Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). 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

  • The Royal Halı Gaziantep logo (2012–2016)
    The Royal Halı Gaziantep logo (2012–2016)
  • Gaziantep Basketbol logo (2016–present)
    Gaziantep Basketbol logo (2016–present)

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 EuroChallenge 3rd
2014–15 1 TBL 10th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 BSL 8th 3 FIBA Europe Cup R16
2016–17 1 BSL 7th 4 FIBA Europe Cup R16
2017–18 1 BSL 14th 3 Champions League RS
2018–19 1 BSL 5th Quarterfinalist
2019–20 1 BSL –1 2 Champions League –1
2020–21 1 BSL 8th
2021–22 1 BSL 5th Quarterfinalist
2022–23 1 BSL 15th 4 FIBA Europe Cup QF
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

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

Gaziantep Basketbol roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 United States Wright, Marquis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1995-07-05)5 July 1995
PG 4 Turkey Sivas, Emir Arda 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2005-01-06)6 January 2005
C 17 Turkey Serbia Cantekin, Duşan 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 34 – (1990-06-21)21 June 1990
F/C 23 Latvia Freimanis, Rolands 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 37 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988
Head coach
  • Turkey Ali Yıldırım
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Efe Can Önal
  • Turkey Utku Sarıbey
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 16, 2024

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ^ "Royal Halı Türkiye Kupası'nı Gaziantep'te İzlemek İçin 10 Neden". Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  3. ^ a b Eurobasket.com – Gaziantep Basketbol – History
  4. ^ Gaziantep leaves BSL, Acibadem is in
  5. ^ Gaziantep staying alive, coach Dedas stays
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziantep_Basketbol
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