Bursaspor Basketbol

Bursaspor
NicknameTimsahlar (Crocodiles)
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2014 (2014)
ArenaTofaş Spor Salonu
Capacity7,500
LocationBursa, Turkey
PresidentSezer Sezgin
Head coachVacant
Team captainGöksenin Köksal
2024–25 positionBasketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16
Championships1 Turkish First League
WebsiteLink

Bursaspor Basketbol 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

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 played in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This was the European debut of the team.

Sponsorship names

  • Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019[3]
  • Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–2023[4]
  • Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım: 2023–2024[5]
  • Bursaspor Yörsan: 2024–2025[6]

Players

Current roster

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

Bursaspor roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 Childress, Brandon 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1997-08-31)31 August 1997
SF 3 Akdamar, Tevfik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994
G/F 7 Köksal, Göksenin (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
PG 10 Satır, Bora 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2002-03-04)4 March 2002
G 11 Akın, Berk 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2005-09-19)19 September 2005
F/C 12 DeLaurier, Javin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-04-07)7 April 1998
PF 14 Onar, Yesukan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1998-09-14)14 September 1998
SF 19 Gültekin, Yavuz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
PG 21 Smith, Mike 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 28 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997
SF 22 King, V.J. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1997-01-22)22 January 1997
SF 34 Konontšuk, Artur 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000
C 35 Nnoko, Landry 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1994-04-09)9 April 1994
SF 94 Georges-Hunt, Marcus 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1994-03-28)28 March 1994
Head coach
  • Vacant
Assistant coach(es)
  • Evren Karademir
  • Ali Tolga İz
Team manager
  • Emre Ekim
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 13, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Landry Nnoko Javin DeLaurier
PF Artur Konontšuk Yavuz Gültekin
SF V. J. King Yesukan Onar Tevfik Akdamar
SG Göksenin Köksal Bora Satır
PG Brandon Childress Bryant Crawford

Notable past players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

Turkish Basketball First League

  • Winners (1): 2018–19

EuroCup

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup European competitions
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
2024–25 1 BSL 9th 13–17 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

  1. ^ "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Basketbol Takımımızın İsim Sponsoru Durmazlar" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Frutti Ekstra Bursaspor Basketbol'da imzalar atıldı" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. October 11, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ @BsBasketbol (August 1, 2023). "İsim Sponsorumuz İnfo Yatırım" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ^ @BsBasketbol (November 11, 2024). "Bursaspor Basketbol & Yörsan isim sponsorluğu lansmanı imza töreni Barış Spor Salonu'nda gerçekleştirildi" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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