Tofaş S.K.

Tofaş
Leagues Basketbol Süper Ligi
EuroCup
Founded 1974 (1974)
History Tofaş
(1974–present)
Arena Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu
Capacity 7,500
Location Bursa, Turkey
Team colors Blue, white, green
              
President Okan Baş
Head coach Orhun Ene
Championships 2 Turkish Championships
3 Turkish Cups
1 Turkish President's Cup
Website www.tofasspor.com
Uniforms

Tofaş Spor Kulübü (English: Tofaş Sports Club) (more commonly known as Tofaş) is a professional basketball team that is based in Bursa, Turkey. Their home arena is the Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu, with a capacity of 7,500 seats. The team is sponsored by Tofaş, which is a Turkish automaker.

The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

History

Former logo of the club

Tofaş was founded in 1974. The team won the BSL in two consecutive seasons, in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons. The following year, however, the team withdrew from the league, for financial reasons. They returned to competition in the BSL in the 2003–04 season, but they were relegated down a league level the following year.

Tofaş next played in the BSL, from the 2009–10 season, to the 2014–15 season. In addition to the club's two Turkish Super League titles (1999, 2000), the team has also won three Turkish Cups (1993, 1999, 2000), and a Turkish President's Cup (1999). In the club's heyday, the team also achieved significant success at the European-wide continental level. Such as being the runner-up in the European-wide third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup's 1996–97 season Final against the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.

Tofaş also competed in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 1999–2000 season.

In 2015, Tofaş relegated from the BSL to the First League. The club immediately promoted back as it was the 2016 TBL champion. The club played in the European-wide second-tier level EuroCup, in the 2017–18 season.[1] The same season, Tofaş reached the 2018 finals of the BSL. Despite winning game 3 at home,[2] the team fell to Fenerbahçe and lost the series 4–1.[3]

Arenas

Tofaş S.K. used the 3,500-seat capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall, as its home arena for many years. The club then moved into the 7,500-seat capacity Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu.[4][5]

Current roster

Tofaş roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 3 Turkey Durmaz, Berkan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 21 – (1997-02-20)20 February 1997
PG 6 Turkey Ermiş, Barış 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – (1985-01-03)3 January 1985
SG 7 Turkey Arslan, Yiğit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1996-05-12)12 May 1996
G/F 9 Dominican Republic Mejía, Sammy 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1983-02-07)7 February 1983
PF 13 Turkey Afşar, Çağatay 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 19 – (1999-01-14)14 January 1999
G 21 Turkey Konuk, Mert 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 18 – (2000-04-02)2 April 2000
SG 31 Serbia Paunić, Ivan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1987-01-27)27 January 1987
F 33 Turkey Aksu, Berkan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2001-01-05)5 January 2001
F/C 35 Cameroon Kadji, Kenny 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 30 – (1988-05-19)19 May 1988
F/C 77 Turkey Yaşar, Muhsin 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 22 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
SF — United States Weems, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 29 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989
G — Turkey Mustafa, Muhaymin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 19 – (1999-10-02)2 October 1999
SG — United States Harper, Demonte 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1989-06-21)21 June 1989
C — United States Withey, Jeff 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1990-03-07)7 March 1990
G — United States Garrett, Diante 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1988-11-03)3 November 1988
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Yalçın Küçüközkan
  • Turkey Sedat Özyer
  • Turkey Murat Hüseyin Yılmaz
  • Turkey Serkan Erdoğan
    (Personal Development Coach)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 23, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Jeff Withey Muhsin Yaşar
PF Kenny Kadji Berkan Durmaz Çağatay Afşar
SF Sammy Mejía Kyle Weems Berkay Aksu
SG Demonte Harper Ivan Paunić Yiğit Arslan
PG Diante Garrett Barış Ermiş Muhaymin Mustafa Mert Konuk

Notable players

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
1974–76 Lower divisions
1976–77 1 TBL 7th
1977–78 1 TBL 2nd
1978–79 1 TBL 4th
1979–80 1 TBL 6th
1980–81 1 TBL 5th
1981–82 1 TBL 4th
1982–83 1 TBL 8th
1983–84 1 TBL 9th
1984–85 1 TBL 7th
1985–86 1 TBL 8th
1986–87 1 TBL 6th
1987–88 1 TBL 6th
1988–89 1 TBL 11th
1989–90 2 TB2L 1st
1990–91 1 TBL 2nd 3 Korać Cup1R
1991–92 1 TBL 6th 2 European Cup2R
1992–93 1 TBL 5th Champion 3 Korać Cup3R
1993–94 1 TBL 6th 2 European CupGS
1994–95 1 TBL 4th 3 Korać CupR32
1995–96 1 TBL 4th 3 Korać Cup3R
1996–97 1 TBL 4th 3 Korać CupRU
1997–98 1 TBL 4th
1998–99 1 TBL 1st Champion
1999–00 1 TBL 1st Champion 1 EuroleagueGS
2000–03 Lower divisions
2003–04 1 TBL 14th Group stage
2004–05 2 TB2L 1st
2005–06 2 TB2L 1st
2006–07 1 TBL 15th Group stage
2007–08 2 TB2L 1st Quarterfinalist
2008–09 2 TB2L 1st
2009–10 1 TBL 10th Group stage
2010–11 1 TBL 9th Group stage
2011–12 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 TBL 8th Group stage 3 EuroChallengeL16
2013–14 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallengeRS
2014–15 1 TBL 16th Group stage 3 EuroChallengeRS
2015–16 2 TBL 1st
2016–17 1 BSL 8th
2017–18 1 BSL 2nd Runner-up 2 EuroCupRS

References

  1. ↑ "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ TOFAS SPORTS HALL.
  5. ↑ Tofas Bursa Arena: TOFAS SPOR SALONU.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.