Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball)

Galatasaray S.K.
Medal record
Wheelchair Basketball
Representing Galatasaray SK
South Eastern Europe (SEE) Championship Cup
Kitakyushu Champions Cup
IWBF Champions Cup
Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League

Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team
Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team
2022–23 Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball) season
Nickname	Engelsiz Aslanlar
Leagues	Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League
Founded	October 20, 2005
History	2005 - present
Arena	Bahçelievler Engelliler Spor Salonu
Capacity	450
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow and Red;
President	Dursun Özbek
Head coach	Remzi Sedat İncesu
Championships	Turkish Super League (8); Turkish Second League (1); Champions Cup (5); Kitakyushu Cup (4)
Website	www.galatasaray.org
Home	Away

Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play matches in 450-seat arena, called the Bahçelievler Engelliler Spor Salonu.

History

Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team hold the Turkish title and currently play in European Champions Cup organised by IWBF Europe. Having only been founded in 2005, the basketball team has already won the IWBF Champions League twice in a row, in years 2007-08 and 2008–09,^[1] making them one of the finest wheelchair teams in Europe. Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team also won the Kitakyushu Champions Cup and became world champions in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Sponsorship naming

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

Galatasaray (2005–2021)
Galatasaray Tunç Holding (2021–2024)
Galatasaray Fuzul (2024–present)

Home arenas

Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall (2005–2021)
Beylikdüzü Spor Kompleksi (2021–2022)
Bahçelievler Engelliler Spor Salonu (2022–present)

Technical staff

As of 19 January 2022^[5]

Name	Job
Remzi Sedat İncesu	Head Coach
Barış Ova	Physiotherapist
Akın Göl	Mechanician

Current roster

As of 12 November 2022^[6]

No.	Nationality	Player	Date of birth and age	Class.	Pos.
3	Turkey	Cem Gezinci	(1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 39)	4.5	Forward
5	Turkey	Özgür Gürbulak	(1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 (age 43)	4.0	Guard
7	Turkey	Başar Koç		1.5	Forward
8	Turkey	Maşide Cesur	(1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 34)	1.0	Forward
10	Turkey	Enes Bulut	(2001-02-07) February 7, 2001 (age 23)	4.0	Guard
11	Turkey	Fikri Gündoğdu	(1985-11-28) November 28, 1985 (age 39)	1.0	Forward
13	Turkey	Serhat Özbudak		2.0	Forward
14	Turkey	Mücahit Günaydın	(1999-03-25) March 25, 1999 (age 25)	4.0	Forward
28	Turkey	Hüseyin Avni Dalman	(1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 (age 30)	2.0	Forward
90	Turkey	Buğra Ergun	(2006-05-24) May 24, 2006 (age 18)	2.0	Forward

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League:
- Winners (10): (record) 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18
Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League:
- Winners (1): 2005–06
Sinan Erdem Wheelchair Basketball Cup:
- Winners (2): 2006, 2008
Antalya Kepez Tournament:
- Winners (1): 2005

International competitions

IWBF Champions Cup:
- Winners (5): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
- Finalist (1): 2012
Kitakyushu Champions Cup:
- Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
André Vergauwen Cup:
- Winner (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
- Semi-finalist (1): 2006–07
Chieti Tournament:
- Winners (1): 2007
South Eastern Europe (SEE) Championship Cup:
- Winners (1): 2006

Head coaches

Dates	Name
2005–	Remzi Sedat İncesu

References

^ "Engelsiz Aslanlar Şampiyon! - 03.05.2009 17:01 (TS BASKETBOL) / Galatasaray.org". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
^ "Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
^ "Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
^ "Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
^ "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro - GALATASARAY.ORG" (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Takım Kadrosu – GALATASARAY.ORG" (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.

External links

Galatasaray S.K. official website (in Turkish)
Unofficial Fan Site and Forum (in Turkish)
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (in English)

[1] "Engelsiz Aslanlar Şampiyon! - 03.05.2009 17:01 (TS BASKETBOL) / Galatasaray.org". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-05-03.

[2] "Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-05-10.

[3] "Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-10.

[4] "Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[5] "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro - GALATASARAY.ORG" (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[6] "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Takım Kadrosu – GALATASARAY.ORG" (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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