Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)

Galatasaray
2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season
Galatasaray logo
Leagues Turkish Super League
EuroCup Women
Founded 1954
History Galatasaray
(1954–2010)
Galatasaray Medical Park
(2010–2012)
Galatasaray
(2012–2013)
Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
Galatasaray (2015–present)
Arena Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall
(capacity 2,200)
Location Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors Yellow and red
   
President Dursun Özbek
Head coach Miloš Pađen
Team captain Meltem Yıldızhan
Championships Turkish League (13)
Turkish Cup (11)
President Cup (8)
Euroleague (1)
FIBA Eurocup (2)
Website www.galatasaray.org

Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.

The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is the most successful club in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

Galatasaray MP – Tarsus Belediyesi BK – November 19, 2011

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:

  • Galatasaray (1954–2010)
  • Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
  • Galatasaray (2012–2013)
  • Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
  • Galatasaray (2015–2022)
  • Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

Home courts

# Court Capacity Period
1
Abdi İpekçi Arena
 12,270 2007
2
Ayhan Şahenk Arena
 3,500 2008–2009
3
Abdi İpekçi Arena
 12,270 2009–2017
4
Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall
 3,500 2017–2021
5
Sinan Erdem Dome
 16,000 2021
6
Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi
 2,100 2021–2022
7
Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi
 3,012 2022–2023
8
Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall
 2,200 2023–present

Players

Further information: Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team past rosters

Current squad

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 1 Smith, NaLyssa 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – 8 August 2000
SF 2 Hines-Allen, Myisha 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – 30 May 1996
SG 3 Taşar, Yağmur Kübra 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 24 – 24 December 1999
PG 4 Akbaş, Büşra 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – 8 March 1995
PG 7 Şahin, Berna 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 20 – 21 January 2003
SF 8 Yılmaz, Sude 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – 15 March 2002
C 11 Güçlü, İnci 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 24 – 26 February 1999
SF 14 Vardar, Arifecan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – 13 January 2003
C 15 McCowan, Teaira 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – 28 September 1996
PG 17 Yavuz, Gizem Injured 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 35 – 10 March 1988
F 21 Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 25 – 21 August 1998
F 23 Yıldızhan, Meltem (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 24 – 5 August 1999
G 24 Ben Abdelkader, Hind 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 28 – 21 July 1995
SF 28 Eldaş, Harika 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – 15 May 1990
SG 32 Hartley, Bria 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 31 – 30 September 1992
PG 35 Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 30 – 10 February 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tolga Esenci
  • Selim Aldağ
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Serkan Bodur
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 8 January 2024‎

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Teaira McCowan İnci Güçlü
PF NaLyssa Smith Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
SF Myisha Hines-Allen Meltem Yıldızhan Sude Yılmaz Harika Eldaş Arifecan Vardar
SG Bria Hartley Hind Ben Abdelkader Yağmur Kübra Taşar
PG Julie Vanloo Büşra Akbaş Berna Şahin Gizem Yavuz Injured

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Honours

International competitions

Galatasaray S.K.
Medal record
Women’s basketball
Representing Galatasaray
EuroLeague Women
Bronze medal – third place FIBA Euroleague Women 1998–99
Gold medal – first place FIBA Euroleague Women 2013–14
FIBA EuroCup
Bronze medal – third place FIBA Eurocup Women 2007–08
Gold medal – first place FIBA Eurocup Women 2008–09
Gold medal – first place FIBA Eurocup Women 2017–18
Bronze medal – third place FIBA Eurocup Women 2021–22
Silver medal – second place FIBA Eurocup Women 2022–23
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
Silver medal – second place FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2009
Silver medal – second place FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2018
Turkish Women's Basketball League
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1987–88
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1989–90
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1990–91
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1991–92
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1992–93
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1993–94
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1994–95
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1995–96
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1996–97
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1997–98
Gold medal – first place TBB League 1999–00
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2007–08
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2009–10
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2010–11
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2011–12
Silver medal – second place TBB League 2012–13
Gold medal – first place TBB League 2013–14
Gold medal – first place TBB League 2014–15
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1992–93
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1993–94
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1994–95
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1995–96
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1996–97
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 1997–98
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 1998–99
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 1999–00
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 2000–01
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 2008–09
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2009–10
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2010–11
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2011–12
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2012–13
Gold medal – first place Turkish Cup 2013–14
Silver medal – second place Turkish Cup 2015–16

Domestic competitions

  • Turkish Women's Basketball League
    • Winners (13): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2013–14, 2014–15
    • Runners-up (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2020–21
  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013-14
    • Runners-up (5): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2015–16
  • Turkish Super Cup
    • Winners (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011
    • Runners-up (5): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Technical staff

As of 21 October 2023
Staff member Position
Müge Erdem General Manager
Işıl Alben General Coordinator
Melahat Aydın Team Manager
Miloš Pađen Head Coach
Tolga Esenci Assistant Coach
Selim Aldağ Assistant Coach
Batuhan Akkaya Assistant Coach
Serkan Bodur Conditioner
Altuğ Duramaz Doctor
Pelin Yılmaz Physiotherapist
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu Masseuse
Alaaddin Akkoyun Material Manager
Özcan Kör Transportation Manager

Team captains

Dates Name
2008–2010 Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014 Işıl Alben
2014–2015 Nevriye Yılmaz
2015–2020 Işıl Alben
2020–2021 Cansu Köksal
2021–2022 Pelin Bilgiç
2022–2023 Işıl Alben
2023– Meltem Yıldızhan

Head coaches

Dates Name
1994–1996 Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002 Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007 Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009 Cem Akdağ
2009 Hakan Acer
2009 Okan Çevik
2009–2010 Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012 Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–2016 Ekrem Memnun
2016–2018 Marina Maljkovic
2018–2022 Efe Güven
2022–2023 Alper Durur
2023–present Miloš Pađen

See also