Bursaspor Basketbol
Frutti Extra Bursaspor | |||
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Nickname | Timsahlar (Crocodiles) | ||
Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi | ||
Founded | 2014 | ||
Arena | Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Location | Bursa, Turkey | ||
Main sponsor | Durmazlar | ||
President | Ali Ay | ||
Vice-president(s) | Ali Ademoğlu | ||
Head coach | Tutku Açık | ||
Team captain | Ender Arslan | ||
2019–20 position | Basketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16 | ||
Championships | 1 Turkish First League | ||
Website | Link | ||
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Bursaspor Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Frutti Extra Bursaspor, is a Turkish basketball club based in Bursa. It currently plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Founded in 2014, it is the basketball section of the multi-sports club Bursaspor.
History
Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship.[1] In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This will be the European debut of the team.
Sponsorship names
- Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019
- Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–present
Players
Current roster
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Updated: June 22, 2020 |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Gabriel Olaseni | İzzet Türkyılmaz | Duşan Cantekin |
PF | Perry Jones | Tevfik Akdamar | |
SF | Gerald Robinson | Can Maxim Mutaf | Tuğberk Gedikli |
SG | Gian Clavell | Evren Büker | Mete Tekçevik |
PG | Chris Jones | Ender Arslan |
Honours
Turkish Basketball First League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | Turkish Cup |
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2017–18 | 2 | TBL | 2nd | ||
2018–19 | 2 | TBL | 1st | 25–5 | |
2019–20[a] | 1 | BSL | 9th | 11–12 |
- ^ The 2019–20 season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.