Gaziantep Basketbol

Turkish basketball team

PresidentMetin UzerHead coachTutku AçıkTeam captainBirkan BatukWebsiteOfficial website

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Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats.^[1]

History

The team was founded in 2007.^[2] In 2011 the club promoted to the Second Division.^[3] In the 2011–12 season, the team promoted to the top tier TBL.^[3] In 2012, Royal Halı (a Turkish carpet producer) became head sponsor of the team and the team was re-named to Royal Halı Gaziantep. After the 2015–16 season, the team had financial problems after Royal Halı withdrew and was forced to leave the top tier.^[4] After all, the team was able to stay alive and play in the TBL.^[5]

Honours

EuroChallenge:
- Third (1): 2013–14

Logos

The Royal Halı Gaziantep logo (2012–2016)
Gaziantep Basketbol logo (2016–present)

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Turkish Cup	European competitions
2009–10	3	EBBL	1st
2010–11	2	TB2L	3rd
2011–12	2	TB2L	2nd
2012–13	1	TBL	9th	Group stage
2013–14	1	TBL	10th	Group stage	3 EuroChallenge	3rd
2014–15	1	TBL	10th	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	BSL	8th		3 FIBA Europe Cup	R16
2016–17	1	BSL	7th		4 FIBA Europe Cup	R16
2017–18	1	BSL	14th		3 Champions League	RS
2018–19	1	BSL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2019–20	1	BSL	–¹		2 Champions League	–¹
2020–21	1	BSL	8th
2021–22	1	BSL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2022–23	1	BSL	15th		4 FIBA Europe Cup	QF

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

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

Gaziantep Basketbol roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	6	Çekici, Koray	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)		21 – (2002-07-15)15 July 2002
G/F	8	Batuk, Birkan (C)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	34 – (1990-01-30)30 January 1990
SG	13	Özkan, Furkan	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)		23 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
PG		Gökalp, Emir	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	28 – (1995-10-12)12 October 1995
C		Cantekin, Duşan	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)	125 kg (276 lb)	33 – (1990-06-21)21 June 1990
SG		Şenel, Erkin	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999
PG		Watson, Maurice	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	31 – (1993-03-08)8 March 1993
G/F		Onan, Yiğit	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	21 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002

Head coach

Ali Yıldırım

Team manager

Boray Dai

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster

Updated: July 28, 2023

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

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.

References

^ "Royal Halı Türkiye Kupası'nı Gaziantep'te İzlemek İçin 10 Neden". Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
^ ^a ^b Eurobasket.com – Gaziantep Basketbol – History
^ Gaziantep leaves BSL, Acibadem is in
^ Gaziantep staying alive, coach Dedas stays