- This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Galatasaray women's basketball team.
Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club. Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators. The club competes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague.
[edit] History
Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. That was how basketball entered Turkey. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, helped this new sport to be known which became popular soon.[1]
Galatasaray is the pioneer in Turkish basketball history, and basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 15 national championship titles and 16 İstanbul League title, a Turkish record. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of basketball team.
On 24 June 2011, Galatasaray announced that Cafe Crown's sponsorship was over.[2]
Galatasaray Basketball qualified for the Euroleague for the first time[3] after winning their qualification knockout round and will compete in the Euroleague 2011-12.
[edit] Previous names
- Galatasaray (1911–2005)
- Galatasaray Cafe Crown (2005–2011)[4]
- Galatasaray Medical Park (2011–present)[5]
[edit] Home arenas
[edit] Honours
[edit] International competitions
[edit] Recent Seasons
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[edit] Domestic competitions
- See also current season.
Turkish Basketball League: [8]
- Turkish Basketball Championship:
Winners (11): (record) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966 as Galatasaray
- Turkish Cup: [9]
- Winners (3): 1969-1970, 1971–1972, 1994–1995
Runner-up (1): 1968-1969
- President's Cup: [10]
- Istanbul Basketball League:
- Winners (17): (record) 1933–1934 , 1934–1935 , 1935–1936, 1941–1942, 1942–1943, 1944–1945, 1945–1946, 1946–1947, 1947–1948, 1948–1949, 1949–1950, 1950–1951, 1951–1952, 1952–1953, 1953–1954, 1957–1958, 19601961 as Galatasaray
[edit] Domestic success
[edit] Technical Staff
[edit] Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.
Galatasaray Medical Park roster
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Coaches |
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Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
| 3.0 !SF |
4 |
USA ! |
Shipp, Josh  |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
100 kg (220 lb) |
&1000000000000002600000026 |
| 1.0 !PG |
5 |
SLO ! |
Lakovič, Jaka |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
84 kg (185 lb) |
&1000000000000003300000033 |
| 2.5 !C/G |
7 |
TUR ! |
Köksal, Göksenin |
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
86 kg (190 lb) |
&1000000000000002100000021 |
| 3.0 !SF |
8 |
TUR ! |
Topaloğlu, Caner |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
89 kg (196 lb) |
&1000000000000002700000027 |
| 3.0 !SF |
9 |
USA ! |
Shumpert, Preston |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
91 kg (201 lb) |
&1000000000000003200000032 |
| 1.0 !PG |
11 |
TUR ! |
Açık, Tutku |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
80 kg (176 lb) |
&1000000000000003100000031 |
| 6.0 !C |
12 |
CRO ! |
Andrić, Lukša |
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
125 kg (276 lb) |
&1000000000000002700000027 |
| 3.0 !SF |
14 |
TUR ! |
Yıldırım, Haluk (C) |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
95 kg (209 lb) |
&1000000000000003900000039 |
| 2.0 !SG |
16 |
TUR ! |
Büker, Evren |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
93 kg (205 lb) |
&1000000000000002600000026 |
| 6.0 !C |
17 |
TUR ! |
Şanlı, Sertaç |
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
115 kg (254 lb) |
&1000000000000002100000021 |
| 5.5 !F/C |
19 |
TUR ! |
Aldemir, Furkan |
2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
102 kg (225 lb) |
&1000000000000002000000020 |
| 2.0 !SG |
22 |
USA ! |
Gordon, Jamon |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
98 kg (216 lb) |
&1000000000000002700000027 |
| 1.0 !PG |
33 |
TUR ! |
Arslan, Ender |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
82 kg (181 lb) |
&1000000000000002900000029 |
| 4.5 !PF |
41 |
TUR ! |
Özer, Cevher |
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
108 kg (238 lb) |
&1000000000000002900000029 |
| 4.5 !PF |
42 |
SRB ! |
Savović, Boris |
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
105 kg (231 lb) |
&1000000000000002500000025 |
| 2.5 !G/F |
44 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina ! |
Đedović, Nihad |
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
89 kg (196 lb) |
&1000000000000002200000022 |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Emir Alkaş
- Recep Şen
- Legend
- Injured
Roster
Updated: 2012-01-28
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- For a listing of past rosters, see Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team past rosters.
[edit] Depth Chart
[edit] Team captains
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Coaches
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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ULEB Eurocup:
Fourth (1): 2007-2008 [6]
Hakan Üstünberk
Ermal Kuqo
Petar Simenov
