Efes Pilsen S.K.

**Efes Pilsen S.K.**
	Efes Pilsen S.K.
Leagues	Turkish Basketball League,; Euroleague
Founded	1976
History	1976 - Present
Arena	Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall; (capacity: 3,500)
Location	Istanbul
Team colors	Navy Blue and White;
President	Tuncay Özilhan
Head coach	Ergin Ataman
Championships	Turkish League (13): 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Website	http://www.efesbasket.org
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The Euroleague game against BC Lietuvos Rytas in Siemens Arena, Vilnius

Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü (English: Efes Pilsen Sports Club) is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Istanbul and sponsored by the Efes Beverage Group. It is the most successful club in the history of the Turkish Basketball League, having won the league's championship 12 times. Their home arena is the Abdi Ipekci Arena.

Some of the well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Hedo Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Anthony Mason, and Marcus Brown.

[edit] History

Efes Pilsen basketball team won the first ever European title by a Turkish club in any team sport (Korac Cup of 1996). Efes Pilsen also came 2nd in the European Cup of 1993, and reached the Final Four of Euroleague in 2000, finishing 3rd; and the Final Four of FIBA Suproleague in 2001, finishing 3rd once again.^[2]

The club was founded in 1976 through a takeover of a second-division club which had failed due to financial problems, Kadıköyspor. It won the 1978 second division championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has played ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978-79), Efes won the league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.

The club's main claim to fame was winning the Korac Cup in 1996, marking the first-ever European title in a team sport by a Turkish club. More recently, it has become a fixture in the Euroleague, making the competition's Final Four in 2000 and narrowly missing the Final Four in each season from 2002 to 2006.

Current NBA player Hidayet Türkoğlu and former NBA player Mirsad Türkcan are products of Efes' youth program. Former Efes player Mehmet Okur also currently plays in the NBA and former Efes player İbrahim Kutluay briefly played in the NBA as well.

The old logo of Efes Pilsen SK

[edit] Honors

Korac Cup Champion (1): 1995-96
European Cup Runner-Up (1): 1992-93
Euroleague Third Place (1): 1999-00
Suproleague Third Place (1): 2000-01
Euroleague Quarterfinalist (6): 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06
Turkish League Champion (13): 1978-79, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2008-09
Turkish League Runner-Up (7): 1985-86, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2006-07
Turkish Cup Champion (9): 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
Turkish Cup Runner-Up (1): 2004
Turkish President's Cup Champion (8): 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009

For the results of Efes Pilsen in the European Cups, see Efes Pilsen SK in the European Club Competitions

[edit] Roster

Efes Pilsen roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
5.0 C	6	Croatia	Kasun, Mario	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	120 kg (265 lb)
2.0 SG	7	USA	Smith, Charles Cornelius	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
3.0 SF	9	USA	Shumpert, Preston	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
3.0 SF	10	Turkey	Abi, Mustafa (C)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
2.0 SG	11	USA	Thornton, Bootsy	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
4.0 PF	12	Turkey	Gönlüm, Kerem	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
1.0 PG	13	SRB	Vujanić, Miloš	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
4.0 PF	14	Turkey	Peker, Kaya	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	111 kg (245 lb)
4.0 PF	15	Greece	Kakiouzis, Michalis	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
1.0 PG	22	Turkey	Atsür, Engin	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
2.0 SG	32	Turkey	Güler, Sinan	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
1.0 PG	33	Turkey	Arslan, Ender	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
3.0 SF	55	Turkey	Akyol, Cenk	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
4.0 PF	-	Turkey	Hersek, Barış	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
5.0 C	-	Montenegro	Drobnjak, Predrag	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	64 kg (141 lb)
1.0 PG	-	Turkey	Tunçeri, Kerem	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
2.0 SG	-	Serbia	Rakočević, Igor	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)

Head coach

Ergin Ataman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague
Injured

Roster • updated 2009-02-10

[edit] Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Mario Kasun	Kaya Peker
PF	Kerem Gönlüm	Michail Kakiouzis		Barış Hersek
SF	Charles Smith	Preston Shumpert	Cenk Akyol
SG	Bootsy Thornton	Mustafa Abi	Sinan Güler
PG	Kerem Tunceri	Ender Arslan		Engin Atsur

For a listing of past rosters, see Efes Pilsen SK past rosters.

[edit] Notable players

Turkey

United States

Republic of Macedonia

Petar Naumoski

Latvia

Kaspars Kambala

Croatia

Serbia

Russia

Vasili Karasev

Lithuania

Saulius Stombergas

Montenegro

Slovenia

Jurica Golemac

New Zealand

Craig Bradshaw

Greece

Michalis Kakiouzis

[edit] Against the NBA

In 2006, Efes became the first Turkish basketball club to be invited to play NBA teams. Efes competed against the Denver Nuggets in Denver, Colorado on 11 October, and against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, California on 13 October.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Official Efes Pilsen SK site:
- Turkish
- English
Euroleague team profile
Efes Pilsen at tblstat.net
Efes Pilsen at eurobasket.com
Efes Pilsen Fans Sites

[0] Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity.

[1] Historic achievements of Efes Pilsen Basketball Team

[2] ESPN - Turkish power Efes Pilsen no match for Warriors - NBA

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[edit] Notable players

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