Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket
| Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket | |||
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| Leagues | BSL | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
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| Arena | Pamukkale University Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Location | Denizli, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Green, blue | ||
| President | Veli Deveciler | ||
| Team manager | Evren Yenice | ||
| Head coach | Zafer Aktaş | ||
| Team captain | Mahir Agva | ||
| Championships | 1 TBL 1 TB2L | ||
| Website | mbb | ||
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Merkezefendi Belediyesi Youth and Sports Club, also known as Yukatel Merkezefendi due to current sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in Denizli competing in the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Their home arena is the Pamukkale University Arena with a maximum capacity of 5000 seats. In the year 2018, the club changed its name from Yüksekçıta Koleji to Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket.[1][2]
History
In the year 2018, the club changed its name from Yüksekçıta Koleji to Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket. With the name change came the promotion.
Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket completed the 2018–19 regular season of the Turkish Basketball Second League undefeated in 20 games. In the first round of playoffs, Beylikdüzü Basket was defeated 2–0. The quarter finals saw them beating Boluspor, 3–0, and finally in the semi-final they defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik 3–1. Hence, promotion to the Turkish Basketball First League had been guaranteed. The season was not over yet, as at the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on Sinan Erdem Dome, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, 77–70. With this result, the team became the champion of the 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League and brought home their first-ever trophy.[3]
They finished the 2020–21 season as regular-season leaders and earned the right to compete in the top tier (BSL) for the 2021–22 season onward.
The team just escaped relegation in their first-ever season at the top flight. They concluded the 21-22 season as the 14th seed. They were just one win off relegation.
Their second season saw them improve to the 13th seed.
In the 23-24 season, they were back to the 14th seed.
Their best result came in the 24-25 season as they concluded it as the 12th seed. They missed the play-ins by 2 wins.
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Mahir Agva | Alen Omić | Egemen Güven | Murat Kağan Tor |
| PF | Vrenz Bleijenbergh | Emre Tanışan | Ata Engin | Hans Vanwijn |
| SF | Malcolm Cazalon | Isaiah Miles | ||
| SG | Roko Badžim | |||
| PG | Sam Griffin | Ömercan İlyasoğlu | Erbey Paltacı | Mustafa Yılmaz |
Honours
Domestic competitions
Turkish Basketball First League
- Winner (1): 2020–21
Turkish Basketball Second League
- Winner (1): 2018–19
Head coaches
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | Turkish Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2017–18 | 3 | T2BL | 7th | 13–13 | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | 3 | T2BL | 1st | 29–1 | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | TBL | 3rd1 | 17–7 | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | TBL | 1st | 22–8 | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 14th | 8–22 | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 13th | 11–19 | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 14th | 12–18 | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | BSL | 12th | 11–19 | — | — | ||
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Notable players
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References
- ^ "Parkede Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket Rüzgârı Esecek". merkezefendi.bel.tr (in Turkish). Merkezefendi Belediyesi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/bsl-2025-2026/takim-detay/246969/genel-bakis
- ^ "Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, TB2L'de şampiyon oldu!". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.