Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
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Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
| Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta | ||||
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| Nickname | Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) | |||
| Leagues | Turkish League Turkish Cup EuroCup | |||
| Founded | 1911 | |||
| History | Galatasaray (1911–present) | |||
| Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome[1] | |||
| Capacity | 16,000 | |||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, red | |||
| President | Mustafa Cengiz | |||
| Team manager | Ömer Yalçınkaya, Cem Civan, Ibrahim Tilki | |||
| Head coach | Ertuğrul Erdoğan | |||
| Team captain | Göksenin Köksal | |||
| Championships | 1 EuroCup 16 Turkish Championships 3 Turkish Cups 2 Turkish President's Cups | |||
| Website | galatasaray.org [25] | |||
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Galatasaray S.K., for sponsorship reasons Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta, 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 EuroCup. The team has won 16 Turkish championships (5 titles in the Turkish Super League and 11 in the former Turkish Basketball Championship). The team furthermore won 3 Turkish Cups, 2 Turkish Super Cups, and 1 EuroCup.
| Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) | |||
| Leagues | Turkish League Turkish Cup EuroCup | |||
| Founded | 1911 | |||
| History | Galatasaray (1911–present) | |||
| Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome[1] | |||
| Capacity | 16,000 | |||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, red | |||
| President | Mustafa Cengiz | |||
| Team manager | Ömer Yalçınkaya, Cem Civan, Ibrahim Tilki | |||
| Head coach | Ertuğrul Erdoğan | |||
| Team captain | Göksenin Köksal | |||
| Championships | 1 EuroCup 16 Turkish Championships 3 Turkish Cups 2 Turkish President's Cups | |||
| Website | galatasaray.org [25] | |||
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History
A Galatasaray home match in 2013 at the Abdi Ipekci Arena
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.[2][3]
Basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 16 national championship titles and 15 İstanbul League titles. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of the basketball team. The team dominated Turkish basketball in the 1940s, and won titles in the 1950s and 1960s, while remaining a competitive team in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Galatasaray won two more championships, in 1985 and 1986, and won the 1990 title. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Galatasaray struggled. In 2013, Galatasaray won back the Turkish championship.
On 24 June 2011, Galatasaray announced that Cafe Crown's sponsorship was over.[4]
Galatasaray qualified for the EuroLeague for the first time in history after winning the qualification knockout round that gained them a place in the EuroLeague season.[5]
On April 27, 2016, Galatasaray defeated SIG Strasbourg with the score of 78–67 at Abdi Ipekci Arena in the second leg of the 2016 EuroCup Finals. With this result Galatasaray won the EuroCup championship for the first time.[6]
Sponsorship naming
Galatasaray has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;
Home arenas
Ayhan Şahenk Arena: (2006–2009)
Abdi İpekçi Arena: (2009–2017)
Sinan Erdem Dome: (2017–present)
Galatasaray currently plays its home games at the Sinan Erdem Dome,[13] which has a seating capacity of 16,000 spectators. The club has previously used the 3,500 seat Ayhan Şahenk Arena, and the 12,270 seat Abdi İpekçi Arena as their home venue.
Season by season
| Season | Division | Pos. | Turkish Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2005–06 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2006–07 | TBL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2007–08 | TBL | 5th | 2 ULEB Cup | 4th | |
| 2008–09 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | L16 |
| 2009–10 | TBL | 9th | 2 Eurocup | L16 | |
| 2010–11 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2011–12 | TBL | 3rd | Third place | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
| 2012–13 | TBL | 1st | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2013–14 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague | QF |
| 2014–15 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
| 2015–16 | BSL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | C |
| 2016–17 | BSL | 6th | Semifinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 12th |
| 2017–18 | BSL | 9th | 1 EuroCup | T16 | |
| 2018–19 | BSL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | RS |
Honours and achievements
Domestic competitions
Turkish Super League [14]
Winners (5): 1968–69, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2012–13
Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14
Turkish Championship (defunct)
Winners (11) (record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966
Runners-up (4): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961
Turkish Cup [15]
Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13
President's Cup [16]
Winners (2): 1985, 2011
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Zach Auguste | Ege Arar | Ayberk Olmaz | |
| PF | Greg Whittington | Ben Moore | Marko Arapovic | |
| SF | Aaron Harrison | Caner Erdeniz | Serkan Aydın | |
| SG | Tai Webster | Göksenin Köksal | Yiğit Arslan | Abdülkadir Çakır |
| PG | Lazeric Jones | Can Korkmaz | Hasan Emir Gökalp |
Team captains
| Dates | Name |
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| 2010–2011 |   Ermal Kuqo |
| 2011–2012 | Haluk Yıldırım |
| 2012–2013 | Ender Arslan |
| 2013–2015 |  Carlos Arroyo |
| 2015–2017 | Sinan Güler |
| 2017–present | Göksenin Köksal |
Notable players
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Domestic Players
European Players
Non-European Players
Head coaches
| Dates | Name |
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| 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 |
| 2012–2017 | Ergin Ataman |
| 2017–Present | Erman Kunter |
See also
See also Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team
See also Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team