Denizli Basket

Denizli Basket
Denizli Basket
Nickname	Horozlar; (Roosters)
Leagues	TBL
Founded	2006
Dissolved	2016
History	Pamukkale Üniversitesi; (2006–2014); Denizli Basket; (2014–2016);
Arena	Pamukkale University Arena
Capacity	5,000
Location	Denizli, Turkey
Team colors	Bottle Green and Navy ;
Website	http://www.denizlibasket.com/
Home	Away

Sinpaş Denizli Basket, also known as Pamukkale Üniversitesi Basketbol Kulübü was a Turkish professional basketball club. It was based in Denizli and played in the Turkish Basketball First League. The team was founded by the Pamukkale University Youth Sports Club in 2006. The club changed its name to Denizli Basket in 2014. Their home arena was Pamukkale University Arena in the PAU Kınıklı Campus, with a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team was sponsored by Sinpaş, a construction company in Turkey. The team was dissolved in 2016.

History

Pamukkale Üniversitesi logo (2006–2014)

Denizli Basket was founded as Pamukkale Üniversitesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü by Pamukkale University in 1998. The club participated in EBBL in 1998–99 season for the first time in their history. It was a successful season and they advanced to TB2L. Subsequently, the club ended the basketball organization due to financial reasons.

In 2006, the team reformed as Pamukkale Üniversitesi Basketbol of Pamukkale Üniversitesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü. The team began playing in the EBBL for the 2006–2007 season. In the 2007–2008 season, the team was promoted to TB2L as the champion of EBBL. The following season, the team was relegated. Until the 2013–2014 season, the team played moved between TB2L and EBBL (TB3L).

The following season, the club management found sponsors; leading to a subsequent name change to Aydem Pamukkale Üniversitesi. The club increased its budget and signed veteran coach Gökhan Taştimur. The team finished sixth and qualified for the playoffs. In the quarterfinal, Aydem Pamukkale Üniversitesi beat Vestel with a 2–1 series. In the semi-final, Aydem Pamukkale Üniversitesi lost to İstanbul BB with a 3–1 series and lost the promotion chance.

On 12 August 2014, the club changed its name again, this time to Denizli Basket. Currently, the club is called Sinpaş Denizli Basket for sponsorship reasons.

Sponsorship naming

Pamukkale Üniversitesi: 2006–2013
Gamateks Pamukkale Üniversitesi: 2013
Aydem Pamukkale Üniversitesi: 2013–2014
Sinpaş Denizli Basket: 2014–2016

Current roster

Denizli Basket roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	0	Saraloğlu, Utku	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	28 – (1996-07-17)17 July 1996
PG	3	Boynton, Kenny	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	33 – (1991-05-12)12 May 1991
PG	4	Türel, İlker	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	41 – (1983-07-01)1 July 1983
SG	10	Yiğit, Doğan Deniz	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)		35 – (1989-09-16)16 September 1989
SF	11	Özdoğan, Mehmet	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	37 – (1987-02-06)6 February 1987
C	12	Karabıyık, Gökhan	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)		36 – (1988-05-20)20 May 1988
PF	15	Görür, Mustafa Baki	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)		36 – (1988-08-06)6 August 1988
SG	23	Erol, Burak	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)		36 – (1988-01-01)1 January 1988
F	33	Odabasi, Anton (DC)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	29 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995
PF	41	Ergin, Sercan	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		41 – (1983-09-08)8 September 1983
C	64	Armstrong, Hilton	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	39 – (1984-11-23)23 November 1984

Head coach

Hakan Yavuz

Assistant coach(es)

Gökhan Güney
Ali Ruhi Balkanlı

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Özer Özeler
Gültekin İpek

Team manager

Kıvanç Ayvalıoğlu

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster

Updated: November 13, 2015

Notable players

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.