Çukurova Sanayi (men's basketball) explained

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Çukurova Sanayi
Leagues:	Basketball Super League
Founded:	1978
Folded:	1992
Arena:	Mersin Edip Buran Kapalı Spor Salonu
Location:	Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey
Colors:	Green and White
Championships:	1 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup

Çukurova Sanayi (English: Çukurova Industry) was a professional basketball club that was based in Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey.

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 At the end of the 1991–92 season Çukurova Sanayi has withdrawn from the league due to financial reasons.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
  • Runners-up (2): 1987–1988,^[1] 1988–1989^[2]
• 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]

References

• Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi (2009). Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş.

External links

• TBLStat.net Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turkish Basketball Super League 1987-1988 Schedule & Results.
2. Web site: Turkish Basketball Super League 1988-1989 Schedule & Results.
3. Web site: Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu.
4. Web site: Serdar Apaydin - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
5. Web site: Kemal Dincer - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
6. Web site: Murat Evliyaoglu - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
7. Web site: Omer Buyukaycan - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
8. Web site: Erman Kunter - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
9. Web site: Ricky Frazier - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
10. Web site: Larry Spriggs - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
11. Web site: Darryl Middleton - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
12. Web site: Eugene McDowell - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.
13. Web site: Richard Coffey - Turkish Basketball Super League Player. TBLStat.net.