Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)

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Beşiktaş Icrypex
Beşiktaş Icrypex logo
NicknameKara Kartallar (The Black Eagles)
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded1967
HistoryBeşiktaş J.K.
(1967–present)
ArenaAkatlar Arena
Capacity3,200
Locationİstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsBlack, white
   
PresidentAhmet Nur Çebi[1]
Team managerCengiz Üçyürek
Head coachAhmet Kandemir
Team captainMehmet Yağmur
Championships2 Turkish Championships
1 Turkish Cup
1 Turkish President's Cup
1 EuroChallenge
Retired numbers1 (8)
Websitewww.bjk.com.tr
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Beşiktaş Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Beşiktaş Icrypex 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.

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  [tr] 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
  • Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012
  • Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015
  • Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020
  • Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021–present

Players[]

Retired numbers[]

Beşiktaş retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony date
8 United States Deron Williams PG 2011 29 November 2011[2]

Current roster[]

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

Beşiktaş Icrypex roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 1 United States Lawson, Dedric 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 24 – (1997-10-01)1 October 1997
F 2 United States Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1995-01-03)3 January 1995
PG 4 Turkey Yağmur, Mehmet (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1987-07-01)1 July 1987
G/F 5 United States Bluiett, Trevon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1994-11-04)4 November 1994
PF 6 Albania 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 23 – (1998-08-04)4 August 1998
F 7 Turkey 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 20 – (2002-02-02)2 February 2002
PG 10 Turkey 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 16 – (2006-01-31)31 January 2006
SG 11 Turkey 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – (1999-02-15)15 February 1999
SF 13 Turkey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2004-10-09)9 October 2004
SG 15 United States Whitehead, Isaiah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995
SF 18 Turkey Arna, Egehan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
SG 23 Bolivia Reaves, Josh 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 24 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
PF 30 Turkey 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 25 – (1996-07-11)11 July 1996
PG 55 Turkey Sipahi, Kenan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1995-05-26)26 May 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Aybars Aksu
  • Turkey Sinan Çelik
Team manager
  • Turkey Cengiz Üçyürek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 14, 2022

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Furkan Haltalı Ercan Osmani
PF Dedric Lawson Alihan Demir
SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Egehan Arna
SG Josh Reaves Trevon Bluiett Ata Kahraman
PG Isiah Whitehead Kenan Sipahi Mehmet Yağmur

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

Head coaches[]

Honours[]

National competitions[]

European competitions[]

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 First Round
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 First Round
1976–77 1 TBL 2 – – Cup Winners' Cup Second Round
1977–78 1 TBL 8 – – Cup Winners' Cup First Round
1978–79 1 TBL 6 – – –
1979–80 1 TBL 3 – – –
1980–81 1 TBL 2 – – Korać Cup Second Round
1981–82 1 TBL 2 – – Cup Winners' Cup First Round
1982–83 1 TBL 4 – – Cup Winners' Cup First Round
1983–84 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup First Round
1984–85 1 TBL 9 – – –
1985–86 1 TBL 9 – – –
1986–87 1 TBL 1 Quarterfinalist – –
1987–88 1 TBL 11 – – Korać Cup Second Round
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 Third Round
1997–98 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Last 16 –
1998–99 1 TBL 8 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Korać Cup Quarterfinalist
1999–00 1 TBL 5 Semifinalist Semifinalist Korać Cup Second Round
2000–01 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist – Saporta Cup Top 16
2001–02 1 TBL 7 Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup Round of 32
2002–03 1 TBL 10 Quarterfinalist – –
2003–04 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist – –
2004–05 1 TBL 3 Runner-up Semifinalist Europe League Quarterfinalist
2005–06 1 TBL 3 Semifinalist – ULEB Cup Regular Season
2006–07 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB Cup Regular Season
2007–08 1 TBL 1 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB Cup Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Regular Season
2009–10 1 TBL 4 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Regular Season
2010–11 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Runner-up Eurocup Regular Season
2011–12 1 TBL 4 Champion Champion Eurochallenge Champion
2012–13 1 TBL 6 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Euroleague Top 16
2013–14 1 TBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup Last 16
2014–15 1 TBL 9 – – Eurocup Last 32
2015–16 1 TBL 9 – – Eurocup Regular Season
2016–17 1 BSL 2 Runner-up Quarterfinalist Champions League Last 16
2017–18 1 BSL 4 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Champions League Last 16
2018–19 1 BSL 6 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Champions League Last 16
2019–20 1 BSL 81 –1 – Champions League Last 16
2020–21 1 BSL 5 Semifinalist –1 Europe Cup Regular season
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Deron Williams' jersey retired after just 15 games in Turkey". Content.usatoday.com. November 29, 2011.

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