Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü (English: Turk Telekom Basketball Club) is a professional basketball team that is based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a branch of the Türk Telekom GSK sports club. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena. The arena, which has a capacity of 10,400 seats, opened in April 2010.
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Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup | ||
Founded | 1991 | ||
History | PTT (1991–1996) Türk Telekom PTT (1996–1998) Türk Telekom (1998–present) | ||
Arena | Ankara Arena | ||
Capacity | 10,400 | ||
Location | Ankara, Turkey | ||
Team colors | Sky Blue, Dark Blue and White | ||
President | Tahsin Yılmaz | ||
Head coach | Erdem Can | ||
Team captain | Tony Taylor | ||
Championships | 1 Turkish Cup 2 Turkish President's Cups | ||
Website | Türk Telekom | ||
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HistoryEdit
The club was founded in 1954 and opened its basketball section as name of PTT in 1991. Thereafter, the team received name of Türk Telekom PTT in 1996. Recently, the team is continuing with the name of Türk Telekom.
Türk Telekom has won the Turkish Cup title after beating Oyak Renault in 2008. Also, the team won the Turkish President's Cup title after beating Fenerbahçe Ülker that year.
Türk Telekom also has a reserve team as name of Genç Telekom. They compete in the Turkish Basketball Second League.
In September 2011, first Turkish NBA All-Star player Mehmet Okur of the Utah Jazz announced he would play for Türk Telekom, due to the 2011 NBA lockout.
In 2016, Türk Telekom relegated from the BSL after finishing 15th in the regular season. In 2018, the team returned as it promoted from the Turkish First League.[1] In its first season back, the club would also play in the EuroCup, as the club returns to Europe after 6 years.[2]
Home arenasEdit
- Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall (1991–2011)
- Ankara Arena (2011–present)
PlayersEdit
Current rosterEdit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: January 13, 2023 |
Depth chartEdit
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Tyrique Jones | Michael Eric | Semih Erden |
PF | Nate Sestina | Berk Demir | Emircan Koşut |
SF | Axel Bouteille | Erkan Yilmaz | |
SG | Jerian Grant | Boran Güler | |
PG | Tony Taylor | Ridvan Öncel |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)
Notable playersEdit
- Alper Yılmaz
- Barış Ermiş
- Can Akın
- Cevher Özer
- Cüneyt Erden
- Erdal Bibo
- Kerem Tunçeri
- Murat Evliyaoğlu
- - - Rasim Başak
- Şemsettin Baş
- Mehmet Okur
- Lukša Andrić
- Vladan Alanović
- Jan Jagla
- Heiko Schaffartzik
- Simas Jasaitis
- Luka Bogdanović
- Mirko Milićević
- Miroslav Radošević
- Sani Bečirović
- Aleksandar Ćapin
- Goran Jagodnik
- Marijan Kraljević
- Kyle Wiltjer
- Derrick Alston
- Dee Brown
- Richard Coffey
- Ricky Davis
- Sam Dekker
- - Erwin Dudley
- Acie Earl
- Khalid El-Amin
- Tony Gaffney
- Jerian Grant
- Johnny O'Bryant
- Steven Rogers
- Josh Shipp
- Mitch Smith
- Greg Stiemsma
- Jared Terrell
- K'zell Wesson
- Trevor Wilson
- Rickie Winslow
- Kennedy Winston
- - Michael Wright
HonoursEdit
- Turkish Basketball Cup
- Winners (1): 2007-08
- Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup
- Winners (2): 1997, 2008
Season by seasonEdit
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Turkish Cup | European Competitions | |
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1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 12th | – | – | – | |
1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 9th | – | – | – | |
1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | – | – | |
1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | – | Korać Cup | |
1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 11th | – | Runner-up | Korać Cup | |
1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Runner-up | – | European Cup | |
1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | Runner-up | Euroleague | |
1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 9th | – | – | Saporta Cup | |
1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | – | Korać Cup | QF |
2000–01 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Runner-up | Korać Cup | |
2001–02 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | Saporta Cup | |
2002–03 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Runner-up | FIBA Champions' Cup | |
2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 9th | - | Semifinalist | FIBA Europe League | |
2004–05 | 1 | TBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | ULEB Cup | |
2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | – | |
2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | FIBA Eurocup | QF |
2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Runner-up | Champion | Played ULEB Cup | |
2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup | L16 |
2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup | L16 |
2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 10th | – | Group Stage | EuroChallenge | RS |
2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 9th | – | Group Stage | EuroChallenge | RS |
2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 13th | – | Group Stage | – | |
2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 11th | – | Quarterfinalist | – | |
2014–15 | 1 | TBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | Group stage | – | |
2015–16 | 1 | TBL | 15th | – | – | – | |
2016–17 | 2 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | – | – | |
2017–18 | 2 | TBL | 1st | – | – | – | |
2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 7th | Quarterfinals | Semifinalist | EuroCup | RS |
2019–20 | 1 | BSL | 10th1 | –1 | Semifinalist | Champions League | QF |
2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 6th | Quarterfinals | – | Champions League | PO |
2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 11th | – | – | EuroCup | 8F |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Türkiye Basketbol 1. Ligi'nde şampiyon Türk Telekom". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). April 1, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "ECA Board reviews commercial strategy, approves 2018-19 competitions team list". Euroleague Basketball. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
External linksEdit
- Official Website (in Turkish)
- TBLStat.net Profile (in English)
- Eurobasket.com Page