Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K.
| Bahçeşehir Koleji | |
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| Nickname | Red Dragons |
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup |
| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (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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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.
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
[edit ]Current roster
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
[edit ]| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Tai Odiase | Furkan Haltalı | ||
| PF | Tyler Cavanaugh | Marko Simonović | Göktuğ Baş | |
| SF | Axel Bouteille | Mateusz Ponitka | Furkan Korkmaz | |
| SG | Jaleen Smith | C.J. Massinburg | Can Maxim Mutaf | |
| PG | Şehmus Hazer | Kenan Sipahi | Ömercan İlyasoğlu |
Notable players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Turkey Yiğit Arslan (2022–present)
- Turkey Berkay Candan (2021–present)
- Turkey Deniz Kılıçlı (2020–2021)
- Turkey Rıdvan Öncel (2020–2021)
- Turkey Kartal Özmızrak (2021–present)
- Turkey Emir Preldžić (2018–2019)
- Turkey Oğuz Savaş (2021–present)
- Turkey Burak Can Yıldızlı (2020–2021)
- Australia Mangok Mathiang (2019–2020)
- Canada Andy Rautins (2019–2020)
- Germany İsmet Akpınar (2020–2021)
- Ghana Ben Bentil
- Slovenia Jaka Blažič (2022–2023)
- Mexico Alex Pérez (2020)
- Spain Quino Colom (2018–2019)
- United States Chris Babb (2018–2019)
- United States Tarik Black (2022)
- United States Sam Dekker (2021–2022)
- United States Erick Green (2020–2021)
- United States Manny Harris (2018–2019)
- United States JaJuan Johnson (2019–2020)
- United States London Perrantes (2019–2020)
- United States Thomas Robinson (2020)
- United States Jamar Smith (2021–2023)
- United States D. J. White (2017–2019)
Head coaches
[edit ]- Greece Stefanos Dedas (2017–2019)
- Turkey Zafer Aktaş (2019–2020)
- Turkey Erhan Ernak (2020–2023)
- Turkey Sinan Atalay (2023)
- Montenegro 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 | ||
| 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