Turkish Basketball League History

TBL Champion Ulkerspor

Regular Season Record	24-6
Regular Season Position	2nd
Play Off 1/4 Final	vs. Darussafaka (3-1)
Play Off 1/2 Final	vs. Fenerbahce (3-2)
Play Off Final	vs. Efes Pilsen (4-2)
Home Court	Abdi Ipekci, Istanbul
Coach	Cetin Yilmaz

Player Reg. Season Play Off

GP Pts GP Pts

Michael Anderson 30 392 9 190

Aziz Bekir 24 114 7 12

Serdar Caglan 28 111 9 33

Harun Erdenay 24 498 9 190

Asim Pars 30 294 9 89

Kevin Rankin 16 274 9 140

Tolga Tekinalp 29 212 9 39

Haluk Yildirim 30 260 9 74

Murat Yolcu 4 1 1 0

Tutku Acik 3 2 - -

Melvin Cheatum 1 0 - -

Kenneth Green 13 222 - -

Gurkan Isbirakmaz 2 0 - -

Ufuk Yanar 1 0 - -

Play Off

Final

Efes Pilsen
Ulkerspor

1
1

69
73

83
81

84
93

74
81

2
4

1/2 Finals

Efes Pilsen
Tofas SAS

1
1

89
75

64
61

3
1

Ulkerspor
Fenerbahce

1
1

74
79

87
80

104
88

3
2

1/4 Finals

Efes Pilsen
Galatasaray

1
0

67
60

85
62

3
0

Ulkerspor
Darussafaka

1
1

86
73

90
69

3
1

Fenerbahce
Turk Telekom PTT

1
0

69
79

75
73

78
64

3
1

Tofas SAS
Besiktas

0
1

87
59

99
81

82
71

3
1

1st Round

Besiktas
Karsiyaka

1
1

77
68

67
71

92
70

3
2

Galatasaray
Tuborg

1
1

77
69

74
80

72
61

3
2

Darussafaka
Kombassan Konya

1
1

85
77

81
72

3
1

Turk Telekom PTT
Oyak Renault

1
1

89
76

80
75

3
1

Regular Season Standings

GP W L Pts

1. Efes Pilsen 30 26 4 56

2. Ulkerspor 30 24 6 54

3. Fenerbahce 30 24 6 54

4. Tofas SAS 30 21 9 51

5. Besiktas 30 19 11 49

6. Turk Telekom PTT 30 18 12 48

7. Darussafaka 30 18 12 48

8. Galatasaray 30 17 13 47

9. Tuborg 30 15 15 45

10. Kombassan Konya 30 15 15 45

11. Oyak Renault 30 12 18 42

12. Karsiyaka 30 10 20 40

13. Muratpasa Belediye 30 8 22 38

14. Emlakbank Ortakoy 30 6 24 36

15. Meysuspor 30 5 25 35

16. ITU 30 2 28 32

Individual Leaders (Regular Season)
	Average		Total
Points	Michael Ansley	23.77	Michael Ansley	713
Rebounds	Kevin Thompson	13.17	Kevin Thompson	395
Assists	Petar Naumoski	5.96	Michael Anderson	151
Steals	Comert Kuce	2.68	Comert Kuce	75
Blocks	Dallas Comegys	2.97	Dallas Comegys	89
Efficiency	Kevin Thompson	27.57	Kevin Thompson	827

Leading Turkish Players (Regular Season)
	Average		Total
Points	Harun Erdenay	20.75	Ibrahim Kutluay	580
Rebounds	Mirsad Turkcan	7.42	Asim Pars	196
Assists	Levent Topsakal	5.29	Levent Topsakal	127
Steals	Comert Kuce	2.68	Comert Kuce	75
Blocks	Huseyin Besok	1.45	Huseyin Besok	42
Efficiency	Harun Erdenay	18.75	Harun Erdenay	450

Leaders of Various Categories (Regular Season)
FT Percentage	Teoman Ozturk	88.46% (46-52)
2Pt FG Percentage	Guray Kanan	67.12% (49-73)
3Pt FG Percentage	Serdar Apaydin	54.55% (54-99)
FG Percentage	Guray Kanan	62.79% (54-86)
Double Doubles	Mirsad Turkcan	9 games
20+ Points	Michael Ansley	23 games
30+ Points	Quadre Lollis	7 games
40+ Points	Lamont Strothers Benjamin Handlogten Michael Ansley Quadre Lollis	1 game
10+ Rebounds	Kevin Thompson	24 games
20+ Rebounds	Kevin Thompson	4 games
10+ Assists	Petar Naumoski	3 games
Fouled Outs	Baris Karasu	9 games

Single Game Highs
Points	47	Michael Ansley	04.10.1997, Reg.S.Day 5, Darussafaka @ Oyak Renault
Rebounds	25	Dallas Comegys	12.04.1998, Reg.S.Day 29, Fenerbahce @ Meysuspor
Assists	15	Michael Anderson	18.04.1998, Reg.S.Day 30, Ulkerspor vs. ITU
Steals	8	Serdar Koymen	20.09.1997, Reg.S.Day 3, Emlakbank Ortakoy vs. Karsiyaka
Steals	8	Comert Kuce	05.12.1997, Reg.S.Day 13, ITU vs. Oyak Renault
Turnovers	9	Lamont Strothers	12.10.1997, Reg.S.Day 6, Darussafaka vs. Ulkerspor
		George Gilmore	08.11.1997, Reg.S.Day 11, Karsiyaka vs. ITU
		Davon Pitts	05.12.1997, Reg.S.Day 13, ITU vs. Oyak Renault
Blocks	8	Dallas Comegys	14.03.1998, Reg.S.Day 24, Fenerbahce vs. Tofas SAS
Blocks	8	Huseyin Besok	04.04.1998, Reg.S.Day 27, Efes Pilsen vs. ITU
Efficiency	50	Kevin Thompson	08.11.1997, Reg.S.Day 11, Besiktas vs. Oyak Renault
FT Made	19	Mark Jackson	08.05.1998, PO 1/4 Final Game 2, Tofas SAS @ Besiktas
2Pt FG Made	15	Michael Ansley	04.10.1997, Reg.S.Day 5, Darussafaka @ Oyak Renault
		Jeff Sanders	01.11.1997, Reg.S.Day 10, Kombassan Konya vs. Karsiyaka
		Kevin Thompson	08.11.1997, Reg.S.Day 11, Besiktas vs. Oyak Renault
		Tunji Awajobi	15.11.1997, Reg.S.Day 12, Meysuspor @ Tuborg
		Quadre Lollis	20.12.1997, Reg.S.Day 15, Oyak Renault @ Tuborg
3Pt FG Made	9	Emir Halim	27.09.1997, Reg.S.Day 4, Tuborg @ Kombassan Konya