Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)

Galatasaray Odeabank
Galatasaray Odeabank
Nickname	Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds)
Leagues	Turkish League; Turkish Cup; EuroLeague
Founded	1911
History	Galatasaray ; (1911–present)
Arena	Abdi İpekçi Arena
Capacity	11,300
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow, Red;
President	Dursun Aydın Özbek
Team manager	Ömer Yalçınkaya, Cem Civan, Ibrahim Tilki
Head coach	Ergin Ataman
Championships	1 Eurocup ; 5 Turkish Championships; 3 Turkish Cups ; 2 Turkish President's Cups
Website	galatasaray.org
Home	Away

Galatasaray S.K., for sponsorship reasons Galatasaray Odeabank, is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League and EuroLeague. Galatasaray plays its home matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena, which has a seating capacity for 12,270 spectators. The team has been crowned Turkish national champions five times so far.

History

According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.^[1]^[2]

Basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 4 national championship titles and 16 İstanbul League title. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of basketball team.

On 24 June 2011, Galatasaray announced that Cafe Crown's sponsorship was over.^[3]

Galatasaray qualified for the Euroleague for the first time after winning their qualification knockout round and would eventually compete in the Euroleague 2011–12.^[4]

On April 27, 2016, Galatasaray defeated Strasbourg IG with the score of 78–67 at Abdi Ipekci Arena. With this result Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team won the Eurocup championship for the first time.^[5]

Sponsorship naming

Galatasaray has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;

Galatasaray Cafe Crown (2005–2011)^[6]
Galatasaray Medical Park (2011–2013)^[7]
Galatasaray Liv Hospital (2013–2015)^[8]^[9]
Galatasaray Odeabank (2015-)^[10]

Home arenas

Ayhan Şahenk Arena (2006–2009)
Abdi İpekçi Arena (2009–present)

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Pos.	Playoffs	Cup	European competitions
2005–06	TBL	8	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	–
2006–07	TBL	4	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	–
2007–08	TBL	5	Quarterfinalist		ULEB Eurocup	Fourth place
2008–09	TBL	4	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	FIBA EuroChallenge	Last 16
2009–10	TBL	9	–		ULEB Eurocup	Last 16
2010–11	TBL	3	Runner-up	Semifinalist	ULEB Eurocup	Last 16
2011–12	TBL	1	Semifinalist	Third place	Euroleague	Last 16
2012–13	TBL	1	Champion	Runner-up	ULEB Eurocup	Last 16
2013–14	TBL	4	Runner-up	Semifinalist	Euroleague	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	TBL	8	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	Euroleague	Last 16
2015–16	TBL	3	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	Eurocup	Champion

Honours

International competitions

Eurocup:
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Fourth (1): 2007–08 ^[11]
Euroleague:
- Top 8 (1): 2013–14
- Top 16 (2): 2011–12, 2014–15 ^[12]

Domestic competitions

See also current season.

Turkish Basketball League: ^[13]
- Winners (5): 1968–69, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2012–13
- Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14
Turkish Basketball Championship:
- Winners (11): (record) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966
Turkish Cup: ^[14]
- Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
- Runner-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13
Turkish President's Cup: ^[15]
- Winners (2): 1985, 2011

Players

Current roster

Template:Galatasaray (men's basketball) roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Alex Tyus	Nenad Krstić	Dusan Cantekin
PF	Austin Daye		Ege Arar
SF	Blake Schilb	Vladimir Micov
SG	Jon Diebler	Goksenin Koksal
PG		Sinan Guler	Şafak Edge

Out on loan

Team captains

Dates	Name
2010–2011	Ermal Kuqo
2011–2012	Haluk Yıldırım
2012–2013	Ender Arslan
2013–2015	Carlos Arroyo
2015–present	Sinan Güler

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Played at least one season for the club.
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.
To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

Domestic Players

Turkey

European Players

Albania

Ermal Kuqo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Germany

Mithat Demirel

Georgia

Latvia

Gundars Vētra

Lebanon

Joe Vogel

Lithuania

North Macedonia

Slovenia

Jaka Lakovič

Serbia

Slovakia

United Kingdom

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

Non-European Players

Australia

Nathan Jawai

Canada

Denham Brown

Nigeria

Julius Nwosu

Panama

Kevin Daley

Senegal

Boniface N'Dong

United States

Puerto Rico

Carlos Arroyo

Head coaches

Dates	Name
1968-1970	Petar Simenov
1984-1985	Nur Germen
1985–1987	Fehmi Sadıkoğlu
1989–1991	Faruk Akagün
1993–1996	Aydan Siyavuş
?–?	Ömer Petorak
1999–2000	Fehmi Sadıkoğlu
2002–2003	Erman Kunter
2005–2006	Halil Üner
2006–2009	Murat Özyer
2009	Koray Mincinozlu
2009	Okan Çevik
2009–2010	Cem Akdağ
2010–2012	Oktay Mahmuti
2012–	Ergin Ataman

References

^ "Ülkemizde Basketbol". Tbf.org.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
^ Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9
^ Teşekkürler Café Crown Template:Tr icon
^ "Galatasaray fights its way to European basketball's Mecca". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
^ "Galatasaray Odeabank Eurocup Şampiyonu". Galatasaray.Org. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
^ Teşekkürler Café Crown
^ Galatasaray ile Medical Park Sponsorluk Anlaşması İmzaladı
^ Galatasaray Erkek Basketbol Takımı'nın yeni sponsoru Liv Hospital
^ Proposed team list for 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
^ Hürriyet Haber. "Galatasaray ile Odeabank anlaştı". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ULEB Eurocup Final Eight 2007-08
^ Euroleague Top 16 2011–12
^ Men's Turkish League Champions
^ Men's Turkish Cup Champions
^ Men's Turkish President's Cup Champions

External links

[1] "Ülkemizde Basketbol". Tbf.org.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

[2] Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9

[3] Teşekkürler Café Crown Template:Tr icon

[4] "Galatasaray fights its way to European basketball's Mecca". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

[5] "Galatasaray Odeabank Eurocup Şampiyonu". Galatasaray.Org. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

[6] Teşekkürler Café Crown

[7] Galatasaray ile Medical Park Sponsorluk Anlaşması İmzaladı

[8] Galatasaray Erkek Basketbol Takımı'nın yeni sponsoru Liv Hospital

[9] Proposed team list for 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague

[10] Hürriyet Haber. "Galatasaray ile Odeabank anlaştı". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[11] ULEB Eurocup Final Eight 2007-08

[12] Euroleague Top 16 2011–12

[13] Men's Turkish League Champions

[14] Men's Turkish Cup Champions

[15] Men's Turkish President's Cup Champions

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v t e Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Founded October 30, 1905 Based in Istanbul
The club	History Presidents Galatasaray Marşı
Football	Men's Football Women's Football ~~Reserves~~ (defunct) Academy
Basketball	Men's basketball Women's basketball Wheelchair Basketball
Voleyball	Men's volleyball Women's volleyball
Waterpolo	Men's Waterpolo Women's Waterpolo
Other departments	Athletics Bridge Judo Rowing Sailing Swimming Esports Chess Equestrian
Inactive departments	Handball Superleague Formula
Facilities	Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Rams Park Florya Metin Oktay Facilities Kemerburgaz Metin Oktay Facilities Sinan Erdem Dome Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi Burhan Felek Sport Hall Galatasaray Islet Galatasaray Museum Beyoğlu Hasnun Galip Volleyball Academy Küçükçekmece Rowing Center
Old Facilities	Ali Sami Yen Stadium Abdi İpekçi Arena Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall
Athletes	Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Basketball (Men's) Basketball (Women's) Basketball (Wheelchair's) Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's) Water Polo (Men's) Water Polo (Women's)
Coaches	Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Basketball (Men's) Basketball (Women's) Basketball (Wheelchair's) Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's)
Supporters	ultrAslan
Media and others	Galatasaray TV Galatasaray Magazine Galatasaray Store GS Mobile GSBonus GSBilyoner GSYandex GSTRAVEL GSForex GSPara
Education	Galatasaray High School Galatasaray University
Other institutions	Galatasaray Community
Rivalries	The Intercontinental Derby (football) (Fenerbahçe) Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry (football) Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry (football) The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) (Fenerbahçe) Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry (basketball) Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry (basketball) Big Three

v t e Galatasaray S.K. (basketball)
Players Coaches Current season
History	Past rosters Seasons 2007-08 ULEB Cup 3rd place 2015-16 EuroCup Champions
Arena	Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Old Arena	Abdi İpekçi Arena (2000–2005) Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall (2005–2006) Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall (2006–2009) Abdi İpekçi Arena (2009–2017) Sinan Erdem Dome (2017–2024) Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi (2024–present)
Notable Figures	Özhan Canaydın Aydan Siyavuş Yalçın Granit Paul Dawkins Levent Topsakal Lloyd Daniels Orhun Ene Kerem Tunçeri Murat Özyer Dee Brown Oktay Mahmuti Ergin Ataman Cenk Akyol Ender Arslan Jaka Lakovič Vladimir Micov Milan Mačvan Sinan Güler Göksenin Köksal
Rivalries	The Intercontinental Derby Beşiktaş rivalry
Related	Women's Basketball Wheelchair Basketball
Parent club: Galatasaray S.K.

v t e Galatasaray S.K. men's basketball seasons (1911–2025)
1910s	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19
1920s	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29
1930s	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39
1940s	1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s	1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2020s	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Basketbol Süper Ligi
Turkish Basketball Federation Turkish Basketball League System Turkish Basketball League Venues
Current clubs	Anadolu Efes Bahçeşehir Koleji Beşiktaş Emlakjet Bursaspor Yörsan Darüşşafaka Lassa Fenerbahçe Beko Galatasaray Basketbol Karşıyaka Basket Manisa Basket Mersin MSK ONVO Büyükçekmece Petkim Spor Tofaş Türk Telekom Yalovaspor Basketbol Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Playoffs	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Champions	Anadolu Efes (16) Fenerbahçe (11) Eczacıbaşı (8) Galatasaray (5) İTÜ (5) Ülkerspor (4) Beşiktaş (2) Karşıyaka (2) Tofaş (2) Altınordu (1) Muhafızgücü (1)
Awards	BSL MVP Finals MVP Mr. King (Top Scorer) Assists Leaders
Related	Turkish Cup Turkish Cup Final MVP Presidential Cup Turkish Presidential Cup Final MVP Turkish clubs in international competitions List of Turkish basketball champions Turkish Championship (defunct) Istanbul League (defunct)

v t e Galatasaray current roster
0 Livingston 4 Efianayi 6 Kabaca 7 Cummings 8 Blumbergs 9 Geyik 12 Palmer 14 Vatan 15 Izundu 17 Erdem 19 Tuncer 24 Alişan 31 Delgado 61 Köksal (c) 88 Korkmaz
Head coach: Sekizkök Assistant coaches: Turan Güven