Beşiktaş JK Istanbul (basketball)

	Beşiktaş JK Istanbul (basketball)
Founded	1903
Hall	BJK Akatlar Arena / ; Abdi İpekçi Arena ; (3200/12500 seats)
Homepage	bjk.com.tr
president	Ahmet Nur Çebi
Trainer	Ufuk Sarıca
league	Euroleague;
	Türkiye Basketbol Ligi ; 2011/12: 1st place
Colours	black and white
home	Away
	successes
	Winner Eurochallenge 2012 ; Turkish champion 1975, 2012 ; Turkish cup winner 2012

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü Basketbol is the basketball department of the Turkish sports club Beşiktaş Istanbul from the Beşiktaş district in the European part of the largest city in the country, Istanbul . Beşiktaş (under the name Beşiktaş Milangaz) achieved the greatest successes in basketball in 2012 by winning the triple, consisting of the Turkish Championship, the Turkish Cup and the EuroChallenge . Beşiktaş plays its games in the Beşiktaş Akatlar Arena.

history

Beşiktaş Istanbul founded its first basketball team in 1933. After many players had left the club, he stopped playing in 1936. After a four-year break, gaming was resumed. In 1957, Hüdai Budanır scored 110 points against Karagücü in the then Istanbul League. Beşiktaş won 110-46. Budanır's record was later broken by Erman Kunter with 153 points.

1966/67 to 1976/1977 Beşiktaş missed three times winning the Turkish basketball championship. 1974/75 Beşiktaş won his first Turkish championship title in the club's history. Beşiktaş had a bad season in 1997, after regular time the team was 13th on a relegation zone. But by the financial problems of Yıldırımspor, which withdrew from the first division, Beşiktaş remained in the first division.

In 2004/05, the black and white made it into the play-off final after 30 years. The opponent was Efes Pilsen Istanbul . Efes Pilsen won the final with a series of 3: 1.

From the 2005/06 season the main sponsor Cola Turka was part of the team name, in the 2011/12 season the club was named after the utility company Milangaz , and after the start of the 2012/13 season the club was named "Beşiktaş Integral Forex".

In 2011/12 the black eagles became Turkish champions again after 37 years after beating Anadolu Efes with a series of 4-2 in the play-off final. This was also the 3rd cup in a very successful season.

Name changes due to sponsorship

On the basis of sponsorship agreements, the club has been selling its naming rights since summer 2005 and as a result has the respective sponsor name in its club name. The previous sponsoring-related name changes are:

Beşiktaş Cola Turka (2005-2011)
Beşiktaş Milangaz (2011-2013)
Beşiktaş Integral Forex (2013-2015)
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan (2015-)

Current squad

Squad Beşiktaş JK Istanbul in the 2013/2014 season

Attention: The squad information is out of date!
(current season: 2020/2021)

player
No.	Nat.	Surname	birth	size	info	Last club
		Guards ( PG , SG )
4th	Turkey	Mehmet Yagmur	07/01/1987	187		Olin Edirne
5	Turkey	Muratcan Guler	02/25/1980	188
6th	Turkey	Kartal Özmızrak	08/29/1995	188
9	United States	Chris Lofton	03/27/1986	188		Lagun Aro GBC
15th	Turkey	Sabahattin Gondür	06/23/1995	181
20th	United States	Doron Perkins	05/06/1983	191		Olympiacos Piraeus
25th	Turkey	Dogukan Şanlı	01/23/1995	192
		Forwards ( SF , PF )
10	Australia	Ryan Broekhoff	01/30/1983	201
13	Croatia	Tomislav Ružić	07/02/1979	208		Tofaş Bursa
22nd	United States	Bradley Buckman	01/11/1984	203		Artland Dragons
34	Turkey	Osman Gökhan Şirin	September 18, 1990	207
55	Turkey	Caner Topaloğlu	04/17/1985	198		Pınar Karşıyaka
		Center ( C )
11	Turkey	Mehmet Şanlı	06/06/1995	204		Fenerbahçe Ülker
35	Turkey	Onur Çalban	04/13/1993	211		Pınar Karşıyaka
45	United States	Colton Iverson	06/29/1989	213