Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)
Beşiktaş Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Beşiktaş Emlakjet is a Turkish professional basketball team from the city of İstanbul. The team formed in 1967 as the basketball section of Beşiktaş J.K., which was founded in 1903. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League and in the FIBA Europe Cup.
| Beşiktaş Emlakjet | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Kara Kartallar (The Black Eagles) |
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Founded | 1967 |
| History | Beşiktaş J.K. (1967–present) |
| Arena | Akatlar Arena |
| Capacity | 3,200 |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Team colors | Black, white |
| President | Ahmet Nur Çebi[1] |
| Team manager | Cengiz Üçyürek |
| Head coach | Igor Miličić |
| Team captain | Burak Can Yıldızlı |
| Championships | 2 Turkish Championships 1 Turkish Cup 1 Turkish President's Cup 1 EuroChallenge |
| Retired numbers | 1 (8) |
| Website | www.bjk.com.tr |
History
The club's men's basketball section started out in the year 1967 and since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball Super League, in every season, except in the 1988–89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Basketball First League after the 1987–88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball Super League, under the management of Ateş Çubukçu and Tom Davis, in the 1974–75 season.
In October 2010, Beşiktaş announced the biggest transfer in the history of the club's basketball department, with the signing of the former NBA Most Valuable Player, Allen Iverson. Iverson signed a 2-year $4 million net income contract.
In July 2011, NBA All-Star Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets, announced he would play for Beşiktaş, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. His $5 million net income contract included a clause that would enable him to return to the NBA during the regular season, if an agreement was made between the owners and players association. When the lockout finished, Williams was replaced by Carlos Arroyo.
Arroyo led the team to the Turkish Cup title in February 2012. In April 2012, the team won the 3rd-tier level EuroChallenge Final against Elan Chalon. After the EuroChallenge championship, the team won the Turkish Basketball Super League Finals against Anadolu Efes. On September 30, 2012, the team won the Turkish President's Cup against Anadolu Efes.
Sponsorship naming
Beşiktaş has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;
- Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005–2011[2]
- Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012[3]
- Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015[4]
- Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020[5]
- Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021–2022[6]
- Beşiktaş Emlakjet: 2022–present[7]
Players
Retired numbers
| Beşiktaş retired numbers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony date |
| 8 | Deron Williams | PG | 2011 | 29 November 2011[8] | |
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | David McCormack | Egemen Güven | Samet Yiğitoğlu |
| PF | Burak Can Yıldızlı | Okben Ulubay | Yiğit Onan |
| SF | Michał Sokołowski | Jordan Usher | Efe Tahmaz |
| SG | Isaiah Whitehead | Allerik Freeman | Yağız Aksu |
| PG | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | Ömercan İlyasoğlu |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| Criteria |
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| To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Erman Kunter
- Haluk Yıldırım
- Ufuk Sarıca
- Sertaç Şanlı
- Efe Aydan
- Engin Atsür
- Kaya Peker
- Kerem Tunçeri
- Levent Topsakal
- Kenan Sipahi
- Ömer Büyükaycan
- Serhat Çetin
- Semih Erden
- Erkan Veyseloğlu
- Sinan Güler
- Tamer Oyguç
- Barış Hersek
- Kartal Özmızrak
- Alperen Şengün
- Şehmus Hazer
- Egemen Güven
- Ryan Broekhoff
- Ratko Varda
- Damir Markota
- Sandro Nicević
- Erik Murphy
- Robin Benzing
- Pops Mensah-Bonsu
- Kimani Ffriend
- Virginijus Praškevičius
- Gediminas Orelik
- Predrag Drobnjak
- Maciej Lampe
- Michał Sokołowski
- Carlos Arroyo
- Larry Ayuso
- Rick Apodaca
- Fedor Likholitov
- Vladimir Štimac
- Zoran Erceg
- Allen Iverson
- Chris Lofton
- Deron Williams
- Earl Clark
- Jo Jo English
- Khalid El-Amin
- Donnell Harvey
- Lonny Baxter
- Mire Chatman
- - D. J. Strawberry
- Isaiah Whitehead
- Matt Mooney
Head coaches
- Cavit Altunay: 1967–70
- Aydan Siyavuş: 1970–71
- Ünal Büyükaycan: 1971–73
- Cavit Altunay: 1973–74
- Ateş Çubukçu / Tom Davis: 1974–75
- Ateş Çubukçu / Tom Davis / Tanju Feyzioğlu: 1975
- Mehmet Baturalp: 1975–79
- Fehmi Sadıkoğlu: 1979–85
- Hurşit Baytok: 1985–86
- Aydan Siyavuş: 1986–87
- Hurşit Baytok: 1987–89
- İren İmre: 1989–90
- Mehmet Baturalp: 1990–91
- İren İmre: 1991–93
- Hakan Yavuz: 1993–94
- Cem Akdağ: 1994–95
- Tolga Tuğsavul: 1995–96
- Erman Kunter: 1996–97
- Ahmet Kandemir: 1997–03
- İhsan Bayülken: 2003–05
- Burak Bıyıktay: 2005
- Murat Didin: 2005–07
- Ufuk Sarıca: 2007
- Ergin Ataman: 2007–08
- Hakan Demir: 2008–09
- Burak Bıyıktay: 2009–11
- Ergin Ataman: 2011–12
- Erman Kunter: 2012–13
- Ahmet Kandemir: 2013–15
- Henrik Dettmann: 2015–16
- Yağızer Uluğ: 2016
- Ufuk Sarıca: 2016–18
- Duško Ivanović: 2018–20
- Burak Bıyıktay: 2020
- Ahmet Kandemir: 2020–2022
- Igor Miličić: 2022–present
Honours
National competitions
- Turkish Basketball Super League :
- Turkish Cup:
- Winner (1): 2012
- Runners-up (3): 1971, 1973, 2011
- Turkish President's Cup
- Winner (1): 2012
- Runner-up (1): 1987
European competitions
- EuroCup:
- Quarter-final (1): 2008
- EuroChallenge:
- Winner (1): 2012
- Korać Cup:
- Quarter-final (1): 1999
- FIBA Europe League:
- Quarter-final (1): 2013
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | Cup Competitions | European Competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | 1 | TBL | 5 | – | Semifinalist | – | |
| 1968–69 | 1 | TBL | 7 | – | – | – | |
| 1969–70 | 1 | TBL | 5 | – | – | – | |
| 1970–71 | 1 | TBL | 5 | – | Runner-up | Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |
| 1971–72 | 1 | TBL | 2 | – | Quarterfinalist | – | |
| 1972–73 | 1 | TBL | 6 | – | Runner-up | – | |
| 1973–74 | 1 | TBL | 5 | – | – | – | |
| 1974–75 | 1 | TBL | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 1975–76 | 1 | TBL | 2 | – | – | Champions Cup | 1R |
| 1976–77 | 1 | TBL | 2 | – | – | Cup Winners' Cup | 2R |
| 1977–78 | 1 | TBL | 8 | – | – | Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |
| 1978–79 | 1 | TBL | 6 | – | – | – | |
| 1979–80 | 1 | TBL | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 1980–81 | 1 | TBL | 2 | – | – | Korać Cup | 2R |
| 1981–82 | 1 | TBL | 2 | – | – | Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |
| 1982–83 | 1 | TBL | 4 | – | – | Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |
| 1983–84 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | Korać Cup | 1R |
| 1984–85 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | – | |
| 1985–86 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | – | |
| 1986–87 | 1 | TBL | 1 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | |
| 1987–88 | 1 | TBL | 11 | – | – | Korać Cup | 2R |
| 1988–89 | 2 | TB2L | 1 | Promoted | – | – | |
| 1989–90 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | – | |
| 1990–91 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | – | – | |
| 1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | Last 16 | – | |
| 1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 10 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | – | |
| 1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 13 | – | Last 16 | – | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 14 | – | Last 16 | – | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 6 | First Round | Last 16 | – | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 13 | – | Quarterfinalist | Korać Cup | 3R |
| 1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Last 16 | – | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 8 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | Korać Cup | QF |
| 1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | Korać Cup | 2R |
| 2000–01 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | Saporta Cup | T16 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | Korać Cup | R32 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | TBL | 10 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Semifinalist | – | – | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Europe League | QF |
| 2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Semifinalist | – | ULEB Cup | RS |
| 2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | ULEB Cup | RS |
| 2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 1 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | ULEB Cup | QF |
| 2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup | RS |
| 2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 4 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup | RS |
| 2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Runner-up | Eurocup | RS |
| 2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 4 | Champion | Champion | Eurochallenge | C |
| 2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | Euroleague | T16 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup | L16 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | Eurocup | L32 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | – | Eurocup | RS |
| 2016–17 | 1 | BSL | 2 | Runner-up | Quarterfinalist | Champions League | L16 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BSL | 4 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | Champions League | L16 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | Champions League | L16 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | BSL | 81 | –1 | – | Champions League | L16 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 5 | Semifinalist | –1 | Europe Cup | RS |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 10 | – | – | Champions League | PI |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
See also
References
- ^ Genç, Selçuk. "Beşiktaşımızın 34. Başkanı Ahmet Nur Çebi" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Cola Turka, Beşiktaş'a sponsor". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). June 7, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Kartal, Beşiktaş Milangaz oldu". sabah.com.tr (in Turkish). September 22, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Beşiktaş, İntegral Forex'le sponsorluk anlaşması imzaladı". aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Beşiktaş'a potada yeni sponsor". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). October 7, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Icrypex, Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın İsim ve Forma Göğüs Sponsoru Oldu". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). January 22, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Beşiktaş Emlakjet" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Deron Williams' jersey retired after just 15 games in Turkey". Content.usatoday.com. November 29, 2011.
External links
- Official website (in Turkish and English)
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- TBLStat.net Profile