Beşiktaş Milangaz
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Beşiktaş Milangaz
| Beşiktaş Milangaz | |
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| Leagues | TBL Euroleague |
| Founded | 1933 |
| History | Beşiktaş (1933–present) |
| Arena |
Milangaz Arena (capacity: 16,000) |
| Location | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Team colors | Black and White |
| President |  Fikret Orman |
| Head coach | Ergin Ataman |
| Championships | 1 Turkish League 1 Turkish Cup 1 EuroChallenge |
| Website | www.bjk.com.tr |
Beşiktaş Milangaz, is a Turkish professional basketball team founded in 1933 as a section of Beşiktaş JK. Their home arena is the Milangaz Arena with a capacity of 3,200 seats. The team is sponsored by Milangaz, a company dealing with liquid gas distribution and owned by Demirören Şirketler Grubu (English: Demirören Group of Companies).
The team competes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague.
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History
The club's basketball section started out in the year 1933, before being halted in 1936, and then resuming once again in 1940. Since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball League, in every season, except in the 1988-89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Second League after the 1987-88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball League management by Cavit Altunay in 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 MVP Allen Iverson.[1] Iverson signed a 2 year $4 million net income contract.
In July 2011, NBA All-Star Deron Williams of the New Jersey Nets announced he would play for Beşiktaş, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. His $5 million net income contract includes a clause that would enable him to return to the NBA during the regular season if an agreement is made between the owners and players association.[2] When the lockout finished, Williams was replaced by Carlos Arroyo. Arroyo led the team to the Turkish Cup championship in February 2012.[3]
Sponsorship naming
Beşiktaş Milangaz has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;
- Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005-2011
- Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011-present
Players
Roster
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Beşiktaş Milangaz roster
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Retired numbers
- #8 Deron Williams, G, 2011[4]
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Erwin Dudley | Pops Mensah-Bonsu | Adem Ören | |
| PF | Zoran Erceg | Barış Hersek | Serkan Özver | |
| SF | Serhat Çetin | |||
| SG | David Hawkins | Marcelus Kemp | Mehmet Yatağan | Can Akın  |
| PG | Carlos Arroyo | Mehmet Yağmur | Kartal Özmızrak |
Notable players
Head coaches
- Ahmet Kandemir 1997-2003
- İhsan Bayülken 2003-2005
- Burak Bıyıktay 2005
- Murat Didin 2005-2007
- Ufuk Sarıca 2007
- Ergin Ataman 2007-2008
- Hakan Demir 2008-2009
- Burak Bıyıktay 2009-2011
- Ergin Ataman 2011-Present
Achievements
Domestic
- Turkish League:
Winner (1): 1975
Runners-up (6): 1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2005
- Turkish Cup:
- Winner (1): 2012
- Runners-up (3): 1971, 1973, 2011
- President's Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1987
International
- Eurocup:
- Quarter-final (1): 2008
- EuroChallenge:
- Winner (1): 2012
- Korać Cup:
- Quarter-final (1): 1999
- FIBA Europe League:
- Quarter-final (1): 2005
References
- ^ "Allen Iverson wants to play". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5741889.
- ^ "Deron Williams to play 2011 season in Turkey.". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6753259.
- ^ Maroto, Pablo (February 20, 2012). "Campeón Carlos Arroyo de la Copa de Turquía". El Nuevo Día. http://www.elnuevodia.com/campeoncarlosarroyodelacopadeturquia-1195225.html.
- ^ (Turkish)Yıldızlar Veda Etti
See also
External links
- Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü Home Page (English)/(Turkish)
- BJKBasket Web Portal
- TBLStat.net Turkish League Profile (English)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
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