The 2008–09 Turkish Basketball League was the 43rd season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. Efes Pilsen won the championship.
| 2008-09 Turkish Basketball League | |
| League: | Turkish Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
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| No Of Teams: | 16 |
| No Of Games: | 240 (regular season) |
| Attendance: | 479,650 |
| Average Attendance: | 1,831[1] |
| Tv: | Lig TV |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Finals: | TBL Finals |
| Finals Mvp: |  Bootsy Thornton |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Turkish Basketball Super League Finals MVP |
| Seasonslistnames: | TBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2009–10 Turkish Basketball League |
| Nextseason Year: | 2009–10 |
Statistics correct as of June 19, 2009
| width=10px bgcolor=00ff7f | Clinches Play-off berth | ||
| width=10px bgcolor=dcdcdc | Eliminated from the Play-offs | ||
| width=10px bgcolor=fa8072 | Relegated |
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| 1 | Efes Pilsen | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Türk Telekom | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Galatasaray Cafe Crown | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Antalya BB | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Mersin BB | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Oyak Renault | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Erdemirspor | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Banvitspor | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Kepez Belediyesi | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Aliağa Petkim | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi | |||||||||||||
| 16 | CASA TED Kolejliler | |||||||||||||
The league consists of the following member clubs:
| City | Foun.Year | Arena | Capacity | Nr.Ch. | Last Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İzmir | 2nd (TB2L) | ||||||
| Antalya | 6th(RS), QF(Play-off) | ||||||
| Balıkesir | 8th(RS), QF(Play-off) | ||||||
| Istanbul | 1st(RS), SF(Play-off) | ||||||
| Ankara | 9th(RS) | ||||||
| Istanbul | 14th(RS) | ||||||
| Istanbul | 2nd(RS), SF(Play-off) | ||||||
| Zonguldak | Winner (TB2L) | ||||||
| Istanbul | 3rd(RS), Winner(Play-off) | ||||||
| Istanbul | 5th(RS), QF(Play-off) | ||||||
| Antalya | 11th(RS) | ||||||
| Mersin | 10th(RS) | ||||||
| Konya | 13th(RS) | ||||||
| Bursa | 12th(RS) | ||||||
| İzmir | 7th(RS), QF(Play-off) | ||||||
| Ankara | 4th(RS), RU(Play-off) |
See main article: 2009 TBL Playoffs.