Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Founded1982
HistoryHacettepe Üniversitesi
(1982-present)
ArenaAnkara Arena
Capacity10,400
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Team colorsPurple and White    
PresidentTurhan Menteş
Head coachAlp Bayramoğlu
Websitehusk.hacettepe.edu.tr

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Basketbol Kulübü (English: Hacettepe University Basketball Club) is a professional basketball team of based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is the official athletics branch of Hacettepe University. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in 2010.

History

The team was founded in 1982. In 2011, Hacettepe Üniversitesi was promoted to the Turkish Basketball League for the first time since their foundation.[1]

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Turkish Cup European Competitions
2008–09 3 EBBL Promoted – -
2009–10 2 TB2L 1 Final stage3rd – -
2010–11 2 TB2L 2 Promoted2nd – -
2011–12 1 TBL 12 – Group Stage -
2012–13 1 TBL 15 Relegated Quarterfinalist -

Current roster

Hacettepe Üniversitesi roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 4 Turkey Adıgüzel, Özgür 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 47 – (1977-01-11)11 January 1977
PG 5 United States Eldridge, Courtney 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 81.5 kg (180 lb) 43 – (1980-06-10)10 June 1980
PG 6 Turkey Altınmakas, Onur 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 43 – (1980-01-21)21 January 1980
PG 7 Turkey Peker, Ulaş 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1993-04-30)30 April 1993
C 12 Turkey Beşok, Hüseyin (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 48 – (1975-08-02)2 August 1975
PF 14 United States Glover, Mike 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97.5 kg (215 lb) 36 – (1987-09-01)1 September 1987
PG 16 United States Grundy, Anthony 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 44 – (1979-04-15)15 April 1979
PF 21 United States Marsh, Ricardo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 42 – (1981-09-12)12 September 1981
PF Turkey Kocaoğlu, Polat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 44 – (1979-05-03)3 May 1979
C Turkey Özbakır, Nezih 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 43 – (1980-06-17)17 June 1980
Head coach
  • Turkey Alp Bayramoğlu
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Burak Gören
  • Turkey Gökhan Çörekçi
  • Turkey Utku Sargül
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Hacettepe Üniversitesi Beko Basketbol Ligi'Nde!". Haber312.net. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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