Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team
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IWBF zoneIWBF Europe
National federationTurkish Basketball Federation (TBF)
Nickname(s)12 Cesur Yürek
(12 Brave Hearts)
(12 Brave Hearts)
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| IWBF zone | IWBF Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| National federation | Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) | ||
| Coach |  Tacettin Çıpa | ||
| Nickname(s) | 12 Cesur Yürek (12 Brave Hearts) | ||
| Paralympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals |  2014 | ||
| European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  2017  2015 2013 2009 | ||
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The Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for men. The team is nicknamed "12 Cesur Yürek" (literally "12 Brave Hearts").
The national team won a bronze medal (2014) at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and became three times runner-up (2009, 2013, 2015) and once champion (2017) at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
Current roster
Team roster at the Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics:[1][2][3]
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tacettin Çıpa |
| Assistant coach | Ahmet Akın |
| Assistant coach | Ali Arda Öztürk |
| # | Name | Date of birth and age | Class. | Pos. | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaan Kemal Şafak | May 1, 1993 | 4.0 | PG | TSK Karagücü SK |
| 3 | Kaan Dalay | July 26, 1981 | 2.0 | SG | Beşiktaş JK |
| 5 | Özgür Gürbulak (C) | April 30, 1981 | 4.0 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 7 | Uğur Toprak | July 19, 1992 | 3.0 | SG | Balıkesir BBSK |
| 9 | Deniz Acar | January 9, 1976 | 2.5 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 10 | Cem Gezinci | September 1, 1985 | 4.5 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 11 | Fikri Gündoğdu | June 15, 1985 | 1.0 | SG | Galatasaray SK |
| 13 | Yasin Cırgaoğlu | July 27, 1985 | PF | Beşiktaş JK | |
| 15 | Selim Sayak | January 26, 1983 | SG | Kardemir Karabükspor | |
| 35 | Ferit Gümüş | January 1, 1981 | 3.0 | SG | Beşiktaş JK |
| 77 | İsmail Ar | October 28, 1985 | 1.5 | F | Galatasaray SK |
| 99 | İbrahim Yavuz | October 14, 1986 | 4.0 | SG | KKTCell SK |
Competitions
Past Rosters
- 2017 European Championship: finished champion among 12 teams
- #1 Deniz Acar, #3 Kaan Dalay, #5 Özgür Gürbulak, #9 Uğur Toprak, #10 Cem Gezinci, #11 Fikri Gündoğdu, #15 Selim Sayak, #35 Ferit Gümüş, #55 Murat Aeslanoğlu, #61 Metin Bahçekapılı, #77 İsmail Ar, #99 |İbrahim Yavuz, Coach:
Tacettin Çıpa.[5]
