2020 BSL All-Star Game explained

Game Name:2020 BSL All-Star Game
Visitor:White Team
Home:Red Team
Visitor Total:126
Home Total:144
Visitor Per1:39
Visitor Per2:29
Visitor Per3:27
Visitor Per4:31
Home Per1:29
Home Per2:47
Home Per3:29
Home Per4:39
Date:January 19, 2020
Officials:Serkan Emlek, Semih Vural, Mehmet Karabilecen
Arena:Sinan Erdem Dome
City:Istanbul
Mvp:Archie Goodwin (Red Team)
Attendance:15,000
Halftime:Ben Fero[1]
Announcers:Ender Bilgin, Ali Baransel
Network:a Spor
Series:BSL All-Star Game
Previous:2019

The 2020 BSL All-Star Game, officially called the 2020 ING All-Star Game for sponsorship reasons, was held on January 19, 2020, at the Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul. The attendance was reportedly 15,000 as the tickets were sold out.[2]

Yalçın Granit, 87 year-old former basketball player, was given the "All-Time All-Star Award" in the event.[3]

All-Star Game

Coaches

Ergin Ataman of Anadolu Efes was named as the head coach for the Red Team and Ufuk Sarıca of Pınar Karşıyaka was named as the head coach for the White Team.[4]

Rosters

The format was different from the previous contests. Two teams, Red Team and White Team, competed in the event. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes and Nando de Colo of Fenerbahçe were named as the team captains for the Red Team and White Team, respectively. On January 12, the captains took turns drafting from the pool of 22 players.[5]

Red Team
Pos. Player Team
Starters
PG Shane Larkin Anadolu Efes
SGGalatasaray
SFBeşiktaş
PFAnadolu Efes
CGalatasaray
Reserves
SGİTÜ
F/CBandırma
GBüyükçekmece
FPınar Karşıyaka
PGTofaş
PGBursaspor
GAnadolu Efes
PGAnadolu Efes
SGGalatasaray
Head coach: Ergin Ataman (Anadolu Efes)
White Team
Pos. Player Team
Starters
PGAfyon Belediye
SGFenerbahçe
SF Nando de Colo Fenerbahçe
PFPınar Karşıyaka
CTürk Telekom
Reserves
G/FGaziantep
GBandırma
PGBahçeşehir Koleji
PGDarüşşafaka
PFTofaş
COGM Ormanspor
PFFenerbahçe
Head coach: Ufuk Sarıca (Pınar Karşıyaka)
Notes

Vasilije Micić was unable to play due to injury.[6]
Yiğit Arslan was unable to play due to injury.[6]
Derrick Williams was unable to play due to injury.[7]
Rodrigue Beaubois was selected as Vasilije Micić's replacement.[6]
Aaron Harrison was selected as Yiğit Arslan's replacement.[6]

Game

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All-Star Organizations

Shooting Contest

The Shooting Contest, presented by Lenovo, involved a current BSL player, a retired male player, and a retired female player competing together in a shooting competition.

The competition was time based, involving shooting from four locations of increasing difficulty and making all four shots in sequential order. The first shot was a 3-meter shot from the right angle, the second was straight-on jump shot from the free throw line, the third was a three-point shot from the left angle and the fourth is a half-court shot. There was a two-minute time limit for each attempt and the top time won the competition.

Contestants[8]
Team NameMemberswidth=175StatusTime
Green Team
Cevher ÖzerOGM Ormanspor player0:27
Tutku AçıkRetired male
Şaziye İvegin ÜnerRetired female
Red Team
Ender ArslanBursaspor player0:28
Tufan ErsözRetired male
Esra ŞencebeRetired female
Blue Team
Sinan GülerDarüşşafaka player1:49
Muratcan GülerRetired male
Nevriye YılmazRetired female

Three-Point Contest

The Three-Point Contest was presented by Nesine.com.

Player !! width=175
Team !Height Weight First round Final round
GMelih Mahmutoğlu 2.06m (06.76feet) 85kg (187lb) 23 22
F2.08m (06.82feet) 109kg (240lb) 20 17
G1.93m (06.33feet) 82kg (181lb) 20DNQ
G1.98m (06.5feet) 90kg (200lb) 13
F2.11m (06.92feet) 107kg (236lb) 9
G1.93m (06.33feet) 90kg (200lb) 8

Slam Dunk Contest

The Slam Dunk Contest was presented by ING. Contestants made 4 dunks in a single round. The judges were Ömer Saybir, Muratcan Güler, Nevriye Yılmaz, Ben Fero and Ozan Güven.

Player !! width=175
Team !Height Weight 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOT TB
FOnuralp Bitim 1.98m (06.5feet) 93kg (205lb) 43 50 46 50 189 50
G1.91m (06.27feet) 91kg (201lb) 44 46 50 49 189 49
F2.06m (06.76feet) 100kg (200lb) 42 40 46 50 178
F2.03m (06.66feet) 109kg (240lb)DNP
Derrick Williams was unable to play due to injury.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ING All-Star 2020’de Ben Fero Rüzgarı Esti. Turkish Basketball Federation. January 19, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  2. Web site: ING All-Star 2020 Kapalı Gişe!. Turkish Basketball Federation. January 16, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  3. Web site: Tüm Zamanların All-Star’ı: Yalçın Granit. Turkish Basketball Federation. January 19, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  4. Web site: ING All-Star'da Ergin Ataman ile Ufuk Sarıca görev yapacak. Anadolu Agency. January 19, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  5. Web site: ING All Star 2020’de Larkin ve De Colo’nun Kadro Tercihleri Belli Oldu. Turkish Basketball Federation. January 12, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  6. Web site: All-Star 2020 yarın İstanbul'da yapılacak. Fanatik. January 18, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  7. Web site: Derrick Williams ING All-Star 2020'de yok. TRT Spor. January 17, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.
  8. Web site: Lenovo Şut Yarışması’nın Galibi; Yeşil Takım. Turkish Basketball Federation. January 19, 2020. February 21, 2023. tr.