Galatasaray S.K. is a professional
basketball
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team based in the city of
Istanbul
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in
Turkey
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. It is a part of the
Galatasaray Sports Club. The team competes in the
Turkish Basketball Super League
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and
Basketball Champions League
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. The team has won 16 Turkish championships (5 titles in the
Turkish Super League
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and 11 in the former
Turkish Basketball Championship
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). 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
Robert College
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. An American
physical education
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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
Bor ...
, a physical education teacher in
Galatasaray High School
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decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911.
Robenson, who also became a
Galatasaray S.K. 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 Turkey, Turkish sports club Galatasaray S.K., Galatasaray.
Biography
Basketball career
Canaydın began to play professional basketb ...
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
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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
SIG Strasbourg
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with the score of 78–67 at
Abdi Ipekci Arena
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in the second leg of the
2016 EuroCup Finals
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. With this result Galatasaray won the
EuroCup championship for the first time.
In the 2024–25 season, Galatasaray played in the
FIBA
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-organised
Basketball Champions League
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, and played in its second ever European final. They lost to
Unicaja Málaga in the final in
Athens
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.
Sponsorship naming
Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:
* Galatasaray
Cafe Crown
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: (2005–2011)
* Galatasaray
Medical Park: (2011–2013)
* Galatasaray Liv Hospital: (2013–2015)
* Galatasaray Odeabank: (2015–2018)
*Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta: (2019–2020)
*Galatasaray: (2020–2021)
*Galatasaray Nef: (2021–2023)
*Galatasaray Ekmas: (2023–2024)
Home courts
Administrative and Technical Staff
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Honours
Domestic competitions
Turkish League
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* Winners (16)
(shared record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966,
1968–69,
1984–85,
1985–86,
1989–90,
2012–13
* Runners-up (10): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14
Turkish Cup
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* Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
* Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13
President's Cup
* Winners (2):
1985
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,
2011
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Istanbul Basketball League
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(defunct)
* Winners (15)
(record): 1933–34, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1960–61
European competitions
EuroLeague
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* Quarter Final (1):
2013-14
EuroCup
* Winners (1):
2015–16
* Semi Final (1):
2007-08
FIBA Champions League
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* ''Runners-up (1)'':
2024–25
Season by season
: Cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
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.
Team captains
Head coaches
Notable players
See also
* ''See also
Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)''
* ''See also
Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball)''
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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Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketbol Süper Ligi teams
EuroLeague clubs
Basketball teams established in 1911
1911 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Sports clubs and teams in Istanbul