Gaziantep Basketbol

Gaziantep Basketbol
Gaziantep Basketbol
Leagues	TBL
Founded	2007; 17 years ago
History	Gaziantep BB; (2007–2013); Gaziantep Basketbol; (2013–present)
Arena	Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall; Kamil Ocak Sport Hall
Capacity	6,400; 2,500
Location	Gaziantep, Turkey
Team colors	Red, black;
President	Metin Uzer
Head coach	Tutku Açık
Team captain	Birkan Batuk
Website	Official website
Home	Away

Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats.^[1]

History

The team was founded in 2007.^[2] In 2011 the club promoted to the Second Division.^[3] In the 2011–12 season, the team promoted to the top tier TBL.^[3] In 2012, Royal Halı (a Turkish carpet producer) became head sponsor of the team and the team was re-named to Royal Halı Gaziantep. After the 2015–16 season, the team had financial problems after Royal Halı withdrew and was forced to leave the top tier.^[4] After all, the team was able to stay alive and play in the TBL.^[5]

Honours

EuroChallenge:
- Third (1): 2013–14

Logos

The Royal Halı Gaziantep logo (2012–2016)
Gaziantep Basketbol logo (2016–present)

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Turkish Cup	European competitions
2009–10	3	EBBL	1st
2010–11	2	TB2L	3rd
2011–12	2	TB2L	2nd
2012–13	1	TBL	9th	Group stage
2013–14	1	TBL	10th	Group stage	3 EuroChallenge	3rd
2014–15	1	TBL	10th	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	BSL	8th		3 FIBA Europe Cup	R16
2016–17	1	BSL	7th		4 FIBA Europe Cup	R16
2017–18	1	BSL	14th		3 Champions League	RS
2018–19	1	BSL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2019–20	1	BSL	–¹		2 Champions League	–¹
2020–21	1	BSL	8th
2021–22	1	BSL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2022–23	1	BSL	15th		4 FIBA Europe Cup	QF

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

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Gaziantep Basketbol roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	1	Wright, Marquis	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	29 – (1995-07-05)5 July 1995
PG	4	Sivas, Emir Arda	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)		19 – (2005-01-06)6 January 2005
C	17	Cantekin, Duşan	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)	125 kg (276 lb)	34 – (1990-06-21)21 June 1990
F/C	23	Freimanis, Rolands	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	36 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988

Head coach

Ali Yıldırım

Assistant coach(es)

Efe Can Önal
Utku Sarıbey

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 16, 2024

Notable players

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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.