Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
Galatasaray S.K., for sponsorship reasons Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta, 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.
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta | ||||
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Nickname | Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) The Lions[1] | |||
Leagues | Turkish Super League FIBA Champions League | |||
Founded | 1911 | |||
History | Galatasaray (1911–present) | |||
Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome[2] | |||
Capacity | 16,000 | |||
Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
Team colors | Yellow, red | |||
President | Mustafa Cengiz | |||
Team manager | Ömer Yalçınkaya, Cem Civan, Ibrahim Tilki | |||
Head coach | Ertuğrul Erdoğan | |||
Team captain | Göksenin Köksal | |||
Championships | 1 EuroCup 16 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–present)[13]
Home courts
# | 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 |
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: August 1, 2020 |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Zach Hankins | Ragip Atar | |
PF | Brock Motum | Ayberk Olmaz | |
SF | R. J. Hunter | Yiğit Arslan | Caner Erdeniz |
SG | Alex Hamilton | Göksenin Köksal | |
PG | Daryl Macon | Barış Ermiş | Abdülkadir Çakır |
Honours and titles
Domestic competitions
Turkish Super League [14]
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
President's Cup [16]
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 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Domestic Players
Turkey - Yusuf Okur
- Tutku Açık
- Can Akın
- Cenk Akyol
- Furkan Aldemir
- Serdar Apaydın
- Ender Arslan
- Engin Atsür
- Hüseyin Beşok
- Evren Büker
- Ömer Büyükaycan
- Özhan Canaydın
- Serhat Çetin
- Nedim Dal
- Paul Dawkins
- Orhun Ene
- Cüneyt Erden
- Tufan Ersöz
- Yalçın Granit
- Muratcan Güler
- Murat Kaya
- Polat Kocaoğlu
- Cemal Nalga
- Tamer Oyguç
- Cevher Özer
- Asım Pars
- Burak Sezgin
- Fatih Solak
- Tolga Tekinalp
- Caner Topaloğlu
- Levent Topsakal
- Kerem Gönlüm
- Kerem Tunçeri
- Erdem Türetken
- Arda Vekiloğlu
- Haluk Yıldırım
European Players
Non-European Players
Australia Canada Nigeria Panama Senegal United States - Anthony Tolliver
- Antonio Graves
- Ben Handlogten
- Britton Johnsen
- Corey Gaines
- Chris Owens
- Darius Washington Jr.
- David Hawkins
- David Henderson
- Dee Brown
- Dell Demps
- Errick McCollum
- Erwin Dudley
- Frankie King
- Gerald Fitch
- Jaquay Walls
- Jamon Gordon
- Jamont Gordon
- Justin Carter
- Joey Dorsey
- Josh Shipp
- Lee Matthews
- Lloyd Daniels
- Malik Hairston
- Marlon Maxey
- Marshall Strickland
- Maurice Baker
- Preston Shumpert
- Quinton Hosley
- Randy Livingston
- Rashid Atkins
- Robert Hite
- Ron Johnson
- Terrell Lyday
- Tim Breaux
- Taylor Rochestie
- Patric Young
Puerto Rico
Club captains
Dates | Name |
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2010–2011 | |
2011–2012 | |
2012–2013 | |
2013–2015 | |
2015–2017 | |
2017–present |
Head coaches
Head coach | Years |
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Head coach | Years |
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See also
- See also Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team
- See also Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team
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.
- "Turkish Basketball League History". www.tblstat.net. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "404". www.tbf.org.tr. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "404". www.tbf.org.tr. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "ULEB Eurocup Final Eight 2007-08". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galatasaray 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 and Turkish)
- at Eurobasket.com (in English)
- euroleague.net (in English)