Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K.
Basketball team in Istanbul, Turkey
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Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü, also known as Bahçeşehir Basketbol, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Istanbul.[1] The club plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), the highest level of basketball in Turkey, and in the EuroCup. Bahçeşehir made its debut in the BSL in 2018 and made its debut in European competitions in 2019. Bahçeşehir won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2022.
EuroCup
2017–present
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| Nickname | Red Dragons | ||
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| History | Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. 2017–present | ||
| Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Navy, Red, White | ||
| President | Begüm Yücel | ||
| Head coach | Aleksandar Đorđević | ||
| Team captain | Tyler Cavanaugh | ||
| Championships | 1 FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Website | bahcesehirsporkulubu | ||
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The club is part of Bahçeşehir Koleji, a private school based in Istanbul.
History
In the 2017–18 season, Bahçeşehir reached the finals of the TBL for the first time.[1] On 13 July 2018, Bahçeşehir received the vacant spot in the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi, after the withdrawal of Eskişehir Basket.[2] This meant the club's first appearance in the domestic first tier. In the 2018–19 season, finished 9th in the BSL. In the 2019–20 season, Bahçeşehir made its European debut and played in the FIBA Europe Cup regular season.[3] It is the first European participation for Bahçeşehir.
In the 2021–22 season, Bahçeşehir won the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Pallacanestro Reggiana in the Finals.[4]
On 12 June 2025, Bahçeşehir Koleji hired Marko Barać as their new head coach.[5]
Logos
Former logo
(2017–2024)
Current logo
(2024–present)
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Trevion Williams | Furkan Haltalı | |
| PF | Damien Inglis | Isiaha Mike | Tyler Cavanaugh |
| SF | Mateusz Ponitka | David DiLeo | |
| SG | Marcquise Reed | Aleksa Avramović | Can Maxim Mutaf |
| PG | Malachi Flynn | Kenan Sipahi | İsmet Akpınar |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Yiğit Arslan (2022–present)- Berkay Candan (2021–present)
- Deniz Kılıçlı (2020–2021)
- Rıdvan Öncel (2020–2021)
- Kartal Özmızrak (2021–present)
- Emir Preldžić (2018–2019)
- Oğuz Savaş (2021–present)
- Burak Can Yıldızlı (2020–2021)
Mangok Mathiang (2019–2020)
Andy Rautins (2019–2020)
İsmet Akpınar (2020–2021)
Ben Bentil
Jaka Blažič (2022–2023)
Alex Pérez (2020)
Quino Colom (2018–2019)
Chris Babb (2018–2019)- Tarik Black (2022)
- Sam Dekker (2021–2022)
- Erick Green (2020–2021)
- Manny Harris (2018–2019)
- JaJuan Johnson (2019–2020)
- London Perrantes (2019–2020)
- Thomas Robinson (2020)
- Jamar Smith (2021–2023)
- D. J. White (2017–2019)
Head coaches
Stefanos Dedas (2017–2019)- Zafer Aktaş (2019–2020)
- Erhan Ernak (2020–2023)
- Sinan Atalay (2023)
Dejan Radonjić (2023–2025)
Marko Barać (2025–2026)- Aleksandar Đorđević (2026–present)
Honours
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | Turkish Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2017–18 | 2 | TBL | 6th | 22–12 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 13–15 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BSL | –1 | 7–16 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | SF1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 12th | 10–20 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 6th | 18–14 | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | C | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 9th | 13–17 | 3 Champions League | R16 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 13th | 12–18 | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RU | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | BSL | 5th | 18–12 | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | SF | |
| 2025–26 | 1 | BSL | 3rd | 25–12 | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | SF | |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.