Galatasaray Medical Park (women's basketball)

For other uses of Galatasaray, see Galatasaray (disambiguation)
Galatasaray Medical Park
Leagues Turkish Women's Basketball League, Euroleague Women
Founded 1986
History Galatasaray
(1986-2010)
Galatasaray Medical Park
(2010-Present)
Arena Abdi Ipekçi Arena
(capacity 12,500)
Location Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors Yellow and Red
        
President Ünal Aysal
Current Season 2011-12
Head coach Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
Championships Turkish League (11)
Turkish Cup (8)
President Cup (8)
FIBA Eurocup (1)
Website www.galatasaray.org
Uniforms
Home
Away
Active departments of Galatasaray
Football Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's)
Basketball (Men's) Basketball (Women's) Wheelchair Basketball
Athletics Bridge Equestrian
Judo Rowing Sailing
Swimming Water Polo (Men's) Water Polo (Women's)
Galatasaray Tennis Team SL Formula Galatasaray Handball Team

Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park.[1][2]

Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators. The team recently won EuroCup Women 2009 title after beating Cras Basket Taranto in the finals.

Contents

Previous names

Honors

International competitions

Medal record
Women’s Basketball
Competitor for Galatasaray MP
FIBA EuroCup
Bronze FIBA Eurocup Women 2007-08
Gold FIBA Eurocup Women 2008-09
EuroLeague Women
Bronze FIBA Euroleague Women 1998-99
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
Silver FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2009
Turkish Women's Basketball League
Gold TBB League 1987-88
Gold TBB League 1989-90
Gold TBB League 1990-91
Gold TBB League 1991-92
Gold TBB League 1992-93
Gold TBB League 1993-94
Gold TBB League 1994-95
Gold TBB League 1995-96
Gold TBB League 1996-97
Gold TBB League 1997-98
Gold TBB League 1999-2000
Silver TBB League 2007-2008
Silver TBB League 2009-2010
Silver TBB League 2010-2011
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
Gold Turkish Cup 1992-93
Gold Turkish Cup 1993-94
Gold Turkish Cup 1994-95
Gold Turkish Cup 1995-96
Gold Turkish Cup 1996-97
Gold Turkish Cup 1997-98
Silver Turkish Cup 1998-99
Silver Turkish Cup 1999-2000
Silver Turkish Cup 2000-01
Silver Turkish Cup 2008-09
Gold Turkish Cup 2009-10
Gold Turkish Cup 2010-11

Domestic competitions

Technical staff

Name Job
Müge Erdem Manager
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu Head Coach
Hakan Acer Assistant
Emre Vatansever Assistant
Muratcan Üner Fitness Coach
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu Masseuse
Hasan Bulat Manciple

Current roster

Main article: 2011–12 Galatasaray S.K. Women’ s Basketball season
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 4 Kumral, Sariye 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
G 5 Prince, Epiphanny 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
PG 7 Saylar, Yasemen 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
F 8 Cora, Ayşe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
F 9 Çağlar, Bahar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
PG 10 Alben, Işıl (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb)
C 11 Matić, Ivanka 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
SF 12 Gümüşay, Gülşah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
SG 13 Taurasi, Diana 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
SF 14 İvegin, Şaziye 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
SG 17 Torrens, Alba 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 60 kg (132 lb)
PF 25 Can, Melisa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
C 31 Charles, Tina 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Hakan Acer
  • Emre Vatansever
Legend
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-09-24
For a listing of past rosters, see Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team past rosters.

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Inactive
C Sylvia Fowles Tina Charles Ivanka Matić Melek Bilge |
PF Bahar Çağlar Melisa Can
SF Alba Torrens Şaziye İvegin Gülşah Gümüşay
SG Diana Taurasi Ayşe Cora Sariye Kumral
PG Işıl Alben Epiphanny Prince Yasemen Saylar

Head coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ "Galatasaray'ın "en sağlıklı" transferi: Medical Park". Medical Park Official Website. http://www.medicalpark.com.tr/Haberler.aspx?id=40322996-ec7b-480c-b3a2-7e6ea522cb28. Retrieved 2010-05-28. 
  2. ^ "Galatasaray, Medical Park İle Sponsorluk Anlaşması İmzaladı". Galatasaray SK Official Website. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/7056.php. Retrieved 2010-05-28. 
  3. ^ FIBA EuroLeague Women
  4. ^ Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
  5. ^ Women's Turkish League Champions
  6. ^ Women's Turkish Cup Champions
  7. ^ Women's Turkish President's Cup Champions

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