Résultats

Turquie - BSL 05/05 10:00 30 [14] Merkezefendi Denizli v Bahcesehir Koleji [12] W 86-75
Turquie - BSL 04/27 12:30 29 [4] Pinar Karsiyaka v Merkezefendi Denizli [13] L 97-73
Turquie - BSL 04/20 15:00 28 [13] Merkezefendi Denizli v Cagdas Bodrum [15] W 83-68
Turquie - BSL 04/13 12:30 27 [8] Buyukcekmece v Merkezefendi Denizli [14] W 76-78
Turquie - BSL 04/06 10:00 26 [14] Merkezefendi Denizli v Bursaspor [12] L 82-87
Turquie - BSL 03/30 12:30 25 [8] Darussafaka v Merkezefendi Denizli [14] W 86-88
Turquie - BSL 03/23 12:30 24 [15] Merkezefendi Denizli v Turk Telekom [8] W 95-81
Turquie - BSL 03/17 15:00 23 [2] Anadolu Efes v Merkezefendi Denizli [15] L 83-77
Turquie - BSL 03/09 15:00 22 [15] Merkezefendi Denizli v Fenerbahce [1] L 68-93
Turquie - BSL 03/03 15:00 21 [8] Petkim Spor v Merkezefendi Denizli [15] L 89-81
Turquie - BSL 02/10 15:00 20 [15] Merkezefendi Denizli v Manisa [5] W 82-68
Turquie - BSL 02/03 12:30 19 [14] Merkezefendi Denizli v Besiktas [3] L 73-83

Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Merkezefendi, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Basketball Super League. Their home arena is the Pamukkale University Arena which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.

History

The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018. End of the regular season of 2018–19, the team that was competing in the Turkish Basketball Second League completed the season undefeated in 20 games. The team defeated Beylikdüzü Basket, 2–0 in play-offs, defeated Boluspor, 3–0 in quarter-finals, defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik, 3–1 in semi-finals and promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League. Also the team got their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals. At the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on Sinan Erdem Dome, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, 77–70, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League.

They finished the 2020–21 season as regular season leaders and earned the right to compete in the top tier (BSL) for the 2021–22 season onward.

**Merkezefendi Belediyesi : Une force montante du basketball turc**

Merkezefendi Belediyesi est un club de basketball professionnel de Denizli, en Turquie. Fondé en 2011, le club a rapidement gravi les échelons du basketball turc, devenant une force majeure de la Super Lig.

**Un palmarès déjà bien garni**

Malgré son jeune âge, Merkezefendi Belediyesi a déjà accumulé un palmarès impressionnant :

* Vainqueur de la Coupe de Turquie (2021)
* Finaliste de la Super Lig (2021)
* Participation à l'EuroCup (2022-2023)

**Un effectif talentueux**

L'équipe de Merkezefendi Belediyesi est composée d'un mélange de joueurs expérimentés et de jeunes talents prometteurs. Parmi les joueurs clés figurent :

* Ender Arslan : Arrière expérimenté, membre de l'équipe nationale turque
* Samet Geyik : Ailier polyvalent, connu pour son tir à trois points
* Kyle Wiltjer : Pivot américain, ancienne star de l'Université de Gonzaga

**Un soutien populaire**

Merkezefendi Belediyesi bénéficie du soutien d'une base de fans passionnée qui remplit régulièrement le Denizli Spor Salonu. L'atmosphère lors des matchs à domicile est électrique, avec des chants et des encouragements qui donnent un avantage supplémentaire aux joueurs.

**Un avenir prometteur**

Avec son effectif talentueux, son soutien populaire et sa direction ambitieuse, Merkezefendi Belediyesi est bien placé pour continuer à se développer et à devenir l'une des meilleures équipes de basketball en Turquie et en Europe.