Tofaş S.K.

Tofaş Bursa
Tofaş Bursa logo
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
EuroCup
Founded1974 (1974)
HistoryTofaş
(1974–present)
ArenaTofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu
Capacity7,500
LocationBursa, Turkey
Team colorsBlue, white, green
     
PresidentCengiz Eroldu
Head coachMassimo Cancellieri
Championships2 Turkish Championships
3 Turkish Cups
1 Turkish Super Cup
Websitetofasspor.com

Tofaş Spor Kulübü (Turkish: Tofaş Sports Club), or simply Tofaş S.K. or Tofaş, and in European competitions as Tofaş Bursa, is a professional basketball team that is based in Bursa, Turkey. Their home arena is the Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu, with a capacity of 7,500 seats. The team is sponsored by Turkish car manufacturer Tofaş.

The team competes in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup.

History

Former logo of the club

Tofaş was founded in 1974. The team won the BSL in two consecutive seasons, in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons. The following year, however, the team withdrew from the league, for financial reasons. They returned to competition in the BSL in the 2003–04 season, but were relegated to a league level the following year.

Tofaş next played in the BSL, from the 2009–10 season, to the 2014–15 season. In addition to the club's two Turkish Super League titles (1999, 2000), the team has also won three Turkish Cups (1993, 1999, 2000), and a Turkish President's Cup (1999). In the club's heyday, the team achieved significant success at the European-wide continental level. Such as being the runner-up in the European-wide third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup's 1996–97 season Final against the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.

Tofaş also competed in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 1999–2000 season.

In 2015, Tofaş was relegated from the BSL to the First League. The club was immediately promoted back as it was the 2016 TBL champion. The club played in the European-wide second-tier level EuroCup, in the 2017–18 season.[1] The same season, Tofaş reached the 2018 finals of the BSL. Despite winning game 3 at home,[2] the team fell to Fenerbahçe and lost the series 4–1.[3]

Arenas

Tofaş S.K. used the 3,500-seat capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall, as its home arena for many years. The club then moved into the 7,500-seat capacity Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu.[4][5]

Players

Current roster

Tofaş roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 2 Turkey Gönül, Ahmet Burkay 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2007-06-22)22 June 2007
PF 3 Turkey Saybir, Yiğitcan (C) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1999-02-27)27 February 1999
G 4 Turkey Çorumlular, Kerem 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2008-03-28)28 March 2008
C 5 United States Carter II, Terrell 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 132 kg (291 lb) 30 – (1996-01-06)6 January 1996
PF 6 Turkey Kabaca, Sadık Emir 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (2000-12-13)13 December 2000
F 7 Turkey Efeoğlu, Karahan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2004-06-13)13 June 2004
C 8 United States McNeace, Jamuni 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 30 – (1996-03-25)25 March 1996
G 10 United States Nutall, Zach 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1999-12-16)16 December 1999
F 14 Turkey Bağadir, Mustafa Soykan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2008-04-01)1 April 2008
F 15 United States Thurman, Tre'Shawn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1995-12-15)15 December 1995
SG 22 Netherlands Turkey Postel, Efe 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1999-06-03)3 June 1999
F/C 24 Turkey Serbest, Emirhan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2007-03-17)17 March 2007
PG 32 United States Jones, Bryce 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 31 – (1994-10-12)12 October 1994
G 33 United States Reynolds Jr., Shavar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1998-05-11)11 May 1998
F 35 Turkey Paşaoğlu, Rıza Poyraz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2008-01-04)4 January 2008
F 44 United States Brown, Gabe 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 – (2000-03-05)5 March 2000
SG 55 Turkey Apaydın, Leon Harun 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
Head coach
  • Italy Massimo Cancellieri
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 5, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Sadık Emir Kabaca Jamuni McNeace Terrell Carter II
PF Yiğitcan Saybir Tre'Shawn Thurman Emirhan Serbest Rıza Poyraz Paşaoğlu
SF Gabe Brown Mustafa Soykan Bağadir Karahan Efeoğlu
SG Shavar Reynolds Jr. Ahmet Burkay Gönül Efe Postel Leon Harun Apaydın
PG Zach Nutall Kerem Çorumlular Bryce Jones

Notable players

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (2): 1998–99, 1999–00
Runners-up (3): 1977–78, 1990–91, 2017–18
Winners (3): 1993, 1998–99, 1999–00
Runners-up (1): 2018
Winners (1): 1999
Runners-up (2): 1991, 1993

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 1996–97

Season by season

Josh Owens
Season Tier Division Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
1974–76 Lower divisions
1976–77 1 TBL 7th
1977–78 1 TBL 2nd
1978–79 1 TBL 4th
1979–80 1 TBL 6th
1980–81 1 TBL 5th
1981–82 1 TBL 4th
1982–83 1 TBL 8th
1983–84 1 TBL 9th
1984–85 1 TBL 7th
1985–86 1 TBL 8th
1986–87 1 TBL 6th
1987–88 1 TBL 6th
1988–89 1 TBL 11th
1989–90 2 TB2L 1st
1990–91 1 TBL 2nd 3 Korać Cup1R
1991–92 1 TBL 6th 2 European Cup2R
1992–93 1 TBL 5th Champion 3 Korać Cup3R
1993–94 1 TBL 6th 2 European CupGS
1994–95 1 TBL 4th 3 Korać CupR32
1995–96 1 TBL 4th 3 Korać Cup3R
1996–97 1 TBL 4th 3 Korać CupRU
1997–98 1 TBL 4th 2 EuroCupR16
1998–99 1 TBL 1st Champion 2 Saporta CupQF
1999–00 1 TBL 1st Champion 1 EuroleagueGS
2000–03 Lower divisions
2003–04 1 TBL 14th Group stage
2004–05 2 TB2L 1st
2005–06 2 TB2L 1st
2006–07 1 TBL 15th Group stage
2007–08 2 TB2L 1st Quarterfinalist
2008–09 2 TB2L 1st
2009–10 1 TBL 10th Group stage
2010–11 1 TBL 9th Group stage
2011–12 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 TBL 8th Group stage 3 EuroChallengeL16
2013–14 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallengeRS
2014–15 1 TBL 16th Group stage 3 EuroChallengeRS
2015–16 2 TBL 1st
2016–17 1 BSL 8th
2017–18 1 BSL 2nd Runner-up 2 EuroCupRS
2018–19 1 BSL 3rd Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCupRS
2019–20 1 BSL 5th1 2 EuroCupQF1
2020–21 1 BSL 4th 3 Champions LeagueR16
2021–22 1 BSL 9th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueQF
2022–23 1 BSL 7th 3 Champions LeaguePI
2023–24 1 BSL 11th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeaguePO
2024–25 1 BSL 4th Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupQF
2025–26 1 BSL 10th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueR16
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

  1. ↑ "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Basketball: TOFAS beat Fenerbahce Dogus".
  3. ↑ "Fenerbahce is the Turkish League champion". 13 June 2018.
  4. ↑ TOFAS SPORTS HALL.
  5. ↑ Tofas Bursa Arena: TOFAS SPOR SALONU.
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