Çukurova Basketbol

Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü (ÇBK Mersin), for sponsorship reasons Çimsa ÇBK Mersin, is a Turkish professional women's basketball club based in Mersin, Türkiye. The club was founded in 2015 and currently competing in the Women's Basketball Super League.

Ç.B.K. Mersin
Leagues	Super League EuroLeague Women
Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Arena	Servet Tazegül Arena
Location	Mersin,  Turkey
Team colors	Black-Orange
President	Serdar Çevirgen
Head coach	Ahmet Kandemir
Team captain	Asena Yalçın
Home Away

Çukurova Basketbol before the Turkish Super League game. (December 2018)

History

The club was founded in 2015 under the name Cukurova Basketbol Mersin. In 2020 the team was rebranded to CBK Mersin. The club joined the KSBL for the 2017/2018 season. Grine had left the league prior to the beginning of the 2017 season.^[1] After competing in the play-off semi finals in their first season, the club played in the play-off finals against Fenerbahçe in the 2018–19 season. The club lost to Fenerbahçe in the finals, but qualified to compete in EuroLeague Women in the 2019–20 season.

On January 22, 2020, a partnership was established with the Yenişehir Municipality, and the club's name was changed to ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Belediyesi. This partnership played a significant role in the club's rise.

Before the 2023-24 season, the name was changed to Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü Mersin (shortly Ç.B.K. Mersin). In late January 2025, as a result of the sponsorship agreement with ÇİMSA, the team's name became ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin.

Current roster

Çukurova Basketbol 2024–25 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Yalçın, Asena (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 G 1 Anderson, Yvonne 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 F/C 2 Magarity, Regan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-04-30)30 April 1996 F 3 Akalan, Feride 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (2001-10-14)14 October 2001 G 4 Fauthoux, Marine 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 24 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 F 6 Carleton, Bridget 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 F 8 Araujo, Maria 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-08-01)1 August 1997 G 9 Yaya, Derin 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-09-12)12 September 1997 F 10 Ataş, Sinem 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 C 12 Rupert, Iliana 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 G 15 McCowan, Teaira 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 G 23 Johannès, Marine 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 30 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 PG 99 Bilgiç, Pelin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994 C Höke, Beren Polen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2006-04-10)10 April 2006 G Durmaz, İkra 17 – (2007-09-21)21 September 2007	Head coach Ahmet Kandemir Assistant coach(es) Mutlu Demir Kadir Mert Oktay Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: February 23, 2025

Gallery

• 
  (0) Asena Yalçın
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  (1) Yvonne Anderson
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  (2) Regan Magarity
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  (3) Feride Şevval Akalan
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  (4) Marine Fauthoux
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  [6] Bridget Carleton
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  (8) Maria Araujo
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  (9) Derin Yaya
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  (10) Sinem Ataş
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  (12) Ilıana Rupert
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  (23) Marine Johannes
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  (99) Pelin Bilgiç
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  (7) Beren Polen Höke

Honours

European competitions

• EuroLeague Women
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23
• EuroCup Women
  • Semifinalist: 2022
  • Quarterfinalist: 2019

Domestic competitions

• Turkish Super League
  • Runner-up (4): 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Semi-Finalist: 2018

• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (1): 2022
  • Finalist: 2024
• Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup
  • Winners (1): 2022

Notable players

Turkey Lara Sanders Pelin Bilgiç Şaziye İvegin Gökşen Fitik Sevgi Uzun Esra Ural  United States Brittney Sykes Chelsea Gray Diamond DeShields Erlana Larkins Jantel Lavender Kelsey Bone Morgan Tuck Nia Coffey Tiffany Hayes DeWanna Bonner Shavonte Zellous Quanitra Hollingsworth Jasmine Thomas

Belarus Alex Bentley  Belgium Kim Mestdagh  Romania Gabriela Mărginean  Spain Astou Ndour Leonor Rodríguez  Ukraine Alina Iagupova Liudmyla Naumenko  United Kingdom Temi Fagbenle Kristine Anigwe