Tofaş S.K.

Tofaş
Leagues Turkish Basketball League
EuroChallenge
Founded 1974
History Tofaş
(1974-present)
Arena Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall
(capacity: 3,500)
Location Bursa, Turkey
Team colors Red and White          
President Efe Aydan
Head coach Ilias Zouros
Championships 2 Turkish Championships
3 Turkish Cups
1 Turkish President's Cup
Website www.tofasspor.com
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Tofaş Spor Kulübü (English: Tofaş Sports Club) (more commonly known as Tofaş) is a professional basketball team that is based in Bursa, Turkey. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall, with a capacity of 3,500 seats. The team is sponsored by Tofaş. It is a Turkish automaker.

The team competes in the Turkish Basketball League and the EuroChallenge.

History

Tofaş was founded in 1974. The team won the TBL in two consecutive years in 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons. The following year, however, the team withdrew from the league for financial reasons. They returned to competition in the TBL in 2003-04 season but relegated the following year. Tofaş has been playing in TBL since 2009-10 season. In addition to their two league titles, the team has won three Turkish Cups and a Turkish President's Cup.

In their heyday, the team achieved significant success at continental level, losing a Korać Cup final against Aris Thessaloniki from Greece. Tofaş also competed in the Euroleague in the 1999-2000 season.




Current roster

Tofaş roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 8 Turkey Bayram, Kadir 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – 13 September 1996
PF 9 Turkey Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 – 12 January 1993
SG 10 Turkey Erülkü, Tayfun 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – 22 February 1994
PF 13 Nigeria Elonu, Chinemelu 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – 11 March 1987
SG 15 Turkey Çinko, Erolcan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 24 – 15 August 1990
PF Bosnia and Herzegovina Todić, Miroslav 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 30 – 6 January 1985
SF 19 Turkey Dokuyan, Uğur 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – 5 March 1993
G/F 21 United States Patterson, Lamar 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 23 – 12 August 1991
SG 22 United States Harris, Lance 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – 14 November 1984
PG 30 United States Wood, DaShaun 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 29 – 29 September 1985
C 35 Turkey Çalban, Onur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 22 – 13 April 1993
C 41 United States Qvale, Brian 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 26 – 3 November 1988
PG 53 Turkey Güney, Barış 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – 3 December 1983
PF 77 Turkey Yaşar, Muhsin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – 31 December 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Fatih Elbaş
  • Turkey Murat Yılmaz

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 25 December, 2014

Notable players

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions European Competitions
1974–76 Lower divisions
1976–77 1 TBL 7
1977–78 1 TBL 2
1978–79 1 TBL 4 Final Group
1979–80 1 TBL 6
1980–81 1 TBL 5 Final Group
1981–82 1 TBL 4 Final Group
1982–83 1 TBL 8
1983–84 1 TBL 9
1984–85 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist
1985–86 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist
1986–87 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Played Korać Cup
1987–88 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Played European Cup
1988–89 1 TBL 11 Relegated
1989–90 2 TB2L 1 Promoted
1990–91 1 TBL 2 Runner-up Played Korać Cup
1991–92 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Played European Cup
1992–93 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Champion Played Korać Cup
1993–94 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Played European Cup
1994–95 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Played Korać Cup
1995–96 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Played Korać Cup
1996–97 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Runner-up Korać Cup
1997–98 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist
1998–99 1 TBL 1 Champion Champion
1999–00 1 TBL 1 Champion Champion Played Euroleague
2000–03 Lower divisions
2003–04 1 TBL 14 Relegated Group Stage
2004–05 2 T2BL 1 Final Stage4th
2005–06 2 T2BL 1 Promoted
2006–07 1 TBL 15 Relegated Group Stage
2007–08 2 TB2L 1 Final Stage Quarterfinalist
2008–09 2 TB2L 1 PromotedChampion
2009–10 1 TBL 10 Group Stage
2010–11 1 TBL 9 Group Stage
2011–12 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist Group Stage EuroChallenge Top 16
2013–14 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Played EuroChallenge
2014–15 1 TBL Group stage Played EuroChallenge

References