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Afyon Belediye S.K.
Afyon Belediye S.K., commonly known as Afyon Belediye or simply Afyon, for sponsorship reasons HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The club currently plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Their home arena is Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,833 seats. Formerly known as Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, the team was founded and sponsored by Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar Municipality in 2013. Their second season of Turkish Basketball League they finished eighth and competed in the play-offs. In 2018, the club promoted to the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the first time after winning the TBL promotion play-offs. Season by season : Promoted as winners of the play-offs. : Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Players Current roster Notable players * Cemal Nalga * Cevher Özer * Egemen Güven * Earl Calloway * Jacob Pullen * Christos Tapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Basketball First League
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L). Format and promotion and relegation There are a total of 16 teams participating in the league for the ''2019–20 TBL season''. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Team finishes at first place promotes to the top-tier level Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) for the next season, teams ranked 2nd place to 9th place, compete in playoff format and winner of the playoff also promotes. The last two teams are relegated to the third-tier level Turkish Basketball Second League. League champions and promoted teams *1970: Ankaragücü *1971: Şekerspor *1972: Kadıköyspor *1973: Adana Demirspor, Samsunspor *1974: Eczacıbaşı, Karşıyaka *1975: ODTÜ, Adana Demirspor *1976: Yenişehir, Tofaş *1977: Muhafızgücü, Ziraat Fakültesi *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egemen Güven
Akif Egemen Güven (born 25 September 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the BSL. Turkish national team He is a regular Turkish youth national team player. Güven won three straight championships during his youth national team career. He helped Turkey to 1st place at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was named MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ... and headed the All-Tournament Team as he averaged 13.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.8 blocks at 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Career statistics Domestic leagues References External links TBLStat.net ProfileEurocup ProfileNBADraft.net Profile 1996 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Shakur
Mustafadeen "Mustafa" Abdush-Shakur (born August 18, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and has previously played professionally in Europe, Lebanon, the NBA D-League and the NBA. High school career Shakur attended William Penn High School in Philadelphia as a sophomore in 2000–01, before transferring to Friends' Central School for his junior year. As a junior in 2001–02, he averaged 18.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game to lead Friends' Central to the Friends League title. He also earned first team all-state and all-Friends kudos, while claiming second-team all-city and all-public honors. On November 13, 2002, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Arizona. As a senior in 2002–03, he averaged 26.8 points, 6.8 assists and 4.1 steals per game while earning ''USA Today'' High School Boys all-USA first team, EA Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Hrovat
Gregor Hrovat (born August 18, 1994) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League. With his 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) he plays as a swingman. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Early life Hrovat was born in the coastal city of Koper, Slovenia, where he also started his basketball career at Koš Koper. He was a member of the Slovenian U-16, U-18 and U-20 national team. He played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where he averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Next year he also played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. Professional career Hrovat signed his first professional basketball deal in 2011 with Helios Domžale. In his first year he was loaned to BC Logatec for one season. In 2012 he returned to Helios Domžale where he played till 2014. He also played 2014 Slovenian All Star Game. Union / Petrol Olimpija On May 25, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miha Zupan
Miha Zupan (born September 13, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He played among hearing players at the highest level in Europe, despite being hearing impairment, deaf since birth. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft in) power forward (basketball), power forward who can also play center (basketball), center when needed. He is the only deaf person to play in professional basketball league and in the EuroCup. Miha Zupan has competed at the Deaflympics on 5 occasions from 1997 to 2017. Early years Zupan spent most of his childhood in a special school for the deaf, eventually learning to speak. A type of hearing aid would later give him enough hearing to understand speech. He did not learn to play basketball until age 14, instead playing football (soccer), football and volleyball. After his first basketball coach spotted him in a schoolyard, he took to the game quickly, soon joining Slovenia's national basketball team for the deaf, which twice made the finals of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihajlo Andrić
Mihajlo Andrić ( sr-cyr, Михајло Андрић; born January 4, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for MoraBanc Andorra of the LEB Oro. Professional career On 15 November 2013, Andrić played his first match in Euroleague against CSKA Moscow where he spend almost 12 minutes on the court. On 31 January 2014, against Lokomotiv Kuban, Andrić has played his best game of the season in the Euroleague Top 16 where he scored 8 points and enrolled 1 assist. In his second season with the team, first as a senior, he won the Basketball League of Serbia by defeating arch rivals Crvena zvezda with 3–1 in the final series. He left Partizan in July 2018. Andrić played for Göttingen in Germany between 2018 and 2020. During the 2019–20 season, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. On 16 September 2020, Andrić signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. In 18 games, he averaged a career-high of 12.9 points (shooting with 46.5% f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrius Garrett
Darrius Garrett (born April 11, 1990) is American-Rwandan professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond. High school career Garret attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia where he was a two-year starter and letterwinner for coach Nick Chaykowsky. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 16.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game. College career As a freshman at Richmond in 2008–09, Garrett played sparingly for the Spiders, averaging 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12 games. As a sophomore in 2009–10, Garrett played in all 35 games and finished seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference in blocks per game with 1.7 (60 in total). He also averaged 2.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game. On January 10, 2010, in a game against Massachusetts, Garrett set both the Atlantic 10 and Richmond record for blocks in a single game with 14, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talib Zanna
Talib Zanna (born 1 October 1990) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. Zanna played high school basketball at Bishop McNamara High School and competed collegiately with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball. He was ranked among the Panthers' school leaders in field goal percentage and earned various honors such as All-ACC Honorable Mention, ACC All-Tournament first team, and NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament team. Zanna primarily plays the center position. Early life Zanna was born in Kaduna, Nigeria to Zanna Awami and Maimuna Zanna. He was brought up with three brothers and two sisters. He began playing basketball at the age of 10 years because of a growth spurt and urging from his brother. Zanna ran mountains to improve his speed, fitness, and vertical leap. He was eventually discovered by American coaches in a camp run by ex- Georgetown player, Godwin Owinje, in Lagos. In 2006, he moved to the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Cruz
Francisco "Pako" Javier Cruz Saldívar (born October 3, 1989) is a Mexican professional basketball player who last played for Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He also represents the senior Mexico national basketball team. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Wyoming. He is a 1.91 m (6'3") tall shooting guard, that can also play as a small forward. High school Cruz attended and played basketball at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Denver, Colorado. College career After high school, Cruz played college basketball. He first played at Western Nebraska Community College (JUCO), from 2008 to 2010. He then transferred to Wyoming (NCAA Division I), where he played with the Wyoming Cowboys, from 2010 to 2012. Professional career Cruz began his pro career with the Mexican League club Halcones Rojos, in 2012. In 2015, he moved the Argentine League club Ciclista Olímpico. He then joined the Latvian club VEF Rīga, with which he played in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donatas Tarolis
Donatas Tarolis (born March 30, 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CSM Oradea of the Romanian Liga Națională. Standing at , he plays as a power forward. Tarolis is a native of Gargždai. Professional career Tarolis started his career in his hometown club BC Gargždai-Bremena, which played in the Lithuanian second-tier National Basketball League (NKL). For the 2013–2014 season, he moved to Žalgiris-2 Kaunas, the reserve team of Žalgiris Kaunas. After averaging 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, Tarolis received the NKL Most Valuable Player award. In the following year, he joined the senior Žalgiris Kaunas squad. In 18 Lithuanian Basketball League games, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds. On 9 October 2015, Tarolis signed with Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. On 8 September 2016, Tarolis signed a three-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). On 9 August 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgaras Želionis
Edgaras Želionis (born June 4, 1989) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. He plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career On July 5, 2017, Želionis signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League. On January 10, 2020, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. On July 24, 2021, Želionis returned to Neptūnas Klaipėda. On September 13, 2022, Želionis signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League The T1 League is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2021. It is the third professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) and the P. League+ (PLG). In the 2022–23 season, the T .... References 1989 births Living people Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor players BC Juventus players BC Khimik players BC Neptūnas players BC Prienai players BK Liepājas Lauvas players BK Ventspils players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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