Turkish Basketball Federation today announced participants in their annual All-Star game which will be held on January 8, 2012 in Ismir. Game will tip off at 1PM CET. (We’ll try to provide a video link on Sunday)
Some of the participants were voted in by the fans who cast more than 47 thousand votes and some of them were chosen by coaches and media.
Teams will be drawn in a coctail party day before the game.
Participants:
| Alba Torrens | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Angel McCoughtry | Fenerbahçe |
| Ashley Walker | Ceyhan Belediye |
| Bahar Çağlar | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Birsel Vardarlı | Fenerbahçe |
| Courtney Paris | Botaş |
| Diana Taurasi | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Epiphany Prince | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Esmeral Tunçluer | Fenerbahçe |
| Gülşah Akkaya | Optimum Ted Ankara Kolejlier |
| Işıl Alben | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Kelly Miller | Samsun Basketbol |
| LaToya Sanders | Kayseri Kaski Spor |
| Melike Bakırcıoğlu | Samsun Basketbol |
| Natasha Lacy | Ceyhan Belediye |
| Nevin Nevlin | Fenerbahçe |
| Nevriye Yılmaz | Fenerbahçe |
| Nilay Kartaltepe | Botaş |
| Penny Taylor | Fenerbahçe |
| Sheana Mosch | Homend Antakya |
| Sylvia Fowles | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Şaziye İvegin | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Tuğba Palazoğlu | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye |
| Tuğba Talaslıoğlu | Tarsus Belediye |
| Yasemin Horasan | Beşiktaş |
| Zane Tamane | Fenerbahçe |
Turkish youth players:
| Ayşe Cora | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Merve Aydın | İstanbul Üniversitesi |
Coaches:
| Georgios Dikeoulakos | Head Coach (Fenerbahçe) |
| Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu | Head Coach (Galatasaray Medical Park) |
| Atilla Keskin | Assistant coach (Ceyhan Belediye) |
| Kaan Artun | Assistant coach (Samsun Basketbol) |
| Aydın Uğuz | Assistant coach (Fenerbahçe) |
| Hakan Acer | Assistant coach (Galatasaray Medical Park) |
During the game there will also be competitions between the players in 3p shooting and skills competition.
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3P Shooting Contest Participants |
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| Diana Lorena Taurasi | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Dila Aşkın | Kayseri Kaski |
| Erin Lynn Thorn | Optimum Ted Ankara Kolejliler |
| Esra Erden Atacan | İstanbul Üniversitesi |
| Gülşah Akkaya | Optimum Ted Ankara Kolejliler |
| Roneeka Rayshell Hodges | İstanbul Üniversitesi |
| Shavonte Sade Zellous | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye |
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Skills Competition Participants |
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| Deniz Çolakoğlu | Samsun Basketbol |
| Doğa Comba | Samsun Basketbol |
| Olcay Çakır | Fenerbahçe |
| Özge Yavaş | Optimum Ted Ankara Kolejliler |
| Shannon Denise Bobbitt | Homend Antakya |
