Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
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Nickname | Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) The Lions[1] | |||
Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi Basketball Champions League | |||
Founded | 1911 | |||
History | Galatasaray (1911–present) | |||
Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome[2] | |||
Capacity | 16,000 | |||
Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
Team colors | Yellow, red | |||
Main sponsor | Ekmas | |||
President | Dursun Özbek | |||
Team manager | Ömer Yalçınkaya | |||
Head coach | Yakup Sekizkök | |||
Team captain | Göksenin Köksal | |||
Championships | 1 EuroCup 16 Turkish League 3 Turkish Cups 2 Turkish President's Cups | |||
Website | galatasaray.org | |||
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Galatasaray S.K., is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League and Basketball Champions League. The team has won 16 Turkish championships (5 titles in the Turkish Super League and 11 in the former Turkish Basketball Championship). The team furthermore won 3 Turkish Cups, 2 Turkish Super Cups, and 1 EuroCup.
History
According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.[3][4]
Basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 16 national championship titles and 15 İstanbul League titles. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of the basketball team. The team dominated Turkish basketball in the 1940s, and won titles in the 1950s and 1960s, while remaining a competitive team in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Galatasaray won two more championships, in 1985 and 1986, and won the 1990 title. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Galatasaray struggled. In 2013, Galatasaray won back the Turkish championship.
On 24 June 2011, Galatasaray announced that Cafe Crown's sponsorship was over.[5]
Galatasaray qualified for the EuroLeague for the first time in history after winning the qualification knockout round that gained them a place in the EuroLeague season.[6]
On April 27, 2016, Galatasaray defeated SIG Strasbourg with the score of 78–67 at Abdi Ipekci Arena in the second leg of the 2016 EuroCup Finals. With this result Galatasaray won the EuroCup championship for the first time.[7]
Sponsorship naming
Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:
- Galatasaray Cafe Crown: (2005–2011)[8]
- Galatasaray Medical Park: (2011–2013)[9]
- Galatasaray Liv Hospital: (2013–2015)[10][11]
- Galatasaray Odeabank: (2015–2018)[12]
- Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta: (2019–2020)[13]
- Galatasaray: (2020–2021)
- Galatasaray Nef: (2021–2023)[14]
- Galatasaray Ekmas: (2023–present)[15]
Home courts
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# | Court | Capacity | Period |
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1 | 12,270 | 2000–2005 | |
2 | 3,500 | 2005–2006 | |
3 | 3,500 | 2006–2009 | |
4 | 12,270 | 2009–2017 | |
5 | 16,000 | 2017–present |
Technical staff
- As of 5 February 2024[16]
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Head Coach |
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Assistant Coach |
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Assistant Coach |
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Statistician |
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Statistician |
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Conditioner |
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Doctor |
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Physiotherapist |
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Physiotherapist |
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Masseur |
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Material Manager |
Administrative staff
- As of 5 October 2023[17]
Staff member | Position |
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General Manager |
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Team Manager |
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Communication and Media Specialist |
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Foreign Relations Officer |
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Transportation Manager |
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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PF | ||
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(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (16) (joint record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968–69, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2012–13
- Runners-up (9): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14
- Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
- Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13
Istanbul Basketball League (defunct)
- Winners (15) (record): 1933–34, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1960–61
European competitions
- Quarter Final (1): 2013-14
Season by season
Season | Division | Pos. | Pos. | Turkish Cup | European competitions | |
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2002–03 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | ||
2003–04 | TBL | 12th | Semifinalist | |||
2004–05 | TBL | 13th | Group stage | |||
2005–06 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | ||
2006–07 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | ||
2007–08 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 ULEB Cup | 4th | |
2008–09 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | L16 |
2009–10 | TBL | 9th | 2 Eurocup | L16 | ||
2010–11 | TBL | 3rd | Runners-up | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
2011–12 | TBL | 1st | Semifinalist | Third place | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
2012–13 | TBL | 1st | Champion | Runners-up | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
2013–14 | TBL | 4th | Runners-up | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague | QF |
2014–15 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
2015–16 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | C |
2016–17 | BSL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 12th |
2017–18 | BSL | 9th | 2 EuroCup | T16 | ||
2018–19 | BSL | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | RS |
2019–20 | BSL | 3rd1 | –1 | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup | T161 |
2020–21 | BSL | 14th | 3 Champions League | RS | ||
2021–22 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | R16 |
2022–23 | BSL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | R16 | |
2023–24 | BSL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | R16 |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Team captains
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Head coaches
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Arda Vekiloğlu
Asım Pars
Cüneyt Erden
Cemal Nalga
Can Akın
Caner Erdeniz
Cevher Özer
Caner Topaloğlu
Cenk Akyol
Evren Büker
Erdem Türetken
Ender Arslan
Erolcan Çinko
Engin Atsür
Ege Arar
Furkan Aldemir
Fatih Solak
Göksenin Köksal
Haluk Yıldırım
Hüseyin Beşok
Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Gönlüm
Levent Topsakal
Muratcan Güler
Murat Kaya
Mithat Demirel
Nedim Dal
Orhun Ene
Ömer Büyükaycan
Özhan Canaydın
Sinan Güler
Serhat Çetin
Serkan Aydın
Tufan Ersöz
Tolga Tekinalp
Tutku Açık
Tamer Oyguç
Yalçın Granit
Alex Tyus
Antonio Graves
Aaron Harrison
Anthony Tolliver
Alex Renfroe
Alex Poythress
Austin Daye
Britton Johnsen
Ben Handlogten
Ben Moore
Blake Schilb
Chris Owens
Corey Gaines
David Hawkins
David Henderson
Deon Thompson
Dee Brown
Dee Bost
Darius Washington, Jr.
Dell Demps
Darius Washington Jr.
DaJuan Summers
Dwight Hardy
Erwin Dudley
Errick McCollum
Frankie King
Gerald Fitch
Greg Whittington
Henry Walker
Henry Domercant
Jamon Gordon
Jaquay Walls
Joey Dorsey
Josh Shipp
Jon Diebler
Jamont Gordon
Jordan Taylor
John Roberson
Justin Dentmon
Justin Carter
Lloyd Daniels
Lazeric Jones
Malik Hairston
Marshall Strickland
Marlon Maxey
Maurice Baker
Paul Dawkins
Russ Smith
Richard Hendrix
Rakeem Christmas
Scotty Hopson
T. J. Cline
Zach Auguste
Adas Juškevičius
Darius Songaila
Martynas Pocius
Simas Jasaitis
Maurice Ndour
Boris Savović
Dejan Milojević
Milan Gurović
Milan Mačvan
Vladimir Micov
Zoran Erceg
Radoslav Rančík
Richard Petruška
Andrija Žižić
Lukša Andrić
Mike Wilkinson
Kristijan Nikolov
Ermal Kuqo
Nihad Đedović
Braian Angola
Manuchar Markoishvili
Gundars Vētra
Joe Vogel
Jaka Lakovič
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Nathan Jawai
Denham Brown
Julius Nwosu
Zaza Pachulia
Kevin Daley
Boniface N'Dong
See also
References
- ^ "Galatasaray to compete in Basketball Champions League". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Arena: SINAN ERDEM DOME.
- ^ "Ülkemizde Basketbol". Tbf.org.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9
- ^ Teşekkürler Café Crown(in Turkish)
- ^ "Galatasaray fights its way to European basketball's Mecca". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ "Galatasaray Odeabank Eurocup Şampiyonu". Galatasaray.Org. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Galatasaray Erkek Basketbol Takımı'nın yeni sponsoru Liv Hospital". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Proposed team list for 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Hürriyet Haber. "Galatasaray ile Odeabank anlaştı". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ "Kulübümüz ile Doğa Sigorta arasında sponsorluk anlaşması imzalandı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "Basketbol ana sponsorumuz NEF!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Yenilmez Armada, Ekmas Group ile güçlerini birleştirdi" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Galatasaray NEF Teknik Kadro - GALATASARAY.ORG
- ^ Galatasaray Nef İdari Kadro - GALATASARAY.ORG
- ^ "History". TBLStat.net.
- ^ "404". www.tbf.org.tr. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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External links
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- Galatasaray SK Official Web Site (in Turkish, English, and French)
- Unofficial Fan Site and Forum (in Turkish)
- Turkish Basketball League (in Turkish)
- TBLStat.net Profile (in English)
- at Eurobasket.com (in English)
- euroleague.net (in English)
- Articles with Turkish-language sources (tr)
- CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr)
- CS1 errors: generic title
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Articles with French-language sources (fr)
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
- Galatasaray Basketball
- Basketball teams in Turkey
- Basketbol Süper Ligi teams
- EuroLeague clubs
- Basketball teams established in 1911
- 1911 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Sports clubs and teams in Istanbul