Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul (BSL) confirmed in their roster 32-year old Polish international small forward Mateusz Ponitka (198cm-92kg-1993) for the upcoming 2026-27 season. He has played there for the last two seasons, helping them reach the semifinals. Ponitka also played for another team in the league. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. Ponitka has also been a member of the Polish international program for several years. He has regularly played for the Polish senior team since 2011 and previously for the Under 20 National Team in 2013. Ponitka also represented Poland at the FIBA Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Valencia (Spain) two years ago. He is quite an experienced player. Ponitka has played between Belgium (Oostende), Greece (Panathinaikos), Russia (Lokomotiv and Zenit), Serbia (Partizan), Spain (Tenerife), and Poland (Zastal, Arka, and AZS Politechnika Warszawska) and Turkey (Pinar Karsiyaka). Among many awards, he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Eurocup All-Defensive Team in 2025.
TurkeyErokspor keeps Akyel for another season (Agency: IstBasket) 4 hours ago Newly promoted Esenler Erokspor Istanbul (BSL) re-signed 29-year-old 206cm center Metehan Akyel for the upcoming season. He has played there for the last two seasons. He has played previously for seven other teams: Turk Telekom, Gaziantep, Bandirma, Bursaspor, TEKSUT Bandirma BK, Buyukcekmece, and Bursaspor. Akyel won the Turkish TBL championship title in 2025. He was voted to the Euroba [read more]
TurkeyPetkim welcomes back Thomas, ex Weissenfels (Agency: Excel Sports Mngm) 4 hours ago Aliaga Petkimspor Izmir (BSL) inked 30-year old American 190cm swingman Khyri Thomas (college: Creighton) for upcoming season. It is actually his comeback to Petkimspor as he has played here before. He played most recently at SYNTAINICS MBC Weissenfels in German BBL league. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on diffe [read more]
TurkeyBordo keeps Kandemir for another season (Agency: BeoBasket) 4 hours ago Newly promotedBordo Sportif Balikesir (BSL) re-signed 30-year-old 196cm guard Huseyin Kandemir for the new season. He played there last season. In 22 TBL games, he averaged 5.0ppg, 1.9rpg, and 1.3apg. He helped them win the TBL title twice. The previous (2024-25) season, he played at another Turkish team Esenler Erokspor Istanbul.Kandemir was a member of the Turkish Under 20 National Tea [read more]
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