Bursaspor Basketbol

Bursaspor
Bursaspor logo
NicknameTimsahlar (Crocodiles)
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2014 (2014)
ArenaTofaş Spor Salonu
Capacity7,500
LocationBursa, Turkey
PresidentSezer Sezgin
Head coachRoger Grimau
Team captainErgi Tırpancı
2024–25 positionBasketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16
Championships1 Turkish First League
WebsiteLink

Bursaspor Basketbol is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Bursa. Founded in 2014, the club is the basketball section of the multi-sport club Bursaspor and currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.

History

Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship.[1] In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team played in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This was the European debut of the team.

Sponsorship names

  • Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019[3]
  • Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–2023[4]
  • Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım: 2023–2024[5]
  • Bursaspor Yörsan: 2024–2025[6]

Players

Current roster

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

Bursaspor roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Belgium Schwartz, Loïc 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
PF 1 United States Moore, Mike 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1994-05-30)30 May 1994
F 2 United States Hammonds, Leyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1994-09-30)30 September 1994
G 4 United States Freeman-Liberty, Javon 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1999-10-20)20 October 1999
G 5 Turkey Paçacı, Mete 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2007-05-04)4 May 2007
C 7 United States Watson, Nate 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-10-19)19 October 1998
SF 10 Turkey Tırpancı, Ergi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
PG 11 United States Taylor, Brandon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 32 – (1994-01-08)8 January 1994
F 13 Turkey Çal, Buğra 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2004-05-05)5 May 2004
G 17 Turkey Baykurt, Yağız 20 – (2006-01-06)6 January 2006
PG 21 Turkey İlyasoğlu, Ömercan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
C 22 United States Washington, Warren 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (2000-03-03)3 March 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Göktuğ Dilbazer
  • Turkey Cihan Gündüz
  • Turkey Tolga İz
Team manager
  • Turkey Emre Ekim
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 26, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Notable past players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

Turkish Basketball First League

  • Winners (1): 2018–19

EuroCup

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup European competitions
2017–18 2 TBL 2nd
2018–19 2 TBL 1st 25–5
2019–20 1 BSL 9th1 11–12
2020–21 1 BSL 9th 13–17 2 EuroCupRS
2021–22 1 BSL 8th 19–14 2 EuroCupRU
2022–23 1 BSL 5th 17–15 2 EuroCup8F
2023–24 1 BSL 9th 14–16 3 Champions LeagueRS
2024–25 1 BSL 9th 13–17 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2025–26 1 BSL 12th 10–20 3 Champions LeagueRS
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

  1. ↑ "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Basketbol Takımımızın İsim Sponsoru Durmazlar" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Frutti Ekstra Bursaspor Basketbol'da imzalar atıldı" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. October 11, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ @BsBasketbol (August 1, 2023). "İsim Sponsorumuz İnfo Yatırım" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ @BsBasketbol (November 11, 2024). "Bursaspor Basketbol & Yörsan isim sponsorluğu lansmanı imza töreni Barış Spor Salonu'nda gerçekleştirildi" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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