Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)

Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Istanbul
Nickname Kara Kartallar (The Black Eagles)
Leagues Turkish League
Turkish Cup
Champions League
Founded 1933
History Beşiktaş J.K.
(1933–present)
Arena Akatlar Arena
Arena Capacity 3,200
Location İstanbul, Turkey
Team colors Black and White
         
President Fikret Orman
Team manager Cengiz Üçyürek
Head coach Ufuk Sarıca
Championships 2 Turkish Championships
1 Turkish Cup
1 Turkish President's Cup
1 EuroChallenge
Retired numbers 1 (8)
Website www.bjk.com.tr
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Beşiktaş Basketbol is a Turkish professional basketball team from the city of İstanbul. The team formed in 1933 as the basketball section of Beşiktaş JK, which was founded in 1903. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League and in the Champions League.

History

The club's men's basketball section started out in the year 1933, before being halted in 1936, and then resuming once again in 1940. Since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball Super League, in every season, except in the 1988–89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Basketball First League after the 1987–88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball Super League, under the management of Ateş Çubukçu and Tom Davis, in the 1974–75 season.

In October 2010, Beşiktaş announced the biggest transfer in the history of the club's basketball department, with the signing of the former NBA Most Valuable Player, Allen Iverson. Iverson signed a 2-year $4 million net income contract.

In July 2011, NBA All-Star Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets, announced he would play for Beşiktaş, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. His $5 million net income contract included a clause that would enable him to return to the NBA during the regular season, if an agreement was made between the owners and players association. When the lockout finished, Williams was replaced by Carlos Arroyo.

Arroyo led the team to the Turkish Cup title in February 2012. In April 2012, the team won the 3rd-tier level EuroChallenge Final against Elan Chalon. After the EuroChallenge championship, the team won the Turkish Basketball Super League Finals against Anadolu Efes. On September 30, 2012, the team won the Turkish President's Cup against Anadolu Efes.

Sponsorship naming

Beşiktaş has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;

Players

Retired numbers

Beşiktaş retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony date
8 United States Deron Williams G 2011 29 November 2011[1]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Beşiktaş men's basketball roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C Brazil Lima, Augusto 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 25 – (1991-09-17)17 September 1991
G/F Turkey Mutaf, Can Maxim 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1991-01-09)9 January 1991
PF Turkey Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
PG United States Armenia Boatright, Ryan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – (1992-12-27)27 December 1992
G 5 Turkey Güler, Muratcan (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 37 – (1980-02-25)25 February 1980
PF 6 United States Clark, Earl 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 29 – (1988-01-17)17 January 1988
F 10 Turkey Veyseloğlu, Erkan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1983-03-13)13 March 1983
C 21 Turkey Şanlı, Sertaç 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 26 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991
G/F 24 United States Strawberry, D. J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 32 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985
PG 25 Turkey Sipahi, Kenan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (1995-05-26)26 May 1995
SG 33 United States Diebler, Jon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1988-06-22)22 June 1988
SF 34 United States Weems, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 27 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Murat Bilge
  • Turkey Engin Gençoğlu
  • Turkey Arda Demirbağ
Team manager
  • Turkey Cengiz Üçyürek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: August 8, 2017

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Augusto Lima Sertaç Şanlı
PF Earl Clark Samet Geyik
SF Kyle Weems Erkan Veyseloğlu Can Maxim Mutaf
SG Jon Diebler D. J. Strawberry Muratcan Guler
PG Ryan Boatright Kenan Sipahi

In

Out

Notable players

Head coaches

Honours

National competitions

European competitions

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions European Competitions
1967–68 1 TBL 5 – Semifinalist –
1968–69 1 TBL 7 – – –
1969–70 1 TBL 5 – – –
1970–71 1 TBL 5 – Runner-up Cup Winner's Cup First Round
1971–72 1 TBL 2 – Quarterfinalist –
1972–73 1 TBL 6 – Runner-up –
1973–74 1 TBL 5 – – –
1974–75 1 TBL 1 – – –
1975–76 1 TBL 2 – – Champions Cup First Round
1976–77 1 TBL 2 – – Cup Winner's Cup Second Round
1977–78 1 TBL 8 – – Cup Winner's Cup First Round
1978–79 1 TBL 6 – – –
1979–80 1 TBL 3 – – –
1980–81 1 TBL 2 – – Korać Cup Second Round
1981–82 1 TBL 2 – – Cup Winner's Cup First Round
1982–83 1 TBL 4 – – Cup Winner's Cup First Round
1983–84 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup First Round
1984–85 1 TBL 9 – – –
1985–86 1 TBL 9 – – –
1986–87 1 TBL 1 Quarterfinalist – –
1987–88 1 TBL 11 – – Korać Cup Second Round
1988–89 2 TB2L 1 Promoted – –
1989–90 1 TBL 9 – – –
1990–91 1 TBL 10 – – –
1991–92 1 TBL 10 – Last 16 –
1992–93 1 TBL 10 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
1993–94 1 TBL 13 – Last 16 –
1994–95 1 TBL 14 – Last 16 –
1995–96 1 TBL 6 First Round Last 16 –
1996–97 1 TBL 13 – Quarterfinalist Korać Cup Third Round
1997–98 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Last 16 –
1998–99 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Korać Cup Quarterfinalist
1999–00 1 TBL 5 Semifinalist Semifinalist Korać Cup Second Round
2000–01 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist – Saporta Cup Top 16
2001–02 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup Round of 32
2002–03 1 TBL 10 Quarterfinalist – –
2003–04 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist – –
2004–05 1 TBL 3 Runner-up Semifinalist Europe League Quarterfinalist
2005–06 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist – ULEB Cup Regular Season
2006–07 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB Cup Regular Season
2007–08 1 TBL 1 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB Cup Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Regular Season
2009–10 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Regular Season
2010–11 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Runner-up Eurocup Regular Season
2011–12 1 TBL 4 Champion Champion Eurochallenge Champion
2012–13 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Euroleague Top 16
2013–14 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Last 16
2014–15 1 TBL 9 – – Eurocup Last 32
2015–16 1 TBL 9 – – Eurocup Regular Season
2016–17 1 TBL 2 Runner-up Quarterfinalist Champions League Last 16

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Deron Williams' jersey retired after just 15 games in Turkey". Content.usatoday.com. November 29, 2011.
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