Türk Telekom B.K.

Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü (English: Turk Telekom Basketball Club) is a professional basketball team that is based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a branch of the Türk Telekom GSK sports club. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena. The arena, which has a capacity of 10,400 seats, opened in April 2010.

Türk Telekom
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Champions League
Founded1991
HistoryPTT
(1991–1996)
Türk Telekom PTT
(1996–1998)
Türk Telekom
(1998–present)
ArenaAnkara Arena
Capacity10,400
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Team colorsSky Blue, Dark Blue and White
     
PresidentTahsin Yılmaz
Head coachBurak Gören
Team captainMuhammed Baygül
Championships1 Turkish Cup
2 Turkish President's Cups
WebsiteTürk Telekom

History
Türk Telekom logo used till 2016

The club was founded in 1954 and opened its basketball section as name of PTT in 1991. Thereafter, the team received name of Türk Telekom PTT in 1996. Recently, the team is continuing with the name of Türk Telekom.

Türk Telekom has won the Turkish Cup title after beating Oyak Renault in 2008. Also, the team won the Turkish President's Cup title after beating Fenerbahçe Ülker that year.

Türk Telekom also has a reserve team as name of Genç Telekom. They compete in the Turkish Basketball Second League.

In September 2011, first Turkish NBA All-Star player Mehmet Okur of the Utah Jazz announced he would play for Türk Telekom, due to the 2011 NBA lockout.

In 2016, Türk Telekom relegated from the BSL after finishing 15th in the regular season. In 2018, the team returned as it promoted from the Turkish First League.[1] In its first season back, the club would also play in the EuroCup, as the club returns to Europe after 6 years.[2]

Home arenas
The Ankara Arena, home venue of the team since 2011

Players

Current roster

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

Türk Telekom roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 Johnson, Nick 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992
G 2 Özkan, Yiğit 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
PG 3 Baldwin, Kamar 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1997-09-15)15 September 1997
G 5 Baygül, Muhammed (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1992-06-03)3 June 1992
SF 6 Gülaslan, Erdi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994
F 7 Dekker, Sam 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 26 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
PG 8 Korkmaz, Can 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1992-10-21)21 October 1992
PF 9 Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
PG 11 Ennis, Tyler  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994
PF 13 Bayrak, Ercan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (1997-07-09)9 July 1997
F 23 Baş, Göktuğ 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 19 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001
PF 33 Wiltjer, Kyle 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992
C 50 Eric, Micheal 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 32 – (1988-06-24)24 June 1988
SG 59 Gözeneli, Burak 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2000-07-27)27 July 2000
Head coach
  • Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
  • Candost Volkan
  • Özgür Adıgüzel
Team manager
  • Cenk Duraklar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: November 2, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Micheal Eric Samet Geyik Ercan Bayrak
PF Kyle Wiltjer Ercan Bayrak Göktuğ Baş
SF Sam Dekker Kamar Baldwin Erdi Gülaslan
SG Nick Johnson Muhammed Baygül Burak Gözeneli
PG Tyler Ennis Can Korkmaz Yiğit Özkan

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Notable players

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Turkish Cup European competitions
1991–92 1 TBL 12 – – –
1992–93 1 TBL 9 - – –
1993–94 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist – –
1994–95 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist – Played Korać Cup
1995–96 1 TBL 11 - Runner-up Played Korać Cup
1996–97 1 TBL 2 Runner-up – Played European Cup
1997–98 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Runner-up Played Euroleague
1998–99 1 TBL 9 - – Played Saporta Cup
1999–00 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup Quarterfinalist
2000–01 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Runner-up Played Korać Cup
2001–02 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Played Saporta Cup
2002–03 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Runner-up Played FIBA Champions' Cup
2003–04 1 TBL 9 - Semifinalist Played FIBA Europe League
2004–05 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Played ULEB Cup
2005–06 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
2006–07 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist FIBA Eurocup Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 TBL 2 Runner-up Champion Played ULEB Cup
2008–09 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Last 16
2009–10 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Last 16
2010–11 1 TBL 10 – Group Stage EuroChallenge Regular season
2011–12 1 TBL 9 – Group Stage EuroChallenge Regular season
2012–13 1 TBL 13 – Group Stage –
2013–14 1 TBL 11 – Quarterfinalist –
2014–15 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist Group stage –
2015–16 1 TBL 15 - - –
2016–17 2 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist - –
2017–18 2 TBL 1 - - –
2018–19 1 BSL 7 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist EuroCup Regular Season

References
  2. "ECA Board reviews commercial strategy, approves 2018-19 competitions team list". Euroleague Basketball. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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