Bursaspor Basketbol
Bursaspor Basketbol, also known as Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Bursa. Founded in 2014, the club is the basketball section of the multi-sport club Bursaspor and currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.
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| Nickname | Timsahlar (Crocodiles) | ||
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Arena | Tofaş Spor Salonu | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Location | Bursa, Turkey | ||
| President | Sezer Sezgin | ||
| Head coach | Jure Zdovc | ||
| Team captain | Metin Türen | ||
| 2021–22 position | Basketbol Süper Ligi, 8th of 16 | ||
| Championships | 1 Turkish First League | ||
| Website | Link | ||
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History
Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship.[1] In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This will be the European debut of the team.
Sponsorship names
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Johnny Hamilton | Semih Erden | Ahmet Can Duran |
| PF | Michael Young | Metin Türen | |
| SF | Anthony Brown | Berkay Taşkıran | |
| SG | Jordan Floyd | David Mutaf | |
| PG | Ömer Utku Al | Mithat Can Özalp |
Notable past players
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | Turkish Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2017–18 | 2 | TBL | 2nd | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | TBL | 1st | 25–5 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BSL | 9th1 | 11–12 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 13–17 | 2 EuroCup | RS | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 8th | 19–14 | 2 EuroCup | RU | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 5th | 17–15 | 2 EuroCup | 8F | ||
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
References
- "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Basketbol Takımımızın İsim Sponsoru Durmazlar" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- "Frutti Ekstra Bursaspor Basketbol'da imzalar atıldı" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. October 11, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- @BsBasketbol (August 1, 2023). "İsim Sponsorumuz İnfo Yatırım" (Tweet) – via Twitter.