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| Nickname | Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) The Lions[1] | |||
| Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League | |||
| Founded | 1911; 114 years ago (1911) | |||
| History | Galatasaray (1911–present) | |||
| Arena | Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| Location | Istanbul,Turkey | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, red | |||
| President | Dursun Özbek | |||
| Team manager | Ömer Yalçınkaya | |||
| Head coach | Yakup Sekizkök | |||
| Team captain | Errick McCollum | |||
| Championships | 1EuroCup 18Turkish Championships (13pre-1967) 3Turkish Cups 2Turkish President's Cups | |||
| Website | galatasaray.org | |||
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Galatasaray S.K. is a professionalbasketball team based in the city ofIstanbul inTurkey. It is a part of theGalatasaray Sports Club. The team competes in theTurkish Basketball Super League andBasketball Champions League. The team has won 18 Turkish championships (5 titles in theTurkish Super League, 11 titles in the formerTurkish Basketball Championship and 2 titles in the former Spring Cup). The team furthermore won 3Turkish Cups, 2Turkish Super Cups, and 1EuroCup.
According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 atRobert College. An Americanphysical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later,Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher inGalatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911.Robenson, who also became aGalatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.[2][3]
Basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 16 national championship titles and 15 İstanbul League titles. Former president of the club,Özhan Canaydın was a former player of the basketball team. The team dominated Turkish basketball in the 1940s, and won titles in the 1950s and 1960s, while remaining a competitive team in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Galatasaray won two more championships, in 1985 and 1986, and won the 1990 title. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Galatasaray struggled. In 2013, Galatasaray won back the Turkish championship.
On 24 June 2011, Galatasaray announced that Cafe Crown's sponsorship was over.[4]
Galatasaray qualified for theEuroLeague for the first time in history after winning the qualification knockout round that gained them a place in theEuroLeague season.[5]
On April 27, 2016, Galatasaray defeatedSIG Strasbourg with the score of 78–67 atAbdi Ipekci Arena in the second leg of the2016 EuroCup Finals. With this result Galatasaray won theEuroCup championship for the first time.[6]
In the 2024–25 season, Galatasaray played in theFIBA-organisedBasketball Champions League, and played in its second ever European final. They lost toUnicaja Málaga in the final inAthens.[7]
| Period | Previous names | Ref. |
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| 1911–2005 | Galatasaray | |
| 2005–2011 | GalatasarayCafe Crown | [8] |
| 2011–2013 | GalatasarayMedical Park | [9] |
| 2013–2015 | Galatasaray Liv Hospital | [10][11] |
| 2015–2018 | Galatasaray Odeabank | [12] |
| 2018–2019 | Galatasaray | |
| 2019–2020 | Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta | [13] |
| 2020–2021 | Galatasaray | |
| 2021–2023 | Galatasaray Nef | [14] |
| 2023–2024 | Galatasaray Ekmas | [15] |
| 2024–2025 | Galatasaray | |
| 2025–present | Galatasaray MCT Technic | [16][17] |

| # | Court | Capacity | Period |
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| 1 | 12,270 | 2000–2005 | |
| 2 | 3,500 | 2005–2006 | |
| 3 | 3,500 | 2006–2009 | |
| 4 | 12,270 | 2009–2017 | |
| 5 | 16,000 | 2017–2024 | |
| 6 | 10,000 | 2024–present |
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| Doctor | |
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| Masseur | |
| Material Manager | |
| Foreign Relations Officer | |
| Foreign Relations Officer | |
| Transportation Officer |
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(colours:Turkish or homegrown players;foreign players)
Istanbul Basketball League(defunct)
| Season | Division | Pos. | Pos. | Turkish Cup | Presidential Cup | European competitions | |
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| 1966–67 | TBL | 2nd | — | ||||
| 1967–68 | TBL | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1968–69 | TBL | Champion | — | ||||
| 1969–70 | TBL | 6th | — | ||||
| 1970–71 | TBL | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1971–72 | TBL | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1972–73 | TBL | 4th | — | ||||
| 1973–74 | TBL | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1974–75 | TBL | 2nd | — | ||||
| 1975–76 | TBL | 7th | — | ||||
| 1976–77 | TBL | 6th | — | ||||
| 1977–78 | TBL | 7th | — | ||||
| 1978–79 | TBL | 12th | — | ||||
| 1979–80 | TBL | 10th | — | ||||
| 1980–81 | TBL | 4th | 7th | ||||
| 1981–82 | TBL | 2nd | 5th | ||||
| 1982–83 | TBL | 5th | 5th | ||||
| 1983–84 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1984–85 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | ||||
| 1985–86 | TBL | 3rd | Champion | ||||
| 1986–87 | TBL | 8th | Runners-up | ||||
| 1987–88 | TBL | 7th | Semifinalist | ||||
| 1988–89 | TBL | 6th | 6th | ||||
| 1989–90 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | ||||
| 1990–91 | TBL | 8th | — | ||||
| 1991–92 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1992–93 | TBL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1993–94 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1994–95 | TBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1995–96 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1996–97 | TBL | 9th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1997–98 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1998–99 | TBL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 1999–00 | TBL | 7th | First Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 2001–02 | TBL | 8th | First Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | TBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | |||
| 2003–04 | TBL | 12th | — | Semifinalist | |||
| 2004–05 | TBL | 13th | — | Group stage | |||
| 2005–06 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2006–07 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2007–08 | TBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2ULEB Cup | 4th | ||
| 2008–09 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 3EuroChallenge | L16 | |
| 2009–10 | TBL | 9th | — | 2Eurocup | L16 | ||
| 2010–11 | TBL | 3rd | Runners-up | Semifinalist | 2Eurocup | L16 | |
| 2011–12 | TBL | 1st | Semifinalist | Third place | 1Euroleague | L16 | |
| 2012–13 | TBL | 1st | Champion | Runners-up | 2Eurocup | L16 | |
| 2013–14 | TBL | 4th | Runners-up | Semifinalist | 1Euroleague | QF | |
| 2014–15 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | 1Euroleague | L16 |
| 2015–16 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | 2Eurocup | C |
| 2016–17 | BSL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | — | 1EuroLeague | 12th |
| 2017–18 | BSL | 9th | — | — | — | 2EuroCup | T16 |
| 2018–19 | BSL | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | 2EuroCup | RS |
| 2019–20 | BSL | CX | Cancelled | Semifinalist | Cancelled | 2EuroCup | CX |
| 2020–21 | BSL | 14th | — | Cancelled | Cancelled | 3Champions League | RS |
| 2021–22 | BSL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | — | 3Champions League | R16 |
| 2022–23 | BSL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Cancelled | Cancelled | 3Champions League | R16 |
| 2023–24 | BSL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | 3Champions League | R16 |
| 2024–25 | BSL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | — | 3Champions League | RU |
| 2025–26 | BSL | 3Champions League | |||||
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2018 | |
2018–2020 | |
2020–2021 | |
2021–2022 | |
2022–2023 | |
2023–2024 | |
2024–present |
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