Efes Pilsen Istanbul
 Efes Pilsen Istanbul website
BACKGROUND:
Club founded in 1951 as Kadiköy Spor, changed the name in 1976 to Efes Pilsen
Team plays in the Abdi Ipekci Arena, capacity: 11,500
HISTORY:
12 time Turkish league champions
Korac Cup winner 1996
FIBA Suproleague Final Four - 2001
RECENT:
2006/07 Turkish league finalists, getting swept by champion Fenerbahçe 4-0
2006/07 Euroleague: made it to the last 16
Qualified for 2007/08 Euroleague: In Group B with Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, Unicaja Málaga (fellow Europe Live 07 team), Aris TT Bank, Cibona Zagreb, Le Mans Sarthe Basket, Lietuvos Rytas and Armani Jeans Milano
LEADERSHIP:
Tuncay Özilhan, President (owner of Efes Beverage Group and 645th on the Forbes rich list 2006)
Engin Özerhun, General Manager
David Blatt, Head Coach
COLORS:
White and Dark Blue
2007/08 ROSTER
| # |
Name |
Height |
Position |
Country |
NBA Affiliation |
- |
Loren Woods |
215 (7'1'') |
C |
USA |
Arizona 01 - Played in NBA and NBDL from 2001 to 2006 for MIN, MIA, CHA, TOR, SAC and Austin Toros |
- |
Andre Hutson |
202 (6'8'') |
F |
USA |
Michigan State 01 Played in NBA for MIL and IND from 2001 to 2002 |
- |
Rashad Wright |
189 (6'3'') |
G |
USA |
Georgia 04 - Played 5 games with the Indiana Pacers in 2004/05 |
19 |
Aleksandar Rasic |
195 (6'5'') |
G |
SRB |
- |
- |
Ender Arslan |
190 (6'3'') |
G |
TUR |
- |
4 |
Drew Nicholas |
191 (6'3'') |
G |
USA |
Maryland 03 |
8 |
Nikola Prkacin |
208 (6'10'') |
C |
CRO |
- |
23 |
Ermal Kurtoglu |
207 (6'10'') |
C |
ALB-TUR |
- |
12 |
Kerem Gonlum |
208 (6'10'') |
C/F |
TUR |
- |
41 |
Cenk Akyol |
200 (6'7'') |
G |
TUR |
2nd round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks |
15 |
Emre Bayav |
212 (7'0'') |
C |
SRB-TUR |
- |
14 |
Baris Hersek |
206 (6'9'') |
F/C |
TUR |
- |
10 |
Mustafa Abi |
197 (6'6'') |
G |
TUR |
- |
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