lecturer

SVETISLAV PESIC

Svetislav Pesic born August 28, 1949 in Novi Sad, Serbia, As a player of KK Bosna, Pesic won the European Champions Cup in season 1978/79. As a head coach he won several prestigious titles including European Championship with German National Team in 1993, later in 2001 he won the European Championship again this time with Yugoslavia in Turkey. In 2002, Yugoslavia Team won the World Championship under his tenure in Indianapolis/USA. Pesic also led a Yugoslavian Cadets Team that featured future international stars Vlade Divac, Sasha Djordjeviæ, Toni Kukoè, and Dino Radja to victory in the 1987 FIBA World Junior Championship. At the club level, Pesic won the triple crowns in 2003 with FC Barcelona.
Personal: His son, Marko, is also an acclaimed professional basketball player.

TAB BALDWIN

He started playing basketball when he was 8 years old and continued to play in high school where his father was his coach. His coaching career began in 1983 as the assistant of Montgomery-Auburn University. In the late eighties he went to New Zealand to coach 2nd Division team Otago. Between 1995 and 2000 he won 5 consecutive titles in New Zealand National League as the head coach of Auckland where he won the coach of the year award for 3 times. Baldwin coached New Zealand National Team between 2001 and 2006 where he won the 4th place in 2002 World Basketball Championship. Between 2004 and 2006 he coached Banvitspor in Turkey and under his tenure the team reached Final-four in FIBA Europe Cup in 2005.
Personal: Born in 16th of June 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida. Married, 2 children.

ZARE MARKOVSKI

He started coaching in 1988 in Rabotniçki. After three years he won the National Championship in 1991 with a record of 23 wins in 25 matches. He later coached for Sassari (ITA), Reggiana (ITA), Fidelfinanz Benninzona (SWI), KK Skopje (FYROM), Darüşşafaka (TUR), Basket Lugano (SWI), Avellino (ITA), and Virtus Bologna (ITA). He is currently coaching for Olimpia Milano since 2007. In his career, in addition to one Yugoslavian National Championship title, he won 3 Swiss National Championships and 2 Swiss National Cups. In Virtus Bologna he took his team to both Italian League and Cup Finals as well as making it to the FIBA EuroCup final four. He also coached Macedonian National Team in 1998.
Personal: Born in Skopje, 28 October 1960. Married, 2 children.

MURAT ÖZYER

He started coaching at the junior teams of Galatasaray in 1983 and served for ten years in the club in both senior and junior team coaching positions. He attended Georgia Tech University for education in coaching under the supervision of coach Boby Cremins in 1990. In 1993, he became the coach of Ülkerspor junior teams and served for three years. Between 1996 and 2006 he served as the assistant coach of the Ülkerspor senior team where he won two National League titles, three Turkish Cups and four Presidency Cups. In March 2006, he became the head coach of Ülkerspor and won his first title at the same year. In 2006-2007 season, his tenure as Galatasaray head coach started and they reached to the National semi-finals that year. This is his 3rd year as the head coach in the Turkish Basketball League and he achieved to take Galatasaray to ULEB Cup Final-4 where they ended up in the 4th place for the first time in the club’s history.
Personal: Born in 1966, graduated from Marmara University with a degree in business administration.. Married, 2 children.

CEYHUN YILDIZOĞLU

He’s been the head coach of Botaş basketball club for 18 years with numerous achievements along with his 10-year tenure as the assistant coach of Senior Women’s National Basketball Team. He also served in various categories in the Turkish National teams such as the head and assistant coach of U-21 Women’s National Team and head coach of U-18 Women’s National Basketball Team. As Botaş head coach, he took his team to the quarter finals in the European Cup in 2000, finals in 2001 and the Turkish Cup title in 2002. In 2002-2003 season, he won the titles of Turkish Women’s Basketball League, Turkish Cup and Presidency Cup. In 2003-2004 season he won the Presidency Cup one more time.
Personal: Born in 1967, has a degree in business administration.

Prof. Dr. YAŞAR SEVİM

Graduated from Gazi Inst. Physcial Education in 1969. Mastered in Koln between 1970-1974. Served as lecturer between 1974-1996 in Turkey. Played Basketball, Handball and Football in Germany and Turkey, also for the national team. Founded Turkish Handball Fed.in 1976 and was the first president. Former TBF Board Member, presenty lectures at Gazi Uni.on Practice Knowledge and TBF Head of Education Committee.
Personal: Born in 1948 in Göksun. Fluent in German. Married, 2 children.

ÇETİN YILMAZ

He started coaching in 1974 as the head coach of ODTÜ junior teams and assistant coach of the senior team. In his coaching career over 30 years, he coached Çukurova, Beykoz, Fenerbahçe, Ülker, Beşiktaş, İTÜ and Tuborg Pilsener. In 1991, 1995 and 1998 he won three Turkish Basketball League titles.
Personal: Born in 1956… graduated from ODTÜ with a degree in sociology… married, 1 child.

KADİR ÖZÇELİK

Been a basketball referee since 1976 till 1996, also served as a referee instructor. At the present he is the General Secretary of the Technical Committee.
Personal Notes
Born on May 12, 1948 in Istanbul. Fluent in English. Married, 2 children.

RECEP ANKARALI

Besides his officiating career , started in 1989 and became international in 1995, he also is a FIBA Referee Instructor. Presently he calls in the Euroleague. Graduated from Eskişehir Uni., Management Faculty in 1990.
Personal: Born on April 10, 1968 in Üsküdar. Fluent in English. Married, 2 children.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. GÖKHAN METİN

He graduated from the Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University Faculty of Medicine. Specialized in physiotherapy and sport’s medicine. In 2005 became assoc. professor in physiotherapy. Presently he serves at the Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Physiotherapy. Presently he is a member of the Turkish Basketball Federation Health Committee.
Personal: Born in 1961 in Aydın. Married, 2 children.