June 21st, 2008
The national team player Yasemin Horasan said: “We want to win all the cups this year. We’re going to be very successful with Galatasaray and we all are going to “Go Crazy”
Galatasaray SC’s new and flash player Yasemin Horasan gave an exclusive interview to Turkey’s one of the most prestigious newspapers “Takvim”
Yasemin spent the last season in Italy at Phard Napoli Basketball Club after ending her successful career at Besiktas JK. She is now ready to give her all for Galatasaray.
I came to a big organization
There were many offers in and outside of Turkey but I decided to sign with Galatasaray because they have big goals for the upcoming years. Everybody can be sure that our goal is going to be to win all the cups in Turkey and the Eurocup as well.
I loved Italy
Going to Italy was a different experience for me after playing for Besiktas for a long time. We played very good game in Euroleague with Napoli. We won the Italian presidential cup. In the Italian league every team can beat eachother. It’s a very very tough league. Before I left to go to Italy some people warned me about the mafia and thieves in Napoli. But when I got there I realized that Napoli isn’t like I was told and it was a very beautiful city. It was a little crowded and noisy but after all I liked it a lot in there and I got used to the life in Napoli.
We’re definitely going to achieve big with the National team
We have big goal as the Turkish National team. The European championship qualification round is at the end of this summer. We’re going to start our training camp in a few days. Our goal is to qualify for the European championship and capture 5th place in the big tournament. We have good players on our roster and we’ve been playing with each other for a long time. We know each other very well on and off the court. So this is going to help us a lot. Our new head coach Ceyhun Yildizoglu is a very good and a very valuable coach. I believe he’s going to help us to go to the next level. So far we were qualified twice for the European championship in our history and we want to make it happen for the 3rd time and rach our goals.
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June 11th, 2008
Sonja Petrovic (F – 19 – 189) young Serb international after successfully play in FC Barcelona, where played with 17 years, this season with Bourges Basket take over all possible trophies in France, Next season will be member of European and Russian champions Spartak MR. Spartak MR engages the best Europe young players 2007 demonstrated their strategy for rejuvenate actually championship team. This will be new big challenge for Sonja and possibilities for progressing through training and games with famous players like, Bird, Taurasi, Jackson, Karpunina, Ossipova, Miller. On this manner we wish express gratitude to all of you, coaches, players, medical, management, fans, on education, cooperation, support, understanding, special to coaches Silvia Font (FC Barcelona) and Pierre Vincent (Bourges basket). Courtesy by Sonja Petrovic management.
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May 29th, 2008
International Fikret Canselen will be represented by basketworld.info. Our agency will cover his rights for 6 plus 12 months. After succesful work with Iraq national team, Fikret Canselen looks to continue his carieer in Europe.
According to some rummors there are some clubs interest to sign contract with him.
Canslen said: “Im not hurry to sign yet, because season isn`t end. Yes, I have some offers, but cant said anything right now”.
Fikret Canselen coached Tekel (Div. 1) and plays Euro Cup.
Canselen added: “Last year was really good experience for me. That was the first year that i coached out of my country, that was different but I think I have learned too much from this experience with Iraq national team”.
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April 1st, 2008
FIBA Europe will hold it’s first-ever seminar for national federations, in Limassol, Cyprus, on Saturday, 19th April 2008.
The seminar, which will take place as a sidebar to the EuroCup Final Four, will be attended by most of FIBA Europe’s member federations.
The event’s programme includes lecturers and speakers from within the sport of basketball but also other sports, like football.
The National Federation of Sweden will present participants with their experience in long term strategic planning while the National Federation of Spain will make a presentation on vision and strategy.
Mr. Ceri Stennett, a press officer with the Welsh Football Association and UEFA’s HatTrick Education programme specialist will brief delegates on football’s approach to marketing and education.
FIBA Europe’s Technical and Communications departments will talk to delegates about sharing knowledge and good practices.
All participants will be provided with the opportunity to express their opinion about the seminar and make recommendations for future events by completing a feedback form which will be included in their delegate pack.
“This is a great opportunity to share knowledge within the sport. It is extremely important to engage the National Federations in a dialogue and ensure that FIBA Europe responds to the actual needs of its members,” said FIBA Europe Secretary General Nar Zanolin.
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March 24th, 2008
Coach Fikret Canselen like modern basketball…
Coach Fikret Canselen is partner for basketworld.info.
Many national medias make interviews with him, after he is return to the country. The official site of Turkish basketball federation focused on his succes outside as national coach. Coach Fikret Canselen recieve membership card of the Arabian Olimipic comitee.
He was for the All Star Game BEKO 2008 this weekend.
Fikret Canselen was coaching D1 Tekelspor in Turkey.
There`s some offers, but it is too early for the news, said management of his agency.
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March 22nd, 2008
Abdi Ipekci Arena awaits for the Show…
…. stars are coming on the court
Part of the Game
USA Cheel-leaders Chikago Bulls are here
Part of the game…
Hello, everybody! we was at the hall to make you a part of the big show…
All Star 2008 offred a big game and a big show.
Turkish Stars(102): Ender Arslan 15, Omer Onan 6, Haluk Yildirim 11, Kaya Peker 10, Huseyin Besok 4, Ermal Kurtoglu 13, Sinan Guler 8, Kerem Gonlum 8, Tutku Acik 6, Ersin Gorkem 10, Cuneyt Erden 0, Omer Asik 11
Foreign Stars(106): Khalid El-Amin 6, Will Solomon 13, Quinton Hosley 15, Preston Shumpert (198-G-79, college: Syracuse) 10, Kenny Adeleke 18, Sean Marshall 10, Ricardo Marsh 6, Lorenzo Gordon 11, Dee Brown 9, Andre Woolridge 0, Tomislav Ruzic 8
(31-26 , 59-61 , 89-89 , 102-106)
The MVP of the match was scoring and rebound leader of the league is Quinton Hosley.
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March 12th, 2008
Spartak Moscow Region’s Sue Bird will replace Kedra Holland-Korn of Phard Napoli in the Rest of the World team for the EuroLeague Women All Star Game 2008, at Vidnoje, on Thursday, announced FIBA.
Becky Hammon, who recently became a Russian national, will play for the Europe team in place of Agnieszka Bibrzycka from UMMC Ekaterinburg.
New Russian citizen Rebecca Hammon will replace Agnieszka Bibrzycka for the Europe team. Europe’s team has already called in Olexandra Gorbunova of MKB Euroleasing as Anete Jekabsone-Zogota is still sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Although not expected to participate in the match Jekabsone-Zogota will be present at Vidnoje, to receive her FIBA Europe Women’s Player of the Year award.
Bird, 28, has been one of the influential figures of Spartak Moscow Region’s efforts toward defending their EuroLeague title this season, scoring 9.2 points and dishing out 4.9 assists per game.
Gorbunova, 22, has been one of MKB Euroleasing’s top performers in EuroLeague this year, averaging 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. She has also been a key player for her native Ukraine at senior as well as at junior level, picking up MVP accolades in a number of Youth European Championships in the past.
Europe will take on the Rest of the World team at the home arena of EuroLeague defending champions Spartak Moscow Region at 5 p.m. Moscow time, on 13th March 2008.
The game will be officiated by three women, Chantal Julien of France, Petra Kremer of Germany and Kati Nynдs of Finland.
The teams:
EUROPE
4. Celine Dumerc (Bourges Basket)
5. Marta Fernandez (Wisla Can-Pack)
6. Olexandra Gorbunova (MKB Euroleasing)
7. Becky Hammon (CSKA Moscow)
8. Dalma Ivanyi (MiZo Pecs 2010)
9. Tatiana Shchegoleva (Spartak Moscow Region)
10. Elisa Aguilar (Ros Casares)
11. Maria Stepanova (CSKA Moscow)
12. Ann Wauters (CSKA Moscow)
13. Amaya Valdemoro (CSKA Moscow)
14. Nevriye Yilmaz (Fenerbahce)
15. Eva Viteckova (Gambrinus Brno)
Coach: Natalia Hejkova (Spartak Moscow Region) and Gundars Vetra (CSKA Moscow)
Manager: Igor Grudin
REST OF THE WORLD
4. Janel McCarville (Kosit 2013)
5. Lindsay Whalen (ZVVZ Prague)
6. Cappie Pondexter (Fenerbahce)
7. Delisha Milton-Jones (Ros Casares)
8. Chamique Holdsclaw (Lotos PKO BP)
9. Nicole Ohlde (USVO)
10. Sue Bird (Spartak Moscow Region)
11. Nykesha Sales (TEO Vilnius)
12. Jessica Dickson (Jolly JBS Sibenik)
13. Diana Taurasi (Spartak Moscow Region)
14. Iciss Tillis (TTT Riga)
15. Lauren Jackson (Spartak Moscow Region)
Coach: Manolo Real (Ros Casares) and Pokey Chatman (Spartak Moscow Region)
Manager: Steve Costalas
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March 11th, 2008
The All Star Game 2008 edition will be played at March 23th. The organization will be held in Abdi Ipekci, Istanbul. All Star Game will be played between the team of turksih players and the team of foreign players
who play at Turksih Beko Basketball League.
There will be a several activities and other basketball competitions, announsed organizatiors. The players that will parcipiate are not chosen yet. Basketworld.info will inform you for that in the next days.
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March 9th, 2008
International coach Pini Gershon announsed that he choose Konstantin Papazov and Lubomir Minchev for his stuff. It hapens on the first press-meeting in Bulgaria.
International coach says that for him this is the best choice. “I want one experienced and one younger perspective specialist beside me”, said Gershon.
“Iam seen tapes of some of the players abroad and also of the Bulgarian U20”, said Gershon at a special press-conference before he left Bulgaria. Pini Gershon announsed also, that he wants to organise a coaches seminar in Bulgaria.
The preparation camp for national team starts in June 2008. Soon we’ll decide who will be there. I saw some of the players and the final decision will concern the American with Bulgarian passport”, told Gershon.
“I’m trying to build a good team together with Federation stuff support. We took that decision and I hope it’s the correct one”, said Gershon.
Gershon is invited to take a part of International coaches clinic at Turkey this summer. For basketworld.info he says that he still dont complete his participation there.
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