Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket
Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball First League. Their home arena is the Pamukkale University Arena which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.[1]
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Leagues | TBL | ||
Founded | 2018 | ||
History | Yüksekçıta Koleji 2017–2018 Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket 2018–present | ||
Arena | Pamukkale University Arena | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Location | Denizli, Turkey | ||
Team colors | Green, blue | ||
President | Veli Deveciler | ||
Team manager | Evren Yenice | ||
Head coach | Şahin Ateşdağlı | ||
Team captain | Ümit Sonkol | ||
Championships | 1 TB2L | ||
Website | merkezefendi.bel.tr | ||
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History
The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018. End of the regular season of 2018–19, the team that was competing in Turkish Basketball Second League completed the season as undefeated in 20 games. The team defeated Beylikdüzü Basket 2–0 in play-offs, defeated Boluspor 3–0 in quarter-finals, defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik 3–1 in semi-finals and promoted to Turkish Basketball First League. Also the team got their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals. At the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on Sinan Erdem Dome, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor with 77–70 score, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League.[2]
Players
Current roster
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Updated: July 2, 2020 |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Inactive |
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C | Dwight Coleby | Bora Paçun | Mehmet Özdoğan | |
PF | Ümit Sonkol | Gökhan Yazıcıoğlu | ||
SF | Altan Erol | Deniz Can Çevik | Bertan Baştan | Orkun Kemal Ertaş |
SG | Soner Şentürk | Kemal Can Aktuna | Erkin Şenel | |
PG | Isiah Umipig | Barış Çağan Özkan | Merthan Mutlu |
Honours
Notable players
Altan Erol, (1 season: '20-...) Bora Paçun, (1 season: '20-...) Ümit Sonkol, (1 season: '19-...) Doğukan Sönmez, (1 season: '19-'20) Soner Şentürk, (1 season: '19-...) Jerome Jordan, (1 season: '19-'20) Olexandr Mishula, (1 season: '19-'20) Thomas Gipson, (1 season: '20)
References
- "Parkede Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket Rüzgârı Esecek". merkezefendi.bel.tr (in Turkish). Merkezefendi Belediyesi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, TB2L'de şampiyon oldu!". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.