Turkey men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team

The Turkey national under-18 and under-19 basketball team (Turkish: Ümit Milli Basketbol Takımı) is the national representative for Turkey in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball tournaments. They are formed and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation.[1] The team competes at the FIBA U18 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[2][3][4][5]

Turkey

FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Turkish Basketball Federation
Coach	Gökhan Güney
Under-19 World Cup
Appearances	3
Medals	Bronze: (2015)
U18 European Championship
Appearances	24
Medals	Gold: (2013, 2014) Silver: (2004, 2005, 2015) Bronze: (2009, 2011)
Home Away

FIBA U18 European Championship

Year	Position
1964	Did not participate
1966
1968	4th
1970	11th
1972	11th
1974	13th
1976	9th
1978	8th
1980	9th
1982	Did not participate
1984	8th
1986	Did not participate
1988	7th
1990	9th
1992	Did not participate
1994	9th
1996	5th
1998	11th
2000	Did not participate
2002	5th
2004
2005
2006	4th
2007	8th
2008	9th
2009
2010	9th
2011
2012	9th
2013
2014
2015
2016	12th
2017	4th
2018	12th
2019
Total	29/35

Squads

• 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal

  Caner Şentürk, Yasin Görlük, Semih Erden, Cenk Akyol, Murat Göktaş, Mehmet Yağmur, Polat Kaya, Oğuz Savaş, Engin Bayav, Cem Coşkun, Erhan Yetim and Hakan Demirel. Head Coach: Nihat İziç.[6]

• 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal

  İsmet Hacıoğlu, Yasin Görlük, Caner Öner, Cenk Akyol, Murat Göktaş, Mehmet Yağmur, Can Altıntığ, Bora Paçun, Engin Bayav, Cemal Nalga, Erhan Yetim and Oğuz Savaş. Head Coach: Nihat İziç.[7]

• 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Bronze Medal

  Firat Töz, Cenk Şekeroğlu, Kevin Kaspar, Şafak Edge, Pertev Öngüner, Rıdvan Çalışkan, Maxim Mutaf, Burak Yüksel, Furkan Aldemir, Murat Erensoy, Enes Kanter and Aydin Okçu. Head Coach: Mustafa Derin.[8]

• 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Bronze Medal

  Kenan Sipahi, Erbil Eroğlu, Berkay Candan, Mertcan Özen, Uğur Dokuyan, Samet Geyik, Buğrahan Tuncer, Metin Türen, Onur Çalban, Talat Altunbey, Ramazan Tekin and Tayfun Erülkü. Head Coach: Erhan Toker.[9]

• 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Gold Medal

  Kenan Sipahi, Berk Uğurlu, Cedi Osman, Oğulcan Baykan, Metecan Birsen, Emircan Koşut, Egemen Güven, Kartal Özmızrak, Berk Demir, Okben Ulubay, Kerem Kanter and Doğukan Şanlı. Head Coach: Taner Günay.[10]

• 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Gold Medal

  Kadir Bayram, Berk Uğurlu, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu, Yiğit Arslan, Tolga Geçim, Oğulcan Baykan, Furkan Korkmaz, Ege Arar, Ayberk Olmaz, Okben Ulubay, Metehan Akyel, Egemen Güven. Head Coach: Ömer Uğurata[11]

• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal

  Ömer Al, Erkan Yılmaz, Rıdvan Öncel, Enes Taşkıran, Barış Ülker, Arber Berisha, Furkan Korkmaz, Berkan Durmaz, Ertan Gazi, Ercan Bayrak, Ömer Yurtseven, Mümin Tunç. Head Coach: Mustafa Derin[12]

• 2019 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal

  Ömer Ilyasoğlu, Boran Güler, Tibet Görener, Ömer Küçük, Berkan Aksu, Mustafa Kurtuldum, Atakan Erdek, Alperen Şengün, Furkan Haltalı, Göktuğ Baş, Tarık Sezgün, Adem Bona. Head Coach: Derviş Gökhan Güney[13]

FIBA Under-19 World Cup

Year	Position
1979	Did not qualify
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003	8th
2007	7th
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017	Did not qualify
Total	3/13

Squads

• 2015 FIBA U19 World Cup — Bronze Medal

  Kadir Bayram, Berk Uğurlu, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu, Yiğit Arslan, Tolga Geçim, Oğulcan Baykan, Furkan Korkmaz, Ege Arar, Ayberk Olmaz, Okben Ulubay, Mehmet Alemdaroğlu, Egemen Güven (C), Head Coach: Ömer Uğurata[14]

See also

• Turkey national under-20 basketball team
• Turkey national under-16 and under-17 basketball team
• Turkey national basketball team

References

1. "Turkey (U18-U19)". Retrieved 16 October 2019.
2. "Turkey at the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
3. "Turkey at the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
4. "Turkey at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
5. "Turkey at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
6. "Turkey Roster". FIBA Europe. 2004-07-20. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
7. "Turkey Roster". FIBA Europe. 2005-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
8. "Turkey Roster". FIBA Europe. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
9. "Turkey Roster". FIBA Europe. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
10. "Turkey Roster". U18 European Championship Men Division A. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
11. "Turkey Roster". FIBA. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
12. "Turkey Roster Latvia". FIBA. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
13. "Turkey Roster". FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship -Volos, Hella 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
14. "Third Place Greece 71-80 Turkey". FIBA. Retrieved 2015-07-06.

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• FIBA profile