Galatasaray Café Crown
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| Leagues | TBL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | 1905 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Ayhan Şahenk Spor Salonu (capacity 3,500) |
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| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team colors | Red and Yellow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| President |  Adnan Polat |
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| Head coach | Murat Özyer |
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| Championships | Men's 11 Turkish Legaue 2 Turkish Cups 1 Super Cup Women's 11 Turkish Legaue 5 Turkish Cup 6 Super Cup |
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| Active departments of Galatasaray | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball |
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| Athletics | Water Polo | Swimming |
| Rowing | Sailing | Judo |
Galatasaray Café Crown is a basketball club, part of Galatasaray Sports Club, based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Men's team and Women's team, both compete in top divisions of Turkish basketball leagues. Currently Men's team also play in ULEB Cup 2007-08 and Women's team compete in FIBA EuroCup Women.
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[edit] History
Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray high school decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. That was how basketball entered Turkey. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, helped this new sport to be known which became popular soon.[1]
Galatasaray is the pioneer in Turkish basketball history,[2] and baskeball had always been very important for the club. Current president of the club, Özhan Canaydın is a former player of basketball team. However, in recent years club has been focused on football section and basketball section seeks to revive the successful eras in its bright history.
Wheelchair basketball team established in 2005 and became Turkish Champions next year.
[edit] Men's Team
[edit] Current Roster
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Galatasaray Café Crown roster
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[edit] Honours
- Turkish Basketball League:[3]
- Winners (4):1969,1985,1986,1990
- Turkish Cup:
- Winners (2): 1969-1970, 1994-1995
- President Cups:
- Winners (2): 1985,1990
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[edit] Women's Team
[edit] Current Roster
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Average Height: 182.38 cm (6'0), Average Age: 24.5
- Head Coach: Cem Akdağ
- Assistant: Hakan Acer
- Director: Mihriban Oğuz
[edit] Honours
- Turkish Women's Basketball League:[5]
- Winners (11): 1987-1988, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1999-2000
- Turkish Cup:
- Winners (5): 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995 1996-1997, 1997-1998
- President Cups:
- Winners (6): 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998
- EuroLeague Women Final Four:
- Runners-up (1): 1998-1999
[edit] Wheelchair Basketball
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- Galatasaray wheelchair basketball team hold the Turkish title and currently play in European Champions Cup organised by IWBF Europe.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hürriyet - Soner YALÇIN-Fercani zenci diye mi milli takıma alınmadı
- ^ Galatasaray Sports Club Kulübü Official Web Site - HISTORY
- ^ Galatasaray Spor Kulübü Resmi Sitesi - BASKETBOL
- ^ EUROBASKET - Galatasaray Istanbul basketball - team details, stats, news, roster
- ^ Galatasaray Spor Kulübü Resmi Sitesi - BASKETBOL
- ^ Galatasatray Wheelchair Basketball Team
- ^ Results EuroCup 2008
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Galatasaray SK Official Web Site (Turkish)
- Fans discussion forum
- Turkish Basketball League Statistics (English)
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