Tag: Turkey NT
FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers Recap: Belgium, Croatia move to 3-0 to remain undefeated
Belgium and Croatia were the two teams that moved to 3-0 and remained undefeated in the FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers 2022. Belgium decimated the Czech Republic...
Orhun Ene became the new head coach of the Turkey National Team
TBF parted ways with Ufuk Sarica on 20 November and then Orhun Ene was appointed as the new head coach of the Turkish National...
Standings after first window of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers
The first window of the FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers saw European powers upset and impressive attendances. In Group A, defending 2019 FIBA World Cup champion...
Shane Larkin out for about two weeks with ankle injury
Shane Larkin suffered an ankle injury and will be sidelined for the next two weeks, as Anadolu Efes announced on Friday (14/02). Larkin is expected...
Shane Larkin will join the national team of Turkey
Anadolu Efes superstar Shane Larkin took to Twitter and announced he will play for the national team of Turkey. Larkin said he will join the...
Ufuk Sarica signs two-year contract extension with Turkey
Ufuk Sarica has signed a two-year contract extension with Turkey and will remain with the national team until 2021. The president of the Turkish Basketball...
Shane Larkin on joining the national team of Turkey: “It would be a great...
One of the leaders of Anadolu Efes, Shane Larkin, admitted that he would be interested in joining the national team of Turkey. Here is what...
World Cup classification games roundup – September 7th
New Zealand, Canada, Turkey and Germany won in their first games of World Cup classification round (17th until 32nd place). Team of New Zealand won...
2019 Basketball World Cup: Day 4 Roundup
Tuesday's action in the 2019 Basketball World Cup saw six more teams qualify for the second round of the tournament. Team USA, Brazil, France, the...
Team USA survived Turkey in epic battle in Shanghai
In an epic thriller in Shanghai, Team USA edged Turkey (93-92) and secured its ticket to the Round of 16. Turkey was in front by...
Scottie Wilbekin expected to play vs Team USA
Scottie Wilbekin has not fully recovered from his finger injury, yet he is expected to play against Team USA on Tuesday (03/09). Here is what...
Ufuk Sarica on Scottie Wilbekin: “He had a finger problem, but now he’s good”
The head of coach of Turkey, Ufuk Sarica, talked about the medical condition of Scottie Wilbekin, following a finger injury. Wilbekin did not play in...
Ersan Ilyasova and Turkey kick off Basketball World Cup in style
Ersan Ilyasova made an impressive double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) and led Turkey past Japan in the opening game of Group E (86-67). The Turks...
Turkey announced 12-man Basketball World Cup roster
Turkey officially named on Friday (30/08) the 12 players that will compete in the 2019 Basketball World Cup. Dogus Balbay, Sertac Sanlı, A.Bugrahan Tuncer, J....
2019 Suzhou International Basketball Challenge: Turkey vs Dominican Republic (LIVE)
Turkey faces the Dominican Republic in the final day of the 2019 Suzhou International Basketball Challenge. This is the final preparation game for both teams...
Venezuela defeats Turkey in Basketball World Cup preparation game
Venezuela edged Turkey in a Basketball World Cup preparation game in the 2019 Suzhou International Basketball Challenge (71-68). The Turks trailed for the majority of...
Osman, Ilyasova led Turkey past Italy in the final day of the “Acropolis Tournament”
Turkey made a come-back in the fourth quarter and edged Italy (72-70) in the final day of the "Acropolis Tournament" in Athens. The Italians made...
Antetokounmpo, Printezis and Greece overpowered Turkey
With Giannis Antetokounmpo (16 points) and Giorgos Printezis (18 points) playing at high standards, Greece defeated Turkey (84-70). Greece were in control from start to...
Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Jokic lead Serbia past Turkey (video)
Serbia led from start to finish and dominated Turkey in the opening match of the "Acropolis Tournament" in Athens (87-72). The Serbians took a double-digit...
Cedi Osman: “We have to play our best game”
Cedi Osman, one of the leaders of the Turkish national team, talked about the upcoming Basketball World Cup. Here is what the guard/forward of the...
Ufuk Sarica: “The Olympics is our biggest dream”
Qualifying to the 2020 Olympic Games via the Basketball World Cup is one of Turkey's goals, according to head coach Ufuk Sarica. Here is what...
Turkey victorious over France in World Cup preparation game
Thanks to a 13-20 run in the fourth quarter, Turkey defeated France in Pau (69-74) on Monday night (05/08). This was the first preparation game...
Turkey announced the preliminary roster for the 2019 Basketball World Cup
Turkey announced on Wednesday (26/06) the 26-man preliminary roster for the upcoming Basketball World Cup in China. The training camp will start on July 1...
Ersan Ilyasova: “I’d like to win another medal or more for the national team...
In an interview with FIBA, Ersan Ilyasova spoke about his target with the national team of Turkey in the 2019 Basketball World Cup. Here is...