Karşıyaka Basket is a Turkish professional basketball team located in Karşıyaka, İzmir, that competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a section of the multi-sport club Karşıyaka SK. The team also goes by the name of KSK, which stands for Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü (i.e. Karşıyaka Sport Club).
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Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League | ||
Founded | 1966 | ||
History | Karşıyaka Basket (1966 – present) | ||
Arena | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sport Hall | ||
Capacity | 6,500 | ||
Location | İzmir, Turkey | ||
Team colors | Green, red | ||
President | Azat Yeşil | ||
Head coach | Ufuk Sarıca | ||
Team captain | Kenan Sipahi | ||
Championships | 2 Turkish Championships 1 Turkish Cup 2 President's Cups | ||
Website | www.kskbasketbol.net | ||
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History
editKarşıyaka SK was founded in 1912 and opened its basketball section in 1966. Karşıyaka Basket is considered to be one of the most important basketball teams in all of Turkey. They first played in the Turkish Basketball League in 1966. They relegated to lower divisions in 1968. The club also played in lower divisions from 1968 to 1974. The team is still participating in the Turkish Basketball League since 1974. Karşıyaka Basket is sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yaşar Holding's Food and Beverage Group. Their home arena is the Karşıyaka Arena with a capacity of 6,500 seats, which was opened in 2005.[1]
Big achievements with Sarıca
editKarşıyaka set to name Ufuk Sarıca as head coach in the summer of 2012. Sarıca was dreamed to be in Euroleague with Karşıyaka and he said that "We have a dream and we want to be in Euroleague in 3 years." On February 9, 2014, the team won the Turkish Cup with a victory against Anadolu Efes under managing Ufuk Sarıca.[2] It was the first championship of club in Turkish Cup. On October 8, 2014, the team won the President's Cup by beating Fenerbahçe Ülker. In the 2014–15, Karşıyaka won its second Turkish League after 1987 championship, despite finishing the regular season in the fourth place, by defeating Fenerbahçe Ülker in the playoffs semifinals by 3–1 and Anadolu Efes 4–1 in the finals.
On 29 July 2015, EuroLeague announced the participating teams for the following season and included Karşıyaka with for the 2015–16 EuroLeague season.[3] In its second appearance ever in the top tier of European basketball, the team won 3 games and lost 7.
Honours
editNational competitions
edit- Winner (1): 2013–14
- Runner-up (1): 2004–05
- Winners (2): 1987, 2014
European competitions
edit- Runner-up (1): 2020–21
- Runner-up (1): 2012–13
Home arenas
edit- İzmir Atatürk Sport Hall: (1966–2005)
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sport Hall: (2005–present)
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: August 20, 2024 |
Depth chart
editPos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | ||
PF | ||
SF | ||
SG | ||
PG |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Efe Aydan
- Hüseyin Beşok
- Kaya Peker
- Arda Vekiloğlu
- Mehmet Yağmur
- Şemsettin Baş
- Ufuk Sarıca
- Hakan Köseoğlu
- Muratcan Güler
- - Asım Pars
- Serhat Çetin
- Ümit Sonkol
- Barış Ermiş
- Furkan Aldemir
- Birkan Batuk
- İlkan Karaman
- Erkan Veyseloğlu
- Barış Hersek
- Kerem Gönlüm
- İnanç Koç
- - Kenan Sipahi
- Berk Uğurlu
- Metin Türen
- - Metecan Birsen
- Semih Erden
- Berkan Durmaz
- Burak Can Yıldızlı
- Furkan Haltalı
- Braian Angola
- Juan Palacios
- Ángel Delgado
- Assem Marei
- Amath M'Baye
- Alex Tyus
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas
- Roberts Štelmahers
- Vrbica Stefanov
- Thomas Abercrombie
- Alade Aminu
- Jaime Lloreda
- Mateusz Ponitka
- Zakhar Pashutin
- Jovo Stanojević
- Michael Roll
- Esteban Batista
- Jim Rowinski
- Dallas Comegys
- - Henry Domercant
- Marcus Slaughter
- Gary Neal
- - Quinton Hosley
- - Will Thomas
- - D. J. Strawberry
- - Ali Muhammed
- DaJuan Summers
- - Jordan Morgan
- Bonzie Colson
- Vernon Carey Jr.
- Kelan Martin
- Darrun Hilliard
Award winners
editHead coaches
edit- Aydan Siyavuş (1973–1975)
- Nadir Vekiloğlu
- Aydan Siyavuş (1990–1991)
- Murat Didin (1998–1999)
- Ergin Ataman (1999)
- Ahmet Kandemir (2003–2006)
- Levent Topsakal (2006)
- Okan Çevik (2006–2007)
- Ahmet Kandemir (2007–2008)
- Ayhan Kalyoncu (2008–2009)
- Hakan Demir (2009–2012)
- Ufuk Sarıca (2012–2016)
- Nenad Marković (2016–2017)
- Aleksandar Trifunović (2017–2018)
- Özhan Çıvgın (2018–2019)
- Dirk Bauermann (2019)
- Ufuk Sarıca (2019–present)
Season by season
editSeason | Tier | Division | Pos. | Playoffs | Cup Competitions | European Competitions | |
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1966–67 | 1 | TBL | 12th | – | |||
1967–68 | 1 | TBL | 15th | – | |||
1968–74 | Lower divisions | ||||||
1974–75 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | – | |||
1975–76 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | – | Korać Cup | ||
1976–77 | 1 | TBL | 6th | – | Korać Cup | ||
1977–78 | 1 | TBL | 5th | – | |||
1978–79 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | – | Korać Cup | ||
1979–80 | 1 | TBL | 5th | – | Korać Cup | ||
1980–81 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | 4th | Korać Cup | ||
1981–82 | 1 | TBL | 7th | 6th | Korać Cup | ||
1982–83 | 1 | TBL | 6th | Korać Cup | |||
1983–84 | 1 | TBL | 4th | RU | |||
1984–85 | 1 | TBL | 6th | QF | Saporta Cup | ||
1985–86 | 1 | TBL | 7th | QF | |||
1986–87 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Champions | Korać Cup | ||
1987–88 | 1 | TBL | 9th | European Champions Cup | |||
1988–89 | 1 | TBL | 10th | ||||
1989–90 | 1 | TBL | 9th | ||||
1990–91 | 1 | TBL | 7th | QF | |||
1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 11th | ||||
1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 14th | ||||
1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 9th | 1R | |||
1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 10th | 1R | |||
1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 12th | 1R | |||
1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 10th | 1R | |||
1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 12th | 1R | |||
1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 9th | 1R | |||
1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 4th | QF | Quarterfinalist | Korać Cup | 3R |
2000–01 | 1 | TBL | 10th | 1R | Saporta Cup | RS | |
2001–02 | 1 | TBL | 6th | QF | |||
2002–03 | 1 | TBL | 5th | QF | FIBA Europe Champions Cup | RS | |
2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 4th | SF | Group Stage | ||
2004–05 | 1 | TBL | 5th | QF | Runner-up | ||
2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 10th | Group Stage | |||
2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 12th | Semifinalist | |||
2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 7th | QF | Quarterfinalist | ||
2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 9th | Group Stage | |||
2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 6th | QF | Quarterfinalist | ||
2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 5th | QF | Group Stage | EuroChallenge | QF |
2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 6th | QF | Group Stage | EuroChallenge | T16 |
2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 5th | SF | Quarterfinalist | EuroChallenge | RU |
2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 6th | SF | Champion | Eurocup | L32 |
2014–15 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Champions | Semifinalist | Eurocup | QF |
2015–16 | 1 | BSL | 6th | QF | Semifinalist | Euroleague Eurocup |
RS L16 |
2016–17 | 1 | BSL | 9th | Semifinalist | Champions League | QF | |
2017–18 | 1 | BSL | 10th | Champions League | QF | ||
2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 11th | FIBA Europa Cup | QF | ||
2019–20 | 1 | BSL | 2nd1 | –1 | FIBA Europa Cup | SF1 | |
2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 3rd | SF | Champions League | RU | |
2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 7th | QF | Quarterfinalist | Champions League | PI |
2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 4th | RU | Champions League | PI | |
2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 4th | SF | Semifinalist | Champions League | R16 |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ About of Karşıyaka Arena Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- ^ Karşıyaka won Turkish Cup victory against Anadolu Efes (in English)
- ^ Karşıyaka plays in Euroleague
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Turkish)
- TBLStat.net Profile
- Eurobasket Profile