2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season

The 2024–25 season is Galatasaray's 70th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Women's Basketball Super League and in the EuroCup Women.

Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
2024–25 season
PresidentTurkey Dursun Özbek
Head coachTurkey Ekrem Memnun
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Women's Basketball Super LeagueRegular Season
EuroCup WomenRegular Season
Turkish Women's Basketball CupPre-season

Season overview

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Pre-season

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On 22 March, Ekrem Memnun was appointed as the head coach. The official contract covering the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons was signed at the ceremony with the participation of President Dursun Özbek.[1]

On 1 August, Galatasaray started preparations for the new season.[2]

On 21 August, Turkish Women's Basketball Super League 2024–25 Season fixtures have been announced.[3][4]

On 6 September, Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring camp program has been announced.[5]

Players

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Current roster

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Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 1   Gül, Selin Rachel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2003-12-21)21 December 2003
PF 2   Tokmak, Simge 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003
SF 3   Yılmaz, Sude 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-03-15)15 March 2002
PG 6   Fitik, Gökşen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-08-11)11 August 2001
PG 7   Günay, Ayşegül 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-10-26)26 October 1992
SG 8   Cora, Ayşe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 31 – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993
C 9   Ji-su, Park 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-12-06)6 December 1998
PG 11   Erdoğan, Derin 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002
C 13     Hollingsworth, Quanitra 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 36 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988
SF 14   Vardar, Arifecan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003
PG 21   Şahin, Berna 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003
F 23   Yıldızhan, Meltem (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999
SF 24   Zandalasini, Cecilia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 28 – (1996-03-16)16 March 1996
C 28   Yueru, Li 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-03-28)28 March 1999
F 34     Fraser, Brianna Ashaki 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997
PG 35   Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  •   Injured

Updated: 21 November 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Li Yueru Park Ji-su Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF Meltem Yıldızhan Selin Rachel Gül Simge Tokmak
SF Brianna Ashaki Fraser Cecilia Zandalasini Sude Yılmaz Arifecan Vardar
SG Gökşen Fitik Ayşe Cora
PG Julie Vanloo Derin Erdoğan Ayşegül Günay Berna Şahin

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Transactions

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Players In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
8 SG   Ayşe Cora 31 İzmit Belediyespor   1 years June 2025 Free 24 May 2024 [6]
6 PG   Gökşen Fitik 22 OGM Ormanspor   2 years June 2026 Free 24 May 2024 [7]
11 PG   Derin Erdoğan 21 Northeastern Huskies   1 years June 2025 Free 24 May 2024 [8]
34 F     Brianna Ashaki Fraser 27 KGHM BC Polkowice   1 years June 2025 Free 19 July 2024 [9]
9 C   Park Ji-su 25 Cheongju KB Stars   1 years June 2025 Free 20 July 2024 [10]
13 C     Quanitra Hollingsworth 35 ÇBK Mersin   1 years June 2025 Free 23 July 2024 [11]
24 SF   Cecilia Zandalasini 28 Virtus Bologna   1 years June 2025 Free 24 July 2024 [12]
7 PG   Ayşegül Günay 31 Kayseri Basketbol   1 years June 2025 Free 26 July 2024 [13]
1 PF   Selin Rachel Gül 20 Fenerbahçe   1 years June 2025 Free 27 July 2024 [14]
28 C   Li Yueru 25 YTR Gayrimenkul Bodrum Basketbol   6 months June 2025 Undisclosed 21 November 2024 [15]

Players Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
1 PF   NaLyssa Smith 23 Indiana Fever   End of contract Free May 2024
15 C     Teaira McCowan 27 Dallas Wings   End of contract Free May 2024
21 F   Mikiah Herbert Harrigan 25 Phoenix Mercury   End of contract Free May 2024
24 G   Hind Ben Abdelkader 28   End of contract Free May 2024
32 SG     Bria Hartley 31   End of contract Free May 2024
3 SG   Yağmur Kübra Taşar 24 Bodrum Basketbol Spor Kulübü   End of contract Free 15 May 2024 [16][17]
4 PG   Büşra Akbaş 29 Botaş   End of contract Free 15 May 2024 [18]
11 C   İnci Güçlü 25 Emlak Konut Spor Kulübü   End of contract Free 15 May 2024 [19][20]
17 PG   Gizem Yavuz 36 Retired End of contract Free 15 May 2024 [21][22]
28 SF   Harika Eldaş 34   End of contract Free 15 May 2024 [23]

Contract extension

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Cont. Date Source
23 F   Meltem Yıldızhan 24 1 24 May 2024 [24]
35 PG   Julie Vanloo 31 1 21 July 2024 [25]
8 SF   Sude Yılmaz 22 1 23 July 2024 [26]

Club

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Technical Staff

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As of 9 August 2024[27][28]
Staff member Position
  Ekrem Memnun Head Coach
  Işıl Alben General Coordinator
  Melahat Aydın Team Manager
  Selim Aldağ Assistant Coach
  Ege Talay Assistant Coach
  Semih Eroğlu Conditioner
  Serkan Bodur Conditioner
  Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu Masseuse
  Osman Aşbay Masseur
  Altuğ Duramaz Doctor
  Pelin Yılmaz Physiotherapist
  Alaaddin Akkoyun Material Manager
  İpek Birol Media Communications Manager
  Özcan Kör Transportation Manager

Staff changes

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Uniform

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Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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Friendly match

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18 September 2024
Erciyes Cup
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring   72–78   Danilos Pizza Kayseri, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
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Arena: Kadir Has Spor Salonu
Referees: Mehmet Şahin, Umut Özgün Ergün, Kemal Vural
19 September 2024
Erciyes Cup
Emlak Konut   74–56   Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Kayseri, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
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Arena: Kadir Has Spor Salonu
Referees: Batuhan Söylemezoğlu, Umut Özgün Ergün, Kemal Vural

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Women's Basketball Super League Round 1 28 September 2024
EuroCup Women Round 1 9 October 2024
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup 2025

Updated to match played 8 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Women's Basketball Super League 8 7 0 1 606 529 +77 087.50
EuroCup Women 5 4 0 1 404 301 +103 080.00
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 13 11 0 2 1,010 830 +180 084.62

Last updated: 25 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Women's Basketball Super League

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Regular season

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
8 7 1 606 529  +77 3 0 233 190  +43 4 1 373 339  +34

Last updated: 25 November 2024.
Source: TBF.org.tr

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHABAHAHAHAHAHAHBHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWBWWWB
Position323212221
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: TBF.org.tr
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

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28 September 2024
1
İlkem Yapı Tarsus Spor 57–77 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Mersin, Turkey
14:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 8–21, 19–18, 15–17
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Hurt 18
Rebs: Alleyne 16
Asts: Heal 5
PIR: Hurt 21
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 19
Rebs: Ji-su 13
Asts: Vanloo 11
PIR: Ji-su 27
Arena: Servet Tazegül Arena
Referees: Hüseyin Çelik, Çağatay Taşkın, Oğuzhan Güzel
6 October 2024
2
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 68–54 OGM Ormanspor Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 19–18, 16–10, 18–15
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Fraser 17
Rebs: Ji-su 13
Asts: Vanloo 5
PIR: Ji-su 20
Boxscore
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Pts: Aokuso 14
Rebs: Sutton 10
Asts: Sutton 4
PIR: Sutton 11
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Burak Yılmaz, Hakan Gerey, Melikşah Mercan
13 October 2024
3
Fenerbahçe Opet 82–73 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 26–20, 20–13, 20–22
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Meesseman 22
Rebs: Meesseman 8
Asts: Williams, Allemand 7
PIR: Meesseman 28
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 26
Rebs: Fraser 6
Asts: Vanloo 6
PIR: Fraser 23
Arena: Fenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu
Referees: Ali Şakacı, Barış Turgut, Seda Esen
20 October 2024
4
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 81–58 Melikgazi Kayseri Basketbol Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
13:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 20–17, 18–16, 23–7
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Fitik, Hollingsworth 12
Rebs: Yıldızhan 12
Asts: Vanloo 6
PIR: Yıldızhan 20
Boxscore
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Pts: Fall 24
Rebs: Fall 24
Asts: Williams 5
PIR: Fall 44
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Mesut Öztürk, Metehan Alaçam, Mustafa Gürhan Soysal
27 October 2024
5
YTR Gayrimenkul Bodrum Basketbol 60–78 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Muğla, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–25, 17–12, 11–21
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Yueru 17
Rebs: Krajišnik 12
Asts: Bilgiç 9
PIR: Bilgiç 19
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 21
Rebs: Fraser 7
Asts: Vanloo 9
PIR: Vanloo 19
Arena: Bodrum Spor Salonu
Referees: Özlem Yalman, Atakan Kaymak, Nagehan Şeyda Kurden Aktaş
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14 November 2024
7
ÇBK Mersin 69–71 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Yenişehir, Mersin, Turkey
18:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–15, 14–17, 12–22
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Howard 25
Rebs: Rupert 12
Asts: Fauthoux 10
PIR: Rupert 23
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 17
Rebs: Hollingsworth 11
Asts: Vanloo 12
PIR: Hollingsworth 20
Arena: Servet Tazegül Arena
Referees: Hüseyin Çelik, Yiğit Emre Şimşek, Barış Burak Durmuş
17 November 2024
8
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 84–780(OT) Nesibe Aydın Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 14–17, 20–19, 17–15, Overtime: 18–12
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Ji-su, Fraser 20
Rebs: Vanloo 11
Asts: Vanloo 12
PIR: Vanloo 25
Boxscore
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Pts: Wallace 26
Rebs: Nared 12
Asts: Wheeler 5
PIR: three players 22
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Polat Parlak, Sertan Kırklar, Ömer Sarı
25 November 2024
9
Beşiktaş 71–74 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 24–17, 20–25, 10–18
TBF TV - YouTube Pts: Fagbenle 18
Rebs: Krajišnik 9
Asts: Bayram 5
PIR: Fagbenle 26
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 23
Rebs: Yueru, Fraser 9
Asts: Vanloo 5
PIR: Fraser 22
Arena: BJK Akatlar Arena
Referees: Fatih Arslanoğlu, Yiğit Gönültaş, Batuhan Mert Gül
19
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EuroCup Women

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Regular season

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Group J
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAL FER BRN SPO
1   Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring (Q) 5 4 1 404 301 +103 9[a] Play-off Round 1 69–73 84–52
2   Baxi Ferrol (Q) 5 4 1 373 315 +58 9[a] 66–83 79–59 82–45
3   KP TANY Brno 5 2 3 313 356 −43 7 Possible Play-off Round 1 66–92 59–73 56–49
4   Sportiva/AzorisHotels 5 0 5 253 371 −118 5 44–76 63–73
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring 152–139 Baxi Ferrol

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
5 4 1 404 301  +103 1 1 153 125  +28 3 0 251 176  +75

Last updated: November 22, 2024.
Source: FIBA

Results by round

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Round123456
GroundAHAHAH
ResultWWWLW
Position11111
Updated to match(es) played on November 22, 2024. Source: FIBA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

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9 October 2024
1
BAXI Ferrol   66–83   Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Ferrol, Spain
21:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 9–21, 22–13, 9–32
Youtube / FIBA TV Pts: Collins, Ricart 15
Rebs: Ricart, Millán 6
Asts: Mataix 7
PIR: three players 11
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 21
Rebs: Ji-su 11
Asts: Erdoğan 6
PIR: Fraser 26
Arena: Polideportivo A Malata
Attendance: 1,473
Referees: Pierre Landy (FRA), Kenny Jeanmonod (SUI), Andžej Urbanovič (LTU)
16 October 2024
2
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring   84–52   Sportiva/AzorisHotels Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 16–13, 16–20, 24–8
Youtube / FIBA TV Pts: Fitik 23
Rebs: Hollingsworth 9
Asts: Vanloo 8
PIR: Fitik 28
Boxscore
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Pts: Scott 17
Rebs: Ada 10
Asts: Serralheiro 4
PIR: Ada 14
Arena: Basketball Development Centre
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Haris Bijedic (BIH), Edison Gjoni (ALB), Balazs Meszaros (HUN)
23 October 2024
3
KP TANY Brno   66–92   Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Brno, Czech Republic
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 14–26, 10–26, 15–16
Youtube / FIBA TV Pts: Kopecká 23
Rebs: Kopecká 9
Asts: Malíková 4
PIR: Kopecká 27
Boxscore
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Pts: Fraser 23
Rebs: Fraser 8
Asts: Vanloo 8
PIR: Fraser 29
Arena: Sportovní hala Vodova
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Amalia Marchis (ROU), Nemanja Vlahovic (SRB), Diana Lapanovic (SLO)
30 October 2024
4
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring   69–73   BAXI Ferrol Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–16, 20–15, 19–19
Youtube / FIBA TV Pts: Fraser 13
Rebs: Fraser 10
Asts: Vanloo 8
PIR: Fraser 21
Boxscore
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Pts: Millán 24
Rebs: Morro 7
Asts: Melia 6
PIR: Millán 21
Arena: Basketball Development Centre
Attendance: 2,203
Referees: Alin Faur (ROU), Xhelal Mumini (KOS), Primoz Pipan (SLO)
22 November 2024
5
Sportiva/AzorisHotels   44–76   Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Ponta Delgada, Portugal
00:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 4–14, 11–17, 13–17
Youtube / FIBA TV Pts: Lewis 19
Rebs: Soares 11
Asts: Serralheiro 3
PIR: Lewis 18
Boxscore
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Pts: Ji-su 16
Rebs: Ji-su 8
Asts: Vanloo 4
PIR: Ji-su 24
Arena: Pavilhão Sidónio Serpa
Attendance: 400
Referees: Andžej Urbanovič (LTU), Rafiks Misirovs (LAT), Martin van Hoye (BEL)

Turkish Women's Basketball Cup

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References

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