Bursaspor Basketbol
Bursaspor Basketbol, also known as Frutti Extra Bursaspor 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.
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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 | Dušan Alimpijević | ||
| Team captain | Derek Needham | ||
| 2021–22 position | Basketbol Süper Ligi, 8th of 16 | ||
| Championships | 1 Turkish First League | ||
| Website | Link | ||
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History
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
- Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019
- Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–present
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Zach Auguste | Tarık Sezgün | |
| PF | Dave Dudzinski | Yiğitcan Saybir | |
| SF | Aubrey Dawkins | Onuralp Bitim | |
| SG | Anthony Clemmons | Berkay Taşkıran | Ömer Utku Al |
| PG | Derek Needham | Andrew Andrews | Mithat Can Özalp |
Notable past players
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Season by season
| 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 | ||
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
References
- "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.