The Turkish Basketball League (TBL) is the top men’s professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 league in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League (Turkish

Turkish language

Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...

: "Türkiye 1. Basketbol Ligi"). There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League

Turkish Second Basketball League

There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode...

 (TB2L) consisting of 2 divisions (A and B).

History

The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert College

Robert College

Robert College of Istanbul , is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. Robert College is a co-educational, boarding school with a wooded campus on the European side of Istanbul between the two bridges on the Bosphorus, with the Arnavutköy district to the east, and...

 in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

 in 1904. Galatasaray High School formed the first basketball team in 1911. The next basketball team founded was of Fenerbahçe 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

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

 and İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

.

The League, in the current form, was founded on December 13, 1969 by the Turkish Basketball Federation

Turkish Basketball Federation

The Turkish Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Turkey. Formed in 1959, it is based in Istanbul. The TBF is a member of the International Basketball Federation and the Union of European Leagues of Basketball . Current chairman of the federation is Turgay Demirel.It...

, and began play with the 1968–1969 season.

The competition

There are 16 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top 8 teams are entitled to participate at the playoff games. The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Premier League. The two lowest placed teams of the Premier League play, respectively, with the third and fourth ranking teams of the Second League in a one game knock-out playoff. The winning top two teams are entitled to play in the Premier League, and the losing two others are relegated into the Second League. Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi

Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi

Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, is a basketball club based in Konya, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League.The club sponsored by Selçuk University and Mutlu Akü Company....

 and CASA TED Kolejililer placed last two standings and relegated to Second League in 2008–2009 season. They were replaced with Bornova Belediye

Bornova Belediye

Bornova Belediyespor is a basketball club based in Bornova district of İzmir, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League since 2009-2010 season. Their home arena is the İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall.-Current squad 2010-2011:-External links:*...

 and Tofaş

Tofas S.K.

Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...

 for 2009–10 season.

Current clubs

Club	City	Venue	Established
Anadolu Efes	İstanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	Sinan Erdem Dome	1976
Aliağa Petkim	Aliağa Aliaga Aliaga can refer to:* Aliaga, Aragon, Spain* Aliağa, Turkey* the Filipino municipality of Aliaga, Nueva Ecija on Luzon* a family name, as in the case of the Peruvian writer Felipe Pardo y Aliaga...	Enka Sport Hall Enka Sport Hall Enka Sport Hall is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in Aliağa district of İzmir Province, Turkey. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,500 spectators....	1993
Antalya B.B. Antalya Büyüksehir Belediyesi -Notable players: Barış Hersek Can Akın Ersin Görkem Muratcan Güler Nedim Yücel Patrick Femerling Kristaps Valters Aaron Jackson Darryl Thompson Jamon Gordon Marcus Douthit Michael Green Patrick Christopher Ralph Mims Ricardo Marsh...	Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...	Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall	1995
Bandırma Banvit Bandirma Banvit -Notable players: Barış Hersek Bekir Yarangüme Can Akın Ersin Görkem Onur Aydın Yunus Çankaya Mickael Mokongo Pero Cameron Paul Henare Vladimir Golubović...	Bandırma Bandirma Bandırma is a city in northwestern Turkey with 113,385 inhabitants on the Sea of Marmara. Also, Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir....	Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall is an indoor arena located in the Bandırma town of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. The arena mostly hosts basketball games and is the home arena of the Banvitspor and Bandırma Kırmızı basketball teams. It has a seating capacity for 2,500 spectators....	1994
Bandırma Kırmızı Bandırma Kırmızı Bandırma Kırmızı is a professional basketball team based in the city of Balıkesir in Turkey, that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats.-Season by season:-External links:**...	Bandırma Bandirma Bandırma is a city in northwestern Turkey with 113,385 inhabitants on the Sea of Marmara. Also, Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir....	Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall is an indoor arena located in the Bandırma town of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. The arena mostly hosts basketball games and is the home arena of the Banvitspor and Bandırma Kırmızı basketball teams. It has a seating capacity for 2,500 spectators....	2011
Beşiktaş Milangaz	İstanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	BJK Akatlar Arena BJK Akatlar Arena Beşiktaş Milangaz Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Akatlar, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is the home court of Beşiktaş J.K.; it also serves the volleyball team. It is also suitable to host other events, such as concerts....	1903
Erdemir Zonguldak Erdemir Zonguldak Erdemir Spor Kulübü, also referred to as Erdemirspor or Erdemir Zonguldak, is a professional basketball team based in the city of Zonguldak in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. The team was founded in 2000. Their home arena is the Erdemir Sport Hall with a capacity of 1,700...	Kdz. Ereğli Karadeniz Eregli Karadeniz Ereğli is a city and district in Zonguldak Province of Turkey, on the Black Sea shore at the mouth of the Kılıçsu River. Population is 98 545 as of 2009. The mayor is Halil Posbıyık .-Facts:...	Erdemir Sport Hall Erdemir Sport Hall Erdemir Sport Hall is an multi-purpose indoor sport venue that is located in the Karadeniz Ereğli town of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,000 spectators....	2000
Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	İstanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	Ülker Sports Arena	1907
Galatasaray Medical Park	İstanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	Abdi İpekçi Arena Abdi Ipekçi Arena Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the...	1905
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball team of based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is the official athletics branch of Hacettepe University. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in 2010...	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Ankara Arena Ankara Arena Ankara Arena is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Ankara, Turkey that opened in April 2010.The seating capacity of the arena is 10,400 spectators...	1982
Mersin B.B. SK	Mersin Mersin -Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...	Edip Burhan Sport Hall Edip Burhan Sport Hall Edip Burhan Sport Hall is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in the Yenişehir district of Mersin, Turkey. Opened in 1971, the hall has a seating capacity of 2,700 spectators. It is home to Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., which plays currently in the Turkish Basketball League....	1993
Olin Edirne Basketbol	Edirne Edirne Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...	Mimar Sinan Sport Hall Mimar Sinan Sport Hall Mimar Sinan Sport Hall is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in the Edirne, Turkey. Opened in 1971, the hall has a seating capacity of 2,000 spectators. It is home to Olin Edirne, which plays currently in the Turkish Basketball League....	2006
Pınar Karşıyaka Pinar Karsiyaka Pınar Karşıyaka is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey. It is a section of the Karşıyaka SK. The team was sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yasar Holding's Food and Beverage Group....	İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...	Karşıyaka Arena Karşıyaka Arena Karşıyaka Arena is an indoor arena in İzmir, Turkey, belonging to Pınar Karşıyaka. The arena was opened in 2005. The 5,000 seating capacity arena is mostly hosts basketball games and women's volleyball team....	1912
Tofaş S.K. Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...	Bursa	Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall is a multi-purpose indoor sport venue located in the district of Altıparmak, Osmangazi in Bursa, Turkey. The hall, with a capacity for 3,000 people, was built in 1972....	1974
Trabzonspor Basketball	Trabzon Trabzon Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...	Hayri Gür Arena Hayri Gür Arena Hayri Gür Arena , aka Pelitli Arena, is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose venue located in Pelitli neighborhood of Trabzon, Turkey....	2005
Türk Telekom BK Türk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Ankara Arena Ankara Arena Ankara Arena is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Ankara, Turkey that opened in April 2010.The seating capacity of the arena is 10,400 spectators...	1991

TBL Finals

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Finals MVP	Champion's Coach
1966–67	Altınordu	No playoffs	–	N/A	Samim Göreç
1967–68	İTÜ Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...	–	–	N/A	Mehmet Baturalp
1968–69	Galatasaray Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	–	–	N/A	Petar Sinemov
1969–70	İTÜ Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...	–	–	N/A	Mehmet Baturalp
1970–71	İTÜ Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...	–	–	N/A	Şengün Kaplanoğlu
1971–72	İTÜ Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...	–	–	N/A	Samim Göreç
1972–73	İTÜ Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...	–	–	N/A	Öner Şaylan
1973–74	Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü is a defunct Turkish sports club in Ankara, Turkey.The club was founded after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.-Achievements:*Turkish Football Championship:**Winner: 1927*Ankara Football League:...	–	–	N/A	Armağan Asena
1974–75	Beşiktaş Besiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats...	–	–	N/A	Cavit Altunay
1975–76	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	–	–	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1976–77	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	–	–	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1977–78	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	–	–	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1978–79	Efes Pilsen	–	–	N/A	Faruk Akagün
1979–80	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	–	–	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1980–81	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	–	–	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1981–82	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	–	–	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1982–83	Efes Pilsen	–	–	N/A	Rıza Erverdi
1983–84	Efes Pilsen	Karşıyaka Pinar Karsiyaka Pınar Karşıyaka is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey. It is a section of the Karşıyaka SK. The team was sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yasar Holding's Food and Beverage Group....	2–1	N/A	Aydan Siyavuş
1984–85	Galatasaray Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	2–1	N/A	Nur Germen
1985–86	Galatasaray Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	Efes Pilsen	2–1	N/A	Fehmi Sadıkoğlu
1986–87	Karşıyaka Pinar Karsiyaka Pınar Karşıyaka is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey. It is a section of the Karşıyaka SK. The team was sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yasar Holding's Food and Beverage Group....	Galatasaray Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	2–1	N/A	Nadir Vekiloğlu
1987–88	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	Çukurova Sanayi	3–1	N/A	Mehmet Baturalp
1988–89	Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	Çukurova Sanayi	3–1	N/A	Mehmet Baturalp
1989–90	Galatasaray Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	Paşabahçe	3–1	N/A	Faruk Akagün
1990–91	Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	Tofaş Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...	3–2	N/A	Çetin Yılmaz
1991–92	Efes Pilsen	Paşabahçe	3–1	N/A	Aydın Örs Aydin Örs Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
1992–93	Efes Pilsen	Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	4–0	N/A	Aydın Örs Aydin Örs Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
1993–94	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	4–2	N/A	Aydın Örs Aydin Örs Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
1994–95	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	4–2	N/A	Çetin Yılmaz
1995–96	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	4–0	N/A	Aydın Örs Aydin Örs Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
1996–97	Efes Pilsen	Türk Telekom PTT Türk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...	4–1	N/A	Aydın Örs Aydin Örs Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
1997–98	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	Efes Pilsen	4–2	N/A	Çetin Yılmaz
1998–99	Tofaş Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...	Efes Pilsen	4–2	N/A	Jasmin Repeša Jasmin Repeša Jasmin Repeša was a Croatian basketball player, and one of the most successful Croatian basketball coaches...
1999–00	Tofaş Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...	Efes Pilsen	4–1	N/A	Tolga Öngören
2000–01	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	Efes Pilsen	4–2	N/A	Murat Didin Murat Didin Kamil Murat Didin is a Turkish former basketball player and currently coach. He manages German side Opel Skyliners.-Coaching career:...
2001–02	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	4–2	N/A	Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti is a Turkish professional basketball coach. Mahmuti was born to Turkish parents living in Skopje. Mahmuti graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy...
2002–03	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	4–3	N/A	Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti is a Turkish professional basketball coach. Mahmuti was born to Turkish parents living in Skopje. Mahmuti graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy...
2003–04	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	4–2	N/A	Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti is a Turkish professional basketball coach. Mahmuti was born to Turkish parents living in Skopje. Mahmuti graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy...
2004–05	Efes Pilsen	Beşiktaş Besiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats...	4–1	N/A	Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti is a Turkish professional basketball coach. Mahmuti was born to Turkish parents living in Skopje. Mahmuti graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy...
2005–06	Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	Efes Pilsen	4–0	N/A	Murat Özyer Murat Özyer Necdet Murat Özyer is a former Turkish national basketball player. He is now a coach, although currently a free agent.-Coaching career:...
2006–07	Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	Efes Pilsen	4–0	N/A	Aydın Örs Aydin Örs Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
2007–08	Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	Türk Telekom Türk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...	4–1	N/A	Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjevic Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
2008–09	Efes Pilsen	Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	4–2	Bootsy Thornton Bootsy Thornton Marvis Linwood Thornton III, better known as Bootsy Thornton , is an American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Turkish giant Efes Pilsen.-College career:...	Ergin Ataman Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman is a Turkish basketball coach. During his playing career which he had begun in 1978, he played at Eczacıbaşı and Yeşilyurt basketball teams....
2009–10 Turkish Basketball League 2009–2010 The 2009–10 Turkish Basketball League was the 44th edition of the top-flight professional basketball league in Turkey. The regular season leaders were Efes Pilsen, but Fenerbahçe Ülker defeated them in the play-offs 4–2.-Regular season standings:-Playoffs:...	Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	Efes Pilsen	4–2	Tarence Kinsey Tarence Kinsey Tarence Anthony Kinsey is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" , 189 lbs guard-forward...	Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjevic Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
2010–11	Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	Galatasaray Cafe Crown Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	4–2	Oğuz Savaş Oguz Savas Oğuz Savaş is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is 2.11 m tall and 130 kg in weight and wears number 21 for Fenerbahçe Ülker...	Neven Spahija

Titles

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Championship seasons
Anadolu Efes	13	9	1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Eczacıbaşı Eczacibasi Eczacıbaşı Holding is a prominent Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942 by Eczacıbaşı family. The group with 39 companies has 10,100 employees and a combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in 2010.-Group:...	8	1	1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	5	8	1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
İTÜ Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...	5	1	1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...	4	5	1995, 1998, 2001, 2006
Galatasaray Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...	4	4	1969, 1985, 1986, 1990
Tofaş Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...	2	2	1999, 2000
Beşiktaş Besiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats...	1	6	1975
Karşıyaka Pinar Karsiyaka Pınar Karşıyaka is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey. It is a section of the Karşıyaka SK. The team was sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yasar Holding's Food and Beverage Group....	1	1	1987
Altınordu	1	0	1967
Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü is a defunct Turkish sports club in Ankara, Turkey.The club was founded after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.-Achievements:*Turkish Football Championship:**Winner: 1927*Ankara Football League:...	1	0	1974

Notable players

• Tutku Açık
  Tutku Açik
  Tutku Açık is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. The guard is 1.94 m tall and 80 kg weight.-International career:...
  
  
• Furkan Aldemir
  Furkan Aldemir
  Furkan Aldemir is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays with Galatasaray. He is 2.08 m tall and 105 kg weight...
  
  
• Ender Arslan
  Ender Arslan
  Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
  
  
• Engin Atsür  
• Ömer Aşık
• Doğuş Balbay
  Dogus Balbay
  Doğuş Balbay is a basketball player from Turkey who plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in Turkey. He is 6'1 and weighs 180 pounds.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• Hüseyin Beşok
  Hüseyin Besok
  Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
  
  
• Hüsnü Çakırgil
  Hüsnü Çakirgil
  Hüsnü Çakırgil is a former professional basketball player from Turkey. He was famous with his spectacular 3 point shoots and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team.The former 3 points killer is 1.98 m.-Career:...
  
  
• Orhun Ene
  Orhun Ene
  Orhun Ene is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and the head coach of the Turkish national basketball team. The former guard is 1.88 m...
  
  
• Semih Erden  
• Harun Erdenay
  Harun Erdenay
  Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...
  
  
• Serkan Erdoğan
  Serkan Erdogan
  Serkan Erdoğan is a Turkish professional basketball player that currently plays for Bandırma Banvit.-Pro Career:...
  
  
• Kerem Gönlüm
  Kerem Gönlüm
  Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish basketball player. He currently plays in the power forward and center positions for Anadolu Efes S.K..Gönlüm is a regular Turkish national team player.-Doping Scandal:...
  
  
• Sinan Güler
  Sinan Güler
  Sinan Güler is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Anadolu Efes. He is son of retired basketball player Necati Güler and younger brother of basketball player Muratcan Güler....
  
  
• Ersan İlyasova
  Ersan Ilyasova
  Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...
  
  
• Enes Kanter
  Enes Kanter
  Enes Kanter is a Turkish basketball player drafted by the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association in 2011 NBA Draft.-Early life:...
  
    
• Erman Kunter
  Erman Kunter
  Erman Kunter is a legendary Turkish former professional basketball player and now coach of Cholet Basket. He played for İTÜ, Beşiktaş Istanbul, Eczacıbaşı, Yenişehir, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, and Çukurova Sanayispor...
  
  
• İbrahim Kutluay
• Cemal Nalga
  Cemal Nalga
  Cemal Nalga is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Bandırma Banvit in Turkish Basketball League.-Jersey scandal:...
  
  
• Mehmet Okur
  Mehmet Okur
  Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
  
  
• Ömer Onan
  Ömer Onan
  Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....
  
  
• Tamer Oyguç
  Tamer Oyguç
  Tamer Oyguç is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent most of his career with Efes Pilsen. The former center is 2.10 m tall and wore the number 13 jersey for all...
  
  
• Cevher Özer
  Cevher Özer
  Cevher Özer is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-External links:*...
  
  
• Asım Pars
  Asim Pars
  Asım Pars is a Bosnian born Turkish national basketball player...
  
    
• Kaya Peker
• Emir Preldžič
  Emir Preldžic
  Emir Preldžić is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosnian origin who played for Slovenian national basketball team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament. He is 6 ft 9 in tall and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions, and he can also play as a...
  
      
• Ufuk Sarıca
  Ufuk Sarica
  Ufuk Sarıca is a Turkish former national basketball player and now the head coach at Turkish club Efes Pilsen.Sarıca could play either at Shooting Guard or Small forward positions during his playing career....
  
  
• Oğuz Savaş
  Oguz Savas
  Oğuz Savaş is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is 2.11 m tall and 130 kg in weight and wears number 21 for Fenerbahçe Ülker...
  
  
• Fatih Solak
  Fatih Solak
  Fatih Solak is a Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.13 m tall making him a Center. He also has a very impressive physique and weighs 125 kg...
  
  
• Levent Topsakal
  Levent Topsakal
  Levent Topsakal is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team...
  
  
• Kerem Tunçeri
  Kerem Tunçeri
  Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
  
  
• Mirsad Türkcan    
• Hidayet Türkoğlu
  Hidayet Türkoglu
  Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player in the NBA currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He plays the small forward position, although he has played four positions in his career...
  
    
• Haluk Yıldırım
  Haluk Yildirim
  Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...
  
  

• Rasim Başak
  Rasim Basak
  Rasim Başak is a Azerbaijani-Turkish professional basketball player of Türk Telekom B.K. The power forward is 2.02 m tall and 100 kg weight and wears 8 number for Fenerbahçe Ülker. He has Russian mother and Azeri father but also has Turkish citizenship and he already played several times for...
  
    

• Zaza Pachulia
  Zaza Pachulia
  Zaza Pachulia , is a Georgian professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball League. He is also under contract with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA, but is playing overseas because of the 2011 NBA lockout.-Early athletic career:...
  
    

• Kaspars Kambala
  Kaspars Kambala
  Kaspars Kambala is a Latvian professional basketball player and a former professional boxer. He is 2.06 meters tall and he weighs 125 kilograms...
  
  
• Roberts Štelmahers
  Roberts Štelmahers
  Roberts Štelmahers is a retired Latvian professional basketball player, who played at the Point guard position.Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005. He has played a total of...
  
  

• Vidas Ginevičius
  Vidas Ginevicius
  Vidas Ginevičius is a 1.93 m in height, 93 kg in weight, Lithuanian professional basketball point guard, who plays for the Lithuanian team BC Kėdainiai Triobet since 2011.-Pro career:...
  
  
• Simas Jasaitis
  Simas Jasaitis
  Simas Jasaitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is a small forward and currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He also represents the Lithuanian national basketball team.-Pro career:...
  
  
• Šarūnas Jasikevičius
  Šarunas Jasikevicius
  Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.-Early years:...
  
  
• Darjuš Lavrinovič
  Darjuš Lavrinovic
  Darjuš Lavrinovič Darjuš Lavrinovič Darjuš Lavrinovič (alternate spelling: Darius Lavrinovič; ; Russian Cyrillic: Дарюс Лавринович ; born November 1, 1979 in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a Polish-Lithuanian professional basketball player. His twin brother Kšyštof is also a professional basketball...
  
  
• Tomas Nagys
  Tomas Nagys
  Tomas Nagys is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. From 1999 to 2003 he played for Clemson Tigers men's basketball...
  
  
• Virginijus Praškevičius
  Virginijus Praškevicius
  Virginijus Praškevičius is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played for the Lithuania national team and for Lithuania Under-22 national team, taking part in Eurobasket 1997, World Championship 1998, Eurobasket 1999, and 2003, where he took the Gold...
  
  
• Renaldas Seibutis
  Renaldas Seibutis
  Renaldas Seibutis , is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently with the Lithuanian Basketball League club Lietuvos Rytas.-NBA career:...
  
  
• Darius Songaila
  Darius Songaila
  Darius Songaila is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is also a member of the Lithuania national team. He can play power forward and center positions. He currently plays for Galatasaray Medical Park in Turkey....
  
  
• Saulius Štombergas
  Saulius Štombergas
  Saulius Štombergas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian men's national basketball team....
  
  
• Eurelijus Žukauskas
  Eurelijus Žukauskas
  Eurelijus Žukauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round...
  
  

• Sergei Bazarevich
  Sergei Bazarevich
  Sergei Valerianovich Bazarevich is a retired Russian professional basketball player. He played in 10 games for the Atlanta Hawks during the 1994–95 NBA season. He was a 6'2" and 168 lb point guard...
  
  
• Vasily Karasev
• Zakhar Pashutin
  Zakhar Pashutin
  Zakhar Yuryevich Pashutin is a Russian professional basketball player. He is 1.96 m in height and he weighs 95 kg . He plays at the shooting guard position. He is currently with UNICS Kazan. He was also a member of the Russian national team in the period of 1996-2008.-Pro Teams:...
  
  

  Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

• Kenny Adeleke
  Kenny Adeleke
  Kenny Adeleke is a Nigerian American basketball player who plays in Italy for NSB Napoli.Adeleke played basketball and tennis at Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn, New York. During Adeleke's senior year at Paul Robeson High School , he was named P.S.A.L...
  
  
• Julius Nwosu
  Julius Nwosu
  Obinna Julius Nwosu, otherwise referred to as just Julius Nwosu , is a Nigerian professional basketball player. He played briefly for the American National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs during the 1994–95 NBA season...
  
  

• Ermal Kuqo
  Ermal Kuqo
  Ermal Kuqo is the most successful Albanian basketball player of all times. He currently plays for the Turkish side Anadolu Efes...
  
    

• Kenan Bajramović
  Kenan Bajramovic
  Kenan Bajramović is an Bosnian basketball player who currently plays for Banvit B.K. in Turkey. Mostly he established himself playing for Lietuvos rytas playing in Euroleague. He is married to Zlata Bajramovic...
  
  
• Damir Mršić  
• Ratko Varda
  Ratko Varda
  Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...
  
    

• Lukša Andrić
  Lukša Andrić
  Lukša Andrić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He stands 2.10 m tall making him a center. He plays for the Turkish Basketball League team Galatasaray.-References:...
  
  
• Stanko Barać
  Stanko Barac
  Stanko Barać is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently plays with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague...
  
  
• Bojan Bogdanović
  Bojan Bogdanović
  Bojan Bogdanović is a Bosnia and Herzegovina-born Croatian professional basketball player for Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker.....
  
  
• Gordan Giriček
  Gordan Giricek
  Gordan Giriček is a Croatian professional basketball player who is currently playing for Cibona Zagreb. Previously, he played in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns...
  
  
• Damir Mulaomerović
  Damir Mulaomerovic
  Damir Mulaomerovic is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for KK Zagreb....
  
  
• Marko Popović
  Marko Popovic (born 1982)
  Marko Popović is a Croatian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He is a 1.85 m and 86 kg point guard...
  
  
• Nikola Prkačin
  Nikola Prkacin
  Nikola Prkačin is a Croatian professional basketball player. He resides in Zagreb, Croatia, with his wife and three children. He plays for Croatia's most successful basketball club Cibona and is team captain....
  
  
• Slaven Rimac
  Slaven Rimac
  Slaven Rimac is a Croatian professional basketball player born on December 19, 1974, in Zagreb . He was a member of the Croatian National Team in 1996 Olympic Games and 1997 Eurobasket...
  
  
• Žan Tabak
  Žan Tabak
  Žan Tabak is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievements, despite injuries....
  
  
• Marko Tomas
  Marko Tomas
  Marko Tomas is a Croatian professional basketball player. Currently, he is a member of the pro club Fenerbahçe Ülker.-Pro career:...
  
  
• Roko Ukić
• Nikola Vujčić
  Nikola Vujcic
  Nikola Vujčić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 m tall. He can play at both the center and power forward positions. He last played for Efes Pilsen SK for the 2010–11 season.-Player profile:...
  
  
• Andrija Žižić
  Andrija Žižic
  Andrija Žižić is a Croatian professional basketball player. His height is 2.07 m and he plays as a forward-center. He currently plays with the pro club KK Cedevita.-Pro career:...
  
  

  Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

• Petar Naumoski
  Petar Naumoski
  Petar Naumoski is a former Macedonian basketball player who had successful years especially in Turkey and Italy. He is a 1.94 m point-guard and a very skillful playmaker. He once served as Sport Minister of the Republic of Macedonia...
  
    
• Vrbica Stefanov
  Vrbica Stefanov
  Vrbica Stefanov is a Macedonian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played six seasons with the MZT Skopje , then passed to the Rabotnicki Skopje , the Karsiyaka Izmir , AEK Athens BC...
  
  
• Predrag Samardžiski
  Predrag Samardžiski
  Predrag Samardžiski is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He currently plays for BC Lietuvos Rytas in the Lithuanian Basketball League.-Pro career:...
  
  

• Predrag Drobnjak
  Predrag Drobnjak
  Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia . During his career, he played professionally in the NBA.-Pro career:Drobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA...
  
  
• Vladimir Golubović
  Vladimir Golubovic
  Vladimir Golubović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Ukrainian club Azovmash.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Vlado Šćepanović
  Vlado Šcepanovic
  Vlado Šćepanović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player.-Pro career:...
  
  

• Sani Bečirovič
  Sani Becirovic
  Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...
  
    
• Jurica Golemac
  Jurica Golemac
  Jurica Golemac , is a Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.12m tall and weighs 102 kg . He can play at both the forward and center positions...
  
  
• Goran Jagodnik
  Goran Jagodnik
  Goran Jagodnik is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Union Olimpija.-Professional career: Koper Hopsi Polzela...
  
  
• Jaka Lakovič
  Jaka Lakovic
  Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...
  
  
• Boštjan Nachbar
• Marko Milič
  Marko Milic
  Marko Milič is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Milič's father, Vladimir, was a shot putting champion in the former Yugoslavia. His mother, Metka Papler, is a former successful sportswoman of the same origin...
  
  
• Gašper Vidmar
• Sasha Vujačić
  Sasha Vujacic
  Aleksandar "Sasha" Vujačić is a Slovenian basketball player who has played in Italy, the United States , and more recently for Anadolu Efes S.K. in Turkey...
  
  
• Jure Zdovc
  Jure Zdovc
  Jurij "Jure" Zdovc is a retired Slovenian basketball player and the coach of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.As junior he start to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice...
  
  

• Radisav Ćurčić
  Radisav Curcic
  Radisav Ćurčić is a Serbian basketball player, who also holds an Israeli citizenship. He is 206 cm tall , and played center.His clubs included:...
  
    
• Milan Gurović
  Milan Gurovic
  Milan Gurović is a retired controversial Serbian professional basketball player.Gurović, a regular member of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro national team, turned out for many clubs all over Europe during his career....
  
  
• Dušan Kecman
  Dušan Kecman
  Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:...
  
  
• Dejan Koturović
  Dejan Koturovic
  Dejan Koturović is a retired Serbian professional basketball center. He helped Yugoslavia to gold at EuroBasket 1995 and the 2002 FIBA World Championship.-External links:* at acb.com* at legabasket.it* at euroleague.net...
  
  
• Igor Milošević
  Igor Milosevic
  Igor Milošević is a Greek professional basketball player of Serbian origin. He is 193 cm in height . He plays the point guard position....
  
    
• Goran Nikolić
  Goran Nikolic
  Goran Nikolić is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m in height and 111 kg in weight....
  
  
• Igor Rakocevic
  Igor Rakocevic
  Igor Rakočević is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.94 m tall...
  
  
• Aleksandar Rašić
  Aleksandar Rašić
  Aleksandar Rašić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.-External links:*...
  
  
• Duško Savanović
  Duško Savanović
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• Mithat Demirel
  Mithat Demirel
  Mithat Demirel is a German former professional basketball player of Turkish descent. He played for Erdemir SK of the Turkish Premier Basketball League before retiring. Formerly a member of Scafati Basket in Italy, Demirel also represented Germany internationally. He retired in 2010 due to an...
  
    
• Patrick Femerling
  Patrick Femerling
  Patrick Femerling is a 7 ft. 1in. German professional basketball player. He currently plays for Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi.-Pro career:...
  
  
• Jan Jagla
  Jan Jagla
  Jan-Hendrik Jagla is a German professional basketball player. Though he stands 7 feet tall, Jagla has the game of a 2-guard, and his game somewhat resembles that of Dirk Nowitzki. Jagla was also known to be a point forward in his college days...
  
  

• Michalis Kakiouzis
  Michalis Kakiouzis
  Michalis Kakiouzis is a Greek professional basketball player.-Pro career:...
  
  
• Efthimios Rentzias
  Efthimios Rentzias
  Efthimios Rentzias is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was most notably a member of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers...
  
  

• Serkan Inan
  Serkan Inan
  Serkan İnan is a Swedish professional basketball player of Turkish descent.-International career:Serkan İnan is a regular Sweden national team player.-External links:***...
  
    

• Thabo Sefolosha
  Thabo Sefolosha
  Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss professional basketball shooting guard who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing overseas because of the 2011 NBA lockout....
  
    

• Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
  Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
  Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is an American professional basketball player.-Life and career:Abdul-Rauf was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. After a record-setting college career at Louisiana State University, he was selected with the third pick in the 1990 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets...
  
  
• Derrick Alston
  Derrick Alston
  Derrick Samuel Alston is an American professional basketball player.Alston played basketball at Hoboken High School in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Basketball career:...
  
  
• Tanoka Beard
  Tanoka Beard
  Tanoka Dwight Beard is a retired American basketball player. Tanoka Beard was a solid big man able to play both the power forward and center positions, he earned an All-Euroleague Second Team selection in 2005, while leading the competition in rebounds with 10.6 per game...
  
  
• Dee Brown
• Marcus Brown
  Marcus Brown
  Marcus James Brown is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'4" , he played as a shooting guard. Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. athletes to ever play abroad...
  
  
• Dallas Comegys
  Dallas Comegys
  Dallas Alonzo Comegys is an American former professional basketball player.- Professional career :Comegys was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 21st overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft...
  
  
• Charles Davis
  Charles Davis (basketball player, born 1984)
  Charles Davis, also known as Chuck Davis is a naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player currently with Banvit Basketbol Kolubu. He is 202 cm tall and plays both forward positions.-References:...
  
    
• Quincy Douby
  Quincy Douby
  Quincy Douby is an Haitian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. At 6'3", 175 lb, Douby played shooting guard for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights...
  
    
• Henry Domercant
  Henry Domercant
  Henry Domercant is an American-born Bosnian professional basketball player playing in Europe. In July 2011 he signed 2-year contract with UNICS Kazan.-Junior & amateur careers:...
  
    
• Erwin Dudley
  Erwin Dudley
  Erwin Lamond Dudley is a naturalized Turkish professional basketball player, originally from the American. He currently plays for Beşiktaş. His Turkish name is Ersin Dağlı....
  
    
• Khalid El-Amin
  Khalid El-Amin
  Khalid El-Amin is an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1999 UConn men's basketball team that won the NCAA championship. He is originally from Minnesota where he played for North High School in Minneapolis...
  
  
• James Gist
• Marques Green
  Marques Green
  Marques Oscar Green is a naturalized Macedonian basketball player of American ancestry who is currently playing for Air Avellino in the Italian Basketball League....
  
    
• Lynn Greer
• Rashard Griffith
  Rashard Griffith
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• Marcus Haislip
  Marcus Haislip
  Marcus Deshon Haislip is an American professional basketball player. Haislip attended Marshall County High School in Lewisburg. He rose to prominence while playing college basketball with the University of Tennessee from 1999 to 2002. After college, he played for several seasons in the NBA...
  
  
• Ben Handlogten
  Ben Handlogten
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• Quinton Hosley
  Quinton Hosley
  Quinton Hosley is an American professional basketball player. He is a 2.01 m 98 kg swingman who currently plays for the pro club Dinamo Basket Sassari.-College career:...
  
    
• Allen Iverson
  Allen Iverson
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• Marc Jackson
  Marc Jackson
  Marc Anthony Jackson is a former American professional basketball player.-Professional career:...
  
  
• Horace Jenkins
  Horace Jenkins
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• Tarance Kinsey
• Trajan Langdon
  Trajan Langdon
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• Chris Lofton
  Chris Lofton
  Christopher Franklin Lofton is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers...
  
  
• Sean May
• Bo McCalebb  
• Conrad McRae
  Conrad McRae
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• Anthony Mason
  Anthony Mason (basketball)
  Anthony George Douglas Mason is a retired American National Basketball Association player with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career...
  
  
• Ronald Murray
  Ronald Murray
  Ronald "Flip" Murray is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays for Efes Pilsen S.K. in Turkey. Murray is a , point guard–shooting guard. In the NBA he most recently played for the Chicago Bulls...
  
  
• Drew Nicholas
  Drew Nicholas
  #REDIRECT Target page nameAndrew "Drew" Lawrence Nicholas is an American professional basketball player...
  
  
• Kevin Rankin
  Kevin Rankin
  Kevin Rankin is a retired American/Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.10 m tall and played the power forward and center positions.-Amateur career:...
  
    
• Larry Richard
  Larry Richard
  Larry Richard is former professional basketball player from United States who played for Eczacıbaşı B.K., 2 years with Fenerbahçe and 3 years with Efes Pilsen SK...
  
  
• David Rivers
  David Rivers
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• Steven Rogers
  Steve Rogers (basketball)
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• Marc Salyers
  Marc Salyers
  Marc Douglas Salyers is a professional basketball player. He is a small forward-power forward.-College career:Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samford Bulldogs from 1997–01....
  
  
• Preston Shumpert
  Preston Shumpert
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• Devin Smith
  Devin Smith
  Devin Michael Smith is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" tall small forward and Shooting Guard...
  
  
• Mitch Smith
  Mitch Smith
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• Willie Solomon
• Jarod Stevenson
  Jarod Stevenson
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• Robert Traylor
  Robert Traylor
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• Bootsy Thornton
  Bootsy Thornton
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• Henry Turner
  Henry Turner (basketball)
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• James White
  James White (basketball)
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• Deron Williams
  Deron Williams
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• Darius Washington  
• Andre Woolridge

• Olu Famutimi
  Olu Famutimi
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• Jay Triano
  Jay Triano
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• Kimani Ffriend
  Kimani Ffriend
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• Esteban Batista
  Esteban Batista
  Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....
  
  

• Rick Apodaca
  Rick Apodaca
  Rick Apodaca is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Apodaca has played in the NCAA, USBL, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with the Arecibo Captains, Bayamón Cowboys, and San German Athletics. Apodaca has played internationally in Poland, Italy and Turkey...
  
  
• Larry Ayuso
  Elías Larry Ayuso
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• Christian Dalmau
  Christian Dalmau
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• Daniel Santiago
  Daniel Santiago
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  New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

• Pero Cameron
  Pero Cameron
  Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron MNZM, known as "Pero", is a former New Zealand professional basketball player. Cameron captained the NZ National Team from 2000 - 2010...
  
  
• Mark Dickel
  Mark Dickel
  Mark Dickel is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He also holds Australian citizenship. He plays the point guard position, and played the 2011 NBL season for the Southland Sharks, which saw him play under his brother.-College career:Dickel played college basketball in the U.S...
  
    
• Paul Henare
  Paul Henare
  Paul Donald Henare is a former New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australasian National Basketball League....
  
  

Italic players still plays in the league

Other participants

• Adana Demirspor (1973–1974, 1975–1976)
• Altay (1967–1972, played as Egepen Altay in 2000–2001)
• Altınordu (1966–1973)
• Anadoluhisarı (1984–1985)
• Ankaragücü (1970–1975)
• Antbirlik (1981–1982, 1994–1996, 2000–2001)
• Bakırköyspor (1993–1994)
• Beslen Makarna (1986–1992, withdrew after finish of 1991–92 season)
• Büyük Kolej (2000–2006)
• Büyük Salat (1988-1988, withdrew after 7 matches)
• Çukurova Sanayi (1981–1992)
• DSİ Spor (1966–1982, played as Suspor between 1966–1975)
• Eczacıbaşı (1974–1990, 1991–1992, Eczacıbaşı Holding closed basketball branch after relegation to Second League in 1992)
• Göztepe (1968–1969, 2002–2003)
• Güney Sanayi (1980–1984)
• Hilalspor (1984–1986, 1987–1988)
• Jandarmagücü (1967–1969)
• İTÜ (1966–1978, 1979-1994, 1996–1998, 1999–2000, 2001–2006, played as Raks İTÜ in 1996–97 and Aras İTÜ in 2003–2004 seasons)
• Kadıköyspor (1966–1969, 1972–1975) (Became Efes Pilsen in 1976)
• Karagücü (1968–1970)
• Konyaspor (1992–1993, 1996–2001, played as Kombassan Konyaspor between 1996–2001 and withdrew in 2001)
• Kuşadasıspor (1998–1999)
• Kurtuluş (1966–1968)
• Meysuspor (1992–1993, 1994–1998)
• Modaspor (1968–1971)
• Muhafızgücü (1966–1976, 1977–1978, 1980–1983, played as Silahlı Kuvvetler Gücü between 1982–1983)
• Muratpaşa Bld. (1993–1996, 1997–1999, played as Antalyaspor between 1993–1996 and joined to Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor in 2001)
• Mülkiye (1980–1981)
• Nasaşspor (1986–1987, 1989–1993) (The team was played in İzmit, it was relocated to İstanbul and became Ülkerspor in 1993–94 season, Alpellaspor in 2006–2007 one. It was finally relocated to Trabzon and became Trabzonspor in 2008–2009 season). Trabzonspor played in TBL as Alpellaspor between 2006–2008 and promoted to TBL again in 2009–10 season as champions.
• Netaş (1995–1997)
• ODTÜ (1975–1977, 1980–1983)
• Olin Gençlik (2010–?)
• Ortaköy (1992–1998, played as Mis Süt Ortaköy in 1993–94 season, Mavi Jeans Ortaköy between 1994–1997 and Emlakbank Ortaköy in 1997–98 season)
• Paşabahçe (1987–1992, İş Bankası closed basketball branch in 1992)
• Samsunspor (1973–1974, withdrew after finishing first half of season)
• Şekerspor (1966–1968, 1971–1983, 1986–1987)
• Taçspor (1978–1982, 1994–1995)
• Tarsus İdman Yurdu Erkutspor (1985–1986, withdrew and played any matches)
• Tekelspor (2002–2007)
• Tofaş (1976–1989, 1990–2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2007, played as Tofaş SAS between 1976–1989 and withdrew from the league in 2000–2001 season)
• TTNet Beykozspor (1988–1990, 205–2008, played as Sümerbank Beykozspor between 1988–1990 and Beykozspor between 2005–2007)
• Yenişehir (1976–1983, 1985–1986, played as Yenişehir Meysu between 1977–1979, as İstanbul Bankası Yenişehir between 1979–1983 and as Hortaş Yenişehir between 1985–1986)
• Tuborg Pilsener (1995–2001, 2003–2006, played as Tuborg between 1995–1999 and Troy Pilsener between 1999–2001 and withdrew in 2001 and in 2006)
• Yıldırımspor (1992–1994, withdrew from the league in 1994)
• Ziraat Fakültesi (1977–1982, 1983–1984)

External links

www.TBLStat.net Turkish Basketball League official website Turkish Basketball Federation official website