Karşıyaka Basket

Karşıyaka Basket
Karşıyaka Basket logo
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded1966 (1966)
HistoryKarşıyaka Basket
(1966 – present)
ArenaMustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sport Hall
Capacity6,500
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Team colorsGreen, red
   
PresidentYiğit Tusder
Head coachNenad Marković
Team captainvacant
Championships2 Turkish Championships
1 Turkish Cup
2 President's Cups
Websitewww.kskbasketbol.net

Karşıyaka Basket is a Turkish professional basketball team located in Karşıyaka, İzmir, that competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a section of the multi-sport club Karşıyaka SK. The team also goes by the name of KSK, which stands for Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü (i.e. Karşıyaka Sport Club).

History

Karşıyaka SK was founded in 1912 and opened its basketball section in 1966. Karşıyaka Basket is considered to be one of the most important basketball teams in all of Turkey. They first played in the Turkish Basketball League in 1966. They relegated to lower divisions in 1968. The club also played in lower divisions from 1968 to 1974. The team is still participating in the Turkish Basketball League since 1974. Karşıyaka Basket was sponsored by Yaşar Holding's Food and Beverage Group; Pınar between 1998 and 2024.[1] Their home arena is the Karşıyaka Arena with a capacity of 6,500 seats, which was opened in 2005.[2]

Big achievements with Sarıca

Karşıyaka set to name Ufuk Sarıca as head coach in the summer of 2012. Sarıca was dreamed to be in Euroleague with Karşıyaka and he said that "We have a dream and we want to be in Euroleague in 3 years." On February 9, 2014, the team won the Turkish Cup with a victory against Anadolu Efes under managing Ufuk Sarıca.[3] It was the first championship of club in Turkish Cup. On October 8, 2014, the team won the President's Cup by beating Fenerbahçe Ülker. In the 2014–15, Karşıyaka won its second Turkish League after 1987 championship, despite finishing the regular season in the fourth place, by defeating Fenerbahçe Ülker in the playoffs semifinals by 3–1 and Anadolu Efes 4–1 in the finals.

On 29 July 2015, EuroLeague announced the participating teams for the following season and included Karşıyaka with for the 2015–16 EuroLeague season.[4] In its second appearance ever in the top tier of European basketball, the team won 3 games and lost 7.

Honours

National competitions

Turkish Super League

Turkish Cup

  • Winner (1): 2013–14
  • Runner-up (1): 2004–05

President's Cup

  • Winners (2): 1987, 2014

European competitions

Basketball Champions League

FIBA EuroChallenge

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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

Karşıyaka Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 13 Turkey Eminoğlu, Eylem 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2005-08-30)30 August 2005
PG 34 Turkey Yıldız, Yalın 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2008-01-31)31 January 2008
PG -- United States El-Amin, Ishmael 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1998-12-02)2 December 1998
PF -- Turkey Sayılı, Hakan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
SF -- Turkey Gültekin, Yavuz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
SF -- Turkey Mustafa, Muhaymin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999
F -- United States Kelly, Rashard 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1995-08-22)22 August 1995
PG -- United States Weber, Brianté 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1992-12-29)29 December 1992
F/C -- United States Munson, Kendall 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2001-10-09)9 October 2001
G -- United States Munford, Xavier 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1992-06-01)1 June 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • vacant
  • vacant
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • vacant
Physiotherapist(s)
  • vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 28, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kendall Munson
PF Rashard Kelly Hakan Sayılı
SF Yavuz Gültekin Muhaymin Mustafa
SG Xavier Munford Brianté Weber Eylem Eminoğlu
PG Ishmael El-Amin Yalın Yıldız

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Notable players

Award winners

BSL Finals MVP – Bobby Dixon: 2015
Turkish Cup Final MVP – Bobby Dixon: 2014

Head coaches

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Playoffs Cup Competitions European Competitions
1966–67 1 TBL 12th –
1967–68 1 TBL 15th –
1968–74 Lower divisions
1974–75 1 TBL 3rd –
1975–76 1 TBL 3rd – Korać Cup
1976–77 1 TBL 6th – Korać Cup
1977–78 1 TBL 5th –
1978–79 1 TBL 3rd – Korać Cup
1979–80 1 TBL 5th – Korać Cup
1980–81 1 TBL 3rd 4th Korać Cup
1981–82 1 TBL 7th 6th Korać Cup
1982–83 1 TBL 6th Korać Cup
1983–84 1 TBL 4th RU
1984–85 1 TBL 6th QF Saporta Cup
1985–86 1 TBL 7th QF
1986–87 1 TBL 2nd Champions Korać Cup
1987–88 1 TBL 9th European Champions Cup
1988–89 1 TBL 10th
1989–90 1 TBL 9th
1990–91 1 TBL 7th QF
1991–92 1 TBL 11th
1992–93 1 TBL 14th
1993–94 1 TBL 9th 1R
1994–95 1 TBL 10th 1R
1995–96 1 TBL 12th 1R
1996–97 1 TBL 10th 1R
1997–98 1 TBL 12th 1R
1998–99 1 TBL 9th 1R
1999–00 1 TBL 4th QF Quarterfinalist Korać Cup3R
2000–01 1 TBL 10th 1R Saporta CupRS
2001–02 1 TBL 6th QF
2002–03 1 TBL 5th QF FIBA Europe Champions CupRS
2003–04 1 TBL 4th SF Group Stage
2004–05 1 TBL 5th QF Runner-up
2005–06 1 TBL 10th Group Stage
2006–07 1 TBL 12th Semifinalist
2007–08 1 TBL 7th QF Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 TBL 9th Group Stage
2009–10 1 TBL 6th QF Quarterfinalist
2010–11 1 TBL 5th QF Group Stage EuroChallengeQF
2011–12 1 TBL 6th QF Group Stage EuroChallengeT16
2012–13 1 TBL 5th SF Quarterfinalist EuroChallengeRU
2013–14 1 TBL 6th SF Champion EurocupL32
2014–15 1 TBL 4th Champions Semifinalist EurocupQF
2015–16 1 BSL 6th QF Semifinalist Euroleague
Eurocup		RS
L16
2016–17 1 BSL 9th Semifinalist Champions LeagueQF
2017–18 1 BSL 10th Champions LeagueQF
2018–19 1 BSL 11th FIBA Europa CupQF
2019–20 1 BSL 2nd1 –1 FIBA Europa CupSF1
2020–21 1 BSL 3rd SF Champions LeagueRU
2021–22 1 BSL 7th QF Quarterfinalist Champions LeaguePI
2022–23 1 BSL 4th RU Champions LeaguePI
2023–24 1 BSL 4th SF Semifinalist Champions LeagueR16
2024–25 1 BSL 14th Quarterfinalist Champions LeaguePI
2025–26 1 BSL 14th
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Işık, Muhammet (2024-08-07). "26 yıllık Pınar & Karşıyaka birlikteliği sona erdi!". Basketbol Haberleri (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. ↑ About of Karşıyaka Arena Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
  3. ↑ Karşıyaka won Turkish Cup victory against Anadolu Efes (in English)
  4. ↑ Karşıyaka plays in Euroleague

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