Büyükçekmece Basketbol

Büyükçekmece Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece[1], is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul which plays Turkish Basketball Super League. Their home arena is Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall with a capacity of 3,000 seats.

Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece
LeaguesTurkish Super League
Founded2011 (2011)
History
ArenaGazanfer Bilge Sports Hall
Capacity3,000
LocationBüyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
Team colorsBlue, white
         
PresidentAhmet Bayraktar
Head coachSerhat Şehit
Team captainKenny Hayes
WebsiteOfficial Twitter Account

History

Tüyap Büyükçekmece was founded in 2011, in Büyükçekmece. The team began playing in the TB3L for 2011-12 season. In 2012-13 season, the team promoted to TB2L as a champion. In their first season in TB2L the team finished ninth and they completed the league. In the 2014–15 season, the team finished fourth of regular season. The team beat Akhisar Belediye in quarter-final. Then the team beat Denizli Basket in semi-final and Tüyap Büyükçekmece reached the TB2L Final. The Final was lost to Yeşilgiresun Belediye, but Tüyap was still promoted to the highest tier.

Logos
  • Primary logo used from 2011 till 2015

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
2011–12 3 TB3L
2012–13 3 TB3L 1st
2013–14 2 TB2L 9th
2014–15 2 TB2L 4th
2015–16 1 BSL 10th
2016–17 1 BSL 13th 4 FIBA Europe CupR1610–4
2017–18 1 BSL 12th 4 FIBA Europe CupR210–6
2018–19 1 BSL 12th

Players

Current roster

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

Büyükçekmece Basketbol roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 0 Eldridge, Osiris 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1988-06-18)18 June 1988
G 4 Sarıaslan, Kaan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1997-08-13)13 August 1997
PF 6 Saffold, Jeremy 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991
PG 12 Andrews, Andrew 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1993-05-25)25 May 1993
C 13 Kılıçlı, Deniz (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 29 – (1990-10-23)23 October 1990
PG 15 Vardal, Yiğitcan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
G 17 Erdoğan, Arda 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (1999-09-17)17 September 1999
SG 19 Hayes, Kenny 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 33 – (1987-04-16)16 April 1987
F 23 İvedi, Cengizhan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999
F 35 Celep, Mert 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995
C 54 Özkan, Kerem 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1988-01-19)19 January 1988
C 55 Upshaw, Robert 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 26 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994
Head coach
  • Serhat Şehit
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lütfi Ahmetoğlu
  • Kemal Dutağacı
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Serhat Türkoğlu
Team manager
  • Serdar Çağlan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: 7 October 2019

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Robert Upshaw Deniz Kılıçlı Kerem Özkan
PF Jeremy Saffold Mert Celep
SF Osiris Eldridge Cengizhan İvedi
SG Kenny Hayes Kaan Sarıaslan Arda Erdoğan
PG Andrew Andrews Yiğitcan Vardal

Notable players

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

References
  1. "İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi; Büyükçekmece Basketbol Takımıyla Sponsorluk Anlaşması İmzaladı" (in Turkish). www.arel.edu.tr. Retrieved March 21, 2019.


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