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FIBA World Championship: Nations

Scores · Standings · Schedules · Nations

 Turkey Info

Official name: Republic of Turkey
Official local name: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
Short local name: Turkiye
Capital: Ankara
Area/comparative size: 301,383 square miles; about three times the size of Colorado
Population: 71.3 million
Form of government: Republic
Head of government: Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Language(s): Turkish (official)
Time zone: 7 hours ahead of EST
 
Roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Team
Ibrahim Kutluay F/G 6-5 Ulker Istanbul
Kaya Peker C/F 6-8 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Ermal Kurtoglu C 6-8 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Kerem Gonlum C/F 6-8 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Ender Arslan G 6-3 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Baris Ermis G 6-4 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Kerem Tunceri G 6-3 Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul
Fikret Can Akin G 6-3 Bandirma Banvitspor
Umit Turkoglu C 6-9 Bandirma Banvitspor
Fatih Solak C 6-10 Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul
Mutlu Akpinar C/F 6-6 Turk Telekom Ankara
Ulug Kacaniku G/F 6-6 Tofas Bursa
Serkan Erdogan G 6-3 Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP)
Engin Atsur G 6-4 North Carolina State University (USA)
Cem Dinc F 6-9 Indiana University (USA)
Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic

Group C Standings
  W L For Agst. Pts.
1.  Greece 5 0 404 358 10
2.  Turkey 4 1 370 351 9
3.  Lithuania 3 2 413 353 8
4.  Australia 2 3 370 349 7
5.  Brazil 1 4 399 392 6
6.  Qatar 0 5 310 456 5

 
 

Groups
Group A
 Argentina*
 France
 Lebanon
 Nigeria
 Serbia**
 Venezuela
in Sendai, Japan
Group B
 Angola
 Germany
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Panama
 Spain
in Hiroshima, Japan
Group C
 Australia
 Brazil
 Greece
 Lithuania
 Qatar
 Turkey
in Hamamatsu, Japan
Group D
 China
 Italy
 Puerto Rico
 Senegal
 Slovenia
 USA
in Sapporo, Japan
*2004 Olympic Champions | ** Defending Champions
First four of each group advance to the knockout round
 
  
 
 
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