Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)

Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.

Galatasaray
2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season
Galatasaray logo
LeaguesTurkish Super League
EuroCup Women
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
HistoryGalatasaray
(1954–2010)
Galatasaray Medical Park
(2010–2012)
Galatasaray
(2012–2013)
Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
Galatasaray (2015–present)
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
(capacity 16,000)
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow and red
  
PresidentTurkey Dursun Özbek
Head coachTurkey Ekrem Memnun
Team captainTurkey Meltem Yıldızhan
ChampionshipsTurkish League (13)
Turkish Cup (11)
President Cup (8)
Euroleague (1)
FIBA Eurocup (2)
Websitewww.galatasaray.org

The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish clubs in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

Galatasaray MP – Tarsus Belediyesi BK – November 19, 2011

Sponsorship naming

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

  • Galatasaray (1954–2010)
  • Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
  • Galatasaray (2012–2013)
  • Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
  • Galatasaray (2015–2022)
  • Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

Home courts

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# Court Capacity Period
1 12,270 2007
2 3,500 2008–2009
3 12,270 2009–2017
4 3,500 2017–2021
5 16,000 2021
6 2,100 2021–2022
7 3,012 2022–2023
8 2,200 2023–2024
9 16,000 2024–present

Players

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Current squad

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Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1   Erdoğan, Derin 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002
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
PF 11   Gül, Selin Rachel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2003-12-21)21 December 2003
C 13     Hollingsworth, Quanitra 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 35 – (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
F 34     Fraser, Brianna 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
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  •   Injured

Updated: 23 August 2024

Depth chart

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

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Honours

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International competitions

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Galatasaray S.K.
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Galatasaray
EuroLeague Women
  FIBA Euroleague Women 1998–99
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2013–14
FIBA EuroCup
  FIBA Eurocup Women 2007–08
  FIBA Eurocup Women 2008–09
  FIBA Eurocup Women 2017–18
  FIBA Eurocup Women 2021–22
  FIBA Eurocup Women 2022–23
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
  FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2009
  FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2018
Turkish Women's Basketball League
  TBB League 1987–88
  TBB League 1989–90
  TBB League 1990–91
  TBB League 1991–92
  TBB League 1992–93
  TBB League 1993–94
  TBB League 1994–95
  TBB League 1995–96
  TBB League 1996–97
  TBB League 1997–98
  TBB League 1999–00
  TBB 2nd League 2005–06
  TBB League 2007–08
  TBB League 2009–10
  TBB League 2010–11
  TBB League 2011–12
  TBB League 2012–13
  TBB League 2013–14
  TBB League 2014–15
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
  Turkish Cup 1992–93
  Turkish Cup 1993–94
  Turkish Cup 1994–95
  Turkish Cup 1995–96
  Turkish Cup 1996–97
  Turkish Cup 1997–98
  Turkish Cup 1998–99
  Turkish Cup 1999–00
  Turkish Cup 2000–01
  Turkish Cup 2008–09
  Turkish Cup 2009–10
  Turkish Cup 2010–11
  Turkish Cup 2011–12
  Turkish Cup 2012–13
  Turkish Cup 2013–14
  Turkish Cup 2015–16

Domestic competitions

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Technical staff

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As of 9 August 2024[9][10]
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

Team captains

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Dates Name
2008–2010   Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014   Işıl Alben
2014–2015   Nevriye Yılmaz
2015–2020   Işıl Alben
2020–2021   Cansu Köksal
2021–2022   Pelin Bilgiç
2022–2023   Işıl Alben
2023–   Meltem Yıldızhan

Head coaches

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Dates Name
1994–1996   Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002   Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007   Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009   Cem Akdağ
2009   Hakan Acer
2009   Okan Çevik
2009–2010   Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012   Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–2016   Ekrem Memnun
2016–2018   Marina Maljkovic
2018–2022   Efe Güven
2022–2023   Alper Durur
2023–2024   Miloš Pađen
2024   Tolga Esenci
2024–present   Ekrem Memnun

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Medya Bilgilendirme". Galatasaray SK Official Website. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ^ Fenerbahçe 58 - Galatasaray Odeabank 69
  3. ^ FIBA EuroLeague Women
  4. ^ Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
  5. ^ Galatasaray take second EuroCup Women title
  6. ^ "Women's Turkish League Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  7. ^ "Women's Turkish Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  8. ^ "Women's Turkish President's Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  9. ^ "Kadın Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray Sports Club. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "TEKNİK KADRO". Turkish Basketball Federation. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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