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 | Javontae Hawkins | ||
| Championships | 1 TBL 1 TB2L | ||
| Website | mbb | ||
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Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Merkezefendi, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Basketball Super League. Their home arena is the Pamukkale University Arena which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.[1]
History
The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018. End of the regular season of 2018–19, the team that was competing in the Turkish Basketball Second League completed the season undefeated in 20 games. The team defeated Beylikdüzü Basket, 2–0 in play-offs, defeated Boluspor, 3–0 in quarter-finals, defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik, 3–1 in semi-finals and promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League. Also the team got their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals. 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, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League.[2]
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.
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 | Murat Kağan Tor | |
| PF | Javontae Hawkins | Hans Vanwijn | Ata Engin | |
| SF | Vrenz Bleijenbergh | Malcolm Cazalon | Emre Tanışan | |
| SG | Sam Griffin | Roko Badžim | ||
| PG | Speedy Smith | 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 | 12th | 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.
- ^ "Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, TB2L'de şampiyon oldu!". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.