2026 Turkish Basketball Cup

The top eight placed teams after the first half of the top-tier level Basketbol Süper Ligi 2025–26 season qualified for the tournament. The four highest-placed teams will play against the lowest-seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The competition will be played under a single elimination format.^[4][5]

The 2026 Turkish Basketball Cup was drawn on 22 January 2026. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams.^[6][7][8]

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.

Fenerbahçe Beko and Beşiktaş Gain faced each other in the final of the 2026 Turkish Basketball Cup at Sinan Erdem Dome, which marked their fourth meeting in the finals of the last four major domestic competitions. The match was officiated by referees Ali Şakacı, Tolga Edis and Tolga Akkuşoğlu.

Fenerbahçe began the game with Scottie Wilbekin, Wade Baldwin IV, Tarik Biberović, Mikael Jantunen and Khem Birch in the starting lineup and opened with a 5–0 run. Beşiktaş, starting with Devon Dotson, Jonah Mathews, Anthony Brown, Conor Morgan and Sertaç Şanlı, responded effectively from long range and closed the first quarter ahead 24–22.^[9]

In the second quarter Fenerbahçe increased its offensive tempo, regaining the lead through the scoring of Biberović and entering halftime with a 46–42 advantage. The defending side created further separation in the third quarter, highlighted by a scoring surge that pushed the margin to double digits and established a 70–56 lead heading into the final quarter. Although Beşiktaş attempted to reduce the deficit, Fenerbahçe maintained control and secured a 91–74 victory.^[9]

Tarik Biberović recorded 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, earning the Most Valuable Player award of the final, while Wade Baldwin contributed 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Additional scoring support came from Metecan Birsen with 14 points and Talen Horton-Tucker with 11. For Beşiktaş, Devon Dotson led the team with 17 points, while Sertaç Şanlı and Jonah Mathews added 14 points each.^[10]

The championship trophy was presented to Fenerbahçe captain Melih Mahmutoğlu by Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and Turkish Basketball Federation president Hidayet Türkoğlu. Mahmutoğlu then invited MVP Tarik Biberović to lift the trophy, while Beşiktaş received the runners-up award.^[3]

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 2 Wade Baldwin IV 21 6 9 SG 3 Scottie Wilbekin 3 0 1 SF 13 Tarik Biberović 28 10 2 PF 18 Mikael Jantunen 0 6 1 C 92 Khem Birch 7 8 2 Reserves: C 00 Armando Bacot 2 3 1 F 1 Metecan Birsen 14 2 0 G/F 8 Talen Horton-Tucker 11 3 1 SG 10 Melih Mahmutoğlu 3 0 0 G/F 11 Brandon Boston Jr. 0 0 0 G 12 Nando de Colo 2 1 2 SF 17 Onuralp Bitim 0 3 0 Head coach: Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Statistics Beşiktaş 21/36 (58.3%) 2-point field goals 13/38 (34.2%) 9/23 (39.1%) 3-point field goals 13/33 (39.3%) 22/31 (70.9%) Free throws 9/14 (64.2%) 8 Offensive rebounds 10 35 Defensive rebounds 23 43 Total rebounds 33 19 Assists 16 6 Steals 3 11 Turnovers 9 3 Blocks 1

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 1 Devon Dotson 17 1 2 SG 0 Jonah Mathews 14 2 2 SF 21 Anthony Brown 0 1 2 PF 9 Conor Morgan 1 2 2 C 5 Sertaç Şanlı 14 8 1 Reserves: C 4 Ismaël Kamagate 2 4 0 PG 6 Berk Uğurlu 6 2 6 SG 7 Yiğit Arslan 11 4 0 PF 15 Yiğit Çoban DNP PG 19 Emir Adıgüzel DNP SG 22 Matt Thomas 7 2 0 PF 33 Vitto Brown 2 2 1 Head coach: Dušan Alimpijević