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
NicknameSarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds)
The Lions[1]
LeaguesTurkish Super League
FIBA Champions League
Founded1911
HistoryGalatasaray
(1911–present)
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome[2]
Capacity16,000
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, red
         
PresidentMustafa Cengiz
Team managerÖmer Yalçınkaya, Cem Civan, Ibrahim Tilki
Head coachErtuğrul Erdoğan
Team captainGöksenin Köksal
Championships1 EuroCup
16 Turkish Championships
3 Turkish Cups
2 Turkish President's Cups
Websitegalatasaray.org
Active departments of Galatasaray
FootballFootball
(Men's youth)		Volleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)		Basketball
(Men's)		Basketball
(Women's)
Wheelchair
Basketball		AthleticsEquestrian
JudoRowingSailing
SwimmingWater Polo
(Men's)		Water Polo
(Women's)
BridgeChess

History
A Galatasaray home match in 2013 at the Abdi Ipekci Arena

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:

Home courts
A Galatasaray home match in 2013 at the Abdi İpekçi Arena
# Court Capacity Period
1
Abdi İpekçi Arena
 12,270 2000–2005
2
Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall
 3,500 2005–2006
3
Ayhan Şahenk Arena
 3,500 2006–2009
4
Abdi İpekçi Arena
 12,270 2009–2017
5
Sinan Erdem Dome
 16,000 2017–present

Players
For a listing of past rosters, see Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team past rosters.

Current roster

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

Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 7 Arslan, Yiğit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1996-05-12)12 May 1996
SF 12 Erdeniz, Caner 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 33 – (1987-04-25)25 April 1987
C 22 Olmaz, Ayberk 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1996-06-08)8 June 1996
G 53 Çakır, Abdülkadir 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – (2000-06-14)14 June 2000
SG 61 Köksal, Göksenin (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
G –– Ermiş, Barış 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 35 – (1985-01-03)3 January 1985
C –– Atar, Ragıp 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (1999-07-13)13 July 1999
PG –– Erdoğan, Eray 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (2000-02-25)25 February 2000
G –– Hamilton, Alex 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1993-10-05)5 October 1993
SG –– Hunter, R. J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1993-10-24)24 October 1993
G –– Macon, Daryl 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1995-11-29)29 November 1995
C –– Hankins, Zach 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 24 – (1996-07-27)27 July 1996
PF –– Motum, Brock 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 29 – (1990-10-16)16 October 1990
Head coach
  • Ertuğrul Erdoğan
Assistant coach(es)
  • Recep Şen
  • Tolga Başer
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Semih Eroğlu
Team manager
  • Cem Civan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 1, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
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

Turkish Cup [15]

  • Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
  • Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13

President's Cup [16]

European competitions

EuroCup

Season-by-season
Season Division Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
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 Cup4th
2008–09 TBL 4th Semifinalist 3 EuroChallengeL16
2009–10 TBL 9th 2 EurocupL16
2010–11 TBL 2nd Semifinalist 2 EurocupL16
2011–12 TBL 3rd Third place 1 EuroleagueL16
2012–13 TBL 1st Runner-up 2 EurocupL16
2013–14 TBL 2nd Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueQF
2014–15 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueL16
2015–16 BSL 3rd Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupC
2016–17 BSL 6th Semifinalist 1 EuroLeague12th
2017–18 BSL 9th 2 EuroCupT16
2018–19 BSL 4th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCupRS

Notable players

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

Domestic Players

 Turkey

European Players

 Albania
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Germany
 Georgia
 Latvia
 Lebanon
 Lithuania
 North Macedonia
 Slovenia
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 United Kingdom

Non-European Players

 Australia
 Canada
 Nigeria
 Panama
 Senegal
 United States
 Puerto Rico

Club captains
Dates Name
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
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)
Head coach Years
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–present)

See also
  • See also Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team
  • See also Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team

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