Bursaspor Basketbol

Bursaspor Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Frutti Extra Bursaspor, is a Turkish basketball club based in Bursa. It currently plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Founded in 2014, it is the basketball section of the multi-sports club Bursaspor.

Frutti Extra Bursaspor
NicknameTimsahlar (Crocodiles)
LeaguesBSL
EuroCup
Founded2014 (2014)
ArenaTofaş Spor Salonu
Capacity7,500
LocationBursa, Turkey
PresidentSezer Sezgin
Head coachDušan Alimpijević
Team captainBirkan Batuk
2019–20 positionBasketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16
Championships1 Turkish First League
WebsiteLink
Active departments of Bursaspor
FootballBasketball
(Men's)

History

Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship.[1] In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This will be the European debut of the team.

Sponsorship names
  • Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019
  • Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–present

Players

Current roster

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Frutti Extra Bursaspor roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 0 Holland, John 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1988-11-06)6 November 1988
PF 1 Sezgün, Tarık 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 21 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001
G 4 Özalp, Mithat Can 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 19 – (2002-05-01)1 May 2002
PG 5 Needham, Derek 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1990-10-20)20 October 1990
PF 7 Türen, Metin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1994-02-04)4 February 1994
G/F 8 Batuk, Birkan (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 32 – (1990-01-30)30 January 1990
PG 9 Al, Ömer Utku 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998
SF 10 Bitim, Onuralp 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 – (1999-05-31)31 May 1999
SG 12 Andrews, Andrew 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1993-05-25)25 May 1993
C 13 Hayes, Kevarrius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997
F 20 Geçim, Tolga  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996
PF 22 Olmaz, Ayberk 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1996-06-08)8 June 1996
PF 23 Dudzinski, Dave 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serhan Kavut
  • Erden Eryüz
Team manager
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: March 9, 2022

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C Kevarrius Hayes Ayberk Olmaz Tarık Sezgün
    PF Dave Dudzinski Metin Türen
    SF Onuralp Bitim John Holland Tolga Geçim
    SG Andrew Andrews Birkan Batuk Mithat Can Özalp
    PG Derek Needham Ömer Utku Al

    Honours

    Turkish Basketball First League

    • Winners (1): 2018–19

    Season by season
    Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup European competitions
    2017–18 2 TBL 2nd
    2018–19 2 TBL 1st 25–5
    2019–20 1 BSL –1 11–12
    2020–21 1 BSL 9th 13–17 2 EuroCupRS
    2021–22 1 BSL 2 EuroCup
    ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

    References
    1. "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
    2. "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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