Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)

Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.^[1] Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.

Galatasaray
2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season
Leagues	Turkish Super League EuroCup Women
Founded	1954; 70 years ago (1954)
History	Galatasaray (1954–2010) Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012) Galatasaray (2012–2013) Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015) Galatasaray (2015–present)
Arena	Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall (capacity 2,200)
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow and red
President	Dursun Özbek
Head coach	Miloš Pađen
Team captain	Meltem Yıldızhan
Championships	Turkish League (13) Turkish Cup (11) President Cup (8) Euroleague (1) FIBA Eurocup (2)
Website	www.galatasaray.org
Home Away

The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is the most successful club in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

Galatasaray MP – Tarsus Belediyesi BK – November 19, 2011

Sponsorship naming

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

• Galatasaray (1954–2010)
• Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
• Galatasaray (2012–2013)
• Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
• Galatasaray (2015–2022)
• Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

Home courts

#	Court	Capacity	Period
1	Abdi İpekçi Arena	12,270	2007
2	Ayhan Şahenk Arena	3,500	2008–2009
3	Abdi İpekçi Arena	12,270	2009–2017
4	Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall	3,500	2017–2021
5	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000	2021
6	Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi	2,100	2021–2022
7	Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi	3,012	2022–2023
8	Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall	2,200	2023–present

Players

Further information: Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team past rosters

Current squad

Galatasaray roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 1   Smith, NaLyssa 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-08-08)8 August 2000 SF 2   Hines-Allen, Myisha 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1996-05-30)30 May 1996 SG 3   Taşar, Yağmur Kübra 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-12-24)24 December 1999 PG 4   Akbaş, Büşra 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 PG 7   Şahin, Berna 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 SF 8   Yılmaz, Sude 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2002-03-15)15 March 2002 C 11   Güçlü, İnci 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 24 – (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 SF 14   Vardar, Arifecan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003 C 15     McCowan, Teaira 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 PG 17   Yavuz, Gizem   1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 35 – (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 F 21   Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 25 – (1998-08-21)21 August 1998 F 23   Yıldızhan, Meltem (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 24 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999 G 24   Ben Abdelkader, Hind 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 28 – (1995-07-21)21 July 1995 SF 28   Eldaş, Harika 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-05-15)15 May 1990 SG 32   Hartley, Bria 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 31 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992 PG 35   Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993	Head coach   Miloš Pađen Assistant coach(es)   Tolga Esenci   Selim Aldağ Athletic trainer(s)   Serkan Bodur Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship   Injured Roster Updated: 8 January 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Teaira McCowan	İnci Güçlü
PF	NaLyssa Smith	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
SF	Myisha Hines-Allen	Meltem Yıldızhan	Sude Yılmaz	Harika Eldaş	Arifecan Vardar
SG	Bria Hartley	Hind Ben Abdelkader	Yağmur Kübra Taşar
PG	Julie Vanloo	Büşra Akbaş		Berna Şahin	Gizem Yavuz

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Honours

International competitions

Galatasaray S.K.

Medal record
Women’s basketball
Representing Galatasaray
EuroLeague Women
	FIBA Euroleague Women	1998–99
	FIBA Euroleague Women	2013–14
FIBA EuroCup
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2007–08
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2008–09
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2017–18
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2021–22
	FIBA Eurocup Women	2022–23
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
	FIBA Europe SuperCup Women	2009
	FIBA Europe SuperCup Women	2018
Turkish Women's Basketball League
	TBB League	1987–88
	TBB League	1989–90
	TBB League	1990–91
	TBB League	1991–92
	TBB League	1992–93
	TBB League	1993–94
	TBB League	1994–95
	TBB League	1995–96
	TBB League	1996–97
	TBB League	1997–98
	TBB League	1999–00
	TBB League	2007–08
	TBB League	2009–10
	TBB League	2010–11
	TBB League	2011–12
	TBB League	2012–13
	TBB League	2013–14
	TBB League	2014–15
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
	Turkish Cup	1992–93
	Turkish Cup	1993–94
	Turkish Cup	1994–95
	Turkish Cup	1995–96
	Turkish Cup	1996–97
	Turkish Cup	1997–98
	Turkish Cup	1998–99
	Turkish Cup	1999–00
	Turkish Cup	2000–01
	Turkish Cup	2008–09
	Turkish Cup	2009–10
	Turkish Cup	2010–11
	Turkish Cup	2011–12
	Turkish Cup	2012–13
	Turkish Cup	2013–14
	Turkish Cup	2015–16

• EuroLeague Women
  • Winners (1): 2013–14^[2]
  • Third (1): 1998–99^[3]
  • Fifth (1): 2011–12^[4]
• FIBA EuroCup
  • Winners (2): 2008–09,^[5] 2017–18^[6]
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23
  • Third (2): 2007–08, 2021–22
  • Fourth (1): 2016–17
• European Super Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2018

Domestic competitions

• Turkish Women's Basketball League
  • Winners (13): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2013–14,^[7] 2014–15
  • Runners-up (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2020–21
• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013-14 ^[8]
  • Runners-up (5): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2015–16
• Turkish Super Cup
  • Winners (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011^[9]
  • Runners-up (5): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Technical staff

As of 21 October 2023^[10][11]

Staff member	Position
Müge Erdem	General Manager
Işıl Alben	General Coordinator
Melahat Aydın	Team Manager
Miloš Pađen	Head Coach
Tolga Esenci	Assistant Coach
Selim Aldağ	Assistant Coach
Batuhan Akkaya	Assistant Coach
Serkan Bodur	Conditioner
Altuğ Duramaz	Doctor
Pelin Yılmaz	Physiotherapist
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu	Masseuse
Alaaddin Akkoyun	Material Manager
Özcan Kör	Transportation Manager

Team captains

Dates	Name
2008–2010	Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014	Işıl Alben
2014–2015	Nevriye Yılmaz
2015–2020	Işıl Alben
2020–2021	Cansu Köksal
2021–2022	Pelin Bilgiç
2022–2023	Işıl Alben
2023–	Meltem Yıldızhan

Head coaches

Dates	Name
1994–1996	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002	Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007	Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009	Cem Akdağ
2009	Hakan Acer
2009	Okan Çevik
2009–2010	Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012	Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–2016	Ekrem Memnun
2016–2018	Marina Maljkovic
2018–2022	Efe Güven
2022–2023	Alper Durur
2023–present	Miloš Pađen

See also

• See also Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)
• See also Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball)

References

1. . Galatasaray SK Official Website. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
2. Fenerbahçe 58 - Galatasaray Odeabank 69
3. FIBA EuroLeague Women
4. Galatasaray Medical Park 73 – Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje 71
5. Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
6. Galatasaray take second EuroCup Women title
7. . Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
8. . Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
9. . Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
10. "Kadın Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray Sports Club. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
11. "TEKNİK KADRO". Turkish Basketball Federation. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

External links

• Galatasaray S.K. official website (in Turkish and English)
• Official Twitter Account of Galatasaray SK Basketball Department (in Turkish)
• Official Instagram Account of Galatasaray SK Basketball Department (in Turkish)
• Unofficial Fan Site and Forum (in Turkish)