Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K.

Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü, also known as Bahçeşehir Basketbol, is a Turkish basketball club based in Istanbul.[1] The club plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), the highest level of basketball in Turkey. Bahçeşehir made its debut in the BSL in 2018 and made its debut in European competitions in 2019.

Bahçeşehir Koleji
NicknameRed Dragons
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2017 (2017)
ArenaAkatlar Arena
Capacity3,200
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsRed, Navy, White
     
PresidentÖmer Yücel
Head coachErhan Ernak
Team captainDeniz Kılıçlı
WebsiteOfficial website

The club is part of Bahçeşehir Koleji, a private school based in Istanbul.

History
The Caferağa Sports Hall, home arena of the club

In the 2017–18 season, Bahçeşehir reached the finals of the TBL for the first time.[1] On 13 July 2018, Bahçeşehir received the vacant spot in the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi, after the withdrawal of Eskişehir Basket.[2] This meant the club's first appearance in the domestic first tier. In the 2018–19 season, finished 9th in the BSL. In the 2019–20 season, Bahçeşehir will play in the FIBA Europe Cup regular season.[3] It is the first European participation for Bahçeşehir.

Honours

Turkish Basketball First League

  • Runners-up (1): 2017–18


Players

Current roster

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

Bahçeşehir Koleji roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Evans, Shannon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
F 1 Jones, Jamal 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 27 – (1993-02-17)17 February 1993
G 5 Akpınar, İsmet 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1995-05-22)22 May 1995
PF 8 Özdemir, Hadi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1983-10-11)11 October 1983
SG 10 Öncel, Rıdvan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (1997-02-21)21 February 1997
SG 11 Green, Erick 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991
C 13 Kılıçlı, Deniz (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 30 – (1990-10-23)23 October 1990
C 15 Yılmaz, Ahmet Safa 19 – (2001-08-06)6 August 2001
F/C 16 Janković, Stefan 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – (1993-08-04)4 August 1993
PF 19 Yıldızlı, Burak Can 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1994-04-22)22 April 1994
PG 20 Akyazılı, Thomas 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997
PF 23 Aldridge, Peyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
SF 33 Yılmaz, Erkan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997
C 91 Štimac, Vladimir 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 33 – (1987-08-25)25 August 1987
Head coach
  • Erhan Ernak
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sinan Atalay
  • Batıkan Kumuk
Team manager
  • Muhammet Emin Tunç
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 4, 2021

Notable Players

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

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Vladimir Štimac Deniz Kılıçlı Ahmet Safa Yılmaz
PF Stefan Janković Peyton Aldridge Hadi Özdemir
SF Jamal Jones Burak Can Yıldızlı Erkan Yılmaz
SG Erick Green Thomas Akyazılı
PG Shannon Evans İsmet Akpınar Rıdvan Öncel

References
  1. "Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. "Bahcesehir to replace Eskisehir in Turkish BSL League - Eurohoops". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. "22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA Europe. 23 July 2019.
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