Bursaspor Basketbol, also known as Bursaspor Yörsan for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Bursa. Founded in 2014, the club is the basketball section of the multi-sport club Bursaspor and currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.

Bursaspor Yörsan
Bursaspor Yörsan logo
NicknameTimsahlar (Crocodiles)
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
ArenaTofaş Spor Salonu
Capacity7,500
LocationBursa, Turkey
PresidentSezer Sezgin
Head coachSerhan Kavut
Team captainÖmer Utku Al
2023–24 positionBasketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16
Championships1 Turkish First League
WebsiteLink

History

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Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship.[1] In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball.[2] This will be the European debut of the team.

Sponsorship names

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  • Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019[3]
  • Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–2023[4]
  • Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım: 2023–2024[5]
  • Bursaspor Yörsan: 2024–present[6]

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Bursaspor Yörsan roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 2   Pipes, P.J. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-03-20)20 March 1999
G 3   Brown, Jaylon 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-09-11)11 September 1994
PG 4   Al, Ömer Utku (C) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998
PG 6   Michineau, David 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-06-06)6 June 1994
F 15   Grantham, Donte 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-03-19)19 March 1995
C 20   Sharma, Josh 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
SG 23   Mutaf, Sarper David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2002-06-14)14 June 2002
C 31   Gavrilovic, Alexandre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
PF 32   Candan, Berkay 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-05-22)22 May 1993
PF 57   Yıldırım, Nusret 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-04-27)27 April 1989
Head coach
  •   Serhan Kavut
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Erden Eryüz

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: October 5, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Alexandre Gavrilovic Josh Sharma
PF Donte Grantham Nusret Yıldırım
SF Sarper David Mutaf Berkay Candan
SG Jaylon Brown P.J. Pipes
PG David Michineau Ömer Utku Al

Notable past players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

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Turkish Basketball First League

  • Winners (1): 2018–19

EuroCup

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup European competitions
2017–18 2 TBL 2nd
2018–19 2 TBL 1st 25–5
2019–20 1 BSL 9th1 11–12
2020–21 1 BSL 9th 13–17 2 EuroCup RS
2021–22 1 BSL 8th 19–14 2 EuroCup RU
2022–23 1 BSL 5th 17–15 2 EuroCup 8F
2023–24 1 BSL 9th 14–16 3 Champions League RS
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

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  1. ^ "Şampiyon Bursaspor, İTÜyü rahat geçti: 91-73". Fanatik. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Basketbol Takımımızın İsim Sponsoru Durmazlar" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Frutti Ekstra Bursaspor Basketbol'da imzalar atıldı" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. October 11, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ @BsBasketbol (August 1, 2023). "İsim Sponsorumuz İnfo Yatırım" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @BsBasketbol (November 11, 2024). "Bursaspor Basketbol & Yörsan isim sponsorluğu lansmanı imza töreni Barış Spor Salonu'nda gerçekleştirildi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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