2007–08 Turkish Basketball League
The 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League was the 42nd season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. Beşiktaş Cola Turka finished first in the regular season and Fenerbahçe Ülker won their third national championship at the end of playoffs.
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| Season | 2007–08 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Lig TV | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Relegated | Alpella, TTNet Beykoz | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Fenerbahçe Ülker (3rd title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Türk Telekom | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Efes Pilsen, Beşiktaş Cola Turka | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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| Records | ||||||||||
| Total attendance | 439,707 [1] | |||||||||
| Average attendance | 1,666 [2] | |||||||||
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | ||||||||||
Regular season standings
Last updated May 10, 2008
| Clinched play-off berth | |
| Season over | |
| Relegated |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | ± | Pts |
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| 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 | 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 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2297 | 2378 | -81 | 43 |
| 11 | Kepez Belediye | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2297 | 2335 | -38 | 42 |
| 12 | Oyak Renault | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2021 | 2164 | -143 | 42 |
| 13 | Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2386 | 2673 | -287 | 40 |
| 14 | Darüşşafaka | 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.
Turkish Basketball League 2007/2008 play-offs
Turkish 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 match-ups 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 Turkish Basketball League.
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2007–08 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 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (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 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (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. | Gary Neal | Pınar Karşıyaka | 23.6 |
| 2. | Quinton Hosley | Pınar Karşıyaka | 22.9 |
| 3. | Lorenzo Gordon | Kepez Belediye | 21.3 |
| 4. | Kevin Braswell | Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üni. | 21.1 |
| 5. | Sean Marshall | Pınar Karşıyaka | 18.8 |
| 6. | 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 |
See also
External links
- Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website
- TBLStat.net League History, 2007-08 Season (in English)