Mersin MSK

Mersin
NicknameCarettalar (Caretta's)
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2019 (2019)
ArenaServet Tazegül Arena
Capacity7,500
LocationMersin, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, black
   
PresidentVahap Seçer
Head coachCarles Duran
Team captainFrancisco Cruz
2024–25 positionBSL
6th of 16

Mersin MSK is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Mersin. Founded in 2019, the club currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.

History

After the dissolution of Mersin BB in 2018, Mersin MSK was founded in 2019 as a successor to this club. They spent two successful seasons in Turkish Men's Regional Basketball League (EBBL) and Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L) and they managed to be promoted to Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL) before 2021–22 season. For the first season in second tier, they finished the league at 14th place, just above the relegation line.[1]

In 2022–23 season they finished the league in 3rd place but eliminated in the playoff semifinals against Semt77 Yalovaspor.[2][3]

They started the 2023–24 season with important signings and finished the season again in 3rd place after the normal season. After a competitive playoff period, they won the championship and earned promoted to Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4][5][6]

Players

Current roster

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

Mersin MSK roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 0 Olaseni, Gabriel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 34 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991
PG 3 Özmızrak, Kartal 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1995-08-29)29 August 1995
G 4 March, Ronald 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-07-24)24 July 1993
SG 5 Apaydın, Leon Harun 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
F 6 Çekici, Koray 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2002-07-15)15 July 2002
PG 7 Cowan Jr., Anthony 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1997-10-07)7 October 1997
PF 8 Sayılı, Hakan  2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
SG 9 Cruz, Francisco (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989
SF 10 Tırpancı, Ergi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
PF 11 Alyanak, Anıl 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2008-01-07)7 January 2008
F 14 White, Jack 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
PF 22 Chassang, Alexandre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994
C 23 Enoch, Steven 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1997-09-18)18 September 1997
Head coach
  • Carles Duran
Assistant coach(es)
  • Alejandro Formento Sanchez
  • Ali Ruhi Balkanlı
  • Oğuzhan Bakır
  • Gökmen Doğan Şahin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 6, 2026


Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Gabriel Olaseni Steven Enoch
PF Jack White Alexandre Chassang Koray Çekici
SF Ronald March Ergi Tırpancı Hakan Sayılı
SG Anthony Cowan Jr. Leon Harun Apaydın
PG Francisco Cruz Kartal Özmızrak

Honours

Türkiye Basketbol Ligi

  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24

References

  1. ^ "Puan Durumu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Puan Durumu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Semt77 Yalovaspor finale yükseldi". trtspor.com.tr (in Turkish). June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Puan Durumu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ @mersin_msk (June 1, 2024). "Şampiyon MSK!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ^ "Mersin'in Gururu MSK Süper Lig'de!". mersin.bel.tr (in Turkish). June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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