Trabzonspor B.K.

Trabzonspor
LeaguesTürkiye Basketbol Ligi
Founded2008
ArenaHayri Gür Arena
Capacity7,500
LocationTrabzon, Turkey
Team colorsClaret, blue
   
Championships2 Turkish Second Divisions

Trabzonspor Basketbol Kulübü (transl. Trabzonspor Basketball Club), also known as Trabzonspor Basket or Trabzonspor, is a professional basketball club based in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. It is a department of the multi-sport club of Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor played seven seasons in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the highest tier in Turkey. The club withdrew in 2018 due to financial problems. After restarting basketball operations at the beginning of 2024, the club is competing in the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi as of the 2024–25 season.

Their home arena is the Hayri Gür Arena, which has a capacity of 7,500 seats, and was opened in 2011.

History

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Active departments of Trabzonspor
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)		Football
(U21)
BasketballSwimmingJudo
Shooting

Trabzonspor's football club was founded in 1967, and it opened its basketball section in 2008. After Alpella's relegation in the 2007–08 season, Trabzonspor's board purchased all of the rights related to the team from the Ülker Group, and took their place in the Turkish Second Division for the 2008–09 season.

Trabzonspor promoted to the top-tier TBL (now called BSL), after they won the championship of the Turkish Division in the 2009–10 season.

In the 2014–15 season, Trabzonspor made its European debut in the EuroChallenge. The club managed to reach the Final Four which was played in its home arena Hayri Gür Arena. In the semi-final, Trabzonspor beat Romanian side Energia by a wide margin, 63–83. In the final, the team narrowly lost to JSF Nanterre from France with a score of 63–64. Nanterre scored a buzzer-beater which costed Trabzon its first European title.

In 2015, Trabzonspor played in the EuroCup Basketball competition, Europe's second tier. Here, it was eliminated in the Round of 32.

On 2 October 2018, Trabzonspor announced its withdrawal from the BSL due to financial problems.[1] Eventually, the club ceased its basketball activities.

Trabzonspor has announced its decision to return to professional basketball in 2024. After a long hiatus, the club re-entered at the Men's Regional Basketball League level in February 2024.[2]

After winning promotion to the Turkish Basketball Second League,[3] the club received an invitation from the Turkish Basketball Federation to move up to the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi for the 2024–25 season.[4]

Sponsporship names

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  • Trabzonspor : 2008–2010
  • Medical Park Trabzonspor : 2010–2011
  • Trabzonspor : 2011–2013
  • Trabzonspor Medical Park : 2013–2017
  • Trabzonspor : 2017–2018
  • Trabzonspor : 2024–present

Achievements

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Fourth: (1) 2015
Winners (2): 2010, 2013
Runners-up: (1) 2015

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
2008–09 2 TB2L 3rd
2009–10 2 TB2L 1st
2010–11 1 TBL 11th Semifinalist
2011–12 1 TBL 15th Group Stage
2012–13 2 TB2L 1st
2013–14 1 TBL 9th Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 TBL 4th Group Stage 3 EuroChallenge
RU
14–2
2015–16 1 BSL 11th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup
L32
8–8
2016–17 1 BSL 12th
2017–18 1 BSL 13th 4 FIBA Europe Cup
QR1
1–1

Players

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Current roster

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

Trabzonspor roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Gordon, Ty 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998
F 1 United States Skipper-Brown, Jordan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-01-07)7 January 1998
SG 2 Turkey Konuk, Mert 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-04-02)2 April 2000
PG 4 Turkey Saraloğlu, Utku 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-07-17)17 July 1996
PG 5 Turkey Ulusoy, İsmail Cem 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-10-04)4 October 1996
SF 7 Turkey Güney, Alican 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1989-02-25)25 February 1989
G 9 Turkey Göktepe, Oğuzhan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2004-02-21)21 February 2004
SF 13 Turkey Ulubay, Okben 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996
SF 14 Turkey Aydın, Rijad 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-07-02)2 July 1998
F/C 19 Turkey Arar, Ege 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996
SF 20 Turkey Sevinç, Ogün (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
PF 33 Turkey Gülşen, İbrahim 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-09-28)28 September 1998
F 41 Turkey Yazıcıoğlu, Gökhan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-09-07)7 September 1990
PG 44 Turkey Öğüt, Can Uğur 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 32 – (1992-01-23)23 January 1992
G/F 55 Australia Creek, Mitch 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-04-27)27 April 1992
C 65 Turkey Şenli, Doğan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-07-16)16 July 1992
Head coach
  • Turkey Faruk Beşok
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Hacı Osman Ekici
  • Turkey Yağız Sertoğlu
Team manager
  • Turkey Cömert Küce
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 11, 2024

Notable players

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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.

Head coaches

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Turkish League left with 15 teams after Trabzonspor's withdrawal - Eurohoops". 2 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Basketbol Takımımızın fikstürü belli oldu". trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). February 14, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Şampiyon Trabzonspor". trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). June 15, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Basketbol Takımımız Türkiye Sigorta Türkiye Basketbol Ligi'nde mücadele edecek". trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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