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6/25/2010- Efes Pilsen Brings in Erwin Dudley
Efes Pilsen announced on Friday the addition of power forward Erwin Dudley for the upcoming season. The 28-year old American is coming to Istanbul from Turk Telekom
Ankara. He played 32 games in TBL last season averaging 11.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Dudley also appeared 10
times in EuroCup adding 13.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 1.5 apg. He ended this contest as third best rebounder.
Erwin Dudley was a member of Turk Telekom since 2005, when he arrived from Israeli Maccabi Rishon Le Zion. In 2008 he helped
the Ankara team to win the Turkish National Cup. At the same year they reached the TBL Finals. In 2007, Dudley was named Eurobasket.com
All-Turkish League Center of the Year. Beside the above mentioned team he also was a member of Vip Rimini. Dudley is a product
of the University of Alabama, where he graduated in 2003. In his senior season he had 14.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg and 1.1 spg.
2/26/2010- Interview with Eurocupbasketball.com
By Javier
Gancedo
Just when it looked like Turk Telekom was facing an early exit in this year's
Eurocup Last 16, the Turkish powerhouse last week pulled off a critical, life-giving road win against previously undefeated
Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia. Telekom started Group L with a 0-3 record and trailed 58-42 against Zvezda midway through
the third quarter, but rallied to stay alive in the competition. Telekom's signature player, power forward Erwin Dudley, had
as much reason as anyone to celebrate his team's change of fortune. In his fifth season with the team, Dudley is a fan favorite
in Ankara and even got Turkish citizenship recently. Dudley's consistently high level of play is part of the reason Telekom
is still in the race to reach the Quarterfinals He is averaging 11.9 points on a league-best 29-of-30 free throws, and leads
Telekom with 6.5 rebounds so far in this Eurocup season. Now that Telekom found its momentum, Dudley will make sure he and
his teammates do their best to advance. "We managed to play our best basketball at the right time," Dudley told Eurocupbasketball.com.
"For us, being able to go there and get a win in an unbelievable way showed us that everything can be done if we play well.
Our next opponents are going to have a lot of troubles against us."
Hello, Erwin. Congratulations on the big
win in Belgrade, coming back from 16 points down in the third quarter. How did you find the right rhythm to win that game?
"Thanks a lot. We played together and were in that situation before. We let up but managed to play together as a team
and fight back. We got the energy to continue the fight and knew that we needed to win to stay alive. Everything went well
in the fourth quarter and pulled out a great victory for us. This is a very big win for us. We lost our first Last 16 game
in Gran Canaria with chances to win it, then came back home to play in Ankara twice and lost both of them. We needed to come
back starting with big, big road win like this. We managed to play our best basketball at the right time. For us, being able
to go there and get a win in an unbelievable way showed us that everything can be done if we play well. Our next opponents
are going to have a lot of troubles against us. They are a great team, but so are we and like I said, this is a great victory
for us."
Telekom is one of the most experienced teams in the competition. How important is that experience
for the two must-win games left?
"Well, we've got Demond Mallet, whose had already won the Eurocup in the
past. That is a big thing for us, too. He talks about a different types of things his team - DKV Joventut - went through that
winning season, being together as a team and small things on the court. We now have all of our players back from injuries
and like you said, this is a very experienced team. We now we have to go out there and give our best every night."
Your
next game is against Gran Canaria, a direct opponent in the fight to reach the next round. Having played already against them,
what do you have to do to beat them?
"We have to play our type of basketball. This is what we did in our
road game against them but they beat us by eight points. We just have to play basketball as a team, just come out, compete
and play hard. If we just go out there and play basketball, I am sure we will have a very good chance to beat Gran Canaria."
After a knee injury towards the end of your college career, you sat out a full season before coming to play
in Europe, first in Israel. Were there times during your recovery that you doubted your ability to make a comeback?
"I ended up having two surgeries. I had a serious injury, as I broke my kneecap and it was the type of injury I had
never heard of. I did one surgery that did not go well and ended up having a second surgery. When I went to rehab after the
first surgery, my knee was still bothering me, it didn't feel right. I had to go in and do another surgery. Once I did it,
everything started to fall into place. Once I went into the second surgey, I managed to come back and play basketball."
Did
that injury change your game in any way and make you a different player?
"It did help me a lot. I looked
at basketball differently. I have never took basketball for granted since that moment. I see every game as if it is my last
one, so I have to go out there and do my best. I am more aware of the different type of injuries and how to take care of your
body. I understand that and have worked harder on my body, especially on my flexibility. Getting injured ended up helping
me in a lot of ways. I wasn't aware of all these things before it happened."
This is your fifth season with
Turk Telekom. What do you like about the club and the city to keep you there for so many years?
"I have been
blessed to be here for five years. I haven't had a problem in all the time I have been here. My wife likes it here, we have
friends... we just enjoy it in Ankara. The club is also a good place to work, so everything is positive. We like it here and
enjoy ourselves, so there has been no reason to change."
You seem to have found a home in Ankara, even getting
Turkish citizenship this season. Did you expect to stay so long when you first went there?
"Actually, I came
here from Israel, were I played for one year. At first, I signed a one-year deal, so I didn't expect to be here for so long.
I liked the club a lot and they liked they way I performed, so I extended my contract for two more years. Once my second contract
was about to finish, we sat down again, discussed it and ended up signing for two more years. I try to come out and produce,
people like me here... So this is why I signed back-to-back contracts."
After three years in the competition
and seeing that Telekom is alive in the race to make it to the Quarterfinal, what would it mean for you to keep fighting to
win the title?
"It would be very big for us, especially for the club. I don't think that the club has made
it to the Quarterfinals of any European competition. I think it would also be big for Turkey. We have to perform well, especially
now that Galatasaray has no chance to advance. We have a chance and have to do our best in the next two games, give everything
we have on the court."
1/21/2010 - Turk Telekom
Tops Darussafaka
Turk Telekom held off a late Darussafaka Cooper Tires charge to record an 80-71
victory. The hosts led 29-11 after 10 minutes and went into the fourth quarter up 24 before Darussafaka made the final score
more respectable with a late push. Serkan Erdogan and Tutku Acik scored 13 points apiece and Laymane Wilson, Kris Lang and
Ersin Dagli (Erwin Dudley). Dagli (Dudley) added 10 each for the
winners. Dagli (Dudley) also pulled in 10 rebounds. Jermareo Davidson led Darussafaka with 18 points
and 12 rebounds.
1/17/2010 - Turk Telekom
Wins Again
Turk Telekom moved up to 8-6 by besting Tofas 71-96 in Bursa on Saturday. Erwin Dudley led Telekom with 17 points. Bekir Yarangume added 15 while Umit Sonkol and Soner Sentuek
each had 10 for the winners. Telekom led 46-62 after 30 minutes and had 34 points in the fourth quarter to stay out of trouble.
1/13/2010 - Turk Telekom
reaches EuroCup Last 16
Turk Telekom prevailed against Charleroi 74:61 in Belgium
to claim the second spot in Group E. Turk Telekom led from start to finish. The Turkish team grabbed an 11-point advantage
ten minutes into the game and then stretched it to 19 points at halftime. Charleroi never recovered after the main break and
surrendered at the end. Demond Mallet fired 24 points for the visitors. Ersin
Dagli (Erwin Dudley) finished with 14 points and 9 boards for Turk Telekom.
1/6/2010
- Turk Telekom edge Spartak Saint Petersburg in Ankara
Turk Telekom posted a crucial win in the EuroCup E. They held off Spartak Saint Petersburg 86:73
to improve at 2-3 record, while Spartak slipped at 2-3. Turk Telekom must win against Charleroi in the final round of the
regular season to hope to reach the Last 16. Turk Telekom ran away to a 10-point lead at halftime. They kept the visitors
at safe distance throughout the second part of the encounter and celebrated a comfortable win at the end. Erwin Dudley finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way for Turk Telekom. Tutku Acik
added 18 points and 6 assists in the win. Milovan Rakovic responded with game-high 25 points for Spartak.
5/10/2009 - Telekom Finishes in Second Place
Turk Telekom topped Galatasaray Cafe Crown 83-75 in a pivotal game in Ankara
on Saturday. Dudley led the winners with 22 points on 10-for-14 two-pointers and 8 rebounds. Khalid
El-Amin added 15 points, Tutku Acik had 13 while Kenan Bajramovic got 11 for Telekom. Murat Kaya had 17 points for Galatasaray.
Huseyin Besok added 15, Dejan Milojevic 12 and QUinton Hosley 10 for the guests, that opened the game with a 0-7 run and led
18-24 after 10 minutes behind an outstanding Kaya. Dudley and Oscar Torres fueled a 12-0 run that
helped Telekom to get a 45-43 halftime edge. A buzzer-beating triple by Hosley made Galatasaray regain the lead, 64-65, after
30 minutes. It all came down to the final 80 seconds, as El-Amin had 5 points in a 7-0 run that sealed the outcome down the
stretch.
5/4/2009- Telekom Beats Selcuk 85-64
Turk Telekom
blasted Selcuk mostly owing to Bekir Yarangume, who scored 21 points. Erwin Dudley followed with 16 and Roderick Blakney had 11 pts. Ekenechukwu Ibekwe shined for the hosts
draining 32 points. Turk Telekom improved to 21-8 record (same as Fenerbahce Ulker, 2nd/3rd place), while Selcuk dropped to
10-19.
4/26/09 - Turk Telekom Is Back On Track
Turk Telekom win for the first time in three weeks by crushing Banvit of Bandirma
93-79. Tutku Acik scored 18 points and dished 7 assists, Khalid El Amin had 12 points plus 11 assists and both Mutlu Akpinar
and Erwin Dudley added 13 each. Lance Williams scored 18 for Banvit and Yunus Cankaya added 15.
3/26/09 - Turk Telekom Wins Hard Fought Battle
Turk Telekom had to battle hard to down Oyak Renault 79-75 in Ankara on Saturday
and improve to 16-5 in the standings. Erwin Dudley paced the winners with 17 points. Tutku Acik
had 16, Beikr Yarangume got 15 while Kenan Bajramovic got 11 and 11 rebounds for Telekom, that trailed 67-71 with 4 minutes
to go. Yarangume and Dudley stepped up to make Telekom seal a difficult home win.
3/01/09 - Mersin Goes Down
Turk Telekom moved within one win of Galatasaray for second place as it bested
Mersin Buyuksehir Bld. 79-83 on the road, Michael Wright scored 22 points, Serkan Erdogan added 17 and Erwin
Dudley 13 for the winners.
2/15/09 - Telekom Wins Again
Turk Telekom kept its share of third place by beating Kepez Belediye
of Antalya 102-90 to capture its 14th win of the season. The hosts held a slim lead at the end of the high-scoring opening
period, 35-32. Bekir Yarangume and Serkan Erdogan led Telekom to a 61-56 halftime edge.
Kepez stayed close and ebterd the fourth period down just 4, but
Telekom held the visitors to 10 fourth-quarter points to seal the win. Yarangume scored a season-high 29 points, Erdogan had
20, Tutku Acik 11 and Erwin Dudley added 10 for Telekom. Gerald Fitch scored 27 points, grabbed
5 rebounds, dished 5 assists and swiped 4 steals and Robert Traylor scored 19 points for Kepez.
1/27/09 - Telekom Beats Zadar, 1-0 in Group J
Turk Telekom took its first step to make it to the Final Eight next April by
beating Zadar 89-82 in Last 16 Group J in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday night. Telekom is now 1-0 in Group J and faces Unics in
Kazan, Russia next Thursday. Meanwhile, Zadar now has a 0-1 record but hosts Benetton Basket Tamoil next week. Michael Wright
led the winners with 23 points on 9-for-11 two-pointers.
Erwin Dudley added 16 and 8 rebounds, Serkan Erdogan
had 14 points, Rod Blakney got 11 while Bekir Yarangume contributed 10 for Telekom. Deyan Ivanov led Zadar with 23 points
and 16 rebounds. Rok Stipcevic added 17 points, Todor Gecevski had 15 while Damir Rancic got 11. Dudley,
Blakney and Wright fueled a 16-4 run that gave Telekom its first double-digit lead, 20-9. An unstoppable Wright and a three-pointer
by Erdogan boosted the hosts' lead to 28-18 midway through the second quarter.
Rancic and an outstanding Ivanov rescued Zadar to bring the guests within 48-42.
A 2-11 run that Rancic capped with a triple got Zadar as close as 78-75 with less than 3 minutes to go. A three-point play
by Wright and a long two-pointer by Erdogan allowed all Telekom fans to celebrate that their team opened the Last 16 with
a big home win.
1/18/09 - Telekom Crushes Galatasaray
Turk Telekom confirmed its power by downing an injury-plagued Galatasaray 76-92
in Istanbul on Saturday. Michael Wright paced the winners with 18 points. Bekir Yarangume added 15, Tutku Acik had 14, Serkan
Erdogan 13, Baris Ozkan 11 and Erwin Dudley 10 for Turk Telekom.
Cuneyt Erden led Galatasaray with 18 points, as the hosts were without injured
stars Dejan Milojevic and Rashid Atkins. Moreover, Milan Gurovic was ejected by spitting on referee Engin Kennerman's face.
Telekom led 22-23 after 10 minutes. Blakney, Dudley and Yarangume fueled a 0-9 run that made it
a double-digit game, 39-49, at halftime.
Blakney, Wright and Dudley shined after the break,
as Telekom boosted its margin to 47-77 never looked back. The final result was 76-92.
12/2/2008 - Telekom is 2-0 in Eurocup
The first game of the season in Ankara, Turkey was a first-class thriller that hosts Turk
Telekom managed to take in the final steps of the game by 70-64 against Panellinios BC. The game was balanced throughout the
40 minutes with both teams leading the score in turns, and trends marked by quick scoring bursts that put either team in command.
In the final plays, Ivan Radenovic stepped up for the guests but the hosts we ice cold from the free throw line hitting their
last 10 shots to secure the win.
The
win lifts Turk Telekom to a 2-0 record to lead Group D, while Panellinios drops to 0-2 and, with such a short regular season,
needs to start winning badly. Erwin Dudley led the winners with his 20 points, Michael Wright added
17, Rodney Blakney had 13 and Kennedy Winston posted 11, four of them key free throws in the last minutes. For Panellinios,
Radenovic had 18 points and Stevan Nadjfeji added 12.
Asim Pars opened the game for Turk Telekom but soon, a 0-7 burst
by Panellinios capped by Stevan Nadjfeji's basket allowed the guests to pull away by 2-7. Erwin Dudley
woke up for the hosts with his six straight points to make it an 8-9 game. Tutku Acik's three and a new Dudley
basket allowed the hosts to tie the game again, 13-13 as Nadjfeji was excelling also in offense for Panellinios. Thanks
to good percentages in 2-point shooting and four straight points by Michael Wright though, the first quarter ended falling
on the hosts' side again, 17-12.
Ivan
Radenovic's five points starting the second quarter gave some air to Panellinios, now trailing by 21-19, and Nadjfeji was
soon up to his 10th point to turn the game around again for the guests, 23-31, completing a 2-12 run. Turk Telekom was struggling
from the arc at 1 of 8 while Panellinios was also winning the battle under the boards. The lead for the guests went up to
double digits when Manolis Papamakarios hit two free throws, 25-35, but the hosts reacted with a final 8-2 thanks to Wright's
free throws to reach the break with a 33-37 Panellinios edge.
Five points by Rodney Blakney launched Turk Telekom
again and the hosts re-gaines the lead starting the third period, 40-39, after Kennedy Winston's basket. Winston himself blasted
a bomb from downtown to keep forging Turk Telekom a slim but solid lead. Panellinios kept looking inside to stay in the game
as Djuro Ostojic hit the lay-up to stay within 3 points, 53-50 for Turk Telekom as Panellinios was still leading under the
boards.
However,
the guests kept insisting from the three-point line and the shots didn't want to go in now, and their steals - turnovers ratio
was standing at -11 at this point, but despite all the negative signs, Radenovic fed Papamakarios to score the last basket
of the third quarter to leave a tight 53-52 score after 30 minutes. Dudley scored to keep Turk
Telekom ahead but Radenovic's three first tied the game at 55-55, and later, Nadjfeji re-appeared for a new Panellinios lead.
The
game entered the last four minutes with a 56-57 and both teams committing mistakes in offense as pressure started to push
hard. Wright and Blakney stepped up again for the hosts with four points in a row combined that forced Panellinios' timeout
with two minutes to go and a 60-57 Turk Telekom edge.
The
stop was good enough for the guests in general and Radenovic in particular, as he racked up five straight points of his own,
including a three-point play, to put his team ahead again, 60-62, but Wright was solid from the charity line to tie the deal
again. Nadjfeji fouled out with less than two minutes to go and Blakney hit two free throws to tie the game again, 64-64.
Soon,
Georgios Kalaitzis fouled on Winston, who hit both free throws again, and Blakney did the same again for 68-64 as Panellinios'
time was running out. A final timeout however, didn't change things as another trip by Winston to the line sealed the deal
for the hosts, as the fans celebrated a thrilling win.
11/10/2008 - Telekom Is Still Undefeated
Turk Telekom also remained unbeaten by trashing Kepez Belediye 58-82 on the
road. The visitors made a thunderous start, with Serkan Erdogan, Chris Lang and Erwin Dudley scoring
en route to a 13-25 lead at the end of the first quarter. Telekom nursed that lead to stay ahead 26-38 at halftime. The tough
defense of Telekom in the third period and the some fast-break baskets scored by Erdogan, Michael Wright and Rod Blakney gave
the Ankara side a 34-61 lead.
It was a question of time for both sides in the last quarter as Telekom increased
the lead to 29 points and won the game 58-82. Erdogan scored 21 points on 5-for-7 three-point shooting and Wright and Pars
added 10 points each. Torrell Martin scored 19 and Robert Traylor had 12 for Kepez in defeat.
10/28/2008 - Telekom is 2-0
Turk Telekom used a 13-25 fourth-quarter charge to snatch a 64-71 road victory
against Pinar Karsiyaka in Izmir. The game was tied at 17-17 at the end of the first period, before Pinar Karsiyaka’s
Leon Williams and Ralph Mims took charge to give the hosts a 37-33 halftime lead.
Karsiyaka persisted against the pressure of Telekom also in the third period
and remained ahead 51-46. But Telekom strengthened its defensive power in tha last quarter and became more effective on offence
with Serkan Erdođan outside and Michael Wright and Erwin Dudley inside along to surge for the win.
Wright had his best game since his return from a long injury to score 22 points and grab 6 rebounds. Dudley
had 17 points and Erdogan finished with 15 points.
10/13/2008 - Teknosa Turkish Cup stats leaders
After the preliminary round of Turkish Cup, Teknosa Turkish Cup stats leaders were also determined.
Stats Leaders
for each qualified team are below:
Point Leaders
Aliaga Bld. Aubrey Reese 24,33 ppg
Turk Telekom Erwin Dudley 16,00 ppg
Fenerbahce
Ulker Devin Smith 17,67 ppg
Erdemirspor
Nathan Funk 17,33 ppg
Besiktas
C.T. Mario Austin
18,00 ppg
Galatasaray C.C. Andrija
Zizic
20,00 ppg
Efes Pilsen Milos Vujanic
15,67 ppg
Antalya BSB. Marcus Douthit 18,00
ppg
Rebound
Leaders
Aliaga Bld. Charles Davis 7,67 rpg
Turk Telekom Erwin Dudley
10,33 rpg
Fenerbahce Ulker Devin Smith 7,33
rpg
Erdemirspor James Thomas
13,67 rpg
Besiktas C.T. Mario Austin
9,67 rpg
Galatasaray Dejan
Milojevic 8,33 rpg
Efes Pilsen Keren Gonlum
9,33 rpg
Antalya Marcus Douthit
7,33 rpg
Assist Leaders
Aliaga Bld. Charles
Davis
4,33 apg
Turk Telekom Tutku
Acik 5,00
apg
Fenerbahce Ulker Marques Green 5,33
apg
Erdemirspor Nathan Funk
4,00 apg
Besiktas C.T. Mire Chatman
6,33 apg
Galatasaray C.C. Cuneyt Erden
3,00 apg
Efes Pilsen Milos Vujanic
5,33 apg
Antalya BSB. Michael Green
5,67 apg
Block
Leaders
Aliaga Bld. Charles Davis
2,00 bpg
Trk Telekom Michael Wright 0,67 bpg
Fenerbahce Ulker
Gasper Vidmar 1,00
bpg
Erdemirspor Umut Gorur
0,33 bpg
Besiktas C.T. Mario Austin 0,67
bpg
Galatasaray C.C. Huseyin Besok
0,33 bpg
Efes Pilsen Mario Kasun
0,67 bpg
Antalya BSB. Nedim Yucel 0,33 bpg
10/12/2008 - Turk Telekom Wins President's
Cup
Turk Telekom won the first trophy of the season in Turkey by beating Fenerbahce Ulker 83-79
to capture the President's Cup at home in Ankara Ataturk Arena.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul was on hand along with 6,000 fans to witness the triumph. Telekom
used Kris Lang and Serkan Erdogan to get going in the first quarter. Erdogan hit back-to-back three pointers to help the hosts
take a 24-22 lead after 10 minutes. Fener had Damir Mrsic, Marques Green and Gordan Giricek reply in the second period to
balance the game, but Erdogan was too hot for them. The experienced shooter scored the last 4 points for Telekom to give his
team a 45-40 advantage as they headed to the locker rooms.
It was a defensive third period, unlike the first two, as the teams both struggled to score.
A Lang slam after nearly four minutes gave Telekom its first double-digit lead, but Fener responded with a 0-8 spurt thanks
to Gordan Giricek and Rasim Basak and was soon back in the game. However Tutku Acik's skillful layup over Oguz Savas ended
the third quarter at 57-54 for the Ankara side.
Rod Blakney heated up with six points in a row extended to go ahead 71-63. Fenerbahce didn't
give up and came back to within 2 on a Savas layup with 2:11 remaining. A Blakney jumper with 39 seconds left made it 78-71
and seemed to ice the win. However Green came through with a pair of long triples to keep Fener down just 79-77 with 23 seconds
to go. But after couple of Fenerbahce turnovers, Blakney free throws ended the game at 83-79 and Telekom’s new captain
Tutku Acik took the cup from the hands of President Gul.
Erdogan led Telekom with 20 points and 4 assists, Lang had 14 points plus 9 boards, Blakney
scored 14 and added 3 assists , Acik had 11 points and Dudley had 9 points and 13 boards
for his team. Green scored 21 points on 5-of-6 three-point shooting plus 3 assists, Giricek added 18 points, Savas scored
12 and Mrsic 11 for Fenerbahce Ulker.
10/06/2008 - Reese and Dudley lead their teams to the
Turkish Cup Final Eight
Aliaga
Belediyesi qualified to Turkish Cup Final Eight and Aubrey Reese was
the key player of this success. Turk Telekom also qualified to Final Eight thanks to Erwin Dudley who averaged
16 ppg and 10.3 rpg in 3 qualification games.
5/22/2008 - Telekom Makes The Final Cut!
By www.eurobasket.com
Turk Telekom completed
the semifinal series against Besiktas with a difficult victory at home yesterday. Turk Telekom played at home but had to overcome
a slow start to celebrate a narrow win at the end. Besiktas threw all they had in this game and an aggressive start from the
team resulted in an early 8:4 lead. Turk Telekom kept it close throughout the first stanza but still appeared trailing 14:17
after it.
Erwin Dudley quickly put the home side ahead 24:23 at the start of the second term and the
things started to brighten up for Turk Telekom. Khalid El-Amin and Bekir capped the frame with accurate jumpers and the hosts
led 40:33 at the interval. Kris Lang nailed a trey to stretch the gap to double figures early in the third stanza. The hosts
kept a safe distance from Besiktas in the third period however Sandro Nicevic cut the gap to 6 points with a quarter to play
in the game.
Sinan Guler and Rick Apodaca trimmed the difference to only 2 points at the very start of the final quarter
and tension filled the air. The teams traded baskets before Chris Williams put the hosts up by 4 points with less than a minute
left in regulation. Turk Telekom withstood the final seconds of the game and posted an impressive win that propelled them
into TBL finals. Erwin Dudley led the charge with 18 points
and 7 boards. Turk Telekom will meet Fenerbahce in the best-of-seven series opener on Sunday.
5/11/2008 - Turk Telekom Cruises Into The Playoff Semi-Finals
By www. eurobasket.com
Turk Telekom of Ankara cruised into the semifinals by sweeping Galatasaray Café
Crown with an 86-88 road win in Game 3. Chris Williams buried a hook shot at the buzzer to lift Telekom to the semis Turk
Telekom had Williams inside and Baris Ozcan outside to build a 24-29 lead at the end of the first quarter. Erwin
Dudley increased the visitors’ lead 7 points at the beginning of the second quarter with a layup, but Galatasaray
responded with a 10-0 run capped by a pair of free throws from Chris Owens to take the lead midway through the second quarter.
Telekom stood still with Khalid El Amin and Dudley scoring, but a Dee Brown layup ended the first
half at 46-44. Galatasaray took the control of the game in the third period and went up 58-52 on the strength of a three-pointer
by Robert Hite. But the man of the match was Baris Ozcan as he hit back-to-back triples for Telekom. The game remained close
until the very end and Galatasaray entered the last 10 seconds up 86-84 after a single free throw from Brown. But El Amin
denied the victory of the home team with a layup at 39.57 and then the home team’s Murat Kaya accidentally turned the
ball over and gave Telekom another possession. The visitors took full advantage as Williams won the game and the series at
the buzzer. Ozcan had 20 points including 6 three pointers, El Amin added 19 plus 9 assists, Dudley
had 16 points and Williams 15 for Telekom. Brown scored 24 points, Charles Gaines had 21 points plus 9 rebounds and Owens
scored 18 points for Galatasaray.
4/21/2008 - Turk Telekom Beats Fenerbahce in Ankara
By www. eurobasket.com
Fourth-place Turk Telekom took revenge of an earlier loss and threatened
to make a last-second rise in the standings by defeating Fenerbahce Istanbul 84-72 at home. The visitors lead the first quarter
22-25 with Oguz Savas's scoring inside, Tarence Kinsey and James White doing the same outside.
Telekom responded with strong
defense in the second quarter, holding Fenerbahce to just 4 points in 8 minutes to take a big 43-29 lead after 18 minutes.
Fener answered back, however, with a 2-10 run before the half could end 45-39.
Fener kept rallying after the break behind Will Solomon to reduce the difference to 2 points, 64-62, at the end of the third
period, but Khalid El-Amin paired with Erwin Dudley inside to fire up Telekom for a 20-10 last-quarter blast to win the game 84-72.
El Amin scored 23 points, Dudley
had 12 points plus 14 boards, while Chris Williams had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals for Telekom. Kinsey
scored 21, Savas had 15 and Dmir Kaan scored 10 for Fenerbahce.
4/5/08 - Turk Telekom tops Galatasaray!
By www. euroleague.com
Turk Telekom thrashed Galatasaray Cafe Crown 88-72 in Ankara for its 17th win of the season.
The winners led 24-16 after one quarter as El Amin fired up his team. Galatasaray answered back with points from Murat Kaya
and Charles Gaines in the second quarter, cutting Telekom's lead to 42-40 at halftime. Erwin Dudley
and Christopher Williams helped Telekom to increase the lead to 20 points in the third quarter as the home team went into
the last quarter 70-56 ahead. Telekom defended the difference well in the last quarter and won the game 88-72. El Amin scored
26 points with 7 assists, Williams had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Dudley had 13 points
with 14 boards for Telekom. Gaines had 14 points and Kaya added 12 for Galatasaray.
2/11/08 - Turk Telekom Are Turkish Cup Champions!
By www. eurobasket.com
Turk Telekom is the Turkish Opel Cup champion! Turk Telekom lifted its first
Turkish Cup title in front of its fans, as the final eight took place in Ankara this weekend. The team had made it to the
Turkish Cup final in 2001 and 2003 but managed to lift the trophy by downing Oyak Renault 61-80 in the title game on Sunday.
Khalid El-Amin led the winners and earned Turkish Cup MVP honors with 25 points
on 5-for-11 three-pointers. Chris Williams added 16 and 7 rebounds while Erwin Dudley had 11 points
for Turk Telekom, that had edged Fenerbahce Ulker 73-72 in the semifinals yesterday and topped Benvit 82-91 on Friday to round
a perfect weekend. John Monwell had 14 points for Oyak, Biyik Ozgur added 12 and Dal Nedim 11. El-Amin led a 10-0 run that
allowed Turk Telekom to get a 18-26 lead after 10 minutes. Oyak struggled to score in the second quarter, as Turk Telekom
only allowed 9 points in this period.
Meanwhile, Dudley, Williams and El-Amin fueled
a 1-13 run that broke tha game open, 19-39, early in the second quarter. Nedim brought Oyak within 27-43 at halftime. El-Amin
led a 0-7 run that left no doubt about his team's power, 27-50, right after the break. Oyak kept trying and managed to get
within 59-67 with 3 minutes to go, but Williams and El-Amin sealed the outcome down the stretch.
1/28/2008 - Telekom's On Top Again
Turk Telekom returned to the top of the standings by beating Oyak Renault 61-75
in Bursa to improve its record to 14-4. Turk Telekom led the game from the beginning, going ahead 10-18 at the end of the
first quarter and 25-43 by halftime with most of the scoring coming from Khalid El Amin and Erwin Dudley.
There was no real threat from Oyak to Turk Telekom both in the second half.
El Amin scored a game-high 24 points and dished 6 assists, Chris Williams had double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds
and Dudley scored 16 and grabbed 7 boards for Telekom. Monwell Randle scored 18 and Lamont Woolridge
added 14 for Renault.
1/21/2008 - Telekom Wins Another One
Turk Telekom defeated Mutlu Aku Selcuk University 103-89 in Ankara to move even
with Galatasaray at 13-4. The home team took the control of the game from the start and led 30-22 at the end of the first
quarter with Erwin Dudley and Chris Williams scoring well.
Khalid El Amin and Ivica Jurkovic helped Telekom to increase the lead to 18
points before the visitors closed the gap to 58-47 by halftime. Umut Yenice and Warren Carter cut the difference to 7 points
in the third quarter, but Telekom went into the last quarter up 80-70. El Amin took responsibility in the last quarter as
Telekom sealed the win.
El Amin finished with 33 points plus 4 assists, Williams had 21 points, 8 rebounds
and 7 assists, Dudley scored 11 and Jurkovic 10. Carter and Yenice shared the lead for Mutlu Aku
with 24 points each, Willie Farley had 22 and Kevin Braswell scored 10.
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