Fenerbahçe Koleji basketball team, known as Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel for sponsorship reasons, is the men's youth basketball team of Fenerbahçe Beko of the

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. The team plays its matches at the Fenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu with a capacity of 2,500 people.

History

The team was first established in the 2021–22 season and started its activities in the

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

, the lowest tier of professional leagues. The sole purpose of the team is to provide infrastructure services to Fenerbahçe Beko. In addition, in accordance with the sponsorship agreement with ''Safi Holding'' in the 2021–2022 season, the team started to be known as Fenerbahçe Koleji Safiport in the league. The team finished 2nd in Group B of the

in the 2021–2022 season and qualified directly for the Round of 16. At the end of the Round of 16 matches, the team beat its rival ''Saray Spor 1953'' with a score of 2–1 in the series and made its name in the Final Group. Completing the Final Group undefeated, the yellow-dark blue team advanced to the semi-finals and beat its rival ''Kastamonu Yurdum GSK'' 74–60 in the semi-finals, thus enlisting its name in the

for the next season. The team ended the season with the title of champion by beating its rival ''Çağdaş Bodrum Spor'' with a score of 75–65 in the match that will determine the champion of the 2021–2022 Turkish Basketball 2nd League on 30 April 2022. Before the 2022–2023 season, the agreement with ''Safiport'', the name sponsor of the team, was terminated and as a result of the name sponsorship agreement made with ''DS Energy'' before the new season, the name of the team became Fenerbahçe Koleji DS Energy. The team continues to compete in the

since 2022–2023 season. Fenerbahçe Beko basketballers Mert Emre Ekşioğlu, Ömer Ege Ziyaettin and Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu play for the team by duel license. In the 2023–2024 season, name sponsorship agreement made with

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before the new season, the name of the team became Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel.

Previous names

* Fenerbahçe Koleji SK ''(original name)'' * Fenerbahçe Koleji Safiport (2021–2022) * Fenerbahçe Koleji DS Energy (2022–2023) * Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel (2023–...)

Honours

: Winners (1): (2021–22)

Players

Team roster

Depth chart

Notable players

* Ahmet Can Duran, (2 seasons: '21-'23) * '' Mert Emre Ekşioğlu'', (4 seasons: '21-...) * '' Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu'', (2 seasons: '23-...) *

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, (3 seasons: '21-'24) * '' Ömer Ege Ziyaettin'', (2 seasons: '23-...) * Marreon Jackson, (6 seasons: '22-'23) ''Italic'' written players still play for the club.

Coaches

References

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