Büyükçekmece Basketbol

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

Büyükçekmece Basketbol
LeaguesTurkish Super League
Founded2011 (2011)
History
ArenaGazanfer Bilge Sports Hall
Capacity3,000
LocationBüyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
Team colorsBlue, white
   
PresidentAhmet Bayraktar
Head coachÖzhan Çıvgın
Team captainOsiris Eldridge
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
C 0 Olaseni, Gabriel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991
G 1 Eşlik, Burak 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1994-02-09)9 February 1994
SG 3 Anderson, Karvel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1991-06-03)3 June 1991
PG 5 Farrell, Matt 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – (1996-03-15)15 March 1996
SG 7 Taşkıran, Berkay 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
PG 9 Al, Ömer Utku 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998
SG 10 Erdek, Atakan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2001-06-26)26 June 2001
F 13 İvedi, Cengizhan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999
SG 14 Duran, Ahmet Can 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1999-01-28)28 January 1999
G 17 Eldridge, Osiris (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1988-06-18)18 June 1988
F 22 Klobučar, Jaka 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1987-08-19)19 August 1987
F 23 Oliver, Devin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1992-07-02)2 July 1992
F 24 Alemdaroğlu, Fırat 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1996-07-24)24 July 1996
F 35 Celep, Mert 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sertan Çakırer
  • Burhan Cihan Özolcay
  • Arca Yıldırım
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Yasin Aydın
Team manager
  • Cihan Mumcuoğulları
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: January 21, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Gabriel Olaseni Fırat Alemdaroğlu Ahmet Can Duran
PF Devin Oliver Mert Celep
SF Osiris Eldridge Jaka Klobučar Cengizhan İvedi
SG Karvel Anderson Berkay Taşkıran Burak Eşlik
PG Matt Farrell Ömer Utku Al Atakan Erdek

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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