Galatasaray S.K., is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the

Galatasaray Sports Club Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...

. The team competes in the

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and Basketball Champions League. The team has won 16 Turkish championships (5 titles in the Turkish Super League and 11 in the former Turkish Basketball Championship). The team furthermore won 3 Turkish Cups, 2 Turkish Super Cups, and 1 EuroCup.

History

According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at

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. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later,

Ahmet Robenson Ahmet Robenson (born Peel Harold Robinson; 1889 – 1 January 1968) was a Turkish football player and physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School, who is known for his active role in the development of sports in Turkey. Biography He was ...

, a physical education teacher in

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ...

decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a

Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

president later, popularized this sport in Turkey. Basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 16 national championship titles and 15 İstanbul League titles. Former president of the club,

Özhan Canaydın Özhan Canaydın (23 January 1943 – 22 March 2010) was a businessman, basketballer and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray. Biography Basketball career Canaydın began to play professional basketball in 1958. In 1957, he be ...

was a former player of the basketball team. The team dominated Turkish basketball in the 1940s, and won titles in the 1950s and 1960s, while remaining a competitive team in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Galatasaray won two more championships, in 1985 and 1986, and won the 1990 title. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Galatasaray struggled. In 2013, Galatasaray won back the Turkish championship. On 24 June 2011, Galatasaray announced that Cafe Crown's sponsorship was over. Galatasaray qualified for the EuroLeague for the first time in history after winning the qualification knockout round that gained them a place in the EuroLeague season. On April 27, 2016, Galatasaray defeated

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with the score of 78–67 at

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in the second leg of the

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. With this result Galatasaray won the EuroCup championship for the first time.

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as: * Galatasaray

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: (2005–2011) * Galatasaray

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: (2011–2013) * Galatasaray Liv Hospital: (2013–2015) * Galatasaray Odeabank: (2015–2018) *Galatasaray

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: (2019–2020) *Galatasaray: (2020–2021) *Galatasaray Nef: (2021–present)

Home courts

Technical staff

Administrative Staff

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Super League * Winners (5): 1968–69, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90,

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* Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14 Turkish Championship (defunct) * Winners (11) (record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966 * Runners-up (4): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961 Turkish Cup * Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95 * Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13 President's Cup * Winners (2):

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Istanbul Basketball League * Winners (15): Istanbul Basketball League

European competitions

EuroCup * Winners (1): 2015–16

Season by season

: Cancelled due to the

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Team captains

Head coaches

Notable players

References

External links

Galatasaray SK Official Web Site

Unofficial Fan Site and Forum

Turkish Basketball League

TBLStat.net Profile

at Eurobasket.com

euroleague.net
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