Bursaspor Basketbol
| Bursaspor Yörsan | |||
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| Nickname | Timsahlar (Crocodiles) | ||
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Arena | Tofaş Spor Salonu | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Location | Bursa, Turkey | ||
| President | Sezer Sezgin | ||
| Head coach | Serhan Kavut | ||
| Team captain | Ömer Utku Al | ||
| 2023–24 position | Basketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16 | ||
| Championships | 1 Turkish First League | ||
| Website | Link | ||
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Bursaspor Basketbol, also known as Bursaspor Yörsan for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Bursa. Founded in 2014, the club is the basketball section of the multi-sport club Bursaspor and currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.
History
[edit]Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship.[1] In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This will be the European debut of the team.
Sponsorship names
[edit]- Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019[3]
- Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–2023[4]
- Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım: 2023–2024[5]
- Bursaspor Yörsan: 2024–present[6]
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
[edit]| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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| C | Alexandre Gavrilovic | Josh Sharma |
| PF | Donte Grantham | Nusret Yıldırım |
| SF | Sarper David Mutaf | Berkay Candan |
| SG | Jaylon Brown | P.J. Pipes |
| PG | David Michineau | Ömer Utku Al |
Notable past players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Honours
[edit]Turkish Basketball First League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Runner up (1): 2021–22
Season by season
[edit]| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | Turkish Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2017–18 | 2 | TBL | 2nd | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | TBL | 1st | 25–5 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BSL | 9th1 | 11–12 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 13–17 | 2 EuroCup | RS | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 8th | 19–14 | 2 EuroCup | RU | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 5th | 17–15 | 2 EuroCup | 8F | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 14–16 | 3 Champions League | RS | ||
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
References
[edit]- ^ "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Basketbol Takımımızın İsim Sponsoru Durmazlar" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Frutti Ekstra Bursaspor Basketbol'da imzalar atıldı" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. October 11, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ @BsBasketbol (August 1, 2023). "İsim Sponsorumuz İnfo Yatırım" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @BsBasketbol (November 11, 2024). "Bursaspor Basketbol & Yörsan isim sponsorluğu lansmanı imza töreni Barış Spor Salonu'nda gerçekleştirildi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Turkish)
- Official Twitter account
- TBLStat.net profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- European Fans website (in Turkish, English, and German)
