Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
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.
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| Nickname | Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) The Lions[1] | |||
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi 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 | Turgay Zeytingöz | |||
| Head coach | Zvezdan Mitrović | |||
| Team captain | Göksenin Köksal | |||
| Championships | 1 EuroCup 5 Turkish Championships 3 Turkish Cups 2 Turkish President's Cups | |||
| Website | galatasaray.org | |||
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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
A Galatasaray home match in 2013 at the Abdi İpekçi Arena
| # | 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 October 2023[16]
| Staff member | Position |
|---|---|
 Zvezdan Mitrović |
Head Coach |
| Nikola Birač |
Assistant Coach |
 Cenk Alyüz |
Assistant Coach |
| Cem Güven |
Assistant Coach |
| Yasin Aydın |
Conditioner |
| Sinan Üstündağ |
Doctor |
| Ali Can Kaşlı |
Physiotherapist |
| Mümin Balcıoğulları |
Physiotherapist |
| Burak Kozan |
Masseur |
| Adnan Güney |
Material Manager |
Administrative staff
- As of 5 October 2023[17]
| Staff member | Position |
|---|---|
| Turgay Zeytingöz |
General Manager |
| İbrahim Tilki |
Team Manager |
| Emir Akmanlı |
Communication and Media Specialist |
| Yunus Ün |
Foreign Relations Officer |
| Vahit Yılmaz |
Transportation Manager |
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Miralem Halilović | Samet Geyik | ||
| PF | Sadık Emir Kabaca | Jarell Martin | Berke İsmailçebi | Efe Vatan |
| SF | Akwasi Yeboah | Muhaymin Mustafa | ||
| SG | Jonah Radebaugh | İsmet Akpınar | Rafi Ömer Oralkan | |
| PG | Corey Walden | Buğrahan Tuncer | Kerem Erdem |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)
Honours
Domestic competitions
Turkish Championship (defunct)
- Winners (11) (record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966
- Runners-up (4): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961
- Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
- Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13
- Winners (15):Istanbul Basketball League
Season by season
| Season | Division | Pos. | Turkish Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2002–03 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | ||
| 2003–04 | TBL | 12th | Semifinalist | ||
| 2004–05 | TBL | 13th | Group stage | ||
| 2005–06 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2006–07 | TBL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2007–08 | TBL | 5th | 2 ULEB Cup | 4th | |
| 2008–09 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | L16 |
| 2009–10 | TBL | 9th | 2 Eurocup | L16 | |
| 2010–11 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2011–12 | TBL | 3rd | Third place | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
| 2012–13 | TBL | 1st | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2013–14 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague | QF |
| 2014–15 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
| 2015–16 | BSL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | C |
| 2016–17 | BSL | 6th | Semifinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 12th |
| 2017–18 | BSL | 9th | 2 EuroCup | T16 | |
| 2018–19 | BSL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | RS |
| 2019–20 | BSL | 3rd1 | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup | T161 |
| 2020–21 | BSL | 14th | 3 Champions League | RS | |
| 2021–22 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | R16 |
| 2022–23 | BSL | 8th | 2 Champions League | R16 | |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Team captains
| Dates | Name |
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| 2010–2011 |  Ermal Kuqo |
| 2011–2012 | Haluk Yıldırım |
| 2012–2013 | Ender Arslan |
| 2013–2015 |  Carlos Arroyo |
| 2015–2017 | Sinan Güler |
| 2017–present | Göksenin Köksal |
Head coaches
| Head coach | Years |
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| Osman Kermen | 1966-67 |
| Yalçın Granit | 1967–68 |
 Petar Simenov | 1968-70 |
| Cavit Altunay | 1970–73 |
| Özer Salnur | 1973-74 |
 Jim Richardson | 1974–75 |
| Şengün Kaplanoğlu / İlker Esel | 1975 |
| Özer Salnur / İlker Esel | 1976 |
| John Robert Gidding | 1976–77 |
| Özer Salnur | 1977–79 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 1979–80 |
| Fuat Tahir | 1980–81 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 1981–83 |
| Mehmet Baturalp | 1983–84 |
| Yalçın Granit | 1984 |
| Halil Üner | 1984 |
| Nur Germen | 1984–85 |
| Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | 1985–87 |
| Özer Salnur | 1987 |
| Jack Avina | 1987-1989 |
| Faruk Akagün | 1989–91 |
| Hakan Yavuz | 1991–92 |
| Mehmet Baturalp | 1992–93 |
| Aydan Siyavuş | 1993–96 |
| Tolga Tuğsavul | 1996 |
| Aydan Siyavuş / Hakan Yavuz | 1996–97 |
| Tolga Tuğsavul | 1997 |
| Aydan Siyavuş | 1998 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 1998–99 |
| Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | 1999–00 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 2000–02 |
| Erman Kunter | 2002–03 |
| Halil Üner | 2003–06 |
| Murat Özyer | 2006–08 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 2009 |
| Okan Çevik | 2009 |
| Cem Akdağ | 2009–10 |
| Oktay Mahmuti | 2010–12 |
| Ergin Ataman | 2012–17 |
| Erman Kunter | 2017–18 |
| Oktay Mahmuti | 2018 |
| Ertuğrul Erdoğan | 2018–2020 |
| Ömer Uğurata | 2020–2021 |
| Ekrem Memnun | 2021–2022 |
 Andreas Pistiolis | 2022–2023 |
| Zvezdan Mitrović | 2023– |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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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
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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
- "Turkish Basketball League 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galatasaray men's basketball.
- 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)
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