Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket

Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball First League. Their home arena is the Pamukkale University Arena which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.[1]

Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket
LeaguesTBL
Founded2018
HistoryYüksekçıta Koleji
2017–2018
Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket
2018–present
ArenaPamukkale University Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationDenizli, Turkey
Team colorsGreen, blue
   
PresidentVeli Deveciler
Team managerEvren Yenice
Head coachZafer Aktaş
Team captainÜmit Sonkol
Championships1 TB2L
Websitemerkezefendi.bel.tr

History

The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018. End of the regular season of 2018–19, the team that was competing in the Turkish Basketball Second League completed the season undefeated in 20 games. The team defeated Beylikdüzü Basket, 2–0 in play-offs, defeated Boluspor, 3–0 in quarter-finals, defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik, 3–1 in semi-finals and promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League. Also the team got their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals. At the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on Sinan Erdem Dome, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, 77–70, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League.[2]

Players

Current roster

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Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Umipig, Isiah 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1992-03-25)25 March 1992
G 7 Mutlu, Merthan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1994-05-16)16 May 1994
SF 9 Çevik, Deniz Can 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1994-05-13)13 May 1994
C 10 Özdoğan, Mehmet 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1987-02-06)6 February 1987
PF 11 Sonkol, Ümit (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 38 – (1982-07-24)24 July 1982
C 14 Paçun, Bora 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1987-05-27)27 May 1987
SF 15 Ertaş, Orkun Kemal 22 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
SF 20 Baştan, Bertan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (1998-06-23)23 June 1998
C 22 Coleby, Dwight 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 27 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994
PF 33 Şahkaya, Kılıçarslan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2000-08-21)21 August 2000
PF 41 Yazıcıoğlu, Gökhan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1990-09-06)6 September 1990
SF 77 Kurtuldum, Mustafa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001
PG 98 Özkan, Barış Çağan 26 – (1994-04-02)2 April 1994
G 99 Erol, Altan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 37 – (1983-05-28)28 May 1983
SF Yapar, Hakan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1984-08-27)27 August 1984
PG Menteşe, Serkan 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 30 – (1991-02-06)6 February 1991
Head coach
  • Zafer Aktaş
Assistant coach(es)
  • İnanç Koç
  • Yağız Sertoğlu
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Mustafa Kara
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Ali İhsan Aktaş
Team manager
  • Evren Yenice
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 24, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Dwight Coleby Bora Paçun
PF Ümit Sonkol Gökhan Yazıcıoğlu Orkun Kemal Ertaş
SF Altan Erol Deniz Can Çevik Bertan Baştan
SG Mehmet Özdoğan Erkin Şenel Kemal Can Aktuna
PG Isiah Umipig Merthan Mutlu Barış Çağan Özkan

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Basketball Second League

  • Winner (1): 2018–19

Notable players

References
  1. "Parkede Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket Rüzgârı Esecek". merkezefendi.bel.tr (in Turkish). Merkezefendi Belediyesi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. "Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, TB2L'de şampiyon oldu!". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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