Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü ( en, Anadolu Efes Sports Club), formerly known as Efes Pilsen, is a Turkish professional
basketball
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team based in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. Efes is the most recent
Euroleague champion and on the first place of
European Club Ranking after the
Final Four 2020-21. Efes is also the most successful club in the history of the
Turkish Super League
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(BSL), having won the league's championship 15 times. Efes has won a total of 40 domestic trophies, more than any other Turkish basketball club.
The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the
Sinan Erdem Dome
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It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the spo ...
in Istanbul, which has a
seating capacity
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of 16,000 for basketball games. The club has its own practice facility in the district of
Bahçelievler
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, which was built in 1982. The team competes in the
Turkish Super League
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and the
EuroLeague. The team is owned by the
Efes Beverage Group
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
.
Anadolu Efes has developed a fierce rivalry with
Fenerbahçe in recent years. The two clubs often meet in playoff series and cup finals.
History
The club was established in 1976 as Efes Pilsen S.K., by taking over the
Turkish second-division club Kadıköyspor, which had failed due to financial problems. Its initial sponsor was its former longtime namesake,
Efes Pilsen, a subsidiary of the Anadolu Group. It won the 1978 Turkish second division national championship undefeated, earning
promotion
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to the
Turkish first division, where it has continuously competed ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978–79), Efes Pilsen S.K. won the Turkish national league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.
After finishing 2nd in the
1992–93 FIBA European Cup
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First round
Second round
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, Efes Pilsen S.K. won the
1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup
Team allocation
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
* WC: Wild card
First round
Round o ...
, which marked the first-ever European-wide title won by a Turkish club in any team sport. Efes Pilsen S.K. (later renamed Anadolu Efes S.K.) has also become a fixture in the
European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, making it to the competition's
EuroLeague Final Four
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in
2000
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, and also to the
FIBA SuproLeague
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's
2001 Final Four, and finishing 3rd on both occasions.
In 2011, the club changed its name to Anadolu Efes S.K., after the TAPDK (
Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority
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) in Turkey prohibited the advertisement of tobacco and alcohol products in sports organizations.
In the 2017–18 season, Efes finished in the 16th and last place in the
EuroLeague.
In the 2018–19 season, Efes had success in the
EuroLeague as it managed to clinch the fourth-seed in the regular season. In the play-offs, the team beat
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
to advance to its first
EuroLeague Final Four
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in 19 years. In the semi-final, Efes beat Fenerbahçe 92–73 to reach its first EuroLeague Final in history. In the championship game, Efes was defeated by
CSKA Moscow
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, eventually finishing as the runner-up. In the same season, Efes won its first BSL championship since 2009. In Game 7 of the Finals against Fenerbahçe, Efes won 89–74 after
Shane Larkin
DeShane Davis Larkin (born October 2, 1992) is an American-Turkish professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Turkish national team in international c ...
scored 38 points. Larkin was later named
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In the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships.
Home arenas
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Abdi İpekçi Arena
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Hi ...
: 1986–2010, 2012–2017
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Sinan Erdem Dome
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It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the spo ...
: 2010–2012, 2017–present
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interior during a match
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The Sinan Erdem Dome (), formerly known as the Ataköy Dome, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey.
It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the spo ...
For many years, Efes has used the
Abdi İpekçi Arena
Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, was a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside the Walls of Constantinople, ancient city walls, in Yedikule.
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, with a
seating capacity
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of 12,270, to host its home games. Currently, Efes uses the 16,000 seat
Sinan Erdem Dome
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It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the spo ...
for its home games.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Retired numbers
Honours
Domestic competitions
*
Turkish Super League
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: Winners (15)
(record): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97,
2001–02,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2004–05,
2008–09,
2018–19,
2020–21
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: Runners-up (12): 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00,
2000–01,
2005–06,
2006–07,
2009–10,
2011–12,
2014–15,
2015–16,
2021–22
*
Turkish Cup
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: Winners (12)
(record): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09,
2014–15,
2018
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,
2022
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: Runners-up (4): 2003–04,
2013–14,
2017
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,
2019
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*
Turkish Presidential Cup
: Winners (13)
(record): 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015,
2018
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,
2019
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,
2022
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: Runners-up (11): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012,
2016
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European competitions
*
EuroLeague
: Winners (2):
2020–21
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,
2021–22
: Runners-up (1):
2018–19
: 3rd place (2):
1999–00,
2000–01
: Final Four (5):
2000
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,
2001
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,
2019
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,
2021
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,
2022
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FIBA Saporta Cup
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(defunct)
: Runners-up (1):
1992–93
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FIBA Korać Cup
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(defunct)
: Winners (1):
1995–96
Other competitions
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FIBA International Christmas Tournament
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(defunct)
: 3rd place (1):
1996
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*Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game
: Winners (1): 2008
* Bandirma Invitational Game
: Winners (1): 2008
* Sarajevo Invitational Game
: Winners (1): 2010
* Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game
: Winners (1): 2014
* Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament
: Winners (1): 2016
*
TUBAD Basketball Tournament
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: Winners (1): 2018
*
Zadar Basketball Tournament
: Winners: 2019
* Gloria Cup
: Winners (2): 2020, 2021
Notable players
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Cedi Osman
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Early years
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Furkan Korkmaz
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Volkan Aydın
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Tamer Oyguç
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Murat Evliyaoğlu
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The former guard is 1.94 m.
Career
* 1990-92 Çukurova S ...
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Hüseyin Beşok
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Professional career
A solid big man, ...
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Ufuk Sarıca
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Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
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Mehmet Okur
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Hidayet Türkoğlu
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İbrahim Kutluay
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Serkan Erdoğan
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Alper Yılmaz
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Erdal Bibo
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Ömer Onan
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Mustafa Abi
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Kaya Peker
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During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League
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Ender Arslan
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Ersan İlyasova
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Sinan Güler
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Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
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Kerem Tunçeri
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Semih Erden
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Kerem Gönlüm
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Cenk Akyol
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Berk Demir
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Birkan Batuk
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Muhaymin Mustafa
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Samet Geyik
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Onuralp Bitim
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Mirsad Türkcan
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Ermal Kuqo
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Brock Motum
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Džanan Musa
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Damir Mulaomerović
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Dario Šarić
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Marko Popović
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Nikola Prkačin
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Nikola Vujčić
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Mario Kasun
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Zoran Planinić
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Stanko Barać
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Thomas Heurtel
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Stéphane Lasme
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Michalis Kakiouzis
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Stratos Perperoglou
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Kaspars Kambala
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Saulius Štombergas
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Petar Naumoski
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Predrag Drobnjak
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Vlado Šćepanović
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Goran Nikolić
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Slavko Vraneš
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Milko Bjelica
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Daniel Santiago
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Vasili Karasev
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Zoran Savić
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Dušan Kecman
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Igor Rakočević
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Duško Savanović
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Vladimir Štimac
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Jurica Golemac
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Zoran Dragić
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Edo Murić
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Alen Omić
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Esteban Batista
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Conrad McRae
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Larry Richard
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Marcus Brown
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Trajan Langdon
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Willie Solomon
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Drew Nicholas
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Anthony Mason
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Marcus Haislip
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Chris Corchiani
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Brian Howard
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Andrew Wisniewski
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Wisniewski initially played for the St. Peter's Peacocks for the 1999–00 season, where he p ...
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Derrick Alston
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Rickie Winslow
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Kenny Green
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Alex Tyus
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Jon Diebler
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Toney Douglas
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Derrick Brown
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Ricky Ledo
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Tyler Honeycutt
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Josh Adams
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Errick McCollum
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Mark Pope
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Scoonie Penn
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Deshaun Thomas
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Bootsy Thornton
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Antonio Granger
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Jayson Granger
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Sonny Weems
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Kenny Gregory
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Charles Smith
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Justin Doellman
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Erwin Dudley
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Jordan Farmar
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Jamon Gordon
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Matt Janning
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Players at the NBA draft
Season by season
: Cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
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International record
Matches against NBA teams
In 2006, Efes Pilsen became the first Turkish basketball club to be invited to play with
NBA
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teams. They competed against the
Denver Nuggets
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in
Denver, Colorado
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on October 11, and against the
Golden State Warriors
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in
Oakland, California
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on October 12. In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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at the Abdi İpekçi Arena.
Efes Pilsen: 81 - Minnesota Timberwolves: 84.
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Head coaches
* Rıza Erverdi (1983–1984)
* Aydan Siyavuş
Aydan Siyavuş (15 May 1947 - 11 January 1998) was a Turkish basketball coach and former basketball player. He coached a number of teams like Kadıköyspor, Eczacıbaşı, Efes Pilsen, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Çukurova, Darüşşafaka, Karşıyak ...
(1984–1986)
* Rusmir Halilovic (1986–1987)
* Aydan Siyavuş
Aydan Siyavuş (15 May 1947 - 11 January 1998) was a Turkish basketball coach and former basketball player. He coached a number of teams like Kadıköyspor, Eczacıbaşı, Efes Pilsen, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Çukurova, Darüşşafaka, Karşıyak ...
(1987–1990)
* Halil Üner (1990–1992)
* Aydın Örs (1992–1999)
* Ergin Ataman
Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team.
During ...
(1999–2001)
* Oktay Mahmuti
Oktay Mahmuti ( mk, Октај Махмути; born 6 March 1968) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball coach. Mahmuti is well-known for coaching defense, particularly during his time with Efes and Benetton Treviso. He is currently une ...
(2001–2007)
* David Blatt
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Blatt played point guard at Princeton University from 1977 to 1981 and p ...
(2007–2008)
* Ekrem Memnun (2008)
* Ergin Ataman
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During ...
(2008–2010)
* Velimir Perasović
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Early life
Perasović was bo ...
(2010–2011)
* Ufuk Sarıca
Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current head coach of Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Playing career
Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
(2011–2012)
* Ilias Zouros
Ilias Zouros or Elias Zouros (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach, who last managed Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.
Club coaching career
Some of the teams Z ...
(2012)
* Oktay Mahmuti
Oktay Mahmuti ( mk, Октај Махмути; born 6 March 1968) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball coach. Mahmuti is well-known for coaching defense, particularly during his time with Efes and Benetton Treviso. He is currently une ...
(2012–2013)
* Vangelis Angelou
Evangelos "Vangelis" Angelou (alternate spelling: Vaggelis Aggelou) ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αγγέλου; born November 11, 1962, in Chalkida, Greece), is a Greek retired professional basketball player and current professiona ...
(2013–2014)
* Dušan Ivković
Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from 20 ...
(2014–2016)
* Ahmet Çakı (2016)
* Velimir Perasović
Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.
Early life
Perasović was bo ...
(2016–2017)
* Ergin Ataman
Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team.
During ...
(2017–present)
References
External links
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Euroleague profile
TBLStat.net profile
Eurobasket.com profile
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Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams established in 1976
EuroLeague clubs
Turkish Basketball Super League teams
1976 establishments in Turkey
Sports teams in Istanbul