Körfez Basket
Turkish basketball team
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Körfez Basket, mostly known as Biotekno Körfez Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Kocaeli, that competes in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[1] The club was formerly known as Manisa Basket.
Founded1994
HistoryManisa Belediyespor
1994–2014
Manisa Büyükşehir Basket Kulübü
2014–2024
Manisa Basket
2024–2026
Körfez Basket
2026–present
1994–2014
Manisa Büyükşehir Basket Kulübü
2014–2024
Manisa Basket
2024–2026
Körfez Basket
2026–present
| Biotekno Körfez Basket | |
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| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi Europe Cup |
| Founded | 1994 |
| History | Manisa Belediyespor 1994–2014 Manisa Büyükşehir Basket Kulübü 2014–2024 Manisa Basket 2024–2026 Körfez Basket 2026–present |
| Arena | Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Location | Kocaeli, Turkey |
| Team colors | Green, White and Black |
| President | Vacant |
| Head coach | Serhan Kavut |
| Team captain | Matt Mitchell |
Körfez Basket qualified to participate in the Basketball Champions League qualifying round for the 2026-27 season.
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 | Alex Reese | Altan Çamoğlu | |
| PF | |||
| SF | Matt Mitchell | ||
| SG | Mert Emre Ekşioğlu | ||
| PG |
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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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Ege Arar- İlkan Karaman
- Mehmet Yağmur
Mãozinha Pereira
John Roberson
Michal Michalak
Martynas Echodas- Kristupas Žemaitis
Francisco Cruz
Jo Lual-Acuil
James Anderson- Troy Brown Jr.
- Chris Chiozza
- Javon Freeman-Liberty
- Saben Lee
- Isaiah Mobley
- Jamorko Pickett
- Jay Scrubb
- Wayne Selden Jr.
- Emanuel Terry
- Brodric Thomas
Coaches
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Pos. | W–L | Cup Competitions | European Competitions | |
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| 2018–19 | 2 | TBL | 10th | – | 13–17 | |||
| 2019–20 | 2 | TBL | –1 | – | 11–131 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2 | TBL | 14th | – | 10–20 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2 | TBL | Champions | – | 23–7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 11th | 12–18 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 6th | QF | 16–14 | Quarterfinalist | FIBA Europe Cup | 2R |
| 2024–25 | 1 | BSL | 13th | 11–19 | Champions League | R16 | ||
| 2025–26 | 1 | BSL | 11th | 11–19 | ||||
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Turkish Basketball First League: (1)
- 2021–22[2]
