Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)

Galatasaray
Leagues	Turkish Women's Basketball League, Euroleague Women
Founded	1986
History	Galatasaray (1986–2010) Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012) Galatasaray (2012–2013) Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015) Galatasaray (2015–present)
Arena	Abdi Ipekçi Arena (capacity 12,270)[1]
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow and red
President	Dursun Aydın Özbek
Head coach	Ekrem Memnun
Team captain	Işıl Alben
Championships	Turkish League (13) Turkish Cup (11) President Cup (8) Euroleague (1) FIBA Eurocup (1)
Website	www.galatasaray.org
Uniforms
Home Away

Galatasaray is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.^[2]

Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,270 spectators. The team recently won EuroLeague Women 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals.

Galatasaray MP – Tarsus Belediyesi BK – November 19, 2011

Previous names

• Galatasaray (1986–2010)
• Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
• Galatasaray (2012–2013)
• Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
• Galatasaray (2015–present)

Seasons

Season	League	Cup	Europe	Coach	Roster
2009–10	Finalist	Winner	Euroleague Last 16	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu	Bahar Çağlar, Dilara Kaya, Esra Şencebe, Gizem Başaran, Işıl Alben, Ivana Večeřová, Jia Perkins, Katie Douglas, Nilay Yiğit, Sophia Young, Tamika Catchings, Tuğba Palazoğlu, Yasemen Saylar, Yasemin Horasan, Yelena Leuchanka
2010–11	Finalist	Winner	Euroleague Last 16	Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu	Bahar Çağlar, Dilara Kaya, Doneeka Lewis, Gintarė Petronytė, Gülşah Gümüşay, Işıl Alben, Melisa Can, Monique Currie, Nihan Anaz, Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles, Tamika Catchings, Tuğba Palazoğlu, Yasemen Saylar
2011–12	Finalist	Winner	Euroleague Last 8	Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu	Alba Torrens, Ayşe Cora, Bahar Çağlar, Diana Taurasi, Eglė Šulčiūtė, Epiphanny Prince, Gülşah Gümüşay, Işıl Alben, Ivanka Matić, İlayda Tokmak, Melisa Can, Sariye Kumral, Sylvia Fowles, Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Ticha Penicheiro, Tina Charles, Yasemin Saylar
2012–13	Finalist	Winner	Euroleague Last 8	Ekrem Memnun	Alba Torrens, Ann Wauters, Ayşe Cora, Bahar Çağlar, Gülşah Gümüşay, Işıl Alben, Lindsey Harding, Lindsay Whalen, Nevriye Yılmaz, Sancho Lyttle, Shay Murphy, Sylvia Fowles, Şaziye İvegin, Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu, Özge Yavaş, Yasemin Saylar
2013–14	Winner	Winner	Euroleague Winner	Ekrem Memnun	Alba Torrens, Vanessa Blé, Ayşe Cora, Bahar Çağlar, Esra Şencebe, Işıl Alben, Shavonte Zellous, Kelsey Bone, Nevriye Yılmaz, Sancho Lyttle, Seda Deniz, Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu, Yasemin Saylar
2014–15	Winner		Euroleague Quarterfinals	Ekrem Memnun

Roster

Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 1 Martinez, Nuria 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) PF 5 Yildizhan, Meltem 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) PG 7 Günay, Ayşegül 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) SF 9 Köksal, Cansu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) PG 10 Alben, Işıl 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 60 kg (132 lb) C 11 Yılmaz, Nevriye 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) C 13 Kulichová, Petra 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) C Güçlü, İnci 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb) F 19 Dubljević, Jelena 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) SG 22 Deniz, Seda 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) PG 24 Loyd, Jewell 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) F 35 Çağlar, Bahar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb)	Head coach Ekrem Memnun Assistant coach(es) Derya Özyer Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2015-03-11

Honors

International competitions

Galatasaray S.K.

Medal record
Women’s basketball
Representing Galatasaray MP
FIBA EuroCup
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2007–08
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2008–09
EuroLeague Women
	FIBA Euroleague Women	1998–99
	FIBA Euroleague Women	2013-14
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
	FIBA Europe SuperCup Women	2009
Turkish Women's Basketball League
	TBB League	1987–88
	TBB League	1989–90
	TBB League	1990–91
	TBB League	1991–92
	TBB League	1992–93
	TBB League	1993–94
	TBB League	1994–95
	TBB League	1995–96
	TBB League	1996–97
	TBB League	1997–98
	TBB League	1999–2000
	TBB League	2007–2008
	TBB League	2009–2010
	TBB League	2010–2011
	TBB League	2013–2014
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
	Turkish Cup	1992–93
	Turkish Cup	1993–94
	Turkish Cup	1994–95
	Turkish Cup	1995–96
	Turkish Cup	1996–97
	Turkish Cup	1997–98
	Turkish Cup	1998–99
	Turkish Cup	1999–2000
	Turkish Cup	2000–01
	Turkish Cup	2008–09
	Turkish Cup	2009–10
	Turkish Cup	2010–11
	Turkish Cup	2011–12
	Turkish Cup	2012–13
	Turkish Cup	2013–14

• EuroLeague Women
  • Winner (1): 2013–2014 ^[3]
  • Third (1): 1998–1999 ^[4]
  • Fifth (1): 2011–2012 ^[5]
• FIBA EuroCup
  • Winner (1): 2008–2009^[6]
  • Final Four (1): 2007–2008
• European SuperCup
  • Runner-up (1): 2009

Domestic competitions

• Turkish Women's Basketball League
  • Winners (13 record): 1987–1988, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2013-2014,^[7] 2014-2015
  • Runners-up (4): 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2012–13
• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (11 – record): 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2013-2014 ^[8]
  • Runners-up (4): 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2008–2009
• Turkish President Cup
  • Winners (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011 ^[9]
  • Runners-up (3): 2010, 2012, 2013

Technical staff

Name	Job
Müge Erdem	Manager
Ekrem Memnun	Head coach
Derya Özyer	Assistant
Emre Vatansever	Assistant
Muratcan Üner	Fitness coach
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu	Masseuse
Hasan Bulat	Manciple

Team captains

Dates	Name
2008–2010	Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014	Işıl Alben

Head coaches

Dates	Name
1994–1996	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002	Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007	Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009	Cem Akdağ
2009	Hakan Acer
2009	Okan Çevik
2009–2010	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012	Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–	Ekrem Memnun

See also

Active departments of Galatasaray
Football	Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)
Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)	Wheelchair Basketball
Athletics	Equestrian	Judo
Rowing	Sailing	Swimming
Water Polo (Men's)	Water Polo (Women's)	Bridge
Chess

• See also Turkey women's national basketball team
• See also Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
• See also Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team

References

1. - Galatasaray Basketball academy director
2. "Medya Bilgilendirme". Galatasaray SK Official Website. Retrieved 2013-09-208. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. Fenerbahçe 58 - Galatasaray Odeabank 69
4. FIBA EuroLeague Women
5. Galatasaray Medical Park 73 – Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje 71
6. Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
7. Women's Turkish League Champions
8. Women's Turkish Cup Champions
9. Women's Turkish President's Cup Champions

External links

• Galatasaray S.K. official website (Turkish) (English) (French)
• Unofficial Fan Site and Forum (Turkish)
• Turkish Women Basketball League (Turkish)