Denizli Basket

In the year 2018, the club changed its name from Yüksekçıta Koleji to Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket. With the name change came the promotion.

Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket completed the 2018–19 regular season of the Turkish Basketball Second League undefeated in 20 games. In the first round of playoffs, Beylikdüzü Basket was defeated 2–0. The quarter finals saw them beating Boluspor, 3–0, and finally in the semi-final they defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik 3–1. Hence, promotion to the Turkish Basketball First League had been guaranteed. The season was not over yet, as at the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on Sinan Erdem Dome, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, 77–70. With this result, the team became the champion of the 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League and brought home their first-ever trophy.^[3]

They finished the 2020–21 season as regular-season leaders and earned the right to compete in the top tier (BSL) for the 2021–22 season onward.

The team just escaped relegation in their first-ever season at the top flight. They concluded the 21–22 season as the 14th seed. They were just one win off relegation.

Their second season saw them improve to the 13th seed.

In the 23–24 season, they were back to the 14th seed.

Their best result came in the 24–25 season as they concluded it as the 12th seed. They missed the play-ins by 2 wins.

Denizli Basket qualified to participate in the Basketball Champions League qualifying round for the 2026-27 season. They were eliminated after losing 101–98 to the Rasta Vechta in the qualifying round's final-eight stage.^[4]

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Current roster

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Yukatel Denizli Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 1 Ivey, Brae 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1996-08-25)25 August 1996 G 4 Yılmaz, Mustafa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2006-01-09)9 January 2006 F/C 5 Pecarski, Marko 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (2000-02-12)12 February 2000 SG 6 Alişan, Yaman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2006-06-27)27 June 2006 G/F 8 Brewer, Ty 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 SG 10 Bailey Jr., Victor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 SG 11 Gazi, Erten 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 F 12 Meeks, John 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1999-03-16)16 March 1999 C 15 Güven, Egemen 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1996-09-25)25 September 1996 PF 22 Amzil, Mustapha 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 C 46 Agva, Mahir (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 SG Dunn, Jhonathan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998	Head coach Zafer Aktaş Assistant coach(es) Sergey Sergen Horuz Cihan Özolcay Strength & conditioning coach(es) Mustafa Kara Physiotherapist(s) Ali İhsan Aktaş Team manager Ömer Halat Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 21, 2026

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Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Mahir Agva	Egemen Güven
PF	Marko Pecarski	Mustapha Amzil
SF	John Meeks	Ty Brewer
SG	Victor Bailey Jr.	Erten Gazi	Yaman Alişan
PG	Brae Ivey	Mustafa Yılmaz	Mustafa Yılmaz

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Domestic competitions

Turkish Basketball First League

• Winner (1): 2020–21

Turkish Basketball Second League

• Winner (1): 2018–19