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Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket

Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Merkezefendi, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Basketball Super 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 Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.[1]

Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket
Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket logo
LeaguesBSL
Founded2017
History
  • Yüksekçıta Koleji
    2017–2018
  • Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket
    2018–2021
  • Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi G.S.K.
    2021–present
ArenaPamukkale University Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationDenizli, Turkey
Team colorsGreen, blue
   
PresidentVeli Deveciler
Team managerEvren Yenice
Head coachZafer Aktaş
Team captainIsaiah Reese
Championships1 TBL
1 TB2L
Websitembb.org.tr

History

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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 the Turkish Basketball Second League completed the season 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 the 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, 77–70, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League.[2]

They finished the 2020–21 season as regular season leaders and earned the right to compete in the top tier (BSL) for the 2021–22 season onward.

Players

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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.

Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 3   Tülüoğlu, Arca 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-06-13)13 June 1997
F/C 7   Cook, Tyler 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-09-23)23 September 1997
G 8   Aygündüz, Berke 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1998-08-26)26 August 1998
F/C 11     Shittu, Simi 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-11-07)7 November 1999
SF 12   Bleijenbergh, Vrenz 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (2000-10-14)14 October 2000
F 13   Reese, Isaiah (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1996-12-13)13 December 1996
SG 19   Lomažs, Rihards 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-04-13)13 April 1996
F/C 22   Olmaz, Ayberk 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 28 – (1996-06-08)8 June 1996
SG 23   McLemore, Ben 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1993-02-11)11 February 1993
PF 50   Karabilen, İsmail 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2001-07-02)2 July 2001
PG   Moody, Stefan 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1993-10-06)6 October 1993
Head coach
  •   Zafer Aktaş
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Erhan Yetim
  •   Sergey Sergen Horuz
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Mustafa Kara
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Ali İhsan Aktaş
Team manager
  •   Ömer Halat
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: November 21, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tyler Cook Simisola Shittu İsmail Karabilen
PF Vrenz Bleijenbergh Ayberk Olmaz
SF Isaiah Reese Berke Aygündüz
SG Rihards Lomažs Ben McLemore
PG Stefan Moody Arca Tülüoğlu

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Turkish Basketball First League

  • Winner (1): 2020–21

Turkish Basketball Second League

  • Winner (1): 2018–19

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup European competitions
2017–18 3 T2BL 7th 13–13 — —
2018–19 3 T2BL 1st 29–1 — —
2019–20 2 TBL 3rd1 17–7 — —
2020–21 2 TBL 1st 22–8 — —
2021–22 1 BSL 14th 8–22 — —
2022–23 1 BSL 13th 11–19 — —
2023–24 1 BSL 12th 12–18 — —
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Notable players

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Parkede Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket Rüzgârı Esecek". merkezefendi.bel.tr (in Turkish). Merkezefendi Belediyesi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, TB2L'de şampiyon oldu!". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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