Bandırma Basketbol İhtisas Kulübü (English: Bandırma Basketball Specialization Club), for sponsorship reasons Teksüt Bandırma,[1] was a Turkish professional basketball team from Bandırma, Turkey. Their home arena is the Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall.[2][3]

Teksüt Bandırma
Teksüt Bandırma logo
Founded1994
Dissolved2020
HistoryBanvit B.K.
(1994–2019)
Bandırma B.I.K.
(2019–2020)
ArenaKara Ali Acar Sport Hall
Capacity3,000
LocationBandırma, Turkey
Team colorsDark Green, Light Green, white
     
Affiliation(s)Bandırma Kırmızı
Championships1 Turkish Cup
Websitebandirmabk.com

Founded in 1994 as Banvit B.K., the team played in the highest level Basketbol Süper Ligi since 2004. The team reached the Süper Ligi finals in 2013 and won the Turkish Cup in 2017. Banvit was also a regular in European competitions, with their best result being Basketball Champions League runners-up in 2017.

The team was dissolved in 2021 due to financial issues.[4]

History

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The Banvit basketball club was founded in 1994, by workers at Banvit, a meat company based in Bandirma. The team began playing in the Turkish regional leagues in 1998, and were promoted to the Turkish second division in 2001. In 2004, the team was promoted to the Turkish top-tier level BSL, as champions of the second division.[5]

The team played in the European-wide fourth-tier level FIBA EuroCup Challenge, in their first BSL season, and reached the league's semifinal. The team has reached the semifinal of the BSL five times, and reached the final of the Turkish Cup twice. In the 2012–13 season, the team beat Beşiktaş, in the quarterfinal series, and beat Anadolu Efes in the semifinal series of the BSL playoffs, and reached the league's finals, where they lost against Galatasaray Medical Park 4–1. In the next season, Banvit qualified for the Qualifying Round of the EuroLeague 2013–14 season. But they lost in the qualification round against Telenet Oostende, and were dropped down to the second-tier level EuroCup.[citation needed]

 
Original logo of the club

In the 2016–17 season, Banvit played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League. In the competition, it reached the championship game of the Final Four in Tenerife, Banvit's first European final. Banvit lost 63–59 to host team Iberostar Tenerife.[6]

On 1 June 2019, Banvit B.B. changed its club name to Bandırma B.İ.K.[7] On 19 July, a sponsorship agreement was announced which would name the team Teksüt Bandırma for the 2019–20 season.[1] However, on August 21, 2020, Teksüt Bandırma announced that they withdrew from Basketbol Süper Ligi due to financial issues.[8]

Sponsorship names

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Due to sponsorship reasons the club has been known as:

  • 1994–2019 Banvit B.K.
  • 2019–2020 Teksüt Bandırma

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Angelo Caloiaro
 
Adonis Thomas

European competitions

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Other competitions

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Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
2009–10 1 TBL 3rd Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge T16
2010–11 1 TBL 3rd Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup RS
2011–12 1 TBL 4th Runner-up 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup T16
2012–13 1 TBL 2nd Semifinalist 2 Eurocup T16
2013–14 1 TBL 3rd Group stage 1 Euroleague QR2
2 Eurocup R32
2014–15 1 TBL 6th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup SF
2015–16 1 Süper Ligi 5th Semifinalist 2 Eurocup EF
2016–17 1 Süper Ligi 5th Champions 3 Champions League RU
2017–18 1 Süper Ligi 4th 3 Champions League QF
2018–19 1 Süper Ligi 8th 3 Champions League R16
2019–20 1 Süper Ligi 7th 3 Champions League R16

Players

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FIBA Hall of Famers

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Bandırma B.İ.K. FIBA Hall of Famers
Players
No. Nat. Name Position Tenure Inducted
12   Pero Cameron PF 2005–2006 2017[9]

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • 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
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ a b "BANDIRMA BK". www.bandirmabk.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ EurocupBasketball.com Banvit BK Bandirma 70 - 84 Valencia Basket Attendance: 3000.
  3. ^ Banvit BK Bandirma 94 - 85 BC Budivelnik Kiev EurocupBasketball.com Attendance: 3000.
  4. ^ "Teksüt Bandirma BK officially withdraw from the Turkish Super League". Sportando. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Banvit Bandirma: Club Info". Eurocup. Euroleague Properties. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife v Banvit - 30 April". BasketballCL.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. ^ @bandirmabk (1 July 2019). "EFSANELER ADIYLA DEĞİL, RUHUYLA ANILIR" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Teksüt Bandirma BK officially withdraw from the Turkish Super League". Sportando. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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