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 | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| History | Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. 2017–present | ||
| Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome | ||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Red, Navy, White | ||
| President | Begüm Yücel | ||
| Head coach | Dejan Radonjić | ||
| Team captain | Tyler Cavanaugh | ||
| 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
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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
editCurrent roster
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Depth chart
edit| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Tai Odiase | Furkan Haltalı | |
| PF | Marko Simonović | Tyler Cavanaugh | Göktuğ Baş |
| SF | Mateusz Ponitka | Axel Bouteille | Egehan Arna |
| SG | C.J. Massinburg | Şehmus Hazer | Can Maxim Mutaf |
| PG | Jaleen Smith | Ömercan İlyasoğlu |
Notable players
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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)
İsmet Akpınar (2020–2021)
Ben Bentil
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 (2021–2023)
- D. J. White (2017–2019)
Head coaches
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Stefanos Dedas (2017–2019)- Zafer Aktaş (2019–2020)
- Erhan Ernak (2020–2023)
- Sinan Atalay (2023)
Dejan Radonjić (2023–present)
Honours
editTurkish 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 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 13th | 12–18 | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RU | |
- ^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