2018 BSL All-Star Game

The 2018 BSL All-Star Game, officially called the 2018 Tahincioğlu All-Star Game for sponsorship reasons, was held on January 21, 2018, at the Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul.

2018 BSL All-Star Game

Team Asia Team Europe
1 2 3 4 Total Team Asia 32 38 48 33 151 Team Europe 37 33 38 34 142
Date	January 21, 2018
Venue	Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
MVP	Barış Ermiş (Team Asia)
Referees	Emin Moğulkoç, Ahmet Tatlıcı, Can Mavisu
Halftime show	Murat Boz[1]
Network	NTV Spor
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All-Star Game

Coaches

Darüşşafaka's David Blatt (left) and Eskişehir Basket's Josep Maria Berrocal (right) were selected as the All-Star Game head coaches.

David Blatt of Darüşşafaka was named as the head coach for the Team Europe and Josep Maria Berrocal of Eskişehir Basket was named as the head coach for the Team Asia.^[2]

Rosters

Two teams, Team Europe and Team Asia, competed in the event. Team Europe consisted of players from the teams based in the European side, and Team Asia consisted of players from the teams based in the Asian side of Turkey.

The startes for the All-Star Game were selected through a voting process. The reserves were selected by the head coaches and votes.^[2]

Team Europe Pos. Player Team Starters G Errick McCollum Anadolu Efes G Scottie Wilbekin Darüşşafaka F D. J. Strawberry Beşiktaş Sompo Japan F Derrick Brown Anadolu Efes C Sertaç Şanlı Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Reserves G Kartal Özmızrak Darüşşafaka G Kenan Sipahi Beşiktaş Sompo Japan G Erving Walker Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece G Göksenin Köksal Galatasaray Odeabank F Ivan Buva İstanbul BB F JaJuan Johnson Darüşşafaka C Ege Arar Galatasaray Odeabank Head coach: David Blatt (Darüşşafaka)

Team Asia Pos. Player Team Starters G Barış Ermiş Tofaş G Brad Wanamaker Fenerbahçe Doğuş F Luigi Datome Fenerbahçe Doğuş F Sammy Mejía Tofaş C Gašper Vidmar Banvit Reserves G Melih Mahmutoğlu Fenerbahçe Doğuş G Buğrahan Tuncer Eskişehir Basket F Tolga Geçim Banvit F Metecan Birsen Sakarya BB F Jeff Ayres Eskişehir Basket C Chris Obekpa Trabzonspor C Moustapha Fall Sakarya BB Head coach: Josep Maria Berrocal (Eskişehir Basket)

Game

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NTV Spor

January 21 14:00 TRT

Report

Team Europe 142, Team Asia 151
Scoring by quarter: 37–32, 33–38, 38–48, 34–33
Pts: Walker 30		Pts: Ayres 26

Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul Referees: Emin Moğulkoç, Ahmet Tatlıcı, Can Mavisu

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Skills Challenge

The Skills Challenge was presented by LeasePlan.

Contestants^[3]

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G	Yiğit Arslan	Tofaş	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	0:30/0:24	0:31
G	Erkin Şenel	Banvit	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	0:28	0:41
C	Emircan Koşut	Darüşşafaka	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	10 kg (22 lb)	0:30/0:34	DNQ
C	Moustapha Fall	Sakarya BB	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)	124 kg (273 lb)	0:33
G	Can Uğur Öğüt	Gaziantep	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	0:42
C	Ege Arar	Galatasaray Odeabank	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	0:42

Three-Point Contest

The Three-Point Contest was presented by ING Bank.

Contestants^[4]

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G	Brady Heslip	Trabzonspor	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	23	22
G	Scott Wood	Pınar Karşıyaka	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	20/22	9
G	Melih Mahmutoğlu	Fenerbahçe	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	20/19	DNQ
G	Ryan Toolson	İstanbul BB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	16
C	Sertaç Şanlı	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	16
G	Billy Baron	Eskişehir Basket	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	13

Slam Dunk Contest

The Slam Dunk Contest was presented by Tahincioğlu. The judges were İsmet Badem, Özcan Tahincioğlu, Ömer Onan, Murat Boz and Soner Sarıkabadayı.

Contestants^[5]

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
F	Onuralp Bitim	Anadolu Efes	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	97	100
G	Josh Adams	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	89	73
F	Richard Solomon	Muratbey Uşak	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	89	DNQ
C	Christopher Obekpa	Trabzonspor	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	81
F	Erkan Yılmaz	Yeşilgiresun Belediye	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	81
F	Adonis Thomas	Banvit	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	74