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.

Turkish Basketball League
Season2007–08
TV partner(s)Lig TV
Regular season
RelegatedAlpella, TTNet Beykoz
Finals
ChampionsFenerbahçe Ülker (3rd title)
  Runners-upTürk Telekom
SemifinalistsEfes Pilsen, Beşiktaş Cola Turka
Statistical leaders
Points Gary Neal 23.6
Rebounds Quinton Hosley 11.8
Assists Hakan Köseoğlu 6.9
Records
Total attendance439,707 [1]
Average attendance1,666 [1]

Regular season standings edit

Last updated May 10, 2008

Clinched play-off berth
Season over
Relegated
Pos
Club
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
±
Pts
1 Beşiktaş Cola Turka
30
24
6
2496
2235
+261
54
2 Efes Pilsen S.K.
30
22
8
2471
2209
+262
52
3 Fenerbahçe Ülker
30
21
9
2447
2227
+220
51
4 Türk Telekom B.K.
30
20
10
2689
2435
+254
50
5 Galatasaray Café Crown
30
19
11
2319
2174
+145
49
6 Antalya BŞB
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 edit

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.

2007–08 play-off seedings, results and schedules edit

Quarter finals edit

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

Beşiktaş Cola Turka wins the series 3:1

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

Efes Pilsen wins the series 3:1

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

Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:1

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

Türk Telekom wins the series 3:0

Semifinals edit

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

Türk Telekom wins the series 3:1

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

Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:0

Beko Basketball League Finals edit

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

Stat leaders edit

Points per game edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Rekabet seyirci getirdi". www.hurriyet.com.tr. March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.