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Turkey national basketball team

Turkey national basketball team
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CountryTurkey Turkey
Country AltTürkiye
National FedTurkish Basketball Federation
CoachTurkey Orhun Ene
Nickname12 Dev Adam
(12 Giant Men)
Fiba Ranking6th
Fiba ZoneFIBA Europe
Joined Fiba1936
Zone ChampionshipEuroBasket
Zone Appearances20
Zone Medals2001
Wc Appearances3
Wc Medals2010
Oly Appearances2
Oly MedalsNone
Zone Championship2Mediterranean Games
Zone Appearances216
Zone Medals2Gold: 1987
Silver: 1971
Bronze: 1967, 1983, 2009
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The Turkish national basketball team is the basketball section that represents Turkey in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" (literally: "12 Giant Men").

Turkey is considered as a strong force and is placed among the top basketball powers in Europe; they won two silver medals in international tournaments, one at EuroBasket and one at the FIBA World Championship. Currently, Turkey ranks sixth in the FIBA World Rankings.

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0.78 min. | 4.83 user rating		 An inside look at how Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Rudy Gay and the rest of Team USA prepared for their first gold medal at the Wolds since 1994.
2.62 min. | 4.73 user rating		 2010 FIBA World Championship Final Turkey vs USA Turkey: Kerem Tunceri, Omer Onan, Hidayet Turkoglu, Ersan Ilyasova, Omer Asik - Sinan Guler, Semih Erden, Kerem Gonlum, Ender Arslan, Cenk Akyol, Baris Ermis, Oguz Savas. USA: Chauncey Billups, Derrick Rose, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant, Lamar Odom - Russell Westbrook, Rudy Gay, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love, Tyson Chandler, Stephen Curry, Danny Granger. Boxscore: turkey2010.fiba.com In front of a heavily partisan crowd in Istanbul, Turkey, Team USA knocked aside the world's doubt and skepticism in convincing style. After hurtling through the tournament rounds unscathed with a 8-0 mark, the young American squad defeated Turkey in the FIBA 2010 World Championship finals Sunday, 81 - 64. Despite the jeers and cheers directed by a 15000+ crowd at the visitors, the United States team won their first tournament since 1994 - relying on the deftness of the 21-year-old Kevin Durant. Durant, who competes for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, knocked-down 28 points in a lopsided US win over a physical and taller Turkish squad. Turkey began the game on an adrenaline high, boosted by their fan base. Yet Team USA managed to stifle the momentum, thanks to its pesky defense and Durant's deflating string of three-pointers. Opening the second quarter with a 22-17 lead, the US defense burdened the home team by forcing turnovers due to the 24-second clock expiring. Durant further drilled threes to bolster his phenomenal 46% shooting rate over the <b>...</b>
15.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Raptors point guard Jose Calderon will not play for Spain at the World Championships because of an injury. He will be replaced on the roster by Raul Lopez. Spanish point guard Jose Calderon will miss the world basketball championships after picking up a leg injury in an exhibition match against the United States. Medical scans Monday revealed the Toronto Raptors player tore a muscle in his left leg in Sunday's 86-85 defeat. Calderon left late in the game, with zero points and three assists. The Spanish federation says Calderon needs four weeks to recover. The 28-year-old was part of Spain's 2006 world champion team and won Olympic silver two years ago in Beijing. Calderon says ``there is not much to say. It's a pity I was injured at the last minute.'' The world championships run from Aug. 28 through to Sep. 12 in Turkey. www.nba.com
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Group C: China, Ivory Coast, Greece, Puerto Rico, Russia and Turkey. Head coach: Bob Donewald 4 Guard Hu Xuefeng 1980 Jiangsu Dragons 5 Guard Liu Wei 1980 Shanghai Sharks 6 Guard Zhang Qingpeng 1985 Liaoning Dinosaurs 7 Guard Wang Shipeng 1983 Guangdong Southern Tigers 8 Forward Zhu Fangyu 1983 Guangdong Southern Tigers 9 Guard Sun Yue 1985 Beijing Olympians 10 Forward Li Xiaoxu 1990 Liaoning Dinosaurs 11 Center Yi Jianlian 1987 Washington Wizards 12 Forward Wang Lei 1986 Bayi Rockets 13 Center Su Wei 1989 Guangdong Southern Tigers 14 Center Wang Zhizhi 1977 Bayi Rockets 15 Forward Du Feng 1981 Guangdong Southern Tigers
4.22 min. | 3.0 user rating		 Group C: China, Ivory Coast, Greece, Puerto Rico, Russia and Turkey. Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević 4 Guard Ender Arslan 1983 Efes Pilsen 5 Guard Sinan Güler 1983 Efes Pilsen 6 Forward Cevher Özer 1983 Beşiktaş 7 Guard Ömer Onan 1978 Fenerbahçe Ülker 8 Forward Ersan İlyasova 1987 Milwaukee Bucks 9 Center Semih Erden 1986 Boston Celtics 10 Guard Kerem Tunçeri 1979 Efes Pilsen 11 Forward Cenk Akyol 1987 Air Avellino 12 Forward Kerem Gönlüm 1977 Efes Pilsen 13 Center Oğuz Savaş 1987 Fenerbahçe Ülker 14 Center Ömer Aşık 1986 Chicago Bulls 15 Forward Hedo Türkoğlu 1979 Phoenix Suns
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2010s :
C Semih Erden OÄŸuz SavaÅŸ Mehmet Okur
PF Ersan İlyasova Kerem Gönlüm
SF Hidayet Türkoğlu Cenk Akyol
SG Ömer Onan Sinan Güler
PG Kerem Tunçeri Ender Arslan Barış Ermiş Engin Atsür

FIBA World Championship :
Year Position Pld W L
1950 to 1998 Did not participate
United States 2002 9th 8 4 4
Japan 2006 6th 9 6 3
Turkey 2010 Runner-up 9 8 1
Spain 2014 � � � �
Total 26 18 8

Olympic Games :
Year Position Pld W L
DE 1936 21st 2 0 2
UK 1948 Did not participate
FI 1952 22nd 3 0 3
1956 to 2008 Did not participate
UK 2012 � � � �
Total 5 0 5

Mediterranean Games :
Year Position Pld W L
EG 1951 � � � �
ES 1955 � � � �
Lebanon 1959 � � � �
Italy 1963 � � � �
Tunisia 1967 Bronze Medal � � �
Turkey 1971 Runner-up � � �
Algeria 1975 � � � �
YUG 1979 4th � � �
Morocco 1983 Bronze Medal � � �
Syria 1987 Champions � � �
Greece 1991 4th � � �
France 1993 8th � � �
Italy 1997 6th � � �
Tunisia 2001 6th � � �
Spain 2005 4th 5 2 3
Italy 2009 Bronze Medal 6 5 1
Greece 2013 � � � �
Total � � �

EuroBasket :
Year Position Pld W L
1935 to 1947 Did not participate
EG 1949 4th 6 3 3
FR 1951 6th 9 6 3
USSR 1953 Did not participate
HU 1955 11th 9 5 4
BG 1957 9th 10 8 2
Turkey 1959 12th 7 3 4
YUG 1961 10th 8 3 5
Poland 1963 15th 9 1 8
1965 to 1969 Did not participate
FRG 1971 12th 7 1 6
ES 1973 8th 7 2 5
YUG 1975 9th 7 3 4
BE 1977 Did not participate
IT 1979 Did not participate
TCH 1981 11th 8 1 7
1983 to 1991 Did not participate
DE 1993 11th 6 2 4
GR 1995 13th 6 1 5
ES 1997 8th 9 3 6
FR 1999 8th 9 4 5
Turkey 2001 Runner-up 6 4 2
Sweden 2003 12th 4 2 2
SCG 2005 9th 4 1 3
ES 2007 11th 6 1 5
Poland 2009 8th 9 5 4
Lithuania 2011 Qualified � � �
Total 146 59 87

FIBA Under-19 World Championship :
Year Position Pld W L
1979 to 1999 Did not participate
GR 2003 8th � � �
RS 2007 7th � � �
NZ 2009 Did not participate
LV 2011 Did not participate
Total � � �

International Basketball

Africa|FIBA Africa - Africa ChampionshipFIBA Africa - Africa Championship
Americas|FIBA Americas - Americas ChampionshipFIBA Americas - Americas Championship
Asia|FIBA Asia - Asian ChampionshipFIBA Asia - Asian Championship
Europe|FIBA Europe - EuroBasketFIBA Europe - EuroBasket
Oceania|FIBA Oceania - Oceania ChampionshipFIBA Oceania - Oceania Championship

National basketball teams of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain (England-Scotland-Wales), Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine



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