Suat Ünceler / Istanbul


Mascot Gift Package

* Ahmet Karisik / Istanbul
* Senol Elbay / Istanbul
* Beyza Bozali / Istanbul
* Burak Tever / Istanbul
* Caner Tuncay /
* Selen Koyuncu / Istanbul
* Mert Süratli / Antalya
* Goncagül Cengiz / Istanbul
* Ümit Saraç / Istanbul
* Deniz Isman / Nigde
* Asuman Inankul / Istanbul
* Oguzhan Türkeli / Istanbul
* Ali Korkmaz / Izmir
* Aylin Solakoglu / Istanbul
* Tuba Koç /
* Sule Oral / Istanbul
* Yalçin Uçar / Balikesir
* Ercan Birbiri
* Sabri Safa Paksu / Ankara
* Cem Burbut / Istanbul

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/39829/arti.html