Karşıyaka Basket
| Pınar Karşıyaka | |||
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| Leagues |
Turkish Basketball League Eurocup | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| History |
Karşıyaka Basket (1966 - present) | ||
| Arena |
Karşıyaka Arena (capacity: 6,500) | ||
| Location | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Team colors |
Green and Red | ||
| President | Fatih Diniz | ||
| Head coach | Ufuk Sarıca | ||
| Championships |
1 Turkish League 1 Turkish Cup 2 Turkish President's Cups | ||
| Website | www.kskbasketbol.net | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Karşıyaka Basket, mostly known as Pınar Karşıyaka for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball team that is located in Karşıyaka, İzmir. It is a section of the multi-sport club Karşıyaka S.K.. The team also goes by the name of KSK, which stands for Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü (i.e. Karşıyaka Sport Club).
The team competes in the Turkish Basketball League and the Eurocup.
History
Karşıyaka SK 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 at Turkish Basketball League in 1966. They relegated to the lower divisions in 1968. And they played between the 1968-74 in lower divisions. The team still participates to Turkish Basketball League since 1974.
Karşıyaka Basket is sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yaşar Holding's Food and Beverage Group. Their home arena is the Karşıyaka Arena with a capacity of 6,500 seats, which was opened in 2005.[1] They share the facilities with the Karşıyaka Women's Volleyball Team.
The team has a reputation for developing young talent and scouting for lesser-known foreign players. The team is also known as its successful cadet infrastructure which promote many stars to Turkish basketball in recent years.
Karşıyaka have a strong fan support with their aggressive manner at Karşıyaka Arena and cheering the team at away matches as well. They always support their own teams play good or bad.
Karşıyaka has won a Turkish League championship and a Turkish President's Cup in the 1986-87 season.[2] On February 9, 2014, the team has won Turkish Cup victory against Anadolu Efes.[3] On October 8, 2014, the team has won President's Cup victory against Fenerbahçe Ülker.
Home arenas
- İzmir Atatürk Sport Hall (1966–2005)
- Karşıyaka Arena (2005–present)
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Injury | Reserve |
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| C | Juan Palacios | Cemal Nalga | Egemen Guven | ||
| PF | Kenny Gabriel | Barış Hersek | İnanç Koç | ||
| SF | D.J. Strawberry | Erkan Veyseloğlu | |||
| SG | Jon Diebler | Soner Şentürk | Ceyhun Altay | ||
| PG | Bobby Dixon | Yunus Emre Sonsırma | |||
Notable players
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Notable coaches
Nadir Vekiloğlu- Murat Didin
- Ahmet Kandemir
- Ayhan Kalyoncu
- Hakan Demir
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | Cup Competitions | European Competitions |
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| 1966–67 | 1 | TBL | 12 | – | – | – |
| 1967–68 | 1 | TBL | 15 | Relegated | – | – |
| 1968–74 | Lower divisions | |||||
| 1974–75 | 1 | TBL | 3 | – | – | – |
| 1975–76 | 1 | TBL | 3 | – | – | – |
| 1976–77 | 1 | TBL | 6 | – | – | – |
| 1977–78 | 1 | TBL | 5 | – | – | – |
| 1978–79 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Final Group | – | – |
| 1979–80 | 1 | TBL | 5 | – | – | – |
| 1980–81 | 1 | TBL | 4 | Final Group | – | – |
| 1981–82 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Final Group | – | – |
| 1982–83 | 1 | TBL | 7 | – | – | – |
| 1983–84 | 1 | TBL | 2 | Runner-up | – | – |
| 1984–85 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 1985–86 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 1986–87 | 1 | TBL | 1 | Champion | – | Played Korać Cup |
| 1987–88 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | Played European Cup |
| 1988–89 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | – | – |
| 1989–90 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | – |
| 1990–91 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 11 | – | – | – |
| 1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 14 | – | – | Played Saporta Cup |
| 1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 9 | - | – | – |
| 1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 10 | - | – | – |
| 1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 12 | - | – | – |
| 1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 10 | - | – | – |
| 1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 12 | - | – | – |
| 1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 10 | - | – | – |
| 1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Played Korać Cup |
| 2000–01 | 1 | TBL | 10 | - | – | Played Saporta Cup |
| 2001–02 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 2002–03 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | – | Played FIBA Champions' Cup |
| 2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 4 | Semifinalist | Group Stage | – |
| 2004–05 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Runner-up | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | Group Stage | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 12 | – | Semifinalist | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | Group Stage | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Group Stage | EuroChallenge Quarterfinalist |
| 2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Group Stage | EuroChallenge Top 16 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | EuroChallenge Runner-up |
| 2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Semifinalist | Champion | Eurocup Last 32 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | TBL | Semifinalist | Eurocup Quarterfinalist | ||
See also
References
- ↑ About of Karşıyaka Arena (English)
- ↑ About of 86-87 championship (English)
- ↑ Karşıyaka won Turkish Cup victory against Anadolu Efes (English)
External links
- www.kskbasket.net
- TBLStat.net Profile
- Eurobasket Profile
- Official Twitter account of Pınar Karşıyaka
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