Tofaş S.K.

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Tofaş
Tofas 2016 logo.png
Leagues Basketbol Süper Ligi
Founded1974;51 years ago (1974)
HistoryTofaş
(1974–present)
Arena Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu
Capacity7,500
Location Bursa, Turkey
Team colorsBlue, white, green
   
PresidentCengiz Eroldu
Head coach Orhun Ene
Team captain Tolga Geçim
Championships2 Turkish Championships
3 Turkish Cups
1 Turkish President's Cup
Website www.tofasspor.com

Tofaş Spor Kulübü (Turkish : Tofaş Sports Club), or simply Tofaş S.K., is a professional basketball team that is based in Bursa, Turkey. Their home arena is the Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu, with a capacity of 7,500 seats. The team is sponsored by Turkish car manufacturer Tofaş.

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The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

History

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Former logo of the club

Tofaş was founded in 1974. The team won the BSL in two consecutive seasons, in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons. The following year, however, the team withdrew from the league, for financial reasons. They returned to competition in the BSL in the 2003–04 season, but were relegated to a league level the following year.

Tofaş next played in the BSL, from the 2009–10 season, to the 2014–15 season. In addition to the club's two Turkish Super League titles (1999, 2000), the team has also won three Turkish Cups (1993, 1999, 2000), and a Turkish President's Cup (1999). In the club's heyday, the team achieved significant success at the European-wide continental level. Such as being the runner-up in the European-wide third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup's 1996–97 season Final against the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.

Tofaş also competed in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 1999–2000 season.

In 2015, Tofaş was relegated from the BSL to the First League. The club was immediately promoted back as it was the 2016 TBL champion. The club played in the European-wide second-tier level EuroCup, in the 2017–18 season. [1] The same season, Tofaş reached the 2018 finals of the BSL. Despite winning game 3 at home, [2] the team fell to Fenerbahçe and lost the series 4–1. [3]

Arenas

Tofaş S.K. used the 3,500-seat capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall, as its home arena for many years. The club then moved into the 7,500-seat capacity Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu. [4] [5]

Players

Current roster

Tofaş roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Flag of the United States.svg Reed, Marcquise 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)29 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995
PG 1 Flag of Turkey.svg Cengiz, Özgür 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)19 – (2005-04-18)18 April 2005
PG 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Pérez, Alex 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)31 – (1993-07-01)1 July 1993
PF 3 Flag of Turkey.svg Saybir, Yiğitcan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)88 kg (194 lb)26 – (1999-02-27)27 February 1999
SF 6 Flag of Serbia.svg Trifunović, Uroš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)24 – (2000-12-05)5 December 2000
G 7 Flag of Turkey.svg Demir, Demircan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)20 – (2004-06-15)15 June 2004
F 8 Flag of Turkey.svg Geçim, Tolga  (C)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)91 kg (201 lb)28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996
PF 11 Flag of Turkey.svg Demir, Berk 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb)29 – (1995-05-18)18 May 1995
PG 17 Flag of France.svg Gauzin, Matthieu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)24 – (2001-02-27)27 February 2001
F/C 18 Flag of Latvia.svg Pasečņiks, Anžejs 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)104 kg (229 lb)29 – (1995-12-20)20 December 1995
SF 22 Flag of the United States.svg O'Brien, J. J. 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)98 kg (216 lb)32 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992
F/C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Bankston, Kris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)109 kg (240 lb)25 – (1999-06-11)11 June 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: February 13, 2025

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Anžejs Pasečņiks Kris Bankston
PF Berk Demir Yiğitcan Saybir
SF J. J. O'Brien Tolga Geçim Ali Taskin
SG Marcquise Reed Uroš Trifunović Özgür Cengiz
PG Alex Pérez Matthieu Gauzin Demircan Demir

Notable players

Honours

Season by season

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Josh Owens
Season Tier DivisionPos. Turkish Cup European competitions
1974–76Lower divisions
1976–771 TBL 7th
1977–781 TBL 2nd
1978–791 TBL 4th
1979–801 TBL 6th
1980–811 TBL 5th
1981–821 TBL 4th
1982–831 TBL 8th
1983–841 TBL 9th
1984–851 TBL 7th
1985–861 TBL 8th
1986–871 TBL 6th
1987–881 TBL 6th
1988–891 TBL 11th
1989–902 TB2L 1st
1990–911 TBL 2nd3 Korać Cup 1R
1991–921 TBL 6th2 European Cup 2R
1992–931 TBL 5thChampion3 Korać Cup 3R
1993–941 TBL 6th2 European Cup GS
1994–951 TBL 4th3 Korać Cup R32
1995–961 TBL 4th3 Korać Cup 3R
1996–971 TBL 4th3 Korać Cup RU
1997–981 TBL 4th
1998–991 TBL 1stChampion
1999–001 TBL 1stChampion1 Euroleague GS
2000–03Lower divisions
2003–04 1 TBL 14thGroup stage
2004–052 TB2L 1st
2005–062 TB2L 1st
2006–07 1 TBL 15thGroup stage
2007–082 TB2L 1stQuarterfinalist
2008–092 TB2L 1st
2009–10 1 TBL 10thGroup stage
2010–11 1 TBL 9th Group stage
2011–12 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 TBL 8th Group stage 3 EuroChallenge L16
2013–14 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge RS
2014–15 1 TBL 16th Group stage 3 EuroChallenge RS
2015–16 2 TBL 1st
2016–17 1 BSL 8th
2017–18 1 BSL 2nd Runner-up 2 EuroCup RS
2018–19 1 BSL 3rd Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup RS
2019–20 1 BSL 5th 1 2 EuroCup QF 1
2020–21 1 BSL 4th3 Champions League R16
2021–22 1 BSL 9th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League QF
2022–23 1 BSL 7th3 Champions League PI
2023–24 1 BSL 11th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League PO
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

  1. ↑ "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Basketball: TOFAS beat Fenerbahce Dogus".
  3. ↑ "Fenerbahce is the Turkish League champion". 13 June 2018.
  4. ↑ TOFAS SPORTS HALL.
  5. ↑ Tofas Bursa Arena: TOFAS SPOR SALONU.
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