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Galatasaray
2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season
Galatasaray logo
LeaguesTurkish Super League
EuroCup Women
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
HistoryGalatasaray
(1954–2010)
Galatasaray Medical Park
(2010–2012)
Galatasaray
(2012–2013)
Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
Galatasaray (2015–present)
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
(capacity 16,000)
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow and red
  
PresidentTurkey Dursun Özbek
Head coachTurkey Ekrem Memnun
Team captainTurkey Ayşe Cora
ChampionshipsTurkish League (13)
Turkish Cup (11)
President Cup (8)
Euroleague (1)
FIBA Eurocup (2)
Websitewww.galatasaray.org
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.

The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish clubs in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

Galatasaray MP – Tarsus Belediyesi BK – November 19, 2011

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:

  • Galatasaray (1954–2010)
  • Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
  • Galatasaray (2012–2013)
  • Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
  • Galatasaray (2015–2022)
  • Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

Home courts

# Court Capacity Period
1 Abdi İpekçi Arena 12,270 2007
2 Ayhan Şahenk Arena 3,500 2008–2009
3 Abdi İpekçi Arena 12,270 2009–2017
4 Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall 3,500 2017–2021
5 Sinan Erdem Dome 16,000 2021
6 Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi 2,100 2021–2022
7 Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi 3,012 2022–2023
8 Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall 2,200 2023–2024
9 Sinan Erdem Dome 16,000 2024–present

Players

Further information: Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team past rosters

Current squad

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 1 Turkey Gül, Selin Rachel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2003-12-21)21 December 2003
PF 2 Turkey Tokmak, Simge 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003
SF 3 Turkey Yılmaz, Sude 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-03-15)15 March 2002
PG 6 Turkey Fitik, Gökşen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-08-11)11 August 2001
PG 7 Turkey Günay, Ayşegül 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-10-26)26 October 1992
SG 8 Turkey Cora, Ayşe (C) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 31 – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993
C 9 South Korea Ji-su, Park 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1998-12-06)6 December 1998
PG 11 Turkey Erdoğan, Derin 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002
C 12 Latvia Šteinberga, Anete 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 34 – (1990-01-29)29 January 1990
C 13 United States Turkey Hollingsworth, Quanitra 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 36 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988
SF 14 Turkey Vardar, Arifecan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003
PG 21 Turkey Şahin, Berna 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003
F 23 Turkey Yıldızhan, Meltem 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999
SF 24 Italy Zandalasini, Cecilia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 28 – (1996-03-16)16 March 1996
C 28 China Yueru, Li 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-03-28)28 March 1999
F 34 United States Azerbaijan Fraser, Brianna Ashaki 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997
PG 35 Belgium Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 2 December 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Li Yueru Park Ji-su Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF Anete Šteinberga Meltem Yıldızhan Selin Rachel Gül Simge Tokmak
SF Brianna Ashaki Fraser Cecilia Zandalasini Sude Yılmaz Arifecan Vardar
SG Gökşen Fitik Ayşe Cora
PG Julie Vanloo Derin Erdoğan Ayşegül Günay Berna Şahin

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Honours

International competitions

Galatasaray S.K.
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Galatasaray
EuroLeague Women
Bronze medal – third place FIBA Euroleague Women 1998–99
Gold medal – first place FIBA Euroleague Women 2013–14
FIBA EuroCup
Bronze medal – third place FIBA Eurocup Women 2007–08
Gold medal – first place FIBA Eurocup Women 2008–09
Gold medal – first place FIBA Eurocup Women 2017–18
Bronze medal – third place FIBA Eurocup Women 2021–22
Silver medal – second place FIBA Eurocup Women 2022–23
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
Silver medal – second place FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2009
Silver medal – second place FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2018
Turkish Women's Basketball League
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1987–88
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1989–90
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1990–91
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1991–92
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1992–93
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1993–94
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1994–95
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1995–96
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1996–97
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1997–98
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1999–00
Gold medal – first place TBB 2nd League 2005–06
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2007–08
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2009–10
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2010–11
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2011–12
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2012–13
Gold medal – first place TBB League 2013–14
Gold medal – first place TBB League 2014–15
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1992–93
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1993–94
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1994–95
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1995–96
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1996–97
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1997–98
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 1998–99
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 1999–00
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 2000–01
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 2008–09
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2009–10
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2010–11
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2011–12
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2012–13
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2013–14
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 2015–16

Domestic competitions

Technical staff

As of 9 August 2024
Staff member Position
Ekrem Memnun Head Coach
Işıl Alben General Coordinator
Melahat Aydın Team Manager
Selim Aldağ Assistant Coach
Ege Talay Assistant Coach
Semih Eroğlu Conditioner
Serkan Bodur Conditioner
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu Masseuse
Osman Aşbay Masseur
Altuğ Duramaz Doctor
Pelin Yılmaz Physiotherapist
Alaaddin Akkoyun Material Manager
İpek Birol Media Communications Manager
Özcan Kör Transportation Manager

Team captains

Dates Name
2008–2010 Turkey Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014 Turkey Işıl Alben
2014–2015 Turkey Nevriye Yılmaz
2015–2020 Turkey Işıl Alben
2020–2021 Turkey Cansu Köksal
2021–2022 Turkey Pelin Bilgiç
2022–2023 Turkey Işıl Alben
2023–2024 Turkey Meltem Yıldızhan
2024– Turkey Ayşe Cora

Head coaches

Dates Name
1994–1996 Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002 Turkey Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007 Turkey Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009 Turkey Cem Akdağ
2009 Turkey Hakan Acer
2009 Turkey Okan Çevik
2009–2010 Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012 Turkey Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–2016 Turkey Ekrem Memnun
2016–2018 Serbia Marina Maljkovic
2018–2022 Turkey Efe Güven
2022–2023 Turkey Alper Durur
2023–2024 Serbia Miloš Pađen
2024 Turkey Tolga Esenci
2024–present Turkey Ekrem Memnun

See also

Active departments of Galatasaray S.K.
Athletics Basketball
(Men's)
Basketball
(Women's)
Chess Bridge Equestrian
e-Sports Football
(Men's)
Football
(Women's)
Judo Rowing Sailing
Tennis pictogram
Swimming Tennis Volleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)
Water Polo
(Men's)
Water Polo
(Women's)
Wheelchair
Basketball
Closed departments of Galatasaray S.K.
Handball Superleague
Formula

References

  1. "Medya Bilgilendirme". Galatasaray SK Official Website. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. Fenerbahçe 58 - Galatasaray Odeabank 69
  3. FIBA EuroLeague Women
  4. Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
  5. Galatasaray take second EuroCup Women title
  6. "Women's Turkish League Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  7. "Women's Turkish Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  8. "Women's Turkish President's Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  9. "Kadın Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray Sports Club. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. "TEKNİK KADRO". Turkish Basketball Federation. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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