Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi logo
LeaguesTBL
Founded1993
Dissolved2018
HistoryMersin BB
(1993 – 2018)
ArenaEdip Buran Arena
Servet Tazegül Arena
Capacity1,750
(2005–2013, 2014–Present)
7,500
(2013–14)
LocationMersin, Turkey
Team colorsOrange and Navy    
PresidentTurkey Vahap Secer
Head coachTurkey Aleaddin Yakan
WebsiteMersin 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

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Turkish Cup European Competitions
2004–05 2 TB2L 3 PromotedChampion
2005–06 1 TBL 14 Quarterfinalist
2006–07 1 TBL 9 Group Stage
2007–08 1 TBL 10 Group Stage
2008–09 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist Group stage
2009–10 1 TBL 12 Runner-up
2010–11 1 TBL 13 Group Stage
2011–12 1 TBL 10 Group Stage
2012–13 1 TBL 12 Group Stage
2013–14 1 TBL 15 Relegated Group Stage
2014–15 2 TB2L 18 Relegated
2015–16 3 TB3L

Current team

Nr. Nat. Name Birthday Height Position
5 Turkey Hakan Üsküplü 8 July 1983 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) Forward
6 Turkey Burak Can Bekdaş 27 March 1996
8 USA Antwain Barbour 17 July 1982 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) Guard
9 Turkey Tibet İlhan 14 August 1994
10 Turkey Çağıl Topbaş 22 August 1990 Forward
11 Turkey Asım Özhan Özberkan 1 March 1990 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) Forward
12 USA Keddric Mays 17 September 1984 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Guard
13 Turkey Ahmet Kaplan 6 July 1979 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) Forward
15 Turkey Azizcan Özdemir 2 February 1988 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) Forward
22 Turkey Barış Özkan Çağan 2 April 1994
24 Turkey Onat Akış 1 January 1987 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) Guard
51 Turkey İhsan Yalçın Azizmahmutoğulları 25 October 1982 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Guard
93 Turkey Aziz Ali Karakurt 21 September 1993

Notable players

See also

References

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