Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional

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coach. He is the current head coach of

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of the

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and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the

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. During his playing career which began in 1982, he played for Eczacıbaşı and Yeşilyurt basketball teams.

Coaching career

Early years

Ataman began his managerial career in Eczacıbaşı Youth Team followed by a stint as the coach of Efes Pilsen Youth Team. Then, he coached the BSL teams

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and Efes Pilsen respectively. He was the assistant coach of Turkish national team alongside

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. Turkey finished the tournament in the 8th place. He spent time at

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in the

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as an observer during the 1998-99 season. After his return to Europe, he coached

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side

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and won with the club the very last

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in 2002. Subsequently, he joined Ülkerspor (now Fenerbahçe Ülker); however, he had to quit his job due to personal issues. He stated that his resignation was voluntary. Subsequent to his departure from Fenerbahçe he returned to Italy and signed for

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and coached there until his return to Turkey as the head coach of

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during the 2007–08 season.

Beşiktaş Cola Turka

Ataman had a successful season with Beşiktaş which the team achieved EuroCup Quarter Finals held in

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, Italy; after a stunning undefeated 10 in-a-row win performance in

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. This was the very first time that two Turkish teams played against each other. Beşiktaş lost against

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and eliminated in quarters. In the league, team finalized the regular season on top place and been a part of Play-offs. After the elimination of

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in the quarters, the declaration was released that Ergin Ataman no more coaching

Efes Pilsen

A week later, he signed a two-years contract with Efes Pilsen, where he had worked from 1999 to 2001. Ataman have reached the major achievements in 2008–09 season with winning

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, and Turkish President's Cup championships. On June 4, 2010, he left the Efes Pilsen.

Return to Beşiktaş

He signed a two-years contract with Beşiktaş in the January 2011. In the 2010–11 season, he didn't win the cups with Beşiktaş. And next season, he won the

in February 2012. Subsequently, he won the

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title against

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in the final on April 29, 2012. And finally, he won the

championship victory against

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in the playoff finals on June 11, 2012.

Galatasaray Odeabank

He signed a multi-year contract with Galatasaray Odeabank on June 22, 2012. He won the

championship victory against Banvitspor in the playoff finals on June 15, 2013. In the beginning of 2014–15 season, Galatasaray struggled financially and eventually in the results. Several players boycotted training and also some were injured, which led to frustration and conflicts in the team. On October 19, 2014, Ataman was involved in the incident with then-Galatasaray player

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, who threw the towel while being subbed out from the game against

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. The player parted ways with the team the following week. On November 21, 2014, in the press-conference after the EuroLeague game against the Serbian team

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in Istanbul, Ataman got negative publicity in Serbia, for calling 300–400 Zvezda fans

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the "terrorists". He also stated that they were "attacking our police and our fans with torches and stones" and that he was "worried as a citizen for his and others safety". All these comments came in line with the killing of Crvena zvezda fan by Galatasaray supporters in fan violence before the game. Even Serbian PM

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reacted to that comment, saying that "Ataman is no longer welcome in Serbia". Ataman later apologized for his comments, saying that "all the remarks n Zvezda fanswere made before learning it hat this tragedy occurred before the game. On June 6, 2015, he signed a two-year extension with the club, reportedly worth half million

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s per season. On April 27, Ataman's team Galatasaray Odebank defeated

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and won the EuroCup title. With this win he reached his 3rd European-wide championship as a

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Anadolu Efes

In December 2017, Ataman signed a contract with

. In 2018–19 season, Ataman led Anadolu Efes to the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, where they lost in the final game to the

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. On May 23, Ataman signed a two-year contract extension with the Anadolu Efes. In

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season, Ataman won the EuroLeague title where they played with

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in the final game. Ataman became the first Turkish coach who won the EuroLeague title. And next season, he won the

in February 2022. He won the EuroLeague title for the second time in a row in the final match against

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in the 2021–22 season.

Panathinaikos

On April 21, 2023, Ataman signed a two-year contract with

. The contract is set to begin in the 2023-24 season.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Domestic Leagues

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Achievements

1 ** Turkish President's Cup: (1997) *

1 **

: (2002) **

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: (

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) * Ülkerspor 4 **

:(2004, 2005) ** Turkish President's Cup: (2004, 2005) *

14 **

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(1996) Assistant Coach ** EuroLeague: (

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) **

: (

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), (

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) **

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: (

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) ** Turkish President's Cup: (2000, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2022) **

: (2009, 2018, 2022) * Beşiktaş Milangaz 3 **

: (

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) **

: (2012) **

: (

) * Galatasaray Odeabank 2 **

: (

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) ** EuroCup: (

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)

Personal life

Ataman studied at Italian High School in

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. Then he was accepted by

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, where he studied at

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Department. He is married to Berna Ataman and has a son named Sarp.

References

External links

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Coaching career

Early years

Beşiktaş Cola Turka

Efes Pilsen

Return to Beşiktaş

Galatasaray Odeabank

Anadolu Efes

Panathinaikos

Coaching record

EuroLeague

Domestic Leagues

Achievements

Personal life

See also

References

External links