Gaziantep Basketbol

Gaziantep Basketbol
Leagues Turkish Super League
Basketball Champions League
Founded 2007 (2007)
History Gaziantep BB
(2007–2013)
Gaziantep Basketbol
(2013–present)
Arena Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall
Kamil Ocak Sport Hall
Capacity 6,400
2,500
Location Gaziantep, Turkey
Team colors Red, black
         
President Metin Uzer
Head coach Stefanos Dedas
Website gaziantepbasketbol.com
Uniforms
Active departments of
Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Football Basketball

Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats.[1]

History

The team was founded in 2007.[2] In 2011 the club promoted to the Second Division.[3] In the 2011–12 season, the team promoted to the top tier TBL.[3] In 2012, Royal Halı (a Turkish carpet producer) became head sponsor of the team and the team was re-named to Royal Halı Gaziantep. After the 2015–16 season, the team had financial problems after Royal Halı withdrew and was forced to leave the top tier.[4] After all, the team was able to stay alive and play in the TBL.[5]

Honours

Logos

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
2009–10 3 EBBL 1st
2010–11 2 TB2L 3rd
2011–12 2 TB2L 2nd
2012–13 1 TBL 9th Group stage
2013–14 1 TBL 10th Group stage 3 EuroChallenge3rd
2014–15 1 TBL 10th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 BSL 8th 3 FIBA Europe CupR16
2016–17 1 BSL 7th 4 FIBA Europe CupR16
2017–18 1 BSL 14th 3 Champions LeagueRS

Current roster

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

Gaziantep Basketbol roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 4 United States Carter, Robert 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 24 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
PF 7 Azerbaijan Aydın, Orhan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1989-10-01)1 October 1989
PG 9 Turkey Kar, Berk 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (1998-02-01)1 February 1998
PG 11 United States Miller, Patrick 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1992-05-22)22 May 1992
F 12 United States Williams, Sean 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 32 – (1986-09-13)13 September 1986
F 23 United States Clark, Cameron 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1991-09-16)16 September 1991
PF 24 Latvia Freimanis, Rolands 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988
PG 27 Turkey Eryüz, Erden (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 38 – (1980-03-01)1 March 1980
PG 44 Turkey Öğüt, Can Uğur 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1992-01-23)23 January 1992
SF Azerbaijan McKissic, Shaquielle 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990
C Turkey Şenli, Muhammed Doğan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1992-07-16)16 July 1992
PG Lithuania Vasiliauskas, Šarūnas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 29 – (1989-05-27)27 May 1989
F Turkey Cankaya, Yunus 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1985-02-23)23 February 1985
PF United States James, Delroy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1987-05-04)4 May 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Sinan Çambel
Team manager
  • Turkey Boray Dai
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: 1 November 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C
PF Delroy James Cameron Clark Orhan Aydın
SF Shaquielle McKissic
SG Šarūnas Vasiliauskas Erolcan Çinko
PG Patrick Miller Can Uğur Öğüt Erden Eryüz

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tbf.org.tr/detay/2015/02/16/royal-hali-turkiye-kupasini-gaziantepte-izlemek-icin-10-neden
  2. ↑ Official website
  3. 1 2 Eurobasket.com – Gaziantep Basketbol – History
  4. ↑ Gaziantep leaves BSL, Acibadem is in
  5. ↑ Gaziantep staying alive, coach Dedas stays
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