Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü, also known as Bahçeşehir Basketbol, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Istanbul.[1] The club plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), the highest level of basketball in Turkey. Bahçeşehir made its debut in the BSL in 2018 and made its debut in European competitions in 2019. Bahçeşehir won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2022.
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| Nickname | Red Dragons | ||
| Leagues | BSL FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| History | Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. 2017–present | ||
| Arena | Ülker Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 13,059 | ||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Red, Navy, White | ||
| President | Begüm Yücel | ||
| Head coach | Dejan Radonjić | ||
| Team captain | Hadi Özdemir | ||
| Championships | 1 FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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The club is part of Bahçeşehir Koleji, a private school based in Istanbul.
History edit
In the 2017–18 season, Bahçeşehir reached the finals of the TBL for the first time.[1] On 13 July 2018, Bahçeşehir received the vacant spot in the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi, after the withdrawal of Eskişehir Basket.[2] This meant the club's first appearance in the domestic first tier. In the 2018–19 season, finished 9th in the BSL. In the 2019–20 season, Bahçeşehir made its European debut and played in the FIBA Europe Cup regular season.[3] It is the first European participation for Bahçeşehir.
In the 2021–22 season, Bahçeşehir won the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Pallacanestro Reggiana in the Finals.[4]
Players edit
Current roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart edit
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Jerry Boutsiele | Egemen Güven | Ahmet Safa Yılmaz |
| PF | Tyler Cavanaugh | Berkay Candan | Hadi Özdemir |
| SF | Axel Bouteille | Egehan Arna | |
| SG | Philip Scrubb | Muhammed Baygül | |
| PG | Tony Taylor | Kartal Özmızrak | Arca Tülüoğlu |
Notable players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Yiğit Arslan (2022–present)- Berkay Candan (2021–present)
- Deniz Kılıçlı (2020–2021)
- Rıdvan Öncel (2020–2021)
- Kartal Özmızrak (2021–present)
- Emir Preldžić (2018–2019)
- Oğuz Savaş (2021–present)
- Burak Can Yıldızlı (2020–2021)
Mangok Mathiang (2019–2020)
Andy Rautins (2019–2020)
Jerry Boutsiele (2022–present)
İsmet Akpınar (2020–2021)
Jaka Blažič (2022–2023)
Alex Pérez (2020)
Quino Colom (2018–2019)
Chris Babb (2018–2019)- Tarik Black (2022)
- Sam Dekker (2021–2022)
- Erick Green (2020–2021)
- Manny Harris (2018–2019)
- JaJuan Johnson (2019–2020)
- London Perrantes (2019–2020)
- Thomas Robinson (2020)
- Jamar Smith (2021–present)
- D. J. White (2017–2019)
Head coaches edit
Stefanos Dedas (2017–2019)- Zafer Aktaş (2019–2020)
- Erhan Ernak (2020–2023)
- Sinan Atalay (2023)
Dejan Radonjić (2023–present)
Honours edit
Turkish Basketball First League
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Season by season edit
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | Turkish Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2017–18 | 2 | TBL | 6th | 22–12 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 13–15 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BSL | –1 | 7–16 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | SF1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 12th | 10–20 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 6th | 18–14 | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | C | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 13–17 | – | 3 Champions League | R16 | |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
References edit
- ^ a b "Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Bahcesehir to replace Eskisehir in Turkish BSL League - Eurohoops". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA Europe. 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Bahcesehir lift FIBA Europe Cup trophy in front of record crowd of 13,485". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Turkish)
- Official Twitter account