2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season

The 2023–24 season is Galatasaray's 112th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Basketball Super League and in the Basketball Champions League.

Galatasaray Ekmas
2023–24 season
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachZvezdan Mitrović
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Basketbol Süper LigiRegular season
Basketball Champions LeagueRegular season
Turkish Basketball CupPre-season

Overview

July

On 4 July, Galatasaray Nef will continue its European adventure in the FIBA Basketball Champions League this season. The regular season grouping of 32 teams will be determined in the draw, which will be held in Switzerland on July 5.[1]

August

On 14 August, Galatasaray Nef pre-season preparation program has been announced.[2]

On 23 August, The Fixture of the 2023–24 Season in the Basketbol Süper Ligi has been announced.[3][4]

September

On 21 September, Cevat Soydaş Basketball Tournament Program Announced.[5]

October

On 4 October, Ekmas Group will undertake the name and jersey sponsorship of Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team.[6]

On 5 October, A sponsorship agreement was signed between Galatasaray and Ekmas Group. The men's basketball team of the yellow-red club will compete under the name "Galatasaray Ekmas" this season.[7]

Players

Current roster

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

Galatasaray roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 1 United States Martin, Jarell 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 29 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
PG 2 United States Walden, Corey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1992-08-05)5 August 1992
PF 4 Turkey İsmailçebi, Berke 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-06-07)7 June 2004
G 5 Turkey Germany Akpınar, İsmet 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 28 – (1995-05-22)22 May 1995
PF 6 Turkey Kabaca, Sadık Emir 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2000-12-03)3 December 2000
F/C 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Halilović, Miralem 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991
PF 9 Turkey Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 30 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
SG 12 United States Montenegro Radebaugh, Jonah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1997-06-17)17 June 1997
PF 14 Turkey Vatan, Efe 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004
SF 15 United Kingdom Yeboah, Akwasi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997
G 16 Turkey Oralkan, Rafi Ömer 18 – (2005-03-01)1 March 2005
G 17 Turkey Erdem, Kerem 17 – (2006-03-24)24 March 2006
G 19 Turkey Tuncer, Buğrahan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
G/F 44 Turkey Sudan Mustafa, Muhaymin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999
G/F 61 Turkey Köksal, Göksenin (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Turkey Yasin Aydın
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Turkey Ali Can Kaşlı
  • Turkey Mümin Balcıoğulları
Team manager
  • Turkey Turgay Zeytingöz
  • Turkey İbrahim Tilki

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 5, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Miralem Halilović Samet Geyik
PF Sadık Emir Kabaca Jarell Martin Berke İsmailçebi Efe Vatan
SF Akwasi Yeboah Muhaymin Mustafa
SG Jonah Radebaugh İsmet Akpınar Rafi Ömer Oralkan
PG Corey Walden Buğrahan Tuncer Kerem Erdem

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Players In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
19GTurkeyBuğrahan Tuncer30Anadolu EfesTurkeyEnd of contract202524 June 2023[8]
5GTurkeyİsmet Akpınar28Fenerbahçe BekoTurkeyEnd of contract202526 June 2023[9]
12SGUnited StatesJonah Radebaugh26Valencia BasketSpainEnd of contract20243 July 2023[10]
7F/CBosnia and HerzegovinaMiralem Halilović31Nanterre 92FranceEnd of contract20244 July 2023[11]
9PFTurkeySamet Geyik30Fenerbahçe BekoTurkeyEnd of contract20256 July 2023[12]
15SFUnited KingdomAkwasi Yeboah26DarüşşafakaTurkeyEnd of contract20257 July 2023[13]
2PGUnited StatesCorey Walden30Bayern MunichGermanyEnd of contract202410 July 2023[14]
1PFUnited StatesJarell Martin29Maccabi Tel AvivIsraelEnd of contract202420 July 2023[15]

Players Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
14CSerbiaDušan Ristić27Lenovo TenerifeSpainEnd of contract4 June 2023[16][17]
31GCanadaDylan Ennis31UCAM MurciaSpainEnd of contract21 June 2023[18]
3SGUnited StatesTyrus McGee32Free AgentEnd of contract22 June 2023[19]
5PGTurkeySedat Ali Karagülle24TED Ankara KolejlilerTurkeyEnd of contract22 June 2023[20]
22FUnited StatesAngelo Caloiaro33Osaka EvessaJapanEnd of contract22 June 2023[21][22]
24PGUnited StatesFatts Russell25Manisa Büyükşehir BelediyesporTurkeyEnd of contract22 June 2023[23][24]
8CTurkeyMahir Agva27Petkim SporTurkeyContract termination11 July 2023[25][26]
30PGTurkeyEge Tan Yıldızoğlu19Pacific TigersUnited StatesMutual agreement3 August 2023[27]

Club

Uniform

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Sponsorship naming

  • Galatasaray Nef (until 4 October 2023)[33]
  • Galatasaray Ekmas (from 5 October 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly match

30 August 2023
Friendly Match
Galatasaray Nef 8072 Enisey Antalya
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Gloria Sports Arena
2 September 2023
Friendly Match
ONVO Büyükçekmece 8090 Galatasaray Nef Büyükçekmece, Istanbul
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Gazanfer Bilge Spor Salonu
7 September 2023
International Igokea Basketball Tournament
Igokea 7182 Galatasaray Nef Bosnia and Herzegovina
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
8 September 2023
International Igokea Basketball Tournament
Galatasaray Nef 5088 CSKA Moscow Bosnia and Herzegovina
18:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
10 September 2023
International Igokea Basketball Tournament
Galatasaray Nef 9989 Hapoel Jerusalem Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
14 September 2023
Nirvana Basketball Weeks
Galatasaray Nef 6490 Pınar Karşıyaka Antalya
18:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Cosmos Sport Center
16 September 2023
Nirvana Basketball Weeks
Galatasaray Nef 6972 Beşiktaş Emlakjet Antalya
15:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Cosmos Sport Center
17 September 2023
Nirvana Basketball Weeks
Türk Telekom 8972 Galatasaray Nef Antalya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Cosmos Sport Center
22 September 2023
Cevat Soydaş Basketball Tournament
Bahçeşehir Koleji 6779 Galatasaray Nef Bursa
16:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu
23 September 2023
Cevat Soydaş Basketball Tournament
Darüşşafaka Lassa 7871 Galatasaray Nef Bursa
18:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Basketbol Süper Ligi Round 1 TBD 30 September 2023May 2024
Basketball Champions League Round 1 TBD 18 October 2023
Turkish Basketball Cup TBD TBD TBD

Updated to match played 21 September 2023
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Basketbol Süper Ligi 4 2 0 2 314 308 +6 050.00
Basketball Champions League 1 0 0 1 77 88 −11 000.00
Turkish Basketball Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 5 2 0 3 391 396 −5 040.00

Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Basketbol Süper Ligi

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Petkim Spor 4 3 1 318 301 +17 7 Advance to playoffs
5 Beşiktaş Emlakjet 4 2 2 285 258 +27 6
6 Galatasaray Ekmas 4 2 2 314 308 +6 6
7 Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım 4 2 2 288 287 +1 6
8 Pınar Karşıyaka 4 2 2 338 341 3 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
4 2 2 314 308  +6 1 1 147 155  −8 1 1 167 153  +14

Last updated: 22 October 2023.
Source: TBF.org.tr

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWLL
Position2246
First match(es) will be played on 22 October 2023. Source: TBF.org.tr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Loss

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
30 September 2023
1
Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket 7793 Galatasaray Nef Denizli
13:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 22–21, 16–27, 21–20
Pts: Oturu 20
Rebs: Oturu 8
Asts: Robinson 8
PIR: Oturu 22
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Kabaca, Radebaugh 14
Rebs: Yeboah 6
Asts: Walden 6
PIR: Radebaugh 18
Arena: Pamukkale University Arena
Referees: Özlem Yalman, Ahmet Tatlıcı, Kerem Yılmaz
8 October 2023
2
Galatasaray Ekmas 8581 Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Ataköy, Istanbul
13:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 28–13, 18–23, 27–25
Pts: Walden 15
Rebs: Halilović 12
Asts: Tuncer 7
PIR: Halilović 20
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Russell 22
Rebs: Russell, Terry 6
Asts: Russell 6
PIR: Russell 22
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Mehmet Şahin, Göksun Öz, Berk Kurtulmuş
15 October 2023
3
Petkim Spor 7674 Galatasaray Ekmas Aliağa, İzmir
15:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 24–20, 16–17, 14–21
Pts: Zoriks 15
Rebs: Agva 8
Asts: Zoriks 6
PIR: Zoriks 19
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Martin 18
Rebs: Martin 13
Asts: Tuncer 4
PIR: Martin 25
Arena: Enka Sport Hall
Referees: Yener Yılmaz, Can Mavisu, Umut Özgün Ergün
22 October 2023
4
Galatasaray Ekmas 6274 Fenerbahçe Beko Ataköy, Istanbul
20:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 17–16, 15–18, 12–18
Pts: Kabaca 16
Rebs: Radebaugh 6
Asts: Walden 5
PIR: Kabaca 16
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Madar 15
Rebs: Hayes, Calathes 6
Asts: Calathes 6
PIR: Calathes 21
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Emin Moğulkoç, Mehmet Karabilecen, Çağlar Özkan

Basketball Champions League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAO GAL JER BEN
1 Greece PAOK 1 1 0 88 77 +11 2 Advance to round of 16
2 Turkey Galatasaray Ekmas 1 0 1 77 88 11 1 Advance to play-ins 77–88
3 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Portugal Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2023. Source: Groups standings

    Regular Season Matches

      Win   Loss

    18 October 2023
    RS1
    Galatasaray Ekmas Turkey 7788 Greece PAOK Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
    19:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 23–22, 17–19, 18–17
    Pts: Martin 18
    Rebs: Martin 4
    Asts: Walden, Tuncer 4
    PIR: Martin, Walden 16
    Boxscore
    Report
    Pts: Harrison 21
    Rebs: Friðriksson 11
    Asts: Friðriksson 10
    PIR: Friðriksson 27
    Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
    Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (Italy), Saverio Lanzarini (Italy), Peter Praksch (Hungary)

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