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Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)

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Galatasaray S.K. 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 Ekmas
2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season
Galatasaray Ekmas logo
NicknameSarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds)
The Lions[1]
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Basketball Champions League
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
HistoryGalatasaray
(1911–present)
ArenaBasketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Capacity10,000
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, red
   
Main sponsorEkmas
PresidentDursun Özbek
Team managerÖmer Yalçınkaya
Head coachYakup Sekizkök
Team captainGöksenin Köksal
Championships1 EuroCup
16 Turkish Championships (11 pre-1967)
3 Turkish Cups
2 Turkish President's Cups
Websitegalatasaray.org

History

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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.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Sponsorship naming

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Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:

  • Galatasaray Cafe Crown: (2005–2011)[7]
  • Galatasaray Medical Park: (2011–2013)[8]
  • Galatasaray Liv Hospital: (2013–2015)[9][10]
  • Galatasaray Odeabank: (2015–2018)[11]
  • Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta: (2019–2020)[12]
  • Galatasaray: (2020–2021)
  • Galatasaray Nef: (2021–2023)[13]
  • Galatasaray Ekmas: (2023–2024)[14]

Home courts

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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 2017–2024
6
Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
 10,000 2024–present

Administrative and Technical Staff

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As of 15 August 2024[15][16]
Staff member Position
  Ömer Yalçınkaya General Manager
  İbrahim Tilki Team Manager
  Yakup Sekizkök Head Coach
  Cem Güven Assistant Coach
  Gökhan Turan Assistant Coach
  Batuhan Aybars Aksu Assistant Coach
  Cenk Alyüz Assistant Coach
  Yasin Aydın Conditioner
  Emir Akmanlı Communication and Media Specialist
  Sinan Üstündağ Doctor
  Mümin Balcıoğulları Physiotherapist
  Ali Can Kaşlı Physiotherapist
  Burak Kozan Masseur
  Adnan Güney Material Manager
  Yunus Ün Foreign Relations Officer
  Vahit Yılmaz Transportation Manager

Players

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See also: Category:Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players

Current roster

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

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0   Livingston II, Otis 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-10-12)12 October 1996
G 4   Efianayi, David   1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
PF 6   Kabaca, Sadık Emir 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-12-03)3 December 2000
PG 7   Cummings, Will 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-10-07)7 October 1992
PF 8   Blumbergs, Roberts 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998
PF 9   Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
SG 12   Palmer, James 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996
PF 14   Vatan, Efe 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004
C 15   Izundu, Ebuka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1996-06-28)28 June 1996
G 17   Erdem, Kerem 18 – (2006-03-24)24 March 2006
G 19   Tuncer, Buğrahan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
SG 24   Alişan, Yaman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2006-06-27)27 June 2006
C 31   Delgado, Ángel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 30 – (1994-11-20)20 November 1994
G/F 61   Köksal, Göksenin (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
PG 88   Korkmaz, Can   1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 32 – (1992-10-21)21 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Gökhan Turan
  •   Cem Güven
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Yasin Aydın
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Ali Can Kaşlı
  •   Mümin Balcıoğulları
Team manager
  •   Ömer Yalçınkaya
  •   İbrahim Tilki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: October 20, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ángel Delgado Ebuka Izundu Samet Geyik
PF Roberts Blumbergs Sadık Emir Kabaca Efe Vatan
SF James Palmer Jr. Göksenin Köksal
SG David Efianayi Buğrahan Tuncer Yaman Alişan
PG Otis Livingston II Will Cummings Can Korkmaz Kerem Erdem

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Turkish League[17]

  • Winners (16) (joint record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968–69, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2012–13
  • Runners-up (9): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14

Turkish Cup[18]

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

President's Cup[19]

Istanbul Basketball League (defunct)

  • Winners (15) (record): 1933–34, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1960–61

European competitions

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EuroLeague

EuroCup

Season by season

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Season Division Pos. Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
2002–03 TBL 3rd Semifinalist Semifinalist
2003–04 TBL 12th Semifinalist
2004–05 TBL 13th Group stage
2005–06 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
2006–07 TBL 4th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2007–08 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist 2 ULEB Cup 4th
2008–09 TBL 4th Semifinalist Semifinalist 3 EuroChallenge L16
2009–10 TBL 9th 2 Eurocup L16
2010–11 TBL 3rd Runners-up Semifinalist 2 Eurocup L16
2011–12 TBL 1st Semifinalist Third place 1 Euroleague L16
2012–13 TBL 1st Champion Runners-up 2 Eurocup L16
2013–14 TBL 4th Runners-up Semifinalist 1 Euroleague QF
2014–15 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague L16
2015–16 BSL 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup C
2016–17 BSL 6th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist 1 EuroLeague 12th
2017–18 BSL 9th 2 EuroCup T16
2018–19 BSL 4th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup RS
2019–20 BSL 3rd1 –1 Semifinalist 2 EuroCup T161
2020–21 BSL 14th 3 Champions League RS
2021–22 BSL 3rd Semifinalist Semifinalist 3 Champions League R16
2022–23 BSL 8th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League R16
2023–24 BSL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League R16
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Team captains

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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

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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
  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
2018–2020
  Ömer Uğurata
2020–2021
  Ekrem Memnun
2021–2022
  Andreas Pistiolis
2022–2023
  Zvezdan Mitrović
2023–2024
  Yakup Sekizkök
2024–present

Notable players

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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Galatasaray to compete in Basketball Champions League". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ülkemizde Basketbol". Tbf.org.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  3. ^ Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9
  4. ^ Teşekkürler Café Crown(in Turkish)
  5. ^ "Galatasaray fights its way to European basketball's Mecca". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  6. ^ "Galatasaray Odeabank Eurocup Şampiyonu". Galatasaray.Org. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  7. ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Galatasaray Erkek Basketbol Takımı'nın yeni sponsoru Liv Hospital". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Proposed team list for 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  11. ^ Hürriyet Haber. "Galatasaray ile Odeabank anlaştı". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  12. ^ "Kulübümüz ile Doğa Sigorta arasında sponsorluk anlaşması imzalandı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Basketbol ana sponsorumuz NEF!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Yenilmez Armada, Ekmas Group ile güçlerini birleştirdi" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "Galatasaray Ekmas İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray S.K. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  16. ^ "TEKNİK KADRO". Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  17. ^ "History". TBLStat.net.
  18. ^ "404". www.tbf.org.tr. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  19. ^ "404". www.tbf.org.tr. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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