Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)

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Beşiktaş Gain
Beşiktaş Gain logo
NicknameKara Kartallar (The Black Eagles)
LeaguesBSL
EuroCup
Founded1967; 59 years ago (1967)
HistoryBeşiktaş J.K.
(1967–present)
ArenaAkatlar Arena
Capacity3,200
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsBlack, white
   
PresidentHasan Arat[1]
Team managerNedim Yücel
Head coachDušan Alimpijević
Team captainYiğit Arslan
Championships2 Turkish Championships
1 Turkish Cup
1 Turkish President's Cup
1 EuroChallenge
Retired numbers1 (8)
Websitewww.bjk.com.tr

Beşiktaş Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Beşiktaş Gain is a Turkish professional basketball team from the city of Istanbul. The team formed in 1967 as the basketball section of Beşiktaş J.K., which was founded in 1903. The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League.

History

The club's men's basketball section started out in the year 1967 and since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball Super League, in every season, except in the 1988–89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Basketball First League after the 1987–88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball Super League, under the management of Ateş Çubukçu [tr] and Tom Davis, in the 1974–75 season.

In October 2010, Beşiktaş announced the biggest transfer in the history of the club's basketball department, with the signing of the former NBA Most Valuable Player, Allen Iverson. Iverson signed a 2-year $4 million net income contract.

In July 2011, NBA All-Star Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets, announced he would play for Beşiktaş, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. His $5 million net income contract included a clause that would enable him to return to the NBA during the regular season, if an agreement was made between the owners and players association. When the lockout finished, Williams was replaced by Carlos Arroyo.

Arroyo led the team to the Turkish Cup title in February 2012. In April 2012, the team won the 3rd-tier level EuroChallenge Final against Elan Chalon. After the EuroChallenge championship, the team won the Turkish Basketball Super League Finals against Anadolu Efes. On September 30, 2012, the team won the Turkish President's Cup against Anadolu Efes.

Starting from the 2023-24 season, the team started to compete in EuroCup, departing from Basketball Champions League. They advanced to semifinals of the same year's league.

Sponsorship naming

Beşiktaş has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;

  • Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005–2011[2]
  • Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012[3]
  • Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015[4]
  • Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020[5]
  • Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021–2022[6]
  • Beşiktaş Emlakjet: 2022–2024[7]
  • Beşiktaş Fibabanka: 2024–2025[8]
  • Beşiktaş Gain: 2025–present[9]

Players

Retired numbers

Beşiktaş retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony date
8United StatesDeron WilliamsPG201129 November 2011[10]

Current roster

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

Beşiktaş Gain roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 United States Mathews, Jonah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1998-02-10)10 February 1998
PG 1 United States Dotson, Devon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1999-08-02)2 August 1999
C 4 France Kamagate, Ismaël 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2001-01-17)17 January 2001
PG 6 Turkey Uğurlu, Berk 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
SG 7 Turkey Arslan, Yiğit (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1996-05-12)12 May 1996
PF 9 Republic of Ireland Canada Morgan, Conor 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1994-08-03)3 August 1994
PG 10 Turkey Aksu, Yağız 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (2006-01-31)31 January 2006
SG 11 United States Jamaica Lemar, Brynton 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
SF 12 Turkey Kuş, Canberk 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 29 – (1996-08-12)12 August 1996
PG 19 Turkey Adıgüzel, Emir 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003
F 21 United States Brown, Anthony 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 – (1992-10-10)10 October 1992
SF 22 Turkey Özbek, Ata 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2005-11-17)17 November 2005
PF 33 United States Brown, Vitto 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 30 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995
C 41 Croatia Žižić, Ante 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 29 – (1997-01-04)4 January 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ukraine Dmytro Boldaiev
  • Turkey Sinan Çelik
  • Turkey Buğra Bayazıt
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 30, 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ante Žižić Ismaël Kamagate Kerem Kuthan Konan
PF Vitto Brown Conor Morgan
SF Anthony Brown Yiğit Arslan Canberk Kuş
SG Jonah Mathews Brynton Lemar Ata Özbek
PG Berk Uğurlu Devon Dotson Yağız Aksu

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

Head coaches

Honours

National competitions

Bryce Brown

European competitions

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions European Competitions
1967–68 1 TBL 5th – Semifinalist –
1968–69 1 TBL 7th – – –
1969–70 1 TBL 5th – – –
1970–71 1 TBL 5th – Runner-up Cup Winners' Cup1R
1971–72 1 TBL 2nd – Quarterfinalist –
1972–73 1 TBL 6th – Runner-up –
1973–74 1 TBL 5th – – –
1974–75 1 TBL 1st – – –
1975–76 1 TBL 2nd – – Champions Cup1R
1976–77 1 TBL 2nd – – Cup Winners' Cup2R
1977–78 1 TBL 8th – – Cup Winners' Cup1R
1978–79 1 TBL 6th – – –
1979–80 1 TBL 3rd – – –
1980–81 1 TBL 2nd – – Korać Cup2R
1981–82 1 TBL 2nd – – Cup Winners' Cup1R
1982–83 1 TBL 4th – – Cup Winners' Cup1R
1983–84 1 TBL 7th Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup1R
1984–85 1 TBL 9th – – –
1985–86 1 TBL 9th – – –
1986–87 1 TBL 1st Quarterfinalist – –
1987–88 1 TBL 11th – – Korać Cup2R
1988–89 2 TB2L 1st Promoted – –
1989–90 1 TBL 9th – – –
1990–91 1 TBL 10th – – –
1991–92 1 TBL 10th – Last 16 –
1992–93 1 TBL 10th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
1993–94 1 TBL 13th – Last 16 –
1994–95 1 TBL 14th – Last 16 –
1995–96 1 TBL 6th First Round Last 16 –
1996–97 1 TBL 13th – Quarterfinalist Korać Cup3R
1997–98 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Last 16 –
1998–99 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Korać CupQF
1999–00 1 TBL 5th Semifinalist Semifinalist Korać Cup2R
2000–01 1 TBL 7th Quarterfinalist – Saporta CupT16
2001–02 1 TBL 7th Quarterfinalist – Korać CupR32
2002–03 1 TBL 10th Quarterfinalist – –
2003–04 1 TBL 3rd Semifinalist – –
2004–05 1 TBL 3rd Runner-up Semifinalist Europe LeagueQF
2005–06 1 TBL 3rd Semifinalist – ULEB CupRS
2006–07 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB CupRS
2007–08 1 TBL 1st Semifinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB CupQF
2008–09 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupRS
2009–10 1 TBL 4th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupRS
2010–11 1 TBL 6th Quarterfinalist Runner-up EurocupRS
2011–12 1 TBL 4th Champion Champion EurochallengeC
2012–13 1 TBL 6th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist EuroleagueT16
2013–14 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupL16
2014–15 1 TBL 9th – – EurocupL32
2015–16 1 TBL 9th – – EurocupRS
2016–17 1 BSL 2nd Runner-up Quarterfinalist Champions LeagueL16
2017–18 1 BSL 4th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Champions LeagueL16
2018–19 1 BSL 6th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Champions LeagueL16
2019–20 1 BSL 8th1 –1 – Champions LeagueL16
2020–21 1 BSL 5th Semifinalist –1 FIBA Europe CupRS
2021–22 1 BSL 10th – – Champions LeaguePI
2022–23 1 BSL 14th – – FIBA Europe CupQR2
2023–24 1 BSL 3rd Semifinalist Semifinalist EuroCupSF
2024–25 1 BSL 2nd Runner-up Runner-up EuroCupEF
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Genç, Selçuk. "Beşiktaşımızın 34. Başkanı Ahmet Nur Çebi" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cola Turka, Beşiktaş'a sponsor". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). June 7, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kartal, Beşiktaş Milangaz oldu". sabah.com.tr (in Turkish). September 22, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Beşiktaş, İntegral Forex'le sponsorluk anlaşması imzaladı". aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Beşiktaş'a potada yeni sponsor". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). October 7, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Icrypex, Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın İsim ve Forma Göğüs Sponsoru Oldu". bjk.com.trlanguage=tr. January 22, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Beşiktaş Emlakjet" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ @Besiktas (June 28, 2024). "Beşiktaş A Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın İsim ve Göğüs Sponsoru, ayrıca Salon İsim Sponsoru artık Fibabanka!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ @BJK_Basketbol (June 4, 2025). "Kulübümüz, Gain ile Sponsorluk Anlaşması İmzaladı" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Deron Williams' jersey retired after just 15 games in Turkey". Content.usatoday.com. November 29, 2011.