Çukurova Sanayi
Basketball team in Mersin, Turkey
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Çukurova Sanayi (English: Çukurova Industry) was a professional basketball club that was based in Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey.
| Çukurova Sanayi | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | Basketball Super League |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Folded | 1992 |
| Arena | Mersin Edip Buran Kapalı Spor Salonu |
| Location | Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey |
| Team colors | Green and White |
| Championships | 1 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup |
History
Çukurova Sanayi was founded in 1978 as Tarsus Schweppes Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü. At the end of the 1991–92 season Çukurova Sanayi has withdrawn from the league due to financial reasons.
During playing in Basketball Super League, Çukurova Sanayi lost the final matches they played with Eczacıbaşı for two seasons. Çukurova Sanayi won Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup by defeating Eczacıbaşı, whom they had been defeated twice in the Basketball Super League finals, in 1989 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup final.
Honours
- Basketball Super League
- Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup
- Winners (1): 1989[3]
Notable players
Serdar Apaydın (1986–1990)[4]- Kemal Dinçer (1988–1990)[5]
- Murat Evliyaoğlu (1990–1992)[6]
- Ömer Büyükaycan (1990–1992)[7]
- Erman Kunter (1991–1992)[8]
Ricky Frazier (1984–1985)[9]- Larry Spriggs (1987–1988)[10]
- Darryl Middleton (1988–1989)[11]
- Eugene McDowell (1989–1990)[12]
- Richard Coffey (1991–1992)[13]
