Çağdaş Bodrumspor

Çağdaş Bodrumspor, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Bodrum.^[1] The club plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), the highest level of basketball in Turkey.

Çağdaş Bodrumspor
Leagues	Türkiye Basketbol Ligi
Founded	2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Arena	Bodrum Spor Salonu
Capacity	1,000
Location	Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey
Team colors	Orange, blue
President	Dağlarca Çağlar
Head coach	Erhan Ernak
Ownership	Çağdaş Holding
2023–24 position	BSL, 15th of 16
Championships	1 Turkish First League
Website	Link

History

At the beginning of the 2020–21 season, a group of businesspeople from Bodrum made efforts to participate in the Turkish Basketball League by purchasing the competitive rights of an existing sports club.^[2] Discussions were held with Bandırma Kırmızı and Global Connect Travel Düzce in this regard, but no result was achieved. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Çağdaş Bodrumspor was established solely with the capital of Çağdaş Holding, and the club started its activities by participating in the Turkish Basketball Second League.^[3]

The club, setting short-term goals of promotion to the Basketball Super League and long-term goals of participating in European tournaments, reached an agreement with Polat Kaya as the head coach, while Erkan Veyseloğlu became the club's first contracted player in its history.^[4][5][6] The team played its first match against Çorlu Belediyespor on November 7, 2021, securing a victory. However, consecutive defeats in the fourth and fifth weeks led to a change in the head coach, and Serhan Aydanarığ was appointed in December.^[7] At the end of the season, the team finished in second place and was promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League.^[8]

Before the 2022–23 season, the club made changes to its emblem, which was used during the 2021–22 season. The club also established its youth organization and reached the semi-finals in the Men's Federation Cup, which it participated in for the first time this season. They completed the same season as league champions and were promoted to the Basketball Super League.^[9]

Players

Current roster

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

Çağdaş Bodrumspor roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 6 Warren, Chris 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 36 – (1988-10-22)22 October 1988 SF 9 Cantitiz, Fatih 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-05-31)31 May 1992	Head coach Erhan Ernak Assistant coach(es) Kemal Akif Bursalı Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 16, 2024

Honours

Turkish Basketball First League

• Winners (1): 2022–23

References

1. "Bodrumspor Eurobasket Page". Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. "Bodrum TBL için takım arıyor" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
3. "Çağdaş Holding'in basketbol takımı Bodrum'a sporla dünyayı açacak". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). October 21, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
4. "Polat Kaya: Çağdaş Bodrumspor'da büyük hedef BSL" (in Turkish). basketfaul. May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
5. "Aksoy: Çağdaş Bodrum'da yolun sonu Avrupa" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
6. "Bodrum Çağdaş'tan dikkat çekici başlangıç" (in Turkish). basketfaul. September 11, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
7. "Serhan Aydanarığ: Çağdaş Bodrum'un büyük hedefleri var" (in Turkish). basketfaul. February 3, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
8. "Çağdaş Bodrum Spor bir üst ligde". trtspor.com.tr (in Turkish). May 7, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
9. "Çağdaş Bodrumspor şampiyon oldu". aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). May 7, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• Eurobasket.com profile
• TBLStat.net profile