Anadolu Efes S.K.

Anadolu Efes S.K.
Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 Euroleague champion and on the first place of European Club Ranking after the Final Four 2020–21. Efes is also the most successful club in the history of the Turkish Super League (BSL), having won the league's championship 16 times. Efes has won a total of 41 domestic trophies, more than any other Turkish basketball club.
The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, which has a seating capacity of 16,000 for basketball games. The club has its own practice facility in the district of Bahçelievler, which was built in 1982. The team competes in the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. The team is owned by the Efes Beverage Group.
Anadolu Efes has developed a fierce rivalry with Fenerbahçe in recent years. The two clubs often meet in playoff series and cup finals.
History
The club was established in 1976 as Efes Pilsen S.K., by taking over the Turkish second-division club Kadıköyspor, which had failed due to financial problems. Its initial sponsor was its former longtime namesake, Efes Pilsen, a subsidiary of the Anadolu Group. It won the 1978 Turkish second division national championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has continuously competed ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978–79), Efes Pilsen S.K. won the Turkish national league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.
After finishing 2nd in the 1992–93 FIBA European Cup, Efes Pilsen S.K. won the 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup, which marked the first-ever European-wide title won by a Turkish club in any team sport. Efes Pilsen S.K. (later renamed Anadolu Efes S.K.) has also become a fixture in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, making it to the competition's EuroLeague Final Four in 2000, and also to the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 Final Four, and finishing 3rd on both occasions.
In 2011, the club changed its name to Anadolu Efes S.K., after the TAPDK (Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority) in Turkey prohibited the advertisement of tobacco and alcohol products in sports organizations.
In the 2017–18 season, Efes finished in the 16th and last place in the EuroLeague.
In the 2018–19 season, Efes had success in the EuroLeague as it managed to clinch the fourth-seed in the regular season. In the play-offs, the team beat FC Barcelona to advance to its first EuroLeague Final Four in 19 years. In the semi-final, Efes beat Fenerbahçe 92–73 to reach its first EuroLeague Final in history. In the championship game, Efes was defeated by CSKA Moscow, eventually finishing as the runner-up. In the same season, Efes won its first BSL championship since 2009. In Game 7 of the Finals against Fenerbahçe, Efes won 89–74 after Shane Larkin scored 38 points. Larkin was later named BSL Finals MVP.
In the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships.
Home arenas
Abdi İpekçi Arena: 1986–2010, 2012–2017
Sinan Erdem Dome: 2010–2012, 2017–present
For many years, Efes has used the Abdi İpekçi Arena, with a seating capacity of 12,270, to host its home games. Currently, Efes uses the 16,000 seat Sinan Erdem Dome for its home games.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Retired numbers
Honours
Domestic competitions
Turkish Super League
Winners (16) (record): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
Runners-up (12): 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22
Turkish Cup
Winners (12) (record): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018, 2022
Runners-up (4): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2017, 2019
Turkish Presidential Cup
Winners (13) (record): 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
Runners-up (11): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016
European competitions
EuroLeague
Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
Runners-up (1): 2018–19
3rd place (2): 1999–00, 2000–01
Final Four (5): 2000, 2001, 2019, 2021, 2022
FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
Runners-up (1): 1992–93
FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
Winners (1): 1995–96
Other competitions
FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)
3rd place (1): 1996
Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2008
Bandirma Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2008
Sarajevo Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2010
Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2014
Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament
Winners (1): 2016
TUBAD Basketball Tournament
Winners (1): 2018
Zadar Basketball Tournament
Winners: 2019
Gloria Cup
Winners (2): 2020, 2021
Notable players
Cedi Osman
Furkan Korkmaz
Volkan Aydın
Tamer Oyguç
Murat Evliyaoğlu
Hüseyin Beşok
Ufuk Sarıca
Mehmet Okur
Hidayet Türkoğlu
İbrahim Kutluay
Serkan Erdoğan
Alper Yılmaz
Erdal Bibo
Ömer Onan
Mustafa Abi
Kaya Peker
Ender Arslan
Ersan İlyasova
Sinan Güler
Kerem Tunçeri
Semih Erden
Kerem Gönlüm
Cenk Akyol
Birkan Batuk
Onuralp Bitim
Mirsad Türkcan
- Ermal Kuqo
- Bryant Dunston
Brock Motum
Damir Mulaomerović
Dario Šarić
Marko Popović
Nikola Prkačin
Nikola Vujčić
Mario Kasun
Zoran Planinić
Stanko Barać
Thomas Heurtel
Stéphane Lasme
Michalis Kakiouzis
Stratos Perperoglou
Kaspars Kambala
Saulius Štombergas
Petar Naumoski
Predrag Drobnjak
Vlado Šćepanović
Goran Nikolić
Slavko Vraneš
Milko Bjelica
- Daniel Santiago
Vasili Karasev
Vasilije Micić
Igor Rakočević
Zoran Savić
Duško Savanović
Vladimir Štimac
Dušan Kecman
Jurica Golemac
Boštjan Nachbar
Zoran Dragić
Edo Murić
Alen Omić
- Sasha Vujačić
Esteban Batista
Conrad McRae
Larry Richard
Marcus Brown
Trajan Langdon
Willie Solomon
Drew Nicholas
Scott Roth
Anthony Mason
- Henry Domercant
Marcus Haislip
Chris Corchiani
Brian Howard
Andrew Wisniewski
Derrick Alston
Rickie Winslow
Kenny Green
Alex Tyus
Jon Diebler
Bryce Cotton
Toney Douglas
Derrick Brown
Ricky Ledo
Tyler Honeycutt
Josh Adams
Errick McCollum
Mark Pope
Scoonie Penn
Deshaun Thomas
Bootsy Thornton
Antonio Granger
Jayson Granger
Sonny Weems
Kenny Gregory
Charles Smith
- Justin Doellman
- Preston Shumpert
- Erwin Dudley
- Jordan Farmar
Jamon Gordon
Matt Janning
Players at the NBA draft
Season by season
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
International record
Matches against NBA teams
In 2006, Efes Pilsen became the first Turkish basketball club to be invited to play with NBA teams. They competed against the Denver Nuggets in Denver, Colorado on October 11, and against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, California on October 12. In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Abdi İpekçi Arena.
Head coaches
Rıza Erverdi (1983–1984)
Aydan Siyavuş (1984–1986)
Rusmir Halilovic (1986–1987)
Aydan Siyavuş (1987–1990)
Halil Üner (1990–1992)
Aydın Örs (1992–1999)
Ergin Ataman (1999–2001)
Oktay Mahmuti (2001–2007)
David Blatt (2007–2008)
Ekrem Memnun (2008)
Ergin Ataman (2008–2010)
Velimir Perasović (2010–2011)
Ufuk Sarıca (2011–2012)
Ilias Zouros (2012)
Oktay Mahmuti (2012–2013)
Vangelis Angelou (2013–2014)
Dušan Ivković (2014–2016)
Ahmet Çakı (2016)
Velimir Perasović (2016–2017)
Ergin Ataman (2017–2023)
Erdem Can (2023–present)
References
External links
Euroleague profile
TBLStat.net profile
Eurobasket.com profile
Basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams established in 1976
EuroLeague clubs
Turkish Basketball Super League teams
1976 establishments in Turkey
Sports clubs and teams in Istanbul