Fenerbahçe Koleji (basketball team)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Fenerbahçe S.K.

Fenerbahçe Koleji basketball team, known as Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel for sponsorship reasons, is the men's youth basketball team of Fenerbahçe Beko of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi.^[2] The team plays its matches at the Fenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu with a capacity of 2,500 people.^[1]

Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel
Leagues	Türkiye Basketbol Ligi
Founded	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Arena	Fenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu
Capacity	2,500[1]
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow, navy blue
Main sponsor	Novotel
President	Ali Koç
Team manager	Sercan Ergin Sabri Gurur Erol
Head coach	Ömer Uğurata
Championships	(1) TB2L (2021–22)
Website	fenerbahce.org
Home Away

History

The team was first established in the 2021–22 season and started its activities in the Turkish Basketball Second League, the lowest tier of professional leagues. The sole purpose of the team is to provide infrastructure services to Fenerbahçe Beko.

In addition, in accordance with the sponsorship agreement with Safi Holding in the 2021–2022 season, the team started to be known as Fenerbahçe Koleji Safiport in the league.^[3] The team finished 2nd in Group B of the Turkish Basketball Second League in the 2021–2022 season and qualified directly for the Round of 16. At the end of the Round of 16 matches, the team beat its rival Saray Spor 1953 with a score of 2–1 in the series and made its name in the Final Group. Completing the Final Group undefeated, the yellow-dark blue team advanced to the semi-finals and beat its rival Kastamonu Yurdum GSK 74–60 in the semi-finals, thus enlisting its name in the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi for the next season. The team ended the season with the title of champion by beating its rival Çağdaş Bodrum Spor with a score of 75–65 in the match that will determine the champion of the 2021–2022 Turkish Basketball 2nd League on 30 April 2022.^[4]

Before the 2022–2023 season, the agreement with Safiport, the name sponsor of the team, was terminated and as a result of the name sponsorship agreement made with DS Energy before the new season, the name of the team became Fenerbahçe Koleji DS Energy.^[5] The team continues to compete in the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi since 2022–2023 season. Fenerbahçe Beko basketballers Mert Emre Ekşioğlu, Ömer Ege Ziyaettin and Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu play for the team by duel license.

In the 2023–2024 season, name sponsorship agreement made with Novotel before the new season, the name of the team became Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel.^[6]

Previous names

• Fenerbahçe Koleji SK (original name)
• Fenerbahçe Koleji Safiport (2021–2022)^[3]
• Fenerbahçe Koleji DS Energy (2022–2023)^[5]
• Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel (2023–...)^[6]

Honours

• Turkish Basketball Second League

Winners (1): (2021–22)^[7]

Players

Team roster

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

Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel roster
Players	Coaches
[8] Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Erfa, Mehmet Ersin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2006-01-02)2 January 2006 G 1 Odabaşı, Kutay 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 G 2 Özkan, Yiğit 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 G 3 Camgöz, Okay 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-12-05)5 December 2001 G 5 Ekşioğlu, Mert Emre (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 G 7 Urunlu, Deniz Ulaş 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2007-07-14)14 July 2007 G 8 Ziyaettin, Ömer Ege 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 16 – (2008-05-20)20 May 2008 F 10 Acar, Batuhan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-10-30)30 October 2002 G 11 Shungu, Ben 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1997-10-04)4 October 1997 G 19 İlyem, Eren 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 F 22 Mestoğlu, Yiğit Hamza 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (2004-04-22)22 April 2004 C 23 Kelly, Amari 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1999-08-24)24 August 1999 G 24 Gökçek, Hakan Turan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2005-03-22)22 March 2005 F 33 Biberović, Faruk (DC) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2005-03-03)3 March 2005 C 35 Hacıoğlu, Gökay 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002 C 44 Tunç, Berat Berke 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 20 – (2004-04-09)9 April 2004 G 77 Yancı, Kadir Yiğit 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2005-10-30)30 October 2005	Head coach Ömer Uğurata Assistant coach(es) Oğuzhan Öner Athletic trainer(s) Erşan Keskin Emirhan Kılıç Ahmet Onur Selimbeyoğlu Physiotherapist(s) Emirhan Kılıç Berkay Taş Team manager Sabri Gurur Erol Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship Injured Roster Updated: 4 December 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Amari Kelly	Gökay Hacıoğlu	Berat Berke Tunç
PF	Faruk Biberović				Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu
SF	Batuhan Acar	Kadir Yiğit Yancı
SG	Yiğit Özkan	Kutay Odabaşı	Hakan Turan Gökçek	Deniz Ulaş Urunlu	Mert Emre Ekşioğlu
PG	Ben Shungu	Okay Camgöz	Mehmet Ersin Erfa	Eren İlyem	Ömer Ege Ziyaettin

Notable players

• Ahmet Can Duran, (2 seasons: '21-'23)
• Mert Emre Ekşioğlu, (4 seasons: '21-...)
• Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu, (2 seasons: '23-...)
• Ekrem Sancaklı, (3 seasons: '21-'24)
• Ömer Ege Ziyaettin, (2 seasons: '23-...)
• Marreon Jackson, (6 seasons: '22-'23)

Italic written players still play for the club.

Coaches

Period	Coach
2021–2024	Ertuğ Tuzcukaya
2024–...	Ömer Uğurata

See also

• Basketbol Süper Ligi
• Fenerbahçe Beko
• Fenerbahçe Opet

References

1. "Venue Review: Fenerbahce Ulker Sports Arena". Fenerbahçe Youtube. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. "Fenerbahçe Koleji Spor Kulübü Erkek Basketbol Takımı kadrosu şekillendi". Fenerbahçe SK. 11 August 2021.
3. "Safi Holding İle Kulübümüz Arasında Önemli İşbirliği, Ailemize Hoş Geldin Safi Holding". Fenerbahçe SK. 6 October 2021.
4. "TB2L'de Şampiyon Fenerbahçe Koleji Safiport". Fenerbahçe SK. 30 April 2022.
5. "Fenerbahçe Koleji Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın isim sponsoru DS Energy oldu". Fenerbahçe SK. 29 August 2022.
6. "Novotel, Fenerbahçe Koleji Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın isim sponsoru oldu". Fenerbahçe SK. 30 September 2023.
7. "TBF League Champions". Turkish Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
8. "Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel TBF Profile". Turkish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2024.