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Revision as of 22:07, 5 June 2009

This article is about the Men's team. For the women's team, see Galatasaray women's basketball team.
Galatasaray Café Crown
Galatasaray Café Crown logo
LeaguesTurkish Basketball League, EuroChallenge
Founded1905
History1905 - present
ArenaAyhan Şahenk Arena
(capacity: 3,500)
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow and Red
  
PresidentTurkey Adnan Polat
Head coachTurkey Okan Çevik
ChampionshipsTurkish League (4)
Turkish Cup (2)
President's Cup (2)
Websitewww.galatasaray.org
Active departments of Galatasaray S.K.
Athletics Basketball
(Men's)		 Basketball
(Women's)
Chess Bridge Equestrian
e-Sports Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
Judo Rowing Sailing
Tennis pictogram
Swimming Tennis Volleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)		 Water Polo
(Men's)		 Water Polo
(Women's)
Wheelchair
Basketball
Closed departments of Galatasaray S.K.
Handball Superleague
Formula


Galatasaray Café Crown is a basketball club, part of Galatasaray Sports Club, based in Istanbul, Turkey.

History

Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray high school decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. That was how basketball entered Turkey. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, helped this new sport to be known which became popular soon.

Galatasaray is the pioneer in Turkish basketball history, and baskeball had always been very important for the club. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın is a former player of basketball team. However, in recent years club has been focused on football section and basketball section seeks to revive the successful eras in its bright history.

Roster

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

Technical Staff

Name Job
Türkiye Ahmet Dedehayır Basketball Branch Responsible
Türkiye Okan Çevik Head Coach
Türkiye Aziz Bekir Assistant
Türkiye Tolga Başer Assistant
Türkiye Semih Eroğlu Kondisyoner
Türkiye Ali Türsan Manager
Türkiye Mert Uyguç Team Manager
Türkiye Levent Topsakal Technical Manager
Türkiye Osman Aşbay Masseur
Türkiye Erhan Çelik Manciple

Honours

  • Turkish Basketball League: [1]
    • Winners (4): 1968-1969, 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1989-1990
  • Turkish Cup: [2]
    • Winners (2): 1969-1970, 1994-1995
  • President's Cup: [3]
    • Winners (2): 1985, 1990
  • Turkish Championships:
    • Winners (11): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966
  • İstanbul League:
    • Winners (20): 1932-1933, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1935-1936, 1940-1941, 1941-1942, 1942-1943, 1943-1944, 1944-1945, 1945-1946, 1946-1947, 1947-1948, 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1951-1952, 1952-1953, 1953-1954, 1957-1958, 1960-1961
  • ULEB Cup:
    • Semi-finalists(1): 2007-2008

Notable Players

Former Head Coach

See also

References

  1. ^ Men's Turkish League Champions
  2. ^ Men's Turkish Cup Champions
  3. ^ Men's Turkish President's Cup Champions

External links

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