Turkey national basketball team
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Turkey  Türkiye |
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| FIBA ranking | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Aydın Örs |
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| Nickname(s) | 12 Dev Adam (12 Giant Men) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  2001 |
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The Turkey national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" (literally: "12 Giant Men"); though a new nickname, "12 Cesur Yürek" (12 Brave Hearts) was proposed after the young and inexperienced team's surprising performance in the 2006 World Championship, despite not having star players Hedo Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur, Mirsad Türkcan, Kerem Tunçeri and Hüseyin Beşok[citation needed].
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[edit] Eurobasket
[edit] Eurobasket 1949
Turkey's European championship debut came at Eurobasket 1949, held in Cairo, Egypt. The Turks split their six games in the seven-team round robin tournament, finishing with three wins and three losses for 4th place.
[edit] Eurobasket 1951
Turkey competed again at Eurobasket 1951 in Paris. Their only loss in the preliminary round was to the Soviet Union as Turkey earned the second-rank spot with a 3-1 record. Their single loss to Bulgaria in the semifinal round, however, was enough to bump them from championship contention as they came out on the bottom of a three-way tie with a 2-1 record. They won their classificiation 5-8 game, but lost the 5/6 game to Italy.
[edit] Eurobasket 1955
Turkey returned after missing 1953's edition to Eurobasket 1955 in Budapest. They went 1-2 in their preliminary round group, taking third in the pool and moving to classification play. There they lost only to France on their way to a 3-1 record in classification round 1. They lost their 9-12 semifinal by 1 point to Finland, but defeated England 77-54 in the next game to take 11th place of the 18 team tournament.
[edit] Eurobasket 1957
Turkey appeared again at Eurobasket 1957 in Sofia. Losing to the Soviet Union and Poland in the preliminary round, Turkey took third in the group to be sent to the classification pool. They defeated each of the other seven teams in the classification round in order to take 9th place of the 16 teams.
[edit] Eurobasket 2001
The Turkey national basketball team, which rose to final at Eurobasket 2001 in Istanbul for the first time, was defeated by Yugoslavia with a score of 69-78 and won the silver medal. Spanish basketball team became third defeating Germany 99-90.
[edit] Eurobasket 2005
Turkey qualified for Eurobasket 2005 held in Serbia and Montenegro, but lost to Lithuania (87-75) and Croatia (80-67) defeating only Bulgaria (94-89) in the preliminary round. It took third in the group to be sent to the classification pool. Germany eliminated Turkish team defeating 66-57. It achieved the final standing 9-12.
[edit] Eurobasket 2007
In Eurobasket 2007 Turkey took part in Group C with Lithuania, Germany and Czech Republic.Turkey lost against Lithuania (69-86)while having no victory against Lithuania in Eurobasket Competitions.In Second game Turkey suffered a 30 point blowout loss against Germany (49-79) that cleared all positive thoughts for Turkey in supoorters' minds.Even with victory against Czech Republic(80-72) who had 0-2 record like Turkey , couldn't compensate two losses.Turkey advanced to the next round,however lost all games to Slovenia (66-51), Italy (84-75,OT Even Though Hidayet Turkoglu's 34 points 4 assists performance) And non-target game to France (85-64).Thus, Turkey eliminated from Eurobasket 2007 with 1-5 record in total and 12th place in the end.
[edit] Mediterranean Games 2005
Turkish team reached the semifinals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. The bronze medal match, it played against the Spain national basketball team, but became fourth losing 84-70.
[edit] World Championship 2006
Turkey was awarded one of the four wild cards by FIBA for the qualification to the Basketball World Championship 2006 in Japan.
Turkish squad completed the prilimary rounds in Group C at second place after the Greek team, and was entitled to play in the round of 16, winning 4 matches against Lithuania (76-74), Australia (76-68), Brazil (73-71) and Qatar (76-69) of the total 5, beaten only by Greece (69-76) in the last match. The young team made also achievements such as the first official win over Lithuania and the first ever 4 consequtive wins in a championship. On August 26, 2006 Turkish national team qualified for Elite Eight defeating Slovenia by 90-84.
[edit] World Championship 2010
In 2010, Turkey will host the FIBA World Championships.
[edit] Current squad
| Position | Player | Born | Height | Current Club |
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| Guard | Kerem Tunçeri | 1979 | 1.90 |  Real Madrid |
| Guard | Ender Arslan | 1983 | 1.88 | Efes Pilsen |
| Guard/Forward | Serkan Erdoğan | 1978 | 1.90 | Efes Pilsen |
| Forward | Ersan İlyasova | 1987 | 2.08 | AXA FC Barcelona (former NBA player) |
| Forward | Hidayet Türkoğlu | 1979 | 2.08 |  Orlando Magic (NBA player) |
| Forward | Cenk Akyol | 1987 | 1.98 | Galatasaray Café Crown (drafted by the NBA, but has yet to play in the league) |
| Forward/Center | Kerem Gönlüm | 1977 | 2.08 | Efes Pilsen |
| Forward/Center | Ermal Kurtoğlu | 1980 | 2.07 | Efes Pilsen |
| Forward/Center | Kaya Peker | 1980 | 2.07 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| Forward/Center | Mehmet Okur | 1979 | 2.11 | Utah Jazz (NBA player) |
| Center | Semih Erden | 1986 | 2.14 | Fenerbahçe Ülker (2008 mock draft) |
[edit] Rosters
1936 Olympic Games: finished 21th among 21 teams
Kamil Ocak, Seref Alemdar, Naili Moran, Hazdayi Penso, Nihat Ertug, Jak Habib, Feridun Koray, Dionis Sakalak, Sadri Usluoğlu, Hayri Arsebük
1937 EuroBasket: did not participate
1939 EuroBasket: did not participate
1946 EuroBasket: did not participate
1947 EuroBasket: did not participate
1948 Olympic Games: did not participate
1949 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 7 teams
Huseyin Ozturk, Samim Gorec, Ali Uras, Avram Barokas, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Tevfik Tankut, Sacit Selduz, Erdogan Partener, Ayduk Koray, Hasim Tankut, Candas Tekeli, Vitali Benazus
1950 World Championship: did not participate
1951 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 17 teams
Yalcin Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Avram Barokas, Sacit Selduz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gunduz, Cemil Sevin, Sadi Gulcelik, Ertem Gorec, Ayhan Demir
1952 Olympic Games: finished 22th among 23 teams
Yalcin Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dincer, Sacit Selduz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gunduz, Sadi Gulcelik, Yuksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Erdogan Partener, Guney Ulmen
1953 EuroBasket: did not participate
1954 World Championship: did not participate
1955 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 18 teams
Yalcin Granit, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dincer, Sadi Gulcelik, Tunc Erim, Yuksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Yalcın Okaya, Yavuz Turkoglu, Uner Erimer, Yuksel Boke, Erdogan Karabelen, Cahit Tanık, Sinasi Ertan
1956 Olympic Games: did not participate
1957 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Yalcin Granit, Mehmet Baturalp, Orhan Girgin, Tunc Erim, Yavuz Turkoglu, Yılmaz Gunduz, Altan Dincer, Turhan Tezol, Uner Erimer, Erdogan Karabelen, Erkan Gunduz
1959 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 17 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Unal Buyukaycan, Nedret Uyguc, Sengün Kaplanoglu, Turhan Tezol, Tunc Erim, Omer Urkon, Ozer Salnur, Erdogan Karabelen, Guner Yalcıner, Tuğrul Demir, Ali Kazaz (Coach: Samim Görec)
1959 World Championship: did not participate
1960 Olympic Games: did not participate
1961 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 19 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Sengun Kaplanoglu, Nedret Uyguc, Dursun Acikbas, Altan Dincer, Tuncer Kobaner, Hasim Ulku, Omer Urkon, Ali Kazaz, Yavuz Demir, Erdal Poyrazoglu, Ersan Salihoglu
1963 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Nedret Uyguc, Nedim Hosgor, Unal Buyukaycan, Sengun Kaplanoglu, Tuncer Kobaner, Hasim Ulku, Ozer Salnur, Halil Daglı, Ilker Esel, Huseyin Kozluca, Yavuz Demir (Coach: Yalcin Granit)
1963 World Championship: did not participate
1964 Olympic Games: did not participate
1965 EuroBasket: did not participate
1967 EuroBasket: did not participate
1967 World Championship: did not participate
1968 Olympic Games: did not participate
1969 EuroBasket: did not participate
1970 World Championship: did not participate
1971 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Huseyin Alp, Kemal Erdenay, Nadir Vekiloglu, Barıs Kuce, Battal Durusel, Zeki Tosun, Resat Guney, Cihat Ilkbasaran, Serdar Ersozlu, Abdullah Ince (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1972 Olympic Games: did not participate
1973 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Aydin Ors, Dogan Hakyemez, Kemal Erdenay, Battal Durusel, Resat Guney, Nuri Tan, Serdar Ersozlu, Necmi Ton, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoglu, Abdullah Ince, Halil Dagli (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1974 World Championship: did not participate
1975 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Kemal Erdenay, Doğan Hakyemez, Efe Aydan, Barıs Kuce, Battal Durusel, Nadir Vekiloglu, Omurden Kısagun, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoglu, Abdullah Ince, Kemal Akinci (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1976 Olympic Games: did not participate
1977 EuroBasket: did not participate
1978 World Championship: did not participate
1979 EuroBasket: did not participate
1980 Olympic Games: did not participate
1981 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Efe Aydan, Erman Kunter, Dogan Hakyemez, Aytek Gurkan, Emir Turam, Necati Guler, Mehmet Dogusken, Serdar Kocyigit, Melih Ercin, Cevat Soydas, Celal Arisan, Sadi Olcay
1982 World Championship: did not participate
1983 EuroBasket: did not participate
1984 Olympic Games: did not participate
1985 EuroBasket: did not participate
1986 World Championship: did not participate
1987 EuroBasket: did not participate
1988 Olympic Games: did not participate
1989 EuroBasket: did not participate
1990 World Championship: did not participate
1991 EuroBasket: did not participate
1992 Olympic Games: did not participate
1993 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Lutfi Aribogan, Levent Topsakal, Omer Buyukaycan, Husnu Cakirgil, Tamer Oyguc, Volkan Aydin, Serdar Apaydın, Murat Konuk, Erdal Kosan, Omer Saybir (Coach: Nur Germen)
1994 World Championship: did not participate
1995 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 14 teams
Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Ibrahim Kutluay, Haluk Yildirim, Levent Topsakal, Omer Buyukaycan, Tamer Oyguc, Lutfi Aribogan, Mirsad Turkcan, Murat Konuk, Murat Evliyaoglu, Serdar Apaydin (Coach: Cetin Yilmaz)
1996 Olympic Games: did not participate
1997 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Ibrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Ufuk Sarica, Mirsad Turkcan, Tamer Oyguc, Huseyin Besok, Volkan Aydin, Murat Evliyaoglu, Murat Konuk, Tunc Girgin, Kemal Tunceri (Coach: Ercument Sunter)
1998 World Championship: did not participate
1999 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Ibrahim Kutluay, Mehmet Okur, Mirsad Turkcan, Ufuk Sarıca, Huseyin Besok, Tamer Oyguc, Haluk Yildirim, Murat Konuk, Kerem Tunceri, Cuneyt Erden, Asim Pars (Coach: Erman Kunter)
2000 Olympic Games: did not participate
2001 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Ibrahim Kutluay, Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Mirsad Turkcan, Huseyin Besok, Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Haluk Yildirim, Kaya Peker, Kerem Tunceri, Omer Onan, Asim Pars (Coach: Aydin Ors)
2002 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay, Mirsad Turkcan, Huseyin Besok, Haluk Yildirim, Kerem Tunceri, Kaya Peker, Omer Onan, Hakan Koseoglu, Asim Pars (Coach: Aydin Ors)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Mirsad Turkcan, Huseyin Besok, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gonlum, Kerem Tunceri, Ender Arslan, Omer Onan, Haluk Yildirim, Rasim Basak (Coach: Aydin Ors)
2004 Olympic Games: did not participate
2005 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdogan, Mirsad Turkcan, Kaya Peker, Ermal Kuqo-Kurtoglu, Kerem Gonlum, Kerem Tunceri, Ender Arslan, Cenk Akyol, Fatih Solak (Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic)
2006 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams
Ibrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdogan, Ersan Ilyasova, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gonlum, Ermal Kuqo-Kurtoglu, Ender Arslan, Semih Erden, Engin Atsur, Cenk Akyol, Hakan Demirel, Fatih Solak (Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gonlum, Ender Arslan, Ermal Kuqo-Kurtoglu, Engin Atsur, Cenk Akyol, Ersan Ilyasova, Semih Erden, Hakan Demirel (Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Turkey Basketball Federation official website (in Turkish)
- Turkey welcomes you to 2010 FIBA World Championship
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