2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi

The 2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for sponsorship reasons named Tahincioğlu Basketbol Süper Ligi, was the 52nd season of the top-tier professional basketball league in Turkey. Fenerbahçe won their 9th Basketbol Süper Ligi title and their 12th Turkish title overall by defeating Tofaş 4–1 in the finals.

Basketbol Süper Ligi
Season	2017–18
Teams	16
TV partner(s)	beIN Sports NTV Spor TBFTV.org
Regular season
Relegated	Yeşilgiresun Belediye Muratbey Uşak Sportif
Finals
Champions	Fenerbahçe (9th title)
Runners-up	Tofaş
Semifinalists	Anadolu Efes Banvit
Finals MVP	Brad Wanamaker (Fenerbahçe)
Statistical leaders
Points Erving Walker 18.5 Rebounds Vladimir Štimac 8.6 Assists Šarūnas Vasiliauskas 6.3
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Best Balıkesir and TED Ankara Kolejliler were relegated after finishing in the 15th and 16th places last season. Eskişehir Basket was promoted as the runner-up, and Sakarya BB was promoted as the champions of the 2016–17 TBL season.^[1]

Locations and stadia

Istanbul

Trabzonspor

Banvit

Eskişehir Basket

Gaziantep

Pınar Karşıyaka

Sakarya BB

Tofaş

Yeşilgiresun Belediye

Uşak Sportif

Locations of the 2016–17 Turkish Basketball Super League Clubs

Anadolu Efes

Beşiktaş

Fenerbahçe

Galatasaray

Darüşşafaka

İstanbul BB

Büyükçekmece

Istanbul Basketbol Süper Ligi clubs

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Anadolu Efes	Istanbul	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000
Banvit	Bandırma	Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall	3,000
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	Istanbul	BJK Akatlar Arena	3,200
Darüşşafaka	Istanbul	Volkswagen Arena Istanbul	5,000
Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece	Istanbul	Gazanfer Bilge Spor Salonu	3,000
Eskişehir Basket	Eskişehir	Anadolu Üniversitesi Sport Hall	5,000
Fenerbahçe Doğuş	Istanbul	Ülker Sports Arena	13,800
Galatasaray Odeabank	Istanbul	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000
Gaziantep Basketbol	Gaziantep	Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall	6,400
İstanbul BB	Istanbul	Cebeci Sport Hall	1,250
Muratbey Uşak Sportif	Uşak	Uşak Üniversitesi Sport Hall	2,000
Pınar Karşıyaka	İzmir	Karşıyaka Arena	5,000
Sakarya BB	Sakarya	Sakarya Sports Hall	5,000
Tofaş	Bursa	Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall	7,500
Trabzonspor Medical Park	Trabzon	Hayri Gür Arena	7,500
Yeşilgiresun Belediye	Giresun	19 Eylül Sports Hall	3,000

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other four times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The last two teams in the table are relegated to the second tier TBL. The regular season started on 7 October 2017.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	30	27	3	2618	2179	+439	57	Advance to playoffs
2	Tofaş	30	24	6	2538	2328	+210	54
3	Anadolu Efes[a]	30	22	8	2501	2397	+104	51
4	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	30	20	10	2288	2170	+118	50
5	Banvit	30	18	12	2371	2278	+93	48
6	Darüşşafaka	30	18	12	2399	2219	+180	48
7	Eskişehir	30	16	14	2401	2414	−13	46
8	Sakarya BB	30	14	16	2305	2348	−43	44
9	Galatasaray Odeabank	30	13	17	2430	2407	+23	43
10	Pınar Karşıyaka	30	12	18	2334	2494	−160	42
11	İstanbul BB	30	11	19	2347	2472	−125	41
12	Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece	30	10	20	2374	2461	−87	40
13	Trabzonspor Medical Park	30	10	20	2568	2755	−187	40
14	Gaziantep	30	10	20	2354	2506	−152	40
15	Yeşilgiresun Belediye (R)	30	9	21	2391	2607	−216	39	Relegation to TBL
16	Muratbey Uşak Sportif (R)	30	6	24	2280	2464	−184	36

Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Anadolu Efes was conducted one point after the team left the court unauthorized during the semi-finals of the playoffs in the 2016–17 season.^[2]

Results

Home \ Away	EFE	BAN	BES	DAR	BÜY	ESK	FEN	GAL	GAZ	IBB	USA	KAR	SAK	TOF	TRA	YES
Anadolu Efes	—	77–99	78–69	73–69	94–75	89–77	84–80	76–68	94–87	86–67	97–84	89–77	83–68	87–79	98–91	97–93
Banvit	82–90	—	83–87	68–64	84–89	55–58	63–61	80–90	86–76	69–72	71–58	84–65	75–66	64–70	75–72	104–80
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	67–64	79–64	—	88–84	78–65	87–69	71–76	80–78	87–80	94–83	77–70	77–63	58–71	59–60	78–74	91–94
Darüşşafaka	79–67	85–88	74–67	—	75–57	90–83	84–78	69–67	77–83	79–77	89–76	78–63	76–61	54–58	88–73	80–73
Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece	63–77	82–84	59–72	77–75	—	72–79	80–88	77–86	98–78	107–78	78–84	77–70	71–64	76–93	81–76	101–58
Eskişehir	84–86	80–81	78–87	89–82	76–72	—	66–85	70–64	84–85	80–76	85–84	66–72	102–96	76–75	90–72	86–75
Fenerbahçe Doğuş	100–74	80–63	83–60	76–69	82–59	79–69	—	80–60	96–71	96–73	89–72	97–71	89–75	98–78	112–83	85–72
Galatasaray Odeabank	85–91	72–91	77–73	77–89	98–71	84–78	62–83	—	82–58	99–77	87–81	98–82	75–77	83–90	84–78	106–84
Gaziantep Basketbol	66–74	82–63	62–69	65–98	87–67	118–119	90–95	66–77	—	85–72	68–65	74–73	79–67	69–87	84–95	79–78
İstanbul BB	84–58	65–72	56–69	75–72	82–70	85–71	70–83	74–67	92–86	—	77–73	77–81	58–69	73–80	92–100	99–87
Muratbey Uşak Sportif	78–81	71–89	65–75	84–80	71–104	68–81	81–90	85–78	67–75	79–83	—	86–92	69–81	73–86	100–71	85–82
Pınar Karşıyaka	92–85	69–89	79–71	71–93	103–98	70–74	69–74	75–91	74–67	84–76	78–74	—	88–80	80–84	79–78	77–71
Sakarya BB	74–100	81–76	69–75	55–66	77–67	100–89	79–83	75–73	79–57	86–95	83–73	90–78	—	74–86	87–82	77–66
Tofaş	80–69	93–104	83–79	97–81	92–88	73–69	71–88	97–90	109–107	89–85	97–72	94–75	84–79	—	103–63	92–52
Trabzonspor Medical Park	89–96	88–84	71–82	82–104	105–113	73–86	90–119	103–82	91–86	111–93	76–91	108–105	96–79	91–83	—	100–95
Yeşilgiresun Belediye	91–87	76–81	58–82	71–96	95–80	79–87	70–93	97–90	91–84	90–81	64–61	94–79	79–86	70–75	106–86	—

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2018. Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 BSL Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	2
	8	Sakarya BB	0
						1	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	3
						5	Banvit	0
	4	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	0
	5	Banvit	2
											1	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	4
											2	Tofaş	1
	2	Tofaş	2
	7	Eskişehir	0
						2	Tofaş	3
						3	Anadolu Efes	1
	3	Anadolu Efes	2
	6	Darüşşafaka	0

Awards and statistics

Statistical leaders

Category[3]	Player	Club	Average
Points	Erving Walker	Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece	18.52
Rebounds	Vladimir Štimac	Anadolu Efes	8.55
Assists	Šarūnas Vasiliauskas	Trabzonspor	6.27
Blocks	Chris Obekpa	Trabzonspor	2.46
Three-point field goals	Erving Walker	Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece	3.10

Turkish clubs in European competitions

Main article: Turkish basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Ref
Fenerbahçe	EuroLeague	Runners-up
Anadolu Efes		Regular season
Darüşşafaka	EuroCup	Champions	[4]
Galatasaray		Top 16
Tofaş		Regular season
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	Champions League	Round of 16	[5]
Banvit		Quarter-finals
Royal Halı Gaziantep		Regular season
Pınar Karşıyaka		Quarter-finals
İstanbul BB	FIBA Europe Cup	Second round
Trabzonspor Medical Park		First qualifying round
Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece		Second round