Hoop It Up!

On the initiative of the director of the Sports Center, Dr. Hayri Özkan, Bilkent has this year offered faculty members the possibility of playing organized basketball.

With the objective of taking part in an organized league in Ankara, a small group of interested teachers gathered at the end of January. Unfortunately, plans for the league did not go forward. Despite this, the group kept on practicing throughout the semester. Playing against students and in small friendly matches, the team grew in cohesion and is planning to continue meeting next semester.

Current team members are captain Michael Hertlein (forward/center), Levent Gürel (forward), Andy Ploeg (center), Ayhan Sağın (forward), Oya Şan (guard), Cory Stockwell (guard/forward) and Özgür Taşkesen (guard).

If you are a faculty member at Bilkent and are interested in playing basketball, you may contact the Sports Center (e-mail: spor@bilkent.edu.tr; tel.: 290 1325). To fill the gap resulting from the failure of the Ankara league, the Bilkent Sports Center management is planning to organize some games for teachers on the campus in the future.