Büyükçekmece Basketbol

Büyükçekmece Basketbol, mostly known as ONVO Büyükçekmece for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul which plays in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Their home arena is Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall with a capacity of 3,000 seats.

ONVO Büyükçekmece
ONVO Büyükçekmece logo
LeaguesBSL
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
History
List
  • Tüyap Büyükçekmece
    (2011–2015)
    Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece
    (2015–2018)
    Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece
    (2018–2020)
    Büyükçekmece Basketbol
    (2020–2022)
    ONVO Büyükçekmece
    (2022–present)
ArenaGazanfer Bilge Sports Hall
Capacity3,000
LocationBüyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
Team colorsBlue, white
   
PresidentAhmet Bayraktar
Head coachÖzhan Çıvgın
Team captainErdi Gülaslan
WebsiteOfficial Twitter Account

History edit

Tüyap Büyükçekmece was founded in 2011, in Büyükçekmece. The team began playing in the TB3L for 2011-12 season. In 2012-13 season, the team promoted to TB2L as a champion. In their first season in TB2L the team finished ninth and they completed the league. In the 2014–15 season, the team finished fourth of regular season. The team beat Akhisar Belediye in quarter-final. Then the team beat Denizli Basket in semi-final and Tüyap Büyükçekmece reached the TB2L Final. The Final was lost to Yeşilgiresun Belediye, but Tüyap was still promoted to the highest tier.

Logos edit

Season by season edit

Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European competitions
2011–12 3 TB3L
2012–13 3 TB3L 1st
2013–14 2 TB2L 9th
2014–15 2 TB2L 4th
2015–16 1 BSL 10th
2016–17 1 BSL 13th 4 FIBA Europe Cup R16 10–4
2017–18 1 BSL 12th 4 FIBA Europe Cup R2 10–6
2018–19 1 BSL 12th
2019–20 1 BSL 1
2020–21 1 BSL 13th
2021–22 1 BSL 12th
2022–23 1 BSL 10th
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players edit

Current roster edit

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

ONVO Büyükçekmece roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0   Reed, Marcquise 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995
PG 2   Pérez, Alex 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1993-07-01)1 July 1993
C 3   Upson, DeVonte 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 31 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
SG 5   Franke, Yannick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1996-05-21)21 May 1996
SF 6   Gülaslan, Erdi (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994
SG 8   Apaydın, Leon Harun 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
C 9   Koşut, Emircan 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1995-07-03)3 July 1995
PF 11   Thomas, Malcolm 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 35 – (1988-11-08)8 November 1988
PF 14   Onar, Yesukan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1998-09-14)14 September 1998
PG 15   Vardal, Yiğit Can 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
SG 22   Kahraman, Ata 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1999-02-15)15 February 1999
PF 33   Bruinsma, Evan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1992-09-09)9 September 1992
C 41   Kırcalı, Mustafa 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1996-02-09)9 February 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Mustafa Mavili
  •   Arca Yıldırım
  •   Özgür Varol
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Berkay Aydilek
Team manager
  •   Ferhat Dal

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  •   Injured

Updated: March 3, 2024

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C DeVonte Upson Emircan Koşut Mustafa Kırcalı
PF Evan Bruinsma Malcolm Thomas Yesukan Onar
SF Yannick Franke Erdi Gülaslan
SG Marcquise Reed Leon Harun Apaydın
PG Alex Pérez Ata Kahraman Yiğit Can Vardal

Notable players edit

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.

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