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Galatasaray
2024–25 season
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachYakup Sekizkök
ArenaBasketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Basketbol Süper LigiPre-season
Basketball Champions LeaguePre-season
Turkish Basketball CupPre-season

The 2024–25 season is Galatasaray's 113th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Basketball Super League and in the Basketball Champions League.

Season overview

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Pre-season

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On 11 August, The first stage program of the Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team's 2024–25 season preparation program has been announced.[1]

On 20 August, Turkish Basketball Super League 2024–25 Season fixtures have been announced.[2][3]

On 20 August, Galatasaray will play its matches at the Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi in the 2024–25 season.[4]

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.

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 United States Livingston II, Otis 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 27 – (1996-10-12)12 October 1996
G 4 United States Efianayi, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
PF 5 Turkey Efeoğlu, Karahan Tuan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-06-13)13 June 2004
PF 6 Turkey Kabaca, Sadık Emir 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-12-03)3 December 2000
PG 7 United States Cummings, Will 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1992-10-07)7 October 1992
PF 8 Latvia Blumbergs, Roberts 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998
PF 9 Turkey Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
SG 12 United States Palmer, James 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996
PF 14 Turkey Vatan, Efe 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004
C 15 Nigeria Izundu, Ebuka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1996-06-28)28 June 1996
G 17 Turkey Erdem, Kerem 18 – (2006-03-24)24 March 2006
G 19 Turkey Tuncer, Buğrahan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
SG 24 Turkey Alişan, Yaman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2006-06-27)27 June 2006
C 31 Dominican Republic Delgado, Ángel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 29 – (1994-11-20)20 November 1994
G/F 61 Turkey Köksal, Göksenin (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Gökhan Turan
  • Turkey Cem Güven
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Turkey Yasin Aydın
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Turkey Ali Can Kaşlı
  • Turkey Mümin Balcıoğulları
Team manager
  • Turkey Ömer Yalçınkaya
  • Turkey İbrahim Tilki

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: August 8, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Squad changes

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
4 G United States David Efianayi 28 Petkim Spor Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 11 June 2024 [5]
15 C Nigeria Ebuka Izundu 27 EWE Baskets Oldenburg Germany 2 years June 2026 Free 13 June 2024 [6]
12 SG United States James Palmer 27 Türk Telekom Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 15 June 2024 [7]
8 PF Latvia Roberts Blumbergs 26 Aris Greece 1 years June 2025 Free 20 June 2024 [8]
24 SG Turkey Yaman Alişan 18 Darüşşafaka Turkey 2 years June 2026 Free 28 June 2024 [9]
31 C Dominican Republic Ángel Delgado 29 Beşiktaş Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 2 July 2024 [10]
0 PG United States Otis Livingston II 27 Würzburg Baskets Germany 1 years June 2025 Free 3 July 2024 [11]
7 PG United States Will Cummings 31 Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1 years June 2025 Free 5 July 2024 [12]

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
5 G Turkey İsmet Akpınar 29 Türk Telekom Turkey Mutual agreement Free 3 June 2024 [13]
7 F/C Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Halilović 32 Dinamo Sassari Italy End of contract Free 3 June 2024 [14]
8 PG Bulgaria Dee Bost 34 Indios de Mayagüez Puerto Rico End of contract Free 3 June 2024 [15]
2 PG United States Corey Walden 31 Força Lleida Spain End of contract Free 29 June 2024 [16]
10 SG Slovenia Klemen Prepelič 31 BC Dubai End of contract Free 29 June 2024 [17]
15 SF United Kingdom Akwasi Yeboah 27 Trapani Shark Italy End of contract Free 30 June 2024 [18]
33 C United States David McCormack 24 Olimpia Milano Italy End of contract Free 30 June 2024 [19]

Confirmed

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
19 G Turkey Buğrahan Tuncer 31 Anadolu Efes Turkey 2 + 1 years June 2025 Free 24 June 2023 [20]

Club

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Staff

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As of 15 August 2024[21][22]
Staff member Position
Ömer Yalçınkaya General Manager
İbrahim Tilki Team Manager
Yakup Sekizkök Head Coach
Cem Güven Assistant Coach
Gökhan Turan Assistant Coach
Batuhan Aybars Aksu Assistant Coach
Cenk Alyüz Assistant Coach
Yasin Aydın Conditioner
Emir Akmanlı Communication and Media Specialist
Sinan Üstündağ Doctor
Mümin Balcıoğulları Physiotherapist
Ali Can Kaşlı Physiotherapist
Burak Kozan Masseur
Adnan Güney Material Manager
Yunus Ün Foreign Relations Officer
Vahit Yılmaz Transportation Manager

Staff changes

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Uniform

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Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

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Sponsorship naming

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  • Galatasaray Ekmas (until 11 June 2024)[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Friendly match

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2 September 2024 Monaco France vs. Turkey Galatasaray

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Basketbol Süper Ligi Round 1 October 2024
Basketball Champions League Round 1 October 2024
Turkish Basketball Cup 2025

Source: Competitions

Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Basketbol Süper Ligi 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Basketball Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Turkish Basketball Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Competitions

Basketbol Süper Ligi

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Darüşşafaka Lassa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoffs
6 Fenerbahçe Beko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Galatasaray Basketbol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Karşıyaka Basket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Manisa BB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 4, 2024. Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: TBF.org.tr

Results by round

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2024‎. Source: TBF.org.tr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Loss

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
October 2024
1
Türk Telekom vs. Galatasaray Ankara
Arena: Ankara Arena
October 2024
2
Galatasaray vs. Tofaş Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
October 2024
3
Bahçeşehir Koleji vs. Galatasaray Istanbul
Arena: Ülker Sports and Event Hall
November 2024
5
Karşıyaka vs. Galatasaray İzmir
Arena: Karşıyaka Arena
November 2024
6
Galatasaray vs. Beşiktaş Fibabanka Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
November 2024
7
Galatasaray vs. Mersin Spor Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
December 2024
9
Galatasaray vs. Yalovaspor Basketbol Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
December 2024
10
Bursaspor Basketbol vs. Galatasaray Bursa
Arena: Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall
December 2024
11
Galatasaray vs. Darüşşafaka Lassa Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
December 2024
12
Aliağa Petkimspor vs. Galatasaray Aliağa, İzmir
Arena: Enka Sport Hall
January 2025
14
Anadolu Efes vs. Galatasaray Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
January 2025
15
Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahçe Beko Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
16
Galatasaray vs. Türk Telekom
17
Tofaş vs. Galatasaray
18
Galatasaray vs. Bahçeşehir Koleji
20
Galatasaray vs. Karşıyaka
21
Beşiktaş Fibabanka vs. Galatasaray
22
Mersin Spor vs. Galatasaray
24
Yalovaspor Basketbol vs. Galatasaray
25
Galatasaray vs. Bursaspor Basketbol
26
Darüşşafaka Lassa vs. Galatasaray
27
Galatasaray vs. Aliağa Petkimspor
29
Galatasaray vs. Anadolu Efes
30
Fenerbahçe Beko vs. Galatasaray

Basketball Champions League

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Regular season

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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAL PRO VEC QT2
1 Turkey Galatasaray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 Nov 5 Oct 1 Oct 8
2 Greece Promitheas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to play-ins Oct 23 Dec 4 Oct 2
3 Germany Rasta Vechta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 17 Oct 9 Nov 5
4 Europe Winner QT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 3 Dec 17 Oct 22
First match(es) will be played: October 1, 2024. Source: Group Standings

Regular Season Matches

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  Win   Loss

RS1
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RS2
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RS3
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RS4
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RS5
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RS6
vs.

Turkish Basketball Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "Yenilmez Armada sezonu açıyor!". www.galatasaray.org (in Turkish). August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Türkiye Basketbol Süper Ligi 2024-2025 Sezonu fikstürümüz belli oldu". www.galatasaray.org (in Turkish). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi'nde 2024-2025 Sezonunun Fikstür Çekimi Gerçekleştirildi". Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu (in Turkish). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "🚘 Rota oluşturuldu! ➡️ Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi". Galatasaray Basketbol (@GSBasketbol) _ X (in Turkish). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin David Efianayi" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Ebuka Izundu" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin James Palmer Jr" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 15, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Roberts Blumbergs" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Yaman Alişan" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Ángel Delgado" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Otis Livingston" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Will Cummings" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Teşekkürler" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Teşekkürler" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  15. ^ "Teşekkürler" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  16. ^ @GSBasketbol (June 29, 2024). "Teşekkürler aslanlar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @GSBasketbol (June 29, 2024). "Teşekkürler aslanlar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @GSBasketbol (June 30, 2024). "Teşekkürler aslanlar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @GSBasketbol (June 30, 2024). "Teşekkürler aslanlar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Çocukluk aşkına hoş geldin Buğrahan Tuncer". www.galatasaray.org (in Turkish). Galatasaray SK. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  21. ^ "Galatasaray Ekmas İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray S.K. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  22. ^ "TEKNİK KADRO". Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  23. ^ "2023/24 sezonu boyunca ana sponsorumuz olarak takımımızın yanında yer alan Ekmas Group'a teşekkürlerimizi sunarız". Official X Account of Galatasaray SK Basketball Department. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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