TUR – Turks in London for O2 event
LONDON (EuroBasket 2009) - Hedo Türkoglu and Ersan Ilyasova will lead Turkey into action this weekend in London where the hosts of next year's FIBA World Championship will play in three warm-up games for EuroBasket 2009. Türkoglu reached the NBA Finals this year with the Orlando Magic before leaving as a free agent and signing with the ...
LONDON (EuroBasket 2009) - Hedo Türkoglu and Ersan Ilyasova will lead Turkey into action this weekend in London where the hosts of next year's FIBA World Championship will play in three warm-up games for EuroBasket 2009.
Türkoglu reached the NBA Finals this year with the Orlando Magic before leaving as a free agent and signing with the Toronto Raptors.
Ilyasova has decided to leave Spanish champions Barcelona and return to the Milwaukee Bucks for a second stint.
In London, Turkey will open their account against Israel on Friday night at the O2 Arena and then face tournament hosts Great Britain on Saturday before going up against EuroBasket hosts Poland on Sunday.
All four teams at the event will be at the EuroBasket.
Turkey 15-man squad: Fatih Solak, Engin Atsür, Baris Hersek, Ender Arslan, Kerem Tunçeri, Sinan Güler, Oguz Savas, Ömer Faruk, Ömer Onan, Semih Erden, Evren Büker, Ersan Ilyasova, Hidayet Türkoglu, Ümit Sonkol and Bekir Yarangüme.
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