Afyon Belediye S.K., commonly known as Afyon Belediye or simply Afyon, for sponsorship reasons HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, is a Turkish professional
basketball
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club based in
Afyonkarahisar
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, Turkey. The club currently plays in the
Turkish Basketball First League
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Format and promotion and relegation
The ...
(TBL). Their home arena is Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,833 seats.
Formerly known as Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, the team was founded and sponsored by
Afyonkarahisar Municipality in 2013. Their second season of Turkish Basketball League they finished eighth and competed in the play-offs.
In 2018, the club promoted to the first-tier
Basketbol Süper Ligi
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(BSL) for the first time after winning the TBL promotion play-offs.
Season by season
: Promoted as winners of the play-offs.
: Cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
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Cemal Nalga
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Cevher Özer
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Egemen Güven
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Turkish national team
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Earl Calloway
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High school career
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Jacob Pullen
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Christos Tapoutos
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Evaldas Kairys
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Professional career
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Edgaras Želionis
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Donatas Tarolis
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Paco Cruz
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Talib Zanna
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Darrius Garrett
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Mihajlo Andrić
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Miha Zupan
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Gregor Hrovat
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Mustafa Shakur
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Quincy Douby
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J. P. Macura
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Wayne Selden Jr.
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Pierre Jackson
Sponsors
External links
Eurobasket.com Team Profile
References
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Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams established in 1985
Sport in Afyonkarahisar
1985 establishments in Turkey
Sports teams in Afyonkarahisar