Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as Sakarya BB was a Turkish professional basketball club based in Sakarya which played two seasons in the Turkish Basketball Super League (TBL). The team was founded and sponsored by Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality in 2013. Their home arena was Sakarya Sports Hall with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Sakarya BB
Sakarya BB logo
LeaguesTBL
Founded2013 (2013)
Dissolved2019 (2019)
ArenaSakarya Sports Hall
Capacity5,000
LocationSakarya, Turkey
PresidentOrhan Bayraktar
Head coachSelçuk Ernak
2019 positionBasketbol Süper Ligi, 15th of 15 (Relegated)
WebsiteLink

In the 2016–17 season, Sakarya were promoted to the first tier Basketbol Süper Ligi for the first time in club history.[1] In the 2017–18 season, they would make their European debut as they qualified for the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds. However, at the end of 2018–19 season, they finished in last place of the Basketbol Süper Ligi and were relegated to Turkish Basketball First League.[2]

Arenas

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European competition
2013–14 2 TB2L 3rd
2014–15 2 TB2L 3rd
2015–16 2 TBL 4th
2016–17 2 TBL 1st
2017–18 1 BSL
8th
 Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 BSL 15th 3 Champions LeagueQR3
4 FIBA Europe CupRS

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Advanced
2018–19 Basketball Champions League
QR3
 Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 87–85 76–52 No, –22
FIBA Europe Cup
RS
 Netherlands ZZ Leiden 56–69 99–97 No, 3rd
Germany s.Oliver Würzburg 80–60 69–97
Romania Oradea 84–68 84–84

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
C. J. Harris

Head coaches

References
  1. "1. Lig'de şampiyon Sakarya BB". Haber7.com. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  2. "Beşiktaş Sompo Japan fark attı, Sakarya Büyükşehir küme düştü" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. May 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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