# Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)

Active departments of Galatasaray S.K. :
| Athletics | Basketball (Men's) | Basketball (Women's) |
| Chess | Bridge | Equestrian |
| e-Sports | Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
| Judo | Rowing | Sailing |
| Swimming | Tennis | Volleyball (Men's) |
| Volleyball (Women's) | Water Polo (Men's) | Water Polo (Women's) |
| Wheelchair Basketball | | |
Closed departments of Galatasaray S.K. :
| Handball | Superleague Formula |
Galatasaray S.K. is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League and Basketball Champions League. The team has won 16 Turkish championships (5 titles in the Turkish Super League and 11 in the former Turkish Basketball Championship). 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. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School 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 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 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 with the score of 78–67 at Abdi Ipekci Arena in the second leg of the 2016 EuroCup Finals. With this result Galatasaray won the EuroCup championship for the first time.

## Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:
* Galatasaray Cafe Crown: (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

| # | Court | Capacity | Period |
| 1 | Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,270 | 2000–2005 |
| 2 | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 3,500 | 2005–2006 |
| 3 | Ayhan Şahenk Arena | 3,500 | 2006–2009 |
| 4 | Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,270 | 2009–2017 |
| 5 | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000 | 2017–2024 |
| 6 | Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi | 10,000 | 2024–present |

## Administrative and Technical Staff

    As of 15 August 2024
| Staff member | Position |
| Ömer Yalçınkaya | General Manager |
| İbrahim Tilki | Team Manager |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Head Coach |
| Cem Güven | Assistant Coach |
| Gökhan Turan | Assistant Coach |
| Batuhan Aybars Aksu | Assistant Coach |
| Cenk Alyüz | Assistant Coach |
| Yasin Aydın | Conditioner |
| Emir Akmanlı | Communication and Media Specialist |
| Sinan Üstündağ | Doctor |
| Mümin Balcıoğulları | Physiotherapist |
| Ali Can Kaşlı | Physiotherapist |
| Burak Kozan | Masseur |
| Adnan Güney | Material Manager |
| Yunus Ün | Foreign Relations Officer |
| Vahit Yılmaz | Transportation Manager |

## Players
### Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | Inactive |
| C | Ángel Delgado | Ebuka Izundu | Samet Geyik | | |
| PF | Roberts Blumbergs | Michael Young | Sadık Emir Kabaca | Efe Vatan | |
| SF | James Palmer Jr. | Göksenin Köksal | | | |
| SG | Tyrone Wallace | Buğrahan Tuncer | | Yaman Alişan | |
| PG | Otis Livingston II | Will Cummings | | Kerem Erdem | Can Korkmaz |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

Turkish League
* Winners (16) (joint record): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968–69, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2012–13
* Runners-up (9): 1946, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2013–14
Turkish Cup
* Winners (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1994–95
* Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2012–13
President's Cup
* Winners (2): 1985, 2011
Istanbul Basketball League (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
* Quarter Final (1): 2013-14
EuroCup
* Winners (1): 2015–16
* Semi Final (1): 2007-08

## Season by season

| Season | Division | Pos. | Pos. | Turkish Cup | European competitions | European competitions |
| 2002–03 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | | |
| 2003–04 | TBL | 12th | | Semifinalist | | |
| 2004–05 | TBL | 13th | | Group stage | | |
| 2005–06 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | | |
| 2006–07 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | | |
| 2007–08 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | | 2 ULEB Cup | 4th |
| 2008–09 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | L16 |
| 2009–10 | TBL | 9th | | | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2010–11 | TBL | 3rd | Runners-up | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2011–12 | TBL | 1st | Semifinalist | Third place | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
| 2012–13 | TBL | 1st | Champion | Runners-up | 2 Eurocup | L16 |
| 2013–14 | TBL | 4th | Runners-up | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague | QF |
| 2014–15 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | L16 |
| 2015–16 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | C |
| 2016–17 | BSL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 12th |
| 2017–18 | BSL | 9th | | | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
| 2018–19 | BSL | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | RS |
| 2019–20 | BSL | 3rd | – | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
| 2020–21 | BSL | 14th | | | 3 Champions League | RS |
| 2021–22 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | R16 |
| 2022–23 | BSL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | | 3 Champions League | R16 |
| 2023–24 | BSL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | R16 |
    ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

## Team captains

| Dates | Name |
| 2010–2011 | Ermal Kuqo |
| 2011–2012 | Haluk Yıldırım |
| 2012–2013 | Ender Arslan |
| 2013–2015 | Carlos Arroyo |
| 2015–2017 | Sinan Güler |
| 2017–present | Göksenin Köksal |

## Head coaches

| Head coach | Years |
| Osman Kermen | 1966-67 |
| Yalçın Granit | 1967–68 |
| Petar Simenov | 1968-70 |
| Cavit Altunay | 1970–73 |
| Özer Salnur | 1973-74 |
| Jim Richardson | 1974–75 |
| Şengün Kaplanoğlu / İlker Esel | 1975 |
| Özer Salnur / İlker Esel | 1976 |
| John Robert Gidding | 1976–77 |
| Özer Salnur | 1977–79 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 1979–80 |
| Fuat Tahir | 1980–81 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 1981–83 |
| Mehmet Baturalp | 1983–84 |
| Yalçın Granit | 1984 |
| Halil Üner | 1984 |
| Nur Germen | 1984–85 |
| Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | 1985–87 |
| Özer Salnur | 1987 |
| Jack Avina | 1987-1989 |
| Faruk Akagün | 1989–91 |
| Hakan Yavuz | 1991–92 |
| Mehmet Baturalp | 1992–93 |
| Aydan Siyavuş | 1993–96 |
| Tolga Tuğsavul | 1996 |
| Aydan Siyavuş / Hakan Yavuz | 1996–97 |
| Tolga Tuğsavul | 1997 |
| Aydan Siyavuş | 1998 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 1998–99 |
| Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | 1999–00 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 2000–02 |
| Erman Kunter | 2002–03 |
| Halil Üner | 2003–06 |
| Murat Özyer | 2006–08 |
| Koray Mincinozlu | 2009 |
| Okan Çevik | 2009 |
| Cem Akdağ | 2009–10 |
| Oktay Mahmuti | 2010–12 |
| Ergin Ataman | 2012–17 |
| Erman Kunter | 2017–18 |
| Oktay Mahmuti | 2018 |
| Ertuğrul Erdoğan | 2018–2020 |
| Ömer Uğurata | 2020–2021 |
| Ekrem Memnun | 2021–2022 |
| Andreas Pistiolis | 2022–2023 |
| Zvezdan Mitrović | 2023–2024 |
| Yakup Sekizkök | 2024–present |

## Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* Arda Vekiloğlu
* Asım Pars
* Cüneyt Erden
* Cemal Nalga
* Can Akın
* Caner Erdeniz
* Cevher Özer
* Caner Topaloğlu
* Cenk Akyol
* Evren Büker
* Erdem Türetken
* Ender Arslan
* Erolcan Çinko
* Engin Atsür
* Ege Arar
* Furkan Aldemir
* Fatih Solak
* Göksenin Köksal
* Haluk Yıldırım
* Hüseyin Beşok
* Kerem Tunçeri
* Kerem Gönlüm
* Levent Topsakal
* Muratcan Güler
* Murat Kaya
* Mithat Demirel
* Nedim Dal
* Orhun Ene
* Ömer Büyükaycan
* Özhan Canaydın
* Sinan Güler
* Serhat Çetin
* Sultan Kösen
* Serkan Aydın
* Tufan Ersöz
* Tolga Tekinalp
* Tutku Açık
* Tamer Oyguç
* Yalçın Granit
* T. J. Cline
* Alex Tyus
* Maurice Baker
* Dee Bost
* Dee Brown
* Justin Carter
* Rakeem Christmas
* Austin Daye
* Dell Demps
* Erwin Dudley
* Gerald Fitch
* Corey Gaines
* Jamont Gordon
* Antonio Graves
* Ben Handlogten
* Aaron Harrison
* Richard Hendrix
* Scotty Hopson
* Britton Johnsen
* Lazeric Jones
* Frankie King
* Daryl Macon
* Marlon Maxey
* Errick McCollum
* Ben Moore
* Chris Owens
* Blake Schilb
* David Hawkins
* David Henderson
* Deon Thompson
* Darius Washington, Jr.
* Darius Washington Jr.
* DaJuan Summers
* Dwight Hardy
* Greg Whittington
* Henry Domercant
* Jamon Gordon
* Joey Dorsey
* Jon Diebler
* John Roberson
* Justin Dentmon
* Lloyd Daniels
* Malik Hairston
* Paul Dawkins
* Russ Smith
* Zach Auguste
* Alex Poythress
* Alex Renfroe
* Josh Shipp
* Marshall Strickland
* Jordan Taylor
* Anthony Tolliver
* Henry Walker
* Jaquay Walls
* Adas Juškevičius
* Darius Songaila
* Martynas Pocius
* Simas Jasaitis
* Maurice Ndour
* Boris Savović
* Dejan Milojević
* Milan Gurović
* Milan Mačvan
* Vladimir Micov
* Zoran Erceg
* Radoslav Rančík
* Richard Petruška
* Andrija Žižić
* Lukša Andrić
* Mike Wilkinson
* Kristijan Nikolov
* Ermal Kuqo
* Nihad Đedović
* Braian Angola
* Manuchar Markoishvili
* Gundars Vētra
* Joe Vogel
* Jaka Lakovič
* Pops Mensah-Bonsu
* Nathan Jawai
* Denham Brown
* Julius Nwosu
* Zaza Pachulia
* Kevin Daley
* Boniface N'Dong