2007–08 Turkish Basketball League

The 2007-08 Turkish Basketball League is the 42nd season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. Beşiktaş Cola Turka finished first in the regular season and Fenerbahçe Ülker won the playoffs.

2007-08 Turkish Basketball League
League	Turkish Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of games	240 (regular season)
Number of teams	16
Total attendance	439,707 (Average: 1,666)^[1]
TV partner(s)	Lig TV
Regular Season
TBL Finals

Regular season standings

Last updated May 10, 2008

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	±	Pts
1	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	30	24	6	2496	2235	+261	54
2	Efes Pilsen S.K.	30	22	8	2471	2209	+262	52
3	Fenerbahçe Ülker	30	21	9	2447	2227	+220	51
4	Türk Telekom B.K.	30	20	10	2689	2435	+254	50
5	Galatasaray Café Crown	30	19	11	2319	2174	+145	49
6	Antalya BŞB. S.K.	30	18	12	2353	2327	+26	48
7	Pınar Karşıyaka	30	17	13	2608	2528	+80	47
8	Banvitspor	30	14	16	2440	2410	+30	44
9	CASA TED Kolejliler	30	13	17	2285	2404	-119	43
10	Mersin BŞB. S.K.	30	13	17	2297	2378		43
11	Kepez Bld. S.K.	30	12	18	2297	2335	-38	42
12	Oyak Renault B.K.	30	12	18	2021	2164	-143	42
13	Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi	30	10	20	2386	2673	-287	40
14	Darüşşafaka S.K.	30	9	21	2280	2461	-181	39
15	Alpella	30	8	22	2150	2391	-241	38
16	TTNet Beykoz	30	8	22	2271	2459	-188	38

Alpella and TTNET Beykoz were relegated to Turkish Second Basketball League. Erdemirspor and Aliağa Belediyespor will play in Turkish Basketball League in 2008-2009 season.

Beko Basketball League 2007/2008 Play-offs

The Beko Basketball League play-offs started on Saturday, May 3, 2008 and ran through June 4, 2008 with the League finals.

Quarterfinal and Semifinal series are 5-match series. The teams first to reach 3 wins goes through to the next round. The team which has won both regular season matchups starts with a 1–0 lead to the series.

Final series are 7-match series and the team that is first to reach 4 wins is the champion of the Beko Basketball League.

Quarter Finals			SemiFinals			Finals


1	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	3

8	Bandırma Banvit	1
			1	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	1

			4	Türk Telekom	3
4	Türk Telekom	3

5	Galatasaray	0
						3	Fenerbahçe Ülker	4

						4	Türk Telekom	1
2	Efes Pilsen	3

7	Pınar Karşıyaka	1
			2	Efes Pisen	0

			3	Fenerbahçe Ülker	3
3	Fenerbahçe Ülker	3

6	Antalya Belediye	1

Turkish Basketball League 2007-08 Champion
Fenerbahçe Ülker Third Title

2007/2008 Play-off seedings, results, and schedules

Quarter finals

(1) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (24-6) vs. (8) Bandırma Banvit (14-16) (Series starts 1-0)

Game 1 3 May @ Beşiktaş Arena, İstanbul: Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 85, Bandırma Banvit: 81 (2-0)
Game 2 8 May @ Kara Ali Acar, Balıkesir: Bandırma Banvit: 90, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 89 (1-2)
Game 3 10 May @ Kara Ali Acar, Balıkesir: Bandırma Banvit: 96, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 102 (1-3)

Beşiktaş Cola Turka wins the series 3:1

(2) Efes Pilsen (22-8) vs. (7) Pınar Karşıyaka (17-13) (Series starts 0-0)

Game 1 4 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul: Efes Pilsen: 73, Pınar Karşıyaka: 79 (0-1)
Game 2 6 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul: Efes Pilsen: 78, Pınar Karşıyaka: 56 (1-1)
Game 3 10 May @ KY Pınar Arena, İzmir: Pınar Karşıyaka: 82, Efes Pilsen: 95 (1-2)
Game 4 12 May @ KY Pınar Arena, İzmir: Pınar Karşıyaka: 77, Efes Pilsen: 85 (1-3)

Efes Pilsen wins the series 3:1

(3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21-9) vs. (6) Antalya Belediye (18-12) (Series starts 0-0)

Game 1 4 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul: Fenerbahçe Ülker: 78, Antalya Belediye: 73 (1-0)
Game 2 6 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul: Fenerbahçe Ülker: 81, Antalya Belediye: 76 (2-0)
Game 3 10 May @ Atatürk SH, Antalya: Antalya Belediye: 88, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 82 (1-2)
Game 4 12 May @ Atatürk SH, Antalya: Antalya Belediye: 78, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 85 (1-3)

Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:1

(4) Türk Telekom (20-10) vs. (5) Galatasaray Café Crown (19-11) (Series starts 0-0)

Game 1 5 May @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara: Türk Telekom: 78, Galatasaray: 71 (1-0)
Game 2 7 May @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara: Türk Telekom: 73, Galatasaray: 68 (2-0)
Game 3 11 May @ Ayhan Şahenk Hall, İstanbul: Galatasaray: 86, Türk Telekom: 88 (0-3)

Türk Telekom wins the series 3:0

Semifinals

(1) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (24-6) vs. (4) Türk Telekom (20-10) (Series starts 0-1)

Game 1 16 May @ Beşiktaş Arena, İstanbul: Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 87, Türk Telekom: 77 (1-1)
Game 2 19 May @ Atatürk Sports H., Ankara: Türk Telekom: 79, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 74 (2-1)
Game 3 21 May @ Atatürk Sports H., Ankara: Türk Telekom: 75, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 71 (3-1)

Türk Telekom wins the series 3:1

(2) Efes Pilsen (22-8) vs. (3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21-9) (Series starts 0-1)

Game 1 17 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul: Efes Pilsen: 65, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 76 (0-2)
Game 2 20 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul: Fenerbahçe Ülker: 82, Efes Pilsen: 75 (3-0)

Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:0

Beko Basketball League Finals

(3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21-9) vs. (4) Türk Telekom (20-10) (Series starts 0-0)

Game 1 25 May @ Abdi İpekçi Arena, İstanbul: Fenerbahçe Ülker: 100, Türk Telekom: 72 (1-0)
Game 2 27 May @ Abdi İpekçi Arena, İstanbul: Fenerbahçe Ülker: 99, Türk Telekom: 87 (2-0)
Game 3 30 May @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara: Türk Telekom: 87, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 75 (1-2)
Game 4 1 June @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara: Türk Telekom: 94, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 96 (OT) (1-3)
Game 5 4 June @ Abdi İpekçi Arena, İstanbul: Fenerbahçe Ülker: 90, Türk Telekom: 79 (4-1)

Stat leaders

Points per game

Pos.	Name	Team	Pts.pg
1.	Quinton Hosley	Pınar Karşıyaka	22.9
2.	Lorenzo Gordon	Kepez Belediye	21.3
3.	Kevin Braswell	Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üni.	21.1
4.	Sean Marshall	Pınar Karşıyaka	18.8
5.	Ricardo Marsh	Antalya BŞB	18.7
6.	Warren Renard Carter	Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üni.	18.0

Rebounds per game

Pos.	Name	Team	Reb.pg
1.	Quinton Hosley	Pınar Karşıyaka,	11.7
2.	Kenny Adeleke	Banvitspor	11.4
3.	Donnell Harvey	Banvitspor	10.7
4.	Damien Lamone Kinloch	Alpella B.K.	10.6
5.	Chris Burgess	TTNet Beykoz	9.2
6.	Tomislav Ruzic	Kepez Belediye	9.0

Assists per game

Pos.	Name	Team	Ast.pg
1.	Hakan Köseoğlu	Kepez Belediye	6.9
2.	Kevin Levelle Braswell	Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üni.	6.1
3.	Willie Solomon	Fenerbahçe Ülker	5.7
4.	Tutku Açık	Türk Telekom B.K.	5.0
5.	Henry Dobie	CASA TED Kolejliler	4.9
6.	Dee Brown	Galatasaray	4.8

External links

References

↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/basketbol/21037304.asp

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

Turkish Basketball Super League

Current clubs	Anadolu Efes Banvit Beşiktaş Darüşşafaka Doğuş Fenerbahçe Ülker Galatasaray Liv Hospital İstanbul BB Pınar Karşıyaka Royal Halı Gaziantep Rönesans TED Kolejliler Torku Konyaspor Trabzonspor Medical Park Türk Telekom Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece Uşak Sportif Yeşilgiresun Belediye

Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 (P) 2012–13 (P) 2013–14 (P) 2014–15 (P) 2015–16

Champions	Anadolu Efes (13) Eczacıbaşı (8) Fenerbahçe (6) Galatasaray (5) İTÜ (5) Ülkerspor (4) Beşiktaş (2) Karşıyaka (2) Tofaş (2) Altınordu (1) Muhafızgücü (1)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, August 28, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.