Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Fenerbahçe S.K.
Fenerbahçe Beko
2024–25 Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball) season
Fenerbahçe Beko logo
NicknameSarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries)
Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues)
Yellow Legacy
LeaguesBSL
EuroLeague
Founded1913; 111 years ago (1913) [1]
ArenaÜlker Sports Arena
Capacity13,800[2]
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, navy blue
   
Main sponsorBeko
PresidentAli Koç
Team managerCenk Renda
Head coachŠarūnas Jasikevičius
Team captainMelih Mahmutoğlu
Championships1 EuroLeague
14 Turkish Championships (3 pre-1967)
8 Turkish Cups
7 Turkish President's Cups
Retired numbers2 (6, 7)
Websitefenerbahce.org
Active departments of Fenerbahçe S.K.
AthleticsBasketball
(Men's)
(Men's B)
(Women's)		Boxing
EsportsFootball
(Men's)
(Men's B)
(Men's Academy)
(Women's)		Rowing
SailingSwimmingTable Tennis
Volleyball
(Men's)
(Women's)		Wheelchair
Basketball

Fenerbahçe Basketball, commonly referred as Fenerbahçe (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe]) or Fenerbahce Istanbul in European matches, currently also known as Fenerbahçe Beko for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball team and the men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. They are one of the most successful clubs in Turkish basketball history, being the first Turkish team to have won the EuroLeague, as well as 14 Turkish championships (11 titles in the Turkish Super League and three in the former Turkish Basketball Championship), eight Turkish Cups, and seven Turkish Super Cups, among others. They play their home matches at the club's own Ülker Sports and Event Hall.

Besides the European championship title in 2017,[3] which was secured by a convincing 80–64 win against Greek powerhouse Olympiacos in the final, Fenerbahçe have also been EuroLeague runners-up in 2016 and 2018. Fener also have played in six EuroLeague Final Fours (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) to date, a record in Turkish basketball. As of 2024, Fenerbahçe is considered to be one of the two top teams of the Turkish Super League and 5th in European rankings. In 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an NBA team.

Many memorable players in European basketball have played for Fenerbahçe over the years, some of which have included: Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Žan Tabak, Conrad McRae, Nemanja Bjelica, Ömer Aşık, Thabo Sefolosha, Linas Kleiza, Ömer Onan, Mirsad Türkcan, David Andersen, Harun Erdenay, Damir Mršić, Bojan Bogdanović, Semih Erden, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Tanoka Beard, Nikos Zisis, James Gist, Gordan Giriček, Mike Batiste, Marko Milič, Will Solomon, Bo McCalebb, Ekpe Udoh, Pero Antić, Luigi Datome, Nikola Kalinić, Kostas Sloukas, Jan Veselý, Ali Muhammed, Nicolò Melli, Bogdan Bogdanović, and Nando De Colo. Also, the most successful coach in the history of European basketball, Željko Obradović.

History

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See also: Fenerbahçe S.K. supporters

Early history and first titles

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Yellow the Canary, team's mascot.

The men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe was initially founded in 1913, but could not persist due to the Balkan Wars and World War I. Eventually, under the initiative of Muhtar Sencer and Cem Atabeyoğlu, it was founded in its current permanent form in 1944 and achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in Turkey.

Fenerbahçe, who dominated the sport with notable players of the period such as Sacit Seldüz, Hikmet Vardar, Erdoğan Karabelen, Yılmaz Gündüz and Mehmet Baturalp under the leadership of memorable coach Samim Göreç, became champions of the Istanbul Basketball League in 1954–55, 1955–56, and 1956–57. By defeating their rivals Galatasaray 55–47 on February 5, 1955, which was the first basketball game broadcast live on radio in Turkey, Fener celebrated their first championship. The club made a new breakthrough in amateur sports, after İsmet Uluğ, one of the former football players and boxers of the club became president in 1962, and won Istanbul League titles again in 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65 and 1965–66.

Fenerbahçe won Turkish Basketball Championship titles in 1957, 1959, and 1965 undefeated, just before the current professional Turkish Super League was founded in 1966, and made it to the European Champions Cup in 1960 and 1966.

They remained a solid team in the rest of the 1960s, but had mixed success in the following decades, especially the 70s and 80s. Those decades were dominated by the likes of Efes Pilsen and Eczacıbaşı, and later also Ülkerspor, who won most of the titles. As these teams belonged to notable corporations with a solid financial background and support, traditional sports clubs such as Fenerbahçe had difficulties keeping up with them.

Fenerbahçe finished the league leader three times with stars such as Erman Kunter, Aytek Gürkan, Can Sonat, Ferhat Oktay, Pete Williams and Larry Richard in the seasons 1984–85, 1987–88 and 1989–90, but was eliminated in the playoffs. Erman Kunter broke the record by scoring 153 points in a game of the 1987–1988 season, in which the yellow-navy blues team beat Hilalspor 175–101. Fenerbahçe would reach championship in 1991 that the fans were waiting for. Levent Topsakal, Larry Richard, Hüsnü Çakırgil and head coach Çetin Yılmaz led Fenerbahçe to the Turkish League title over Tofaş.[4]

1990s and 2000s

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Aydın Örs, former coach (2003-2007).

Fenerbahçe returned to the EuroLeague in 1992, but lost in the preliminary round. The club were back in the Turkish League finals in 1992, 1993, and 1995, but could not find a way to win the championship for some time. Fenerbahçe continued to have success in the late 90s. A third-place finish in the 1997–98 season allowed the club to return to the EuroLeague in 1998–99 season, and with players like Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Marko Milič, Žan Tabak, İbrahim Kutluay, and the late Conrad McRae, Fenerbahçe advanced to the eighth-final playoffs, losing there to Real Madrid. İbrahim Kutluay won the EuroLeague top scorer trophy with an average of 21.4 points.

The club made it to the Saporta Cup quarter-finals in 1994–95. The following season Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals of the Korać Cup in 1995–96 and repeated this achievement in 2000–01. The early 2000s, however, were with very limited success. After Aydın Örs started as a coach in 2004, Fenerbahçe returned to the Turkish League semifinals and had a great return to European competitions, finishing in fourth place in the 2004–05 FIBA Europe League.

In the summer of 2006, the basketball club acquired a main sponsorship deal with Ülker, to form Fenerbahçe Ülker. After the sponsorship agreement, Fenerbahçe dominated the Turkish League and became the league champions two times in a row after 16 years and the team returned to the EuroLeague.[5][6][7] After losing the Turkish League championship to Efes Pilsen in the 2008–09 season, in a closely contested playoff finals,[8] Fenerbahçe became Turkish League champions again in the 2009–10 season, this time by defeating Efes Pilsen in the finals 4–2.[9]

2010s

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Fenerbahçe coaches, from left: İlker Belgutay (Athletic trainer), Erdem Can (Assistant coach), Josep Maria Izquierdo (Assistant coach), Vladimir Androić (Assistant coach) and Željko Obradović (Head coach), September 2017.

Fenerbahçe Ülker headed into the 2010–11 season with five new transfers: Engin Atsür, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Marko Tomas, Kaya Peker, and Darjuš Lavrinovič. With new head coach Neven Spahija, Fenerbahçe Ülker continued their domination in the Turkish League, winning both the Turkish Cup and the Turkish League, over long time rivals Beşiktaş and Galatasaray, respectively.[10]

After two disappointing seasons, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 where Fenerbahçe Ülker finished in fifth place in the Turkish league, legendary coach Željko Obradović was then signed as the team's head coach, and the roster was strengthened with the likes of former Toronto Raptor Linas Kleiza, promising power forward Nemanja Bjelica, consistent center Luka Žorić, and hot Turkish prospects Kenan Sipahi and Melih Mahmutoğlu. Fenerbahçe became the Turkish League champions once again, after beating eternal rivals Galatasaray in the playoff's finals of the 2013–14 season.[11] Success in the EuroLeague, however, continued to elude the team.

Golden age with Obradović

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Bogdan Bogdanović (2014-17)
Ekpe Udoh (2015-17)

In the 2014–15 season, Fenerbahçe reached the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in their history. In the quarterfinals, Fenerbahçe knocked out Maccabi Tel Aviv with three straight wins. In the semifinals, the team lost to Real Madrid, and eventually finished fourth. At the end of the season, the club's sponsorship agreement with Ülker ended.[12] In the 2015–16 season, Fenerbahçe impressed in the EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16, and qualified once again for the Final Four tournament, by eliminating the defending champions, Real Madrid, in the playoffs, again with a score of 3–0. During their first Final Four match against Laboral Kutxa, Fenerbahçe faced risking elimination once again before Kostas Sloukas made a game-tying lay-up to force the game into overtime, where Bogdan Bogdanović would help lead the team in overtime to win 88–77. The club became the first Turkish team to ever make it to the EuroLeague Final game. Their final opponent in the EuroLeague competition was CSKA Moscow. Fenerbahçe lost 101–96 after overtime.

In the following 2016–17 season, Fenerbahçe won their first European championship. The club beat Greek powerhouse Olympiacos 80–64 in the championship game of the Final Four, that was held in Istanbul.[3] Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish team in history to win the EuroLeague title.[13] Center Ekpe Udoh was named EuroLeague Final Four MVP.[14] Following their European title, Fenerbahçe acquired a new main sponsor deal in the 2017 off-season. Doğuş Group signed a three-year contract with the club, worth an amount of €45 million, which guaranteed the club the largest name sponsorship deal in European basketball history.[15]

In the 2017–18 season, Fenerbahçe finished second at the regular season of the EuroLeague. In the Playoffs, they faced off against Kirolbet Baskonia, whom they eliminated with 3–1 in the best-of-five series. Thus the club managed to reach the EuroLeague Final Four for the fourth time in a row, improving their record.[16] The team eventually lost against Real Madrid in the championship final. Fenerbahçe also continued their domination of the Turkish Super League - after a setback in 2015, Fenerbahçe won the 2016, 2017, and 2018 championships in dominating fashion.

Before the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Doğuş withdrew from the sponsorship deal which originally was projected for three years.[17] Following the unexpected retraction, a new main sponsorship agreement with Beko was initiated.[18] During the 2018–19 season, Fenerbahçe became the only team who stayed undefeated at home after a 30-game regular season and secured the best record after a regular season (25–5) under the new EuroLeague format (2016–17 season to present). Fener also became the earliest EuroLeague Playoffs qualifiers ever in the modern EuroLeague era.[19] Domestically, the Yellow-Navy Blues defeated rivals Anadolu Efes in the 2019 Turkish Cup final to claim their sixth title. Fenerbahçe defeated BC Žalgiris, 3–1, in the EuroLeague quarterfinals, qualifying to their fifth consecutive Final Four. In the EuroLeague Final Four, however, Fenerbahçe was beaten by Anadolu Efes in the semifinals, and Real Madrid in the third place game, finishing in a disappointing fourth place. In the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe once again made the finals - however, in an upset, they were again defeated by Anadolu Efes in a seven game series.

The 2019-2020 season was the last under Obradović. Fenerbahçe managed to win the 2020 Turkish Cup by beating Teksüt Bandırma in the quarterfinals, Türk Telekom in the semifinals, and Darüşşafaka in the finals. Despite improving their roster with signings like Derrick Williams and Nando De Colo, Fenerbahçe struggled in the EuroLeague - at the time the season was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fenerbahçe was fighting for the final playoff spot, and in the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe was just 4th - behind Anadolu Efes, Pınar Karşıyaka and Galatasaray. Both tournaments were cancelled with no champions announced. In the summer, coach Obradović resigned.

2020s (present)

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Šarūnas Jasikevičius back in Fenerbahçe, this time as a coach.
Marial Shayok in 2021
Nigel Hayes-Davis (2022–present)

Fenerbahçe signed former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoškov to replace Obradović. Fenerbahçe underwent many changes during the post season, though managed to keep top players like Vesely and De Colo on the roster. The team greatly struggled in the EuroLeague, suffering many embarrassing blowout loses in the beginning, and fell quickly behind Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Super League standings, but with the late season signing of Marko Gudurić, the team greatly improved. A winning streak in the EuroLeague helped Fenerbahçe make the EuroLeague playoffs with a 20-14 record and 7th place in the regular season. In the playoffs, Fenerbahçe was swept by CSKA Moscow. In the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe returned to the finals and faced the 2021 EuroLeague champions Anadolu Efes, who easily swept Fenerbahçe in the finals. Despite signing a long term contract, Kokoškov left Fenerbahçe during the summer.

During the off-season, Fenerbahçe signed Saša Đorđević as the new head coach. Fenerbahçe had higher expectations for the season than the previous year. In the EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe struggled, and for the first time since the 2013-2014 season, failed to make the playoffs - finishing in a disappointing 12th place, and coach Đorđević suffered much criticism. Anadolu Efes repeated as the 2022 EuroLeague champions. In the re-established Turkish Cup, Fenerbahçe was beaten by Anadolu Efes. Afterwards, Dimitris Itoudis was signed in and in the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe got their revenge - they finished over Efes in the regular season standings, earning home-court advantage for the playoffs, and made the finals - in the finals, Fenerbahçe beat Anadolu Efes 3-1 to win the championship, their record breaking 10th Turkish League championship.

In the first match of the semi-finals of the 22-23 Basketball Super League Playoffs, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes by 108-66, with a difference of 42 points. With this result, Fenerbahçe broke new record in its competition against Anadolu Efes. The yellow-dark blue team achieved its biggest victory in all the matches it played against its opponent in history, with a difference of 42 points. In addition, this result was the most different defeat suffered by Anadolu Efes in a Basketball Super League match.[20]

With Sarunas Jasikevicius appointed as the head coach in 2023, Fener once again participated in the Final Four after 3 years of hiatus. In the 23-24 season, Nigel Hayes-Davis broke the record for most points scored in a EuroLeague game, having scored 50 points against Alba Berlin.[21]

In September 2024, the team announced it will not send players to the national team as long as Ergin Ataman is on the bench. This comes following his 3-1 gesture in a friendly match between Panathinaikos and Galatasaray, which is a hint to Fenerbahce FC's recent defeat to Galatasaray FC.[22]

Overseas history

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The team that won the EuroLeague title in the 2016-17 season is at the cup ceremony
Choreography event prepared by fans at Ülker Arena before the AS Monaco Basketball match, (2024 EuroLeague 8 Play-Offs)

Fenerbahçe participated in European competitions numerous times throughout their history and became one of the most successful Turkish clubs ever. By winning the former Turkish Basketball Championship, the club represented Turkey for their first time in the FIBA European Champions Cup in 1959–60 and again in 1965–66. Some years later, they made it to the FIBA European Cup quarter-finals in the 1994–95 season. The following season Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals of the FIBA Korać Cup in 1996 and repeated this achievement in 2001. In the 1998–99 season of the FIBA EuroLeague, they reached the Top 16 stage, but lost there to Real Madrid. The club became fourth in the 2004–05 season of the FIBA EuroChallenge. The first major success in the modern era EuroLeague was achieved in the 2007–08 season, where Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals. The first Final Four participation in the history of the club followed some years later, in the 2014–15 season, when the team eliminated reigning European champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the play-offs with three straight victories under the guidance of legendary coach Željko Obradović. In the semi-final game they lost against Real Madrid and eventually finished fourth. In the next season, the club reached the final of the competition with a convincing overall performance, again by eliminating the reigning champions (Real Madrid) with three straight wins, and lost dramatically against CSKA Moscow in overtime. Then eventually, in 2017, Fenerbahçe managed to win the EuroLeague trophy as the first and only Turkish club ever, in their own city, by defeating Greek giants Olympiacos in the final game with a score of 80–64. From the quarter-finals onwards, the club eliminated their opponents in dominating fashion, first sweeping Greek giants Panathinaikos Superfoods with 3–0 wins despite the home-court disadvantage, and then defeating European powerhouses Real Madrid and Olympiacos with being behind only for a few seconds in total in the Final Four in Istanbul.

European Statistics

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Competition Participation Years
FIBA European Champions Cup / EuroLeague
22
 1959–60, 1965–66, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup / FIBA European Cup / FIBA EuroCup / FIBA Saporta Cup
8
 1967–68, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00
FIBA Korać Cup
9
 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02
FIBA Europe League / FIBA EuroCup / FIBA EuroChallenge
2
 2004–05, 2005–06
FIBA Europe Cup / FIBA EuroCup Challenge
1
 2003–04
North European Basketball League
1
 2001–02
Competition (as of May 2023) Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Best achievements
EuroLeague (1st tier) 468 263 205 36452 35921 +531 0.56 Champion 2016-17
FIBA Saporta Cup (2nd tier) 58 29 29 4636 4572 +64 0.5 Quarter-Finalist 1994-95
FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier) 64 35 29 5225 5091 +134 0.55 Quarter-Finalist 1995–96, 2000–01
FIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier) 31 22 9 2550 2346 +204 0.71 Fourth place 2004-05
FIBA EuroCup Challenge (4th tier) 9 6 3 797 706 +91 0.67 Conference South Third Place (top-16) 2003-04
North European Basketball League (regional) 14 7 7 1142 1153 –11 0.5 Second Round (top-16) 2001-02
Total 644 362 282 50802 49789 +1013 0.56

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; PD = Point Difference; PCT = Winning percentage.

By team and by country

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As of 9 May 2023

Against NBA teams

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On 5 October 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an NBA team, having beaten the Boston Celtics by a score of 97–91 at the Ülker Sports Arena.[23][24] By defeating the Brooklyn Nets 101–96 in Barclays Center on 5 October 2015, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club and only third club in basketball history to win against an NBA team in the United States.[25]

5 October 2012
19:00 CET
Boston Celtics United States 91–97 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 18–29, 27–24, 19–18
Pts: Green, Sullinger 22
Rebs: Sullinger 8
Asts: Rondo 9		 Pts: Sato 24
Rebs: Sato, Ilkan 7
Asts: McCalebb 5
Ülker Sports Arena
Attendance: 12,191
Referees: David Guthrie (USA), John Goble (USA), Sasa Pukl (SLO)
5 October 2013
14:00 CET
Oklahoma City Thunder United States 95–82 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 28–14, 27–23, 20–17
Pts: Durant 24
Rebs: Durant 8
Asts: Jackson 5		 Pts: Bogdanović 19
Rebs: Bogdanović, Vidmar, Kleiza 4
Asts: Preldžić 4
Ülker Sports Arena
Attendance: 12,191
Referees: Dan Crawford (USA), Courtney Kirkland (USA), Rüştü Nuran (TUR)
11 October 2014
17:00 CET
San Antonio Spurs United States 96–90 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 18–19, 28–30, 21–20
Pts: Duncan 23
Rebs: Ginóbili 8
Asts: Parker 7		 Pts: Goudelock 30
Rebs: Žorić 7
Asts: Preldžić 11
Ülker Sports Arena
Attendance: 12,191
Referees: Tony Brothers (USA), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Haywoode Workman (USA)
5 October 2015
02:30 CET
Fenerbahçe Turkey 101–96 United States Brooklyn Nets
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 31–26, 26–20, 19–24
Pts: Veselý 18
Rebs: Udoh 8
Asts: Sloukas 11		 Pts: Lopez 18
Rebs: Robinson 16
Asts: Larkin 5
Barclays Center
Attendance: 6,857
Referees: Ken Mauer (USA), Nick Buchert (USA), Violet Palmer (USA)
9 October 2015
03:00 CET
Fenerbahçe Turkey 81–111 United States Oklahoma City Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 20–26, 17–29, 23–24
Pts: Veselý 17
Rebs: Udoh 9
Asts: Sloukas 6		 Pts: Waiters 19
Rebs: Adams 8
Asts: Durant, Westbrook 5
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Referees: Kevin Cutler (USA), Dan Crawford (USA), Scott Wall (USA)

Players

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See also: Fenerbahçe (men's basketball) past rosters

Team roster

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

Fenerbahçe Beko roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 1 Turkey Republic of Ireland Birsen, Metecan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 29 – (1995-04-06)6 April 1995
G 2 United States Baldwin IV, Wade 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
G 3 United States Turkey Wilbekin, Scottie Injured 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-04-05)5 April 1993
F/C 4 Italy Melli, Nicolò 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 33 – (1991-01-26)26 January 1991
C 5 Turkey Şanlı, Sertaç 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 33 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991
G 8 Turkey Ziyaettin, Ömer Ege 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 16 – (2008-05-20)20 May 2008
PG 9 United States Mays, Skylar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997
SG 10 Turkey Mahmutoğlu, Melih (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1990-05-12)12 May 1990
F 11 United States Hayes-Davis, Nigel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 30 – (1994-12-16)16 December 1994
G/F 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Biberović, Tarik 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (2001-01-28)28 January 2001
SG 15 Turkey Ekşioğlu, Mert Emre 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2002-01-02)2 January 2002
SG 20 United States Hall, Devon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995
F 21 Canada Pierre, Dyshawn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1993-11-17)17 November 1993
F 22 Turkey Mestoğlu, Yiğit Hamza 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (2004-04-22)22 April 2004
G/F 23 Serbia Gudurić, Marko 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995
PG 32 Latvia Žagars, Artūrs 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000
F 50 United States Colson, Bonzie 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-01-12)12 January 1996
C 51 Serbia Marjanović, Boban 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) 132 kg (291 lb) 36 – (1988-08-15)15 August 1988
SG 77 Turkey Cyprus Gazi, Erten 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997
C 92 Canada Birch, Khem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 32 – (1992-09-28)28 September 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Greece Kostas Chatzichristos
  • Turkey İlker Belgutay
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Turkey Rıza Özdemir
  • Turkey Şahir Uğur Sezer
  • Greece Kosmas Kontogiannis
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 16 December 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Sertaç Şanlı Khem Birch Boban Marjanović
PF Nigel Hayes-Davis Nicolò Melli Metecan Birsen Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu
SF Bonzie Colson Tarik Biberović Dyshawn Pierre Melih Mahmutoğlu Erten Gazi
SG Marko Gudurić Devon Hall Mert Emre Ekşioğlu Scottie Wilbekin Injured
PG Wade Baldwin IV Skylar Mays Ömer Ege Ziyaettin Artūrs Žagars Injured

Team captains

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Melih Mahmutoğlu
Period Captain
1986–1990 Turkey Necdet Ronabar
1990–1993 Turkey Ali Limoncuoğlu
1993–1995 Turkey Hüsnü Çakırgil
1995–1998 Turkey Güray Kanan
1998–2003 TurkeyGeorgia (country) Zaza Enden
2003–2006 Turkey Zeki Gülay
2006–2010 Bosnia and HerzegovinaTurkey Damir Mršić
2010–2014 Turkey Ömer Onan
2014–2015 TurkeySloveniaBosnia and Herzegovina Emir Preldžić
2015–present Turkey Melih Mahmutoğlu

Retired numbers

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Fenerbahçe retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony date
6 Turkey Mirsad Türkcan PF 2006–2012 16/09/2012[24]
7 Turkey Ömer Onan SG 2004-2005; 2006-2014 17/10/2014[26]

Notable players

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See also: Category:Fenerbahçe men's basketball players

Italic written players still play for the club.

Coaches

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Honours

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European competitions

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Fenerbahçe S.K.
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing Fenerbahçe
EuroLeague
Silver medal – second place EuroLeague 2015-16
Gold medal – first place EuroLeague 2016-17
Silver medal – second place EuroLeague 2017-18
Winners (1): 2016-17
Runners-up (2): 2015-16, 2017-18
Fourth-place (3): 2014–15, 2018–19, 2023–24
Fourth-place (1): 2004–05

Domestic competitions

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Winners (14): 1957, 1959, 1965, 1990–91, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24
Runners-up (16): 1954, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2008–09, 2018–19, 2020–21
Winners (8): 1966–67, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024
Runners-up (5): 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2014–15, 2022
Winners (7): 1990, 1991, 1994, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017
Runners-up (11): 1985, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
  • Turkish Federation Cup
Winners (5): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
Runners-up (2): 1948, 1951
Winners (7): 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66
Runners-up (3): 1950-51, 1953-54, 1957-58

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup Presidential Cup European competitions
1998–99 1 TBL 3rd Runners-up — 1 EuroLeague R16
1999–00 1 TBL 10th Group stage — 2 Saporta Cup GS
2000–01 1 TBL 5th Group stage — 3 Korać Cup QF
2001–02 1 TBL 8th Group stage — 3 Korać Cup R1
2002–03 1 TBL 6th Group stage —
2003–04 1 TBL 8th Group stage — 4 Europe Cup SFC
2004–05 1 TBL 4th Quarterfinalists — 3 Europe League 4th
2005–06 1 TBL 7th Semifinalists — 3 EuroCup R2
2006–07 1 TBL 1st Semifinalists Champions 1 EuroLeague RS
2007–08 1 TBL 1st Semifinalists Runners-up 1 EuroLeague QF
2008–09 1 TBL 2nd Semifinalists Runners-up 1 EuroLeague T16
2009–10 1 TBL 1st Champions Runners-up 1 EuroLeague RS
2010–11 1 TBL 1st Champions Runners-up 1 EuroLeague T16
2011–12 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalists — 1 Euroleague T16
2012–13 1 TBL 5th Champions Champions 1 EuroLeague T16
2013–14 1 TBL 1st Semifinalists Runners-up 1 EuroLeague T16
2014–15 1 TBL 3rd Runners-up — 1 EuroLeague 4th
2015–16 1 BSL 1st Champions Champions 1 EuroLeague RU
2016–17 1 BSL 1st Quarterfinalists Champions 1 EuroLeague C
2017–18 1 BSL 1st Quarterfinalists Runners-up 1 EuroLeague RU
2018–19 1 BSL 2nd Champions Runners-up 1 EuroLeague 4th
2019–20 1 BSL CX Champions Cancelled 1 EuroLeague CX
2020–21 1 BSL 2nd Cancelled Cancelled 1 EuroLeague QF
2021–22 1 BSL 1st Runners-up — 1 EuroLeague 12th
2022–23 1 BSL 3rd Cancelled Runners-up 1 EuroLeague QF
2023–24 1 BSL 1st Champions Cancelled 1 EuroLeague 4th

Individual awards and achievements

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NBA Draft

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Chosen:

Nominated:

EuroLeague Legends

EuroLeague Basketball 2000–10 All-Decade Team
Chosen:

Nominated:

EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
Chosen:

Nominated:

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague First Team

All-EuroLeague Second Team

EuroLeague MVP of the Month

EuroLeague Rising Star

EuroLeague Coach of the Year

EuroLeague Executive of the Year

EuroLeague Magic Moment of the Season

EuroLeague records since 2000–01

EuroLeague Top Scorer

EuroLeague Rebounding Leaders

EuroLeague Blocked Shoots Leaders

Turkish Super League Finals MVP

Turkish League Top Scorer

Turkish Cup Final MVP

Turkish Super Cup MVP

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

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Home courts

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The first match at Ülker Sports Arena against Olimpia Milano
# Court Capacity Period
1
Istanbul Sports and Exhibition Palace
 07,000 1949–1988
2 Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center 07,000 1988–1989
3
Abdi İpekçi Arena
 12,270 1989
4 Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center 07,000 1989–1992
5
Abdi İpekçi Arena
 12,270 1992–2010
6
Sinan Erdem Dome
 16,000 2010–2012
7
Ülker Sports and Event Hall
 13,800[42]
2012–present

Trivia

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  • First team to achieve the greatest success in European cups by clubs in Turkey (2016-17 season EuroLeague Champion)
  • First team to win the Turkish Cup (1966-67)
  • First team to win the Presidential Cup for 2 consecutive years (1989-90, 1990-91)
  • First and only Turkish team to win against NBA teams (October 5, 2012 Fenerbahçe 97-91 Boston Celtics)
  • Turkish team with the most wins against NBA teams. It is the 4th team in Europe (2 Wins)
  • First and only Turkish team to beat an NBA team in the Americas. In Europe, it is the 2nd team after CSKA Moscow (October 5, 2015 Brooklyn Nets 96-101 Fenerbahçe)
  • The Turkish team that finished the EuroLeague 1st round groups as the leader the most (3 times: 2011-12, 2013-14, 2015-16)
  • The Turkish team that won the most in a single EuroLeague season (28 wins in the 2018-19 season, 25 wins in the regular season, 3 wins in the play-offs)
  • The Turkish team that won the most at home in a single EuroLeague season (14 wins - 0 losses in the 2015-16 season)
  • The Turkish team that won the most in the same season in EuroLeague history, Makkabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos and Barcelona on the road
  • First Turkish team to advance to the EuroLeague finals (2015-16 season)
  • Turkish team with the highest winning average in the EuroLeague (Fenerbahçe 54%, Anadolu Efes 51%)
  • First and only Turkish team to advance to the EuroLeague Final Four for 5 consecutive seasons (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 seasons)
  • First Turkish team to become champions in the EuroLeague (2016-17 season)
  • First Turkish team to finish the regular season as the leader in the EuroLeague (2018-19 season)
  • First Turkish team to play in 3 consecutive EuroLeague finals (2016, 2017, 2018)

See also

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References

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