The 2020 BSL All-Star Game, officially called the 2020 ING All-Star Game for sponsorship reasons, was held on January 19, 2020, at the Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul. The attendance was reportedly 15,000 as the tickets were sold out.
Yalçın Granit, 87 year-old former basketball player, was given the "All-Time All-Star Award" in the event.
All-Star Game
Coaches Ergin Ataman of Anadolu Efes was named as the head coach for the Red Team and Ufuk Sarıca of Pınar Karşıyaka was named as the head coach for the White Team.
Rosters The format was different from the previous contests. Two teams, Red Team and White Team, competed in the event. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes and Nando de Colo of Fenerbahçe were named as the team captains for the Red Team and White Team, respectively. On January 12, the captains took turns drafting from the pool of 22 players.
+Red Team Pos. Player Team Starters PG Shane Larkin Anadolu Efes SG Aaron Harrison Galatasaray SF Shaquielle McKissic Beşiktaş PF Sertaç Şanlı Anadolu Efes C Zach Auguste Galatasaray Reserves SG Archie Goodwin İTÜ F/C Emanuel Terry Bandırma G Andrew Andrews Büyükçekmece F Metecan Birsen Pınar Karşıyaka PG Berk Uğurlu Tofaş PG Chris Jones Bursaspor G Rodrigue Beaubois Anadolu Efes PG Vasilije Micić Anadolu Efes SG Yiğit Arslan GalatasarayHead coach: Ergin Ataman (Anadolu Efes)
+White Team Pos. Player Team Starters PG Jordon Crawford Afyon Belediye SG Melih Mahmutoğlu Fenerbahçe SF Nando de Colo Fenerbahçe PF Amath M'Baye Pınar Karşıyaka C Moustapha Fall Türk Telekom Reserves G/F Drew Crawford Gaziantep G Şehmus Hazer Bandırma PG Robert Golden Bahçeşehir Koleji PG Doğuş Özdemiroğlu Darüşşafaka PF Devin Williams Tofaş C Elmedin Kikanović OGM Ormanspor PF Derrick Williams FenerbahçeHead coach: Ufuk Sarıca (Pınar Karşıyaka)
Notes Italics indicates the team captains.
Vasilije Micić was unable to play due to injury. Yiğit Arslan was unable to play due to injury. Derrick Williams was unable to play due to injury. Rodrigue Beaubois was selected as Vasilije Micić's replacement. Aaron Harrison was selected as Yiğit Arslan's replacement.
Game
All-Star Organizations
Shooting Contest The Shooting Contest, presented by Lenovo, involved a current BSL player, a retired male player, and a retired female player competing together in a shooting competition.
The competition was time based, involving shooting from four locations of increasing difficulty and making all four shots in sequential order. The first shot was a 3-meter shot from the right angle, the second was straight-on jump shot from the free throw line, the third was a three-point shot from the left angle and the fourth is a half-court shot. There was a two-minute time limit for each attempt and the top time won the competition.
+Contestants Team nameMembersStatus Time Green Team Cevher Özer OGM Ormanspor player 0:27 Tutku Açık Retired male Şaziye İvegin Üner Retired female Red Team Ender Arslan Bursaspor player 0:28 Tufan Ersöz Retired male Esra Şencebe Retired female Blue Team Sinan Güler Darüşşafaka player 1:49 Muratcan Güler Retired male Nevriye Yılmaz Retired female
Three-Point Contest The Three-Point Contest was presented by Nesine.com.
+Contestants Pos. Player Team Height Weight First round Final round G Melih Mahmutoğlu Fenerbahçe 23 22 F Kyle Wiltjer Türk Telekom 20 17 G Tyler Kalinoski Bandırma 20DNQ G Aaron Harrison Galatasaray 13 F Perry Jones Bursaspor 9 G Buğrahan Tuncer Anadolu Efes 8
Slam Dunk Contest The Slam Dunk Contest was presented by ING. Contestants made 4 dunks in a single round. The judges were Ömer Saybir, Muratcan Güler, Nevriye Yılmaz, Ben Fero and Ozan Güven. +Contestants Pos. Player Team Height Weight 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOT TB F Onuralp Bitim Pınar Karşıyaka 43 50 46 50 189 50 G Nick Johnson Türk Telekom 44 46 50 49 189 49 F Emanuel Terry Bandırma 42 40 46 50 178 F Derrick Williams Fenerbahçe DNP Derrick Williams was unable to play due to injury.
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