Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Basketball team in Mersin, Turkey
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Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK (English: Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club) also known simply as Mersin BB is a professional basketball team based in the city of Mersin in Turkey, currently playing in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).
It is sponsorship by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Their home arena is the Edip Buran Arena with a capacity of 1,750 seats.
History
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi was founded in 1993. The team was promotion 2004-2005 season to Turkish Basketball League from Turkish Second Basketball League. After spending 9 years in the top league, the team relegated to the TB2L in 2013-2014 season.
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Turkish Cup | European Competitions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004–05 | 2 | TB2L | 3 | PromotedChampion | – | – |
2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 14 | – | Quarterfinalist | – |
2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | Group Stage | – |
2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | Group Stage | – |
2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Group stage | – |
2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 12 | – | Runner-up | – |
2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 13 | – | Group Stage | – |
2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | Group Stage | – |
2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 12 | – | Group Stage | – |
2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 15 | Relegated | Group Stage | – |
2014–15 | 2 | TB2L | 18 | Relegated | – | – |
2015–16 | 3 | TB3L | – |
Current team
Nr. | Nat. | Name | Birthday | Height | Position |
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5 | ![]() | Hakan Üsküplü | 8 July 1983 | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | Forward |
6 | ![]() | Burak Can Bekdaş | 27 March 1996 | ||
8 | ![]() | Antwain Barbour | 17 July 1982 | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | Guard |
9 | ![]() | Tibet İlhan | 14 August 1994 | ||
10 | ![]() | Çağıl Topbaş | 22 August 1990 | Forward | |
11 | ![]() | Asım Özhan Özberkan | 1 March 1990 | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) | Forward |
12 | ![]() | Keddric Mays | 17 September 1984 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Guard |
13 | ![]() | Ahmet Kaplan | 6 July 1979 | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) | Forward |
15 | ![]() | Azizcan Özdemir | 2 February 1988 | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) | Forward |
22 | ![]() | Barış Özkan Çağan | 2 April 1994 | ||
24 | ![]() | Onat Akış | 1 January 1987 | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | Guard |
51 | ![]() | İhsan Yalçın Azizmahmutoğulları | 25 October 1982 | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | Guard |
93 | ![]() | Aziz Ali Karakurt | 21 September 1993 |
Notable players
Harun Erdenay
Nedim Yücel
Ümit Sonkol
Kimani Ffriend
Predrag Samardžiski
Alex Scales
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Bo McCalebb
Dionte Christmas
Chris Lofton
David Holston
Dominic James
Ryan Sidney
Gerald Fitch
Jerry Johnson
Michael Wright
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Turkish)
- Eurobasket.com Page
- TBLStat.net Profile
- Facebook Page
- Twitter Page
- Instagram Page