YeÅŸilgiresun Belediyespor, more commonly known as YeÅŸilgiresun, was a Turkish professional basketball club based in
Giresun
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. The team was founded by
Giresun Municipality in 2006. Their home arena was 19 Eylül Sports Hall, with a capacity of 3,500 seats.
History
YeÅŸilgiresun Belediyespor was founded in 2006 by
Giresun Municipality. The team began playing in the EBBL for the 2006–2007 season. From 2006 till 2012, the team played in EBBL/
TB3L. In the 2011–12 season of
TB3L, the team finished the season in third place and lost the chance to be promoted. But season champion Söğüsten Seramik withdrew from the league and Yeşilgiresun was invited to
TB2L
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by
TBF. In the 2012–13 season, the team finished third in the regular season. The team beat
Darüşşafaka in quarter-final but lost against
Trabzonspor
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in the semi-final and lost the chance to promoted. In the 2013–14 season, the team finished fifth in the regular season. The team beat
Akhisar Belediye in the quarter-final but lost against
Darüşşafaka Doğuş Darüşşafaka, meaning "home of compassion" in Ottoman Turkish, may refer to:
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in the semi-final and lost the chance to be promoted again. In the 2014–15 season, the team finished sixth in the regular season. The team beat
Best Balıkesir B.K. in the quarter-final and then beat
Sakarya BB
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in the semi-final and was promoted to the
Turkish Basketball League
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. The team beat
Tüyap Büyükçekmece in the final game and won the title.
In the 2017–18 season, the team was relegated from the BSL back to the second tier TBL. In July 2018, the club announced it was shutting down because of financial problems.
Season by season
Players
Notable players
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Barış Güney
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Bora Paçun
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Pro career
He started his pro-career with Turborg Pi ...
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Emircan KoÅŸut
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Early years
KoÅŸut was born in G ...
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İnanç Koç
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Okben Ulubay
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Early caree ...
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Yunus Çankaya
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Josh Heytvelt
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College
The 6-foot 11 inch (2.11 m) forward came to the G ...
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Mike Taylor
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Patrick Miller
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Ramel Bradley
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High school
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Anthony Gill
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Ricky Ledo
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Rašid Mahalbašić
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Tadija Dragićević
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Professional career
DragiÄ ...
References
External links
YeÅŸilgiresun Belediyesi official website
Eurobasket.com pageFacebook pageTwitter pageTBLStat.net profile
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Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams established in 2006
Sport in Giresun
2006 establishments in Turkey