# 2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season

The 2023–24 season is Galatasaray's 112th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Basketball Super League and in the Basketball Champions League.

## Overview
### July

On 4 July, Galatasaray Nef will continue its European adventure in the FIBA Basketball Champions League this season. The regular season grouping of 32 teams will be determined in the draw, which will be held in Switzerland on July 5.

### August

On 14 August, Galatasaray Nef pre-season preparation program has been announced.
On 23 August, The Fixture of the 2023–24 Season in the Basketbol Süper Ligi has been announced.

### September

On 21 September, Cevat Soydaş Basketball Tournament Program Announced.

### October

On 4 October, Ekmas Group will undertake the name and jersey sponsorship of Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team.
On 5 October, a sponsorship agreement was signed between Galatasaray and Ekmas Group. The men's basketball team of the yellow-red club will compete under the name "Galatasaray Ekmas" this season.

### December

In the information made on 11 December 2023, it was announced that Jarell Martin, who was injured in the Pınar Karşıyaka fight, would be away from the fields for a long time.

### January

On 30 January 2024, Galatasaray Ekmas lost 96–93 to the French representative JDA Dijon, which it hosted in the second match of Group J of the Champions League Round of 16. After the match, there was an argument between the yellow-red fans who wanted the resignation of Head Coach Zvezdan Mitrović and Mitrovic. Meanwhile, a controversy broke out when Mitrovic responded to the fans who reacted to him. Galatasaray staff took the experienced head coach to the dressing room.
On 31 January 2024, Galatasaray Ekmas announced that he had parted ways with head coach Zvezdan Mitrović, who had an argument with the fans in the JDA Dijon match.

## 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 | David McCormack | Samet Geyik | | | Jarell Martin |
| PF | Sadık Emir Kabaca | Miralem Halilović | Karahan Tuan Efeoğlu | Berke İsmailçebi | Efe Vatan |
| SF | Akwasi Yeboah | Göksenin Köksal | | | |
| SG | Klemen Prepelič | Buğrahan Tuncer | | Rafi Ömer Oralkan | |
| PG | Dee Bost | Corey Walden | İsmet Akpınar | Kerem Erdem | |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

### Transactions
#### Players In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Date |
| 19 | G | Buğrahan Tuncer | 30 | Anadolu Efes | End of contract | June 2025 | 24 June 2023 |
| 5 | G | İsmet Akpınar | 28 | Fenerbahçe Beko | End of contract | June 2025 | 26 June 2023 |
| 12 | SG | Jonah Radebaugh | 26 | Valencia Basket | End of contract | June 2024 | 3 July 2023 |
| 7 | F/C | Miralem Halilović | 31 | Nanterre 92 | End of contract | June 2024 | 4 July 2023 |
| 9 | PF | Samet Geyik | 30 | Fenerbahçe Beko | End of contract | June 2025 | 6 July 2023 |
| 15 | SF | Akwasi Yeboah | 26 | Darüşşafaka | End of contract | June 2025 | 7 July 2023 |
| 2 | PG | Corey Walden | 30 | Bayern Munich | End of contract | June 2024 | 10 July 2023 |
| 1 | PF | Jarell Martin | 29 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | End of contract | June 2024 | 20 July 2023 |
| 8 | PG | Dee Bost | 34 | Metropolitans 92 | Parted ways | June 2024 | 28 October 2023 |
| 10 | SG | Klemen Prepelič | 31 | Cedevita Olimpija | Transfer | June 2024 | 7 December 2023 |
| 33 | C | David McCormack | 24 | Darüşşafaka Lassa | Transfer | June 2024 | 8 December 2023 |
| 3 | PF | Karahan Tuan Efeoğlu | 19 | Utah Utes | Transfer | June 2025 | 28 February 2024 |
| 13 | PG | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 28 | New Zealand Breakers | Transfer | June 2025 | 15 March 2024 |

#### Players Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Date |
| 14 | C | Dušan Ristić | 27 | Lenovo Tenerife | End of contract | 4 June 2023 |
| 31 | G | Dylan Ennis | 31 | UCAM Murcia | End of contract | 21 June 2023 |
| 3 | SG | Tyrus McGee | 32 | SIG Strasbourg | End of contract | 22 June 2023 |
| 5 | PG | Sedat Ali Karagülle | 24 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | End of contract | 22 June 2023 |
| 22 | F | Angelo Caloiaro | 33 | Osaka Evessa | End of contract | 22 June 2023 |
| 24 | PG | Fatts Russell | 25 | Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | End of contract | 22 June 2023 |
| 8 | C | Mahir Agva | 27 | Petkim Spor | Contract termination | 11 July 2023 |
| 30 | PG | Ege Tan Yıldızoğlu | 19 | Pacific Tigers | Mutual agreement | 3 August 2023 |
| 0 | G/F | Muhaymin Mustafa | 24 | Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket | Mutual agreement | 6 December 2023 |
| 12 | SG | Jonah Radebaugh | 26 | UCAM Murcia | Mutual agreement | 23 February 2024 |
| 13 | PG | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 28 | New Zealand Breakers | Mutual agreement | 5 April 2024 |

## Club
### Staff

    As of 23 February 2024
| Staff member | Position |
| Ömer Yalçınkaya | General Manager |
| İbrahim Tilki | Team Manager |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Head Coach |
| Gökhan Turan | Assistant Coach |
| Cem Güven | Assistant Coach |
| Cenk Alyüz | Statistician |
| Batuhan Aybars Aksu | Statistician |
| 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 |

### Staff changes

| Change | Date | Staff member | Staff position |
| Out | 2 December 2023 | Turgay Zeytingöz | General Manager |
| In | 2 December 2023 | Ömer Yalçınkaya | General Manager |
| Out | 31 January 2024 | Zvezdan Mitrović | Head Coach |
| Out | 31 January 2024 | Nikola Birač | Assistant Coach |
| In | 2 February 2024 | Yakup Sekizkök | Head Coach |
| In | 2 February 2024 | Gökhan Turan | Assistant Coach |
| In | 2 February 2024 | Batuhan Aybars Aksu | Statistician |

### Uniform

| Home | Away | Third |

### Sponsorship naming

* Galatasaray Nef (until 4 October 2023)
* Galatasaray Ekmas (from 5 October 2023)

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Basketbol Süper Ligi | Round 1 | 5th | 30 September 2023 | 4 May 2024 |
| Basketbol Süper Ligi Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 15 May 2024 | 19 May 2024 |
| Basketball Champions League | Round 1 | Round of 16 | 18 October 2023 | 20 March 2024 |
| Turkish Basketball Cup | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 13 February 2024 | 13 February 2024 |
Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| Basketbol Süper Ligi | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 2,544 | 2,479 | +65 | 053.33 |
| Basketbol Süper Ligi Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 265 | 282 | −17 | 033.33 |
| Basketball Champions League | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,288 | 1,284 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Turkish Basketball Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 88 | −16 | 000.00 |
| Total | 48 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 4,169 | 4,133 | +36 | 050.00 |
Source: Competitions

### Basketbol Süper Ligi
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Beşiktaş Emlakjet | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2462 | 2236 | +226 | 51 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Pınar Karşıyaka | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2691 | 2531 | +160 | 51 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Galatasaray Ekmas | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2544 | 2479 | +65 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Manisa BB | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2468 | 2514 | −46 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Petkim Spor | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2531 | 2471 | +60 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 30 | 16 | 14 | 2544 | 2479 | +65 | 6 | 9 | 1308 | 1276 | +32 | 10 | 5 | 1236 | 1203 | +33 |
Source: TBF.org.tr

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

#### Matches

Win  Loss
    Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.

#### Playoffs
##### Quarterfinals

Win  Loss

### Basketball Champions League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | JER | PAO | GAL | BEN |
| 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 6 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 440 | +73 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 71–61 | 99–96 | 97–68 |
| 2 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 3 | 455 | 478 | −23 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 79–77 | — | 79–85 | 76–74 |
| 3 | Galatasaray Ekmas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 513 | 492 | +21 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 70–85 | 77–88 | — | 98–78 |
| 4 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 514 | −71 | 7 | | 66–84 | 94–72 | 63–87 | — |

#### Regular Season Matches

Win  Loss

#### Play-ins

Win  Loss

#### Round of 16

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BON | LUD | DIJ | GAL |
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 5 | 1 | 500 | 466 | +34 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 80–75 | 89–74 | 89–76 |
| 2 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 507 | 479 | +28 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | 81–85 | — | 71–59 | 100–80 |
| 3 | JDA Dijon | 6 | 2 | 4 | 458 | 490 | −32 | 8 | | 62–72 | 82–89 | — | 85–76 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Ekmas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 516 | 546 | −30 | 8 | | 95–85 | 93–91 | 93–96 | — |

#### Round of 16 Matches

Win  Loss

### Turkish Basketball Cup
#### Quarterfinals

Win  Loss

## Statistics
### Head coaches records

| Head coach | Competition | G | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| Zvezdan Mitrović | Basketbol Süper Ligi | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1461 | 1454 | +7 | .500 |
| Zvezdan Mitrović | Basketball Champions League | 10 | 5 | 5 | 941 | 923 | +18 | .556 |
| Zvezdan Mitrović | Total | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2402 | 2377 | +25 | .500 |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Basketbol Süper Ligi | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1083 | 1025 | +58 | .583 |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Basketbol Süper Ligi Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 265 | 282 | –17 | .333 |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Basketball Champions League | 4 | 2 | 2 | 347 | 361 | –14 | .500 |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Turkish Basketball Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 88 | –16 | .000 |
| Yakup Sekizkök | Total | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1767 | 1756 | +11 | .500 |