Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Explained

Color1:Orange
Color2:Navy
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Leagues:TBL
Founded:1993
Dissolved:2018
History:Mersin BB
(1993 – 2018)
Arena:Edip Buran Arena
Servet Tazegül Arena
Capacity:1,750
(2005–2013, 2014–Present)
7,500
(2013–14)
Location:Mersin, Turkey
Colors:Orange and Navy
President: Vahap Secer
Coach: Aleaddin Yakan
Website:Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi

Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK (English: Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club) also known simply as Mersin BB is a professional basketball team based in the city of Mersin in Turkey, currently playing in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).

It is sponsorship by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Their home arena is the Edip Buran Arena with a capacity of 1,750 seats.

History

Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi was founded in 1993. The team was promotion 2004-2005 season to Turkish Basketball League from Turkish Second Basketball League. After spending 9 years in the top league, the team relegated to the TB2L in 2013-2014 season.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos.PostseasonTurkish CupEuropean Competitions
2004–052TB2LPromotedChampion
2005–061TBL14Quarterfinalist
2006–071TBL9Group Stage
2007–081TBL10Group Stage
2008–091TBL7QuarterfinalistGroup stage
2009–101TBL12Runner-up
2010–111TBL13Group Stage
2011–121TBL10Group Stage
2012–131TBL12Group Stage
2013–141TBL15RelegatedGroup Stage
2014–152TB2L18Relegated
2015–163TB3L

Current team

Nr.Nat.NameBirthdayHeightPosition
5Hakan Üsküplü8 July 1983Forward
6Burak Can Bekdaş27 March 1996
8Antwain Barbour17 July 1982Guard
9Tibet İlhan14 August 1994
10Çağıl Topbaş22 August 1990Forward
11Asım Özhan Özberkan1 March 1990Forward
12Keddric Mays17 September 1984Guard
13Ahmet Kaplan6 July 1979Forward
15Azizcan Özdemir2 February 1988Forward
22Barış Özkan Çağan2 April 1994
24Onat Akış1 January 1987Guard
51İhsan Yalçın Azizmahmutoğulları25 October 1982Guard
93Aziz Ali Karakurt21 September 1993

Notable players

See also

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