Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)

Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.^[1] Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.

Galatasaray
2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season
Leagues	Turkish Super League EuroCup Women
Founded	1954; 70 years ago (1954)
History	Galatasaray (1954–2010) Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012) Galatasaray (2012–2013) Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015) Galatasaray (2015–present)
Arena	Sinan Erdem Dome (capacity 16,000)
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow and red
President	Dursun Özbek
Head coach	Ekrem Memnun
Team captain	Meltem Yıldızhan
Championships	Turkish League (13) Turkish Cup (11) President Cup (8) Euroleague (1) FIBA Eurocup (2)
Website	www.galatasaray.org
Home Away

The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish clubs in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

Galatasaray MP – Tarsus Belediyesi BK – November 19, 2011

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:

• Galatasaray (1954–2010)
• Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
• Galatasaray (2012–2013)
• Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
• Galatasaray (2015–2022)
• Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

Home courts

#	Court	Capacity	Period
1	Abdi İpekçi Arena	12,270	2007
2	Ayhan Şahenk Arena	3,500	2008–2009
3	Abdi İpekçi Arena	12,270	2009–2017
4	Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall	3,500	2017–2021
5	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000	2021
6	Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi	2,100	2021–2022
7	Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi	3,012	2022–2023
8	Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall	2,200	2023–2024
9	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000	2024–present

Players

Further information: Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team past rosters

Current squad

Galatasaray roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Erdoğan, Derin 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002 PF 2 Tokmak, Simge 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 SF 3 Yılmaz, Sude 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-03-15)15 March 2002 PG 6 Fitik, Gökşen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-08-11)11 August 2001 PG 7 Günay, Ayşegül 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-10-26)26 October 1992 SG 8 Cora, Ayşe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 31 – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 C 9 Ji-su, Park 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-12-06)6 December 1998 PF 11 Gül, Selin Rachel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2003-12-21)21 December 2003 C 13 Hollingsworth, Quanitra 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 35 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 SF 14 Vardar, Arifecan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003 PG 21 Şahin, Berna 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 F 23 Yıldızhan, Meltem (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999 SF 24 Zandalasini, Cecilia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 28 – (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 F 34 Fraser, Brianna 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 PG 35 Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993	Head coach Ekrem Memnun Assistant coach(es) Selim Aldağ Ege Talay Athletic trainer(s) Semih Eroğlu Serkan Bodur Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship Injured Roster Updated: 23 August 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Park Ji-su	Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF		Selin Rachel Gül			Simge Tokmak
SF	Cecilia Zandalasini	Meltem Yıldızhan	Brianna Fraser	Sude Yılmaz	Arifecan Vardar
SG	Ayşe Cora
PG	Julie Vanloo	Gökşen Fitik	Derin Erdoğan	Ayşegül Günay	Berna Şahin

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Honours

International competitions

Galatasaray S.K.

Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Galatasaray
EuroLeague Women
	FIBA Euroleague Women	1998–99
	FIBA Euroleague Women	2013–14
FIBA EuroCup
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2007–08
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2008–09
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2017–18
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2021–22
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2022–23
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
	FIBA Europe SuperCup Women	2009
	FIBA Europe SuperCup Women	2018
Turkish Women's Basketball League
	TBB League	1987–88
	TBB League	1989–90
	TBB League	1990–91
	TBB League	1991–92
	TBB League	1992–93
	TBB League	1993–94
	TBB League	1994–95
	TBB League	1995–96
	TBB League	1996–97
	TBB League	1997–98
	TBB League	1999–00
	TBB 2nd League	2005–06
	TBB League	2007–08
	TBB League	2009–10
	TBB League	2010–11
	TBB League	2011–12
	TBB League	2012–13
	TBB League	2013–14
	TBB League	2014–15
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
	Turkish Cup	1992–93
	Turkish Cup	1993–94
	Turkish Cup	1994–95
	Turkish Cup	1995–96
	Turkish Cup	1996–97
	Turkish Cup	1997–98
	Turkish Cup	1998–99
	Turkish Cup	1999–00
	Turkish Cup	2000–01
	Turkish Cup	2008–09
	Turkish Cup	2009–10
	Turkish Cup	2010–11
	Turkish Cup	2011–12
	Turkish Cup	2012–13
	Turkish Cup	2013–14
	Turkish Cup	2015–16

• EuroLeague Women / FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013–14^[2]
  • Third (1): 1998–99^[3]
  • Quarter-finals (9): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21
• FIBA EuroCup
  • Winners (2): 2008–09,^[4] 2017–18^[5]
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23
  • Third (2): 2007–08, 2021–22
  • Fourth (1): 2016–17
• European Super Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2018
• Triple Crown (1) : 2013–14

Domestic competitions

• Turkish Basketball Super League
  • Winners (13): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2013–14,^[6] 2014–15
  • Runners-up (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2020–21
• Turkish Women's Basketball League
  • Winners (1): 2005-06
• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013-14 ^[7]
  • Runners-up (5): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2015–16
• Turkish Presidential Cup
  • Winners (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011^[8]
  • Runners-up (5): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Technical staff

As of 9 August 2024^[9][10]

Staff member	Position
Ekrem Memnun	Head Coach
Işıl Alben	General Coordinator
Melahat Aydın	Team Manager
Selim Aldağ	Assistant Coach
Ege Talay	Assistant Coach
Semih Eroğlu	Conditioner
Serkan Bodur	Conditioner
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu	Masseuse
Osman Aşbay	Masseur
Altuğ Duramaz	Doctor
Pelin Yılmaz	Physiotherapist
Alaaddin Akkoyun	Material Manager
İpek Birol	Media Communications Manager
Özcan Kör	Transportation Manager

Team captains

Dates	Name
2008–2010	Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014	Işıl Alben
2014–2015	Nevriye Yılmaz
2015–2020	Işıl Alben
2020–2021	Cansu Köksal
2021–2022	Pelin Bilgiç
2022–2023	Işıl Alben
2023–	Meltem Yıldızhan

Head coaches

Dates	Name
1994–1996	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002	Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007	Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009	Cem Akdağ
2009	Hakan Acer
2009	Okan Çevik
2009–2010	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012	Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–2016	Ekrem Memnun
2016–2018	Marina Maljkovic
2018–2022	Efe Güven
2022–2023	Alper Durur
2023–2024	Miloš Pađen
2024	Tolga Esenci
2024–present	Ekrem Memnun

See also

• See also Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
• See also Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball)

References

1. "Medya Bilgilendirme". Galatasaray SK Official Website. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
2. Fenerbahçe 58 - Galatasaray Odeabank 69
3. FIBA EuroLeague Women
4. Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
5. Galatasaray take second EuroCup Women title
6. "Women's Turkish League Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
7. "Women's Turkish Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
8. "Women's Turkish President's Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
9. "Kadın Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray Sports Club. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
10. "TEKNİK KADRO". Turkish Basketball Federation. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

External links

• Galatasaray S.K. official website (in Turkish and English)