Büyükçekmece Basketbol, mostly known as ONVO Büyükçekmece for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional
basketball
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club based in
Büyükçekmece
Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181 (2022). It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west o ...
,
Istanbul
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which plays in the
Turkish Basketball Super League
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. Their home arena is Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall with a capacity of 3,000 seats.
History
Tüyap Büyükçekmece was founded in 2011, in
Büyükçekmece
Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181 (2022). It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west o ...
. The team began playing in the
TB3L for 2011-12 season. In 2012-13 season, the team promoted to
TB2L
The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey
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as a champion. In their first season in TB2L the team finished ninth and they completed the league. In the
2014–15 season, the team finished fourth of regular season. The team beat
Akhisar Belediye in quarter-final. Then the team beat
Denizli Basket in semi-final and Tüyap Büyükçekmece reached the
TB2L
The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a ...
Final. The Final was lost to
Yeşilgiresun Belediye, but Tüyap was still promoted to the highest tier.
Logos
Tüyap Büyükçekmece logo.png, Primary logo used from 2011 till 2015
Season by season
: Cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
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.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Notable players
*
Jerry Johnson
*
Erik Murphy
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References
External links
Büyükçekmece Basketbol Twitter Official Twitter Account
Demir Inşaat Büyükçekmece Basketball Eurobasket profile
TBLStat.net Profile
Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams in Istanbul
Basketball teams established in 2011
Sport in Istanbul
Sports clubs and teams in Istanbul
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