2005–06 Turkish Basketball League Explained

The 2005–06 Turkish Basketball League was the 40th season of the top-tier professional basketball league in Turkey. The season started on October 15, 2005. Ülkerspor won their fourth national championship this season.

Nextseason:2006–07
Turkish Basketball League
Season:2005–06
Champions:Ülkerspor (4th title)
Runners Up:Efes Pilsen
Semifinalists:Beşiktaş Cola Turka, Banvitspor
Relegated:İ.T.Ü., Erdemirspor
Top Scorer:Malik Dixon
Ppg:22.6
Rebounds Leader:Mike Benton
Rpg:10.8
Assists Leader:Kerem Tunçeri
Apg:6.4
Attendance:334,425 [1]
Average Attendance:1,276

Regular season standings

Last updated May 31, 2006

width=10px bgcolor=#dfdClinched play-off berth
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1 Ülkerspor
2 Efes Pilsen
3 Beşiktaş Cola Turka
4 Bandırma Banvit
5 Türk Telekom
6 Tekelspor
7 Fenerbahçe
8 Galatasaray Café Crown
9 Darüşşafaka
10 Pınar Karşıyaka
11 Tuborg Pilsener
12 Büyük Kolej
13 Beykozspor
14 Mersin BŞB.
15 Erdemirspor
16 İ.T.Ü.

Unfortunately, after this season Tuborg Pilsener and Büyük Kolej decided to withdraw from the Turkish Basketball League because of the financial problems. Erdemirspor and İ.T.Ü. relegated to Turkish Second Basketball League. Tofaş, Oyak Renault, Casa TED Kolejliler and Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi have been promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League for the 2006–07 season.

Turkish Basketball League 2005–06 play-offs

Last updated June 4, 2008

The 2006 Turkish Basketball League play-offs is the final phase of the 2005–06 regular season.

Quarterfinal and Semifinal series are 5-match series. The teams reaches the first 3 wins is through to the next round. The team which has won both regular season matchups starts with a 1–0 lead to the series.

Final series are 7-match series and the team reaches first 4 wins is the champion of the Turkish Basketball League.

2005–06 play-off seedings, results and schedules

Quarter finals

(1) Ülkerspor (25–5) vs. (8) Galatasaray Café Crown (16–14) (Series starts 1–0)

Ülkerspor wins the series 3:0

(2) Efes Pilsen (24–6) vs. (7) Fenerbahçe (18–12) (Series starts 1–0)

Efes Pilsen wins the series 3:0

(3) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (23–7) vs. (6) Tekelspor (18–12) (Series starts 0–0)

Beşiktaş Cola Turka wins the series 3:1

(4) Bandırma Banvit (21–9) vs. (5) Türk Telekom (21–9) (Series starts 1–0)

Bandırma Banvit wins the series 3:2

Semifinals

(1) Ülkerspor (25–5) vs. (4) Bandırma Banvit (21–9) (Series starts 0–0)

Ülkerspor wins the series 3:1

(2) Efes Pilsen (24–6) vs. (3) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (23–7) (Series starts 0–1)

Efes Pilsen wins the series 3:2

League Finals

(1) Ülkerspor (25–5) vs. (2) Efes Pilsen (24–6) (Series starts 1–0)

Ülkerspor wins the series 4:0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rekabet seyirci getirdi. 2013-10-13. 2013-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019065224/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/basketbol/21037304.asp. live.