Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Merkezefendi, is a Turkish professional

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club based in

Denizli Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about . Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region. ...

. The team is currently playing in the

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. Their home arena is the

Pamukkale University Arena Pamukkale University Arena ( tr, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Spor Salonu) is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in the Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. Opened in 2014, the hall has a seating capacity of 5,000 spectators. It w ...

which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.

History

The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018. End of the regular season of 2018–19, the team that was competing in the

Turkish Basketball Second League The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously called the Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L). Format and promotion and relegation T ...

completed the season undefeated in 20 games. The team defeated Beylikdüzü Basket, 2–0 in play-offs, defeated Boluspor, 3–0 in quarter-finals, defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik, 3–1 in semi-finals and promoted to the

Turkish Basketball First League The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L). Format and promotion and relegation The ...

. Also the team got their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals. At the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on

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, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, 77–70, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League. They finished the 2020–21 season as regular season leaders and earned the right to compete in the top tier ( BSL) for the 2021–22 season onward.

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Winner (1): 2020–21

* Winner (1): 2018–19

Notable players

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* Andrew Harrison *

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References

External links

Official Page in Turkish Basketball Federation website

Eurobasket.com Page

Twitter Page

Facebook Page
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