Esenler Erokspor (basketball)

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LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2022; 4 years ago (2022)
History
List
  • Esenler Erokspor
    (2022–2025)
    Safiport Erokspor
    (2025–present)
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Safiport Erokspor
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2022; 4 years ago (2022)
History
List
  • Esenler Erokspor
    (2022–2025)
    Safiport Erokspor
    (2025–present)
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Capacity16,000
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, green
   
PresidentZafer Topaloğlu
Head coachUfuk Sarıca
Team captainJordon Crawford
2024–25 positionTBL
2nd of 16 (Playoff winner)
WebsiteOfficial website

Esenler Erokspor, for sponsorship reasons Safiport Erokspor is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Esenler, Istanbul. Founded in 2022, the club currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.

Esenler Erokspor Basketball Team is the professional basketball branch of the Turkish sports club Esenler Erokspor, which was originally founded in 1959 as a football club. The basketball division was established much later, making its official debut in the 2022–2023 season by joining the Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L). In the summer of 2023, the team was invited by the Turkish Basketball Federation to participate in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL), the second tier of the national basketball pyramid, for the 2023–2024 seasonThe team earned promotion to the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) after winning the playoff series against Ankaragücü in the 2024–25 season.[1][2][3][4]

Sponsorship naming

  • Esenler Erokspor: 2022–2025
  • Safiport Erokspor: 2025–present[5]

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

Safiport Erokspor roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 1 United States Crawford, Jordon (C) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 35 – (1990-07-17)17 July 1990
PG 4 Canada Slovenia Pangos, Kevin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1993-01-26)26 January 1993
G 6 Turkey Yılmaz, Ozan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2003-01-17)17 January 2003
SG 7 Turkey Cyprus Gazi, Erten 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997
G 8 United States Galloway, Langston 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
F 11 United States Simmons, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1989-08-11)11 August 1989
F/C 12 France Czech Republic Cornelie, Petr 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1995-07-26)26 July 1995
SG 14 Turkey Belgium Akyazılı, Thomas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997
F 15 United States Thurman, Tre'Shawn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1995-12-15)15 December 1995
SF 18 Turkey Arna, Egehan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
G 22 United States Love, Jermaine 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989
PF 23 United States Gant, JaKeenan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
C 41 Turkey Akyel, Metehan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
C 44 Jordan Turkey Düverioğlu, Ahmet 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 32 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Recep Şen
  • Turkey Murat Bilge
  • Turkey Cemal Bayraktar
  • Turkey Semih Şenyurt
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 14, 2025

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

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ahmet Düverioğlu Metehan Akyel
PF JaKeenan Gant Petr Cornelie
SF Tre'Shawn Thurman Jeremy Simmons Egehan Arna
SG Jermaine Love Erten Gazi Thomas Akyazılı
PG Jordon Crawford Langston Galloway Ozan Yılmaz

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Pos. W–L Cup Competitions
2022–23 3 TB2L 3rd SF 18–5
2023–24 2 TBL 12th – 14–20
2024–25 2 TBL 2nd F 33–8
2025–26 1 BSL TBC TBC Quarterfinalist

Trophies and awards

References

External links

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