# 1989–90 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season

Galatasaray SK Men's 1989–1990 season is the 1989–1990 basketball season for Turkish professional basketball club Galatasaray SK.
The club competes in:

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Emir Turam | Yusuf Erboy | Hüseyin Buğdaycı |
| PF | Pete Williams | Cem Usta | Yalçın Küçüközkan |
| SF | Lütfü Arıboğan | Burçin Badem | |
| SG | Hakan Yörükoğlu | Cem Usta | Cem Caniklioğlu |
| PG | Ömer Kart | Recep Şen | |

## Squad changes for the 1989–1990 season

In:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | PF | USA | Pete Williams (from Fenerbahçe) |
| - | PF | TUR | Emir Turam (from Anadolu Efes) |
| - | PF | TUR | Hakan Yörükoğlu (from Anadolu Efes) |
| - | PF | TUR | Yalçın Küçüközkan (from Anadolu Efes) |
Out:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nation | Player |
| - | TUR | Mehmet Ali Tlabar (to) |
| - | USA | Arthur Housey (to) |
| - | USA | Paul Dawkins (to) |
| - | TUR | Fatih Özal (to) |
| - | TUR | Ferhat Oktay (to) |
| - | TUR | Çağatay Çırpıcıoğlu (to) |
| - | TUR | Ömer Büyükaycan (to) |
| - | TUR | Ekrem Memnun (to) |
| - | USA | Weiss (to) |

## Results, schedules and standings
### Turkish Basketball League 1989–90
#### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A |
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 41 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1928 | 1622 |
| 2 | Galatasaray SK | 40 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1994 | 1722 |
| 3 | Çukurova Sanayi | 36 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1919 | 1718 |
| 4 | Anadolu Efes | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1852 | 1670 |
| 5 | Beslen SK | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2027 | 1896 |
| 6 | Paşabahçe SK | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1911 | 1681 |
| 7 | İTÜ B.K. | 33 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1980 | 1848 |
| 8 | Karşıyaka | 31 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1787 | 1625 |
| 9 | Beşiktaş | 31 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1950 | 1814 |
| 10 | Nasaş | 30 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1910 | 1807 |
| 11 | Eczacıbaşı SK | 27 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1728 | 1719 |
| 12 | SB Beykoz | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 939 | 2803 |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against

##### 1st Half

* October 7, 1989 16:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Nasaş | 81–86 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 40–47, 41–39 |||
| Pts: Noyan Özler 27, Remzi Dilli 14 | | Pts: Pete Williams 26, Yalçın Küçüközkan 16 |
* Atatürk Spor Salonu, Kocaeli Attendance: unknown
* October 13, 1989 17:30
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 68–80 | Fenerbahçe |
| Scoring by half: 32–39, 36–41 |||
| Pts: Pete Williams 17, Lütfü Arıboğan 16 | | Pts: Larry Richard 27, Fatih Özal 21 |
* Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* October 21, 1989 16:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 90–77 | Beşiktaş |
| Scoring by half: 40–31, 50–46 |||
| Pts: Lütfü Arıboğan 19, Emir Turam 17 | | Pts: Andre Braden 23, Erman Şahbazoğlu 15 |
* Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* October 28, 1989 16:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Anadolu Efes | 72–73 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 34–37, 38–36 |||
| Pts: Taner Korucu 17, Levent Topsakal 15 | | Pts: Pete Williams 26, Cem Caniklioglu 16 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* November 5, 1989 16:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 136–39 | Sümerbank Beykoz |
| Scoring by half: 71–15, 65–24 |||
| Pts: Burçin Badem 33, Cem Usta 25, Yalçın Küçüközkan 17 | | Pts: Özgenç Genç 12, Hakan Aşkın 11 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* November 11, 1989
* (Report)
| Karşıyaka | 82–84 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 41–42 |||
| Pts: Kemal Ziya Uyanik 30, Franklin Giles 15 | | Pts: Emir Turam 23, Hakan Yörükoğlu 21 |
* Atatürk Spor Salonu, İzmir Attendance: unknown
* November 17, 1989 17:30
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 84–71 | Çukurova Sanayi |
| Scoring by half: 50–32, 34–39 |||
| Pts: Emir Turam 24, Pete Williams 21 | | Pts: Serdar Apaydın 15, Murat Aşkın 13 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* November 25, 1989 16:30
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 101–89 | Eczacıbaşı SK |
| Scoring by half: 56–45, 45–44 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 28, Pete Williams 21 | | Pts: Thomas Jordan 22, Rüçhan Tamsöz 24 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 3, 1989 18:30
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 92–88 (OT) | İTÜ B.K. |
| Scoring by half: 39–45, 46–40 Overtime: 7-3 |||
| Pts: Pete Williams 28, Lütfü Arıboğan 21 | | Pts: Okan Gedik 22, Harun Erdenay 30 |
* Caferağa Spor Salonu, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 9, 1989 15:00
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 97–96 | Beslen SK |
| Scoring by half: 47–59, 50–37 |||
| Pts: Pete Williams 24, Hakan Yörükoğlu 23 | | Pts: Freeman Green 28, Tunç Girgin 22 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 17, 1989 15:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 83–71 | Paşabahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 50–32, 33–39 |||
| Pts: Pete Williams 24, Hakan Yörükoğlu 13 | | Pts: Martin Embry 18, Turhan Koray 16 |
* Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: unknown

##### 2nd Half

* January 6, 1990 16:30
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 82–70 | Nasaş |
| Scoring by half: 36–31, 46–39 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 26, Emir Turam 14 | | Pts: Troy Bowers 16, Noyan Özler 13 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 13, 1990 17:00
* (Report)
| Fenerbahçe | 79–71 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 40–37, 39–34 |||
| Pts: Can Sonat 18, Fatih Özal 17 | | Pts: Cem Caniklioğlu 19, Pete Williams 28 |
* Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 18, 1990 17:30
* (Report)
| Beşiktaş | 88–90 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 45–51, 43–39 |||
| Pts: Erman Kunter 36, Erman Şahbazoğlu 17 | | Pts: Pete Williams 21, Hakan Yörükoğlu 20 |
* Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* February 3, 1990 16:30
* (Report)
| Sümerbank Beykoz | 30–135 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 17–67, 13–68 |||
| Pts: Bulent Mutu 11 | | Pts: Yalçın Kücüközkan 52, Yusuf Erboy 17 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* February 9, 1990 18:00
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 89–82 | Karşıyaka |
| Scoring by half: 50–45, 39–37 |||
| Pts: Lütfü Arıboğan 28, Hakan Yörükoğlu 19 | | Pts: Kemal Ziya Uyanik 25, Franklin Giles 23 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* February 17, 1990 16:30
* (Report)
| Çukurova Sanayi | 71–77 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 37–38, 34–39 |||
| Pts: Anthony Lee 28, Behcet Uner 13 | | Pts: Cem Caniklioglu 18, Pete Williams 17 |
* Edip Buran, Mersin Attendance: unknown
* February 24, 1990 18:00
* (Report)
| Eczacıbaşı SK | 74–82 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 44–51, 30–31 |||
| Pts: Murat Şener 18, Herbert Johnson 17 | | Pts: Cem Caniklioglu 16, Pete Williams 19 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* March 3, 1990 16:30
* (Report)
| İTÜ B.K. | 99–91 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 44–49, 55–42 |||
| Pts: Anthony Spencer 35, Harun Erdenay 23 | | Pts: Pete Williams 21, Lütfü Arıboğan 18 |
* Istanbul, Turkey Attendance: unknown
* March 7, 1990 18:00
* (Report)
| Efes Pilsen S.K. | 87–91 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 50–41, 37–50 |||
| Pts: Glynn Blackwell 26, Taner Korucu 15 | | Pts: Pete Williams 22, Hakan Yörükoğlu 25 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* March 11, 1990
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 106–114 | Beslen SK |
| Scoring by half: 51–64, 55–50 |||
| Pts: Pete Williams 24, Lütfü Arıboğan 27 | | Pts: Murat Evliyaoğlu 39, Lester Pace 20 |
* Kamil Ocak, Gaziantep Attendance: unknown
* March 17, 1990 16:30
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 86–82 | Paşabahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 53–44, 33–38 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 21, Recep Şen 17 | | Pts: İhsan Bayülken 21, Ufuk Pek 13 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown

#### Playoffs
##### Quarter-finals Group

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A |
| 1 | Anadolu Efes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 381 |
| 2 | Paşabahçe SK | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 385 |
| 3 | Çukurova Sanayi | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 400 | 427 |
| 4 | Tofaş SAS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 407 | 423 |
| 5 | İTÜ B.K. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 395 | 412 |
| 6 | Beslen SK | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 435 | 439 |
Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray joined semi-finals automatically. Tofaş SAS, the second league winner, joined play off quarter finals. Efes Pilsen and Paşabahçe SK qualified for the semi-finals after the matches in Ankara.

##### Semi-finals

* April 24, 1990 15:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 76–71 | Anadolu Efes |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 40–35 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 21, Lütfü Arıboğan 19, Cem Caniklioğlu 15, Pete Williams 12 | | Pts: Tamer Oyguç 24, Levent Topsakal 14, Lowell Hamilton 14 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* April 26, 1990 15:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 83–79 | Anadolu Efes |
| Pts: Cem Caniklioğlu 29, Lütfü Arıboğan 17 | | Pts: Levent Topsakal 21, Taner Korucu 19 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown

##### Finals

* May 2, 1990 15:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 88–81 | Paşabahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 46–39, 42–42 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 25, Cem Caniklioğlu 19, Pete Williams 17, Arıboğan 13 | | Pts: Ömer Saybir 23, Martin Embry 19 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* May 4, 1990 15:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Paşabahçe SK | 96–79 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 47–46, 49–33 |||
| Pts: Martin Embry 29, Orhun Ene 27, Ömer Saybir 20 | | Pts: Pete Williams 22, Cem Caniklioğlu 18 |
* Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* May 6, 1990 13:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 83–77 | Paşabahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 43–39, 40–38 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 28, Cem Caniklioğlu 18, Pete Williams 15, Arıboğan 11 | | Pts: Ufuk Pek 16, Martin Embry 19 |
* Malatya Sports Hall, Malatya Attendance: unknown
* May 9, 1990 15:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 73–70 | Paşabahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 35–41, 38–29 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 10, Cem Caniklioğlu 18, Pete Williams 16, Arıboğan 14 | | Pts: Ömer Saybir 16, Martin Embry 22 |
* Atatürk Sports Hall, Adana Attendance: unknown

### President Cup

* May 26, 1990 15:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 86–95 | Fenerbahçe |
| Scoring by half: 57–53, 29–42 |||
| Pts: Hakan Yörükoğlu 28, Cem Caniklioğlu 22 | | Pts: Fatih Özal 24, Larry Richard 23 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown Referees: Gökhan Günalp, Necip Kapanlı