By Semih Tuna/ info@eurohoops.net
The players that will compete in the Turkish All Star game, or match their individual strengths with each other, have been announced. On Sunday, January the 24th, two different teams, “Asia” and “Europe” will compete with each other. Here are the players of each team, as the fans voted for them.
Asian side:
Coach: Selçuk Ernak (Banvit)
Starting Five: Bobby Dixon (Fenerbahçe), Kenan Sipahi (Pınar Karşıyaka), Bogdan Bogdanovic (Fenerbahçe), Kenny Gabriel (Pınar Karşıyaka), Jan Vesely (Fenerbahçe)
Bench: Dwight Hardy (Trabzonspor), Courtney Fortson (Banvit), Tony Crocker (Akın Corap Yesilgiresun Belediye), Tolga Geçim (Banvit), Clay Tucker (Torku Konyaspor), Adrien Moerman (Banvit) Khem Birch (Muratbey Usak Sportif)
European side
Three additional contests will be held during the game, the slam dunk contest, the three-point contest and a “skills” contest. Here are the participants:
Slam Dunk contest: Jan Vesely (Fenerbahçe), Randy Culpepper (Besiktas Sompo Japan), Kenny Gabriel (Pınar Karşıyaka), Furkan Korkmaz (Anadolu Efes), Khem Birch (Muratbey Usak Sportif), Joey Dorsey (Galatasaray)
Three point contest: Vladimir Micov (Galatasaray), Jon Diebler (Anadolu Efes), Adrien Moerman (Banvit), Michael Jenkins (Turk Telekom), Melih Mahmutoglu (Fenerbahçe), Andy Rautins (Royal Halı Gaziantep)
Skills Contest: Earl Calloway (Royal Halı Gaziantep), Kalin Lucas (TED Ankara Kolejliler), Thomas Heurtel (Anadolu Efes), Berk Ugurlu (Fenerbahçe), Scottie Wilbekin (Darussafaka Dogus), Kartal Ozmızrak (Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece)