Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)

{{Short description|Basketball team}}

{{Infobox Basketball club

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| name = Beşiktaş Fibabanka

| nickname = Kara Kartallar (The Black Eagles)

| logo = Beşiktaş JK logo.svg

| image_size = 160px

| leagues = Basketbol Süper Ligi

| founded = {{start date and age|1967}}

| history = Beşiktaş J.K.
(1967–present)

| arena = Akatlar Arena

| capacity = 3,200

| location = Istanbul, Turkey

| colors = Black, white
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| president = Hasan Arat{{cite news |last=Genç |first=Selçuk |title=Beşiktaşımızın 34. Başkanı Ahmet Nur Çebi |language=Tr |url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/77454/besiktasimizin-34-baskani-ahmet-nur-cebi.html |publisher=Beşiktaş J.K. |access-date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191021102354/https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/77454/besiktasimizin-34-baskani-ahmet-nur-cebi.html |archive-date=21 October 2019}}

| manager = Nedim Yücel

| coach = Dušan Alimpijević

| captain = Yiğit Arslan

| championships = 2 Turkish Championships
1 Turkish Cup
1 Turkish President's Cup
1 EuroChallenge

| retired_numbers = 1 (8)

| website = [http://www.bjk.com.tr/en/brans/2/basketbol.html www.bjk.com.tr]

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{{Beşiktaş J.K. sections}}

Beşiktaş Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Beşiktaş Fibabanka 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 {{ill|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.

Sponsorship naming

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

  • Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005–2011{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cola-turka-besiktasa-sponsor-325278|title=Cola Turka, Beşiktaş'a sponsor|date=June 7, 2005|website=hurriyet.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
  • Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/spor/basketbol/2011/09/22/kartal-besiktas-milangaz-oldu|title=Kartal, Beşiktaş Milangaz oldu|date=September 22, 2011|website=sabah.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
  • Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.aksam.com.tr/spor/besiktas-integral-forexle-sponsorluk-anlasmasi-imzaladi/haber-239636|title=Beşiktaş, İntegral Forex'le sponsorluk anlaşması imzaladı|date=August 28, 2013|website=aksam.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
  • Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/besiktasa-potada-yeni-sponsor/435904#|title=Beşiktaş'a potada yeni sponsor|date=October 7, 2015|website=aa.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
  • Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021–2022{{Cite web|url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/80323/icrypex-erkek-basketbol-takimimizin-isim-ve-forma-gogus-sponsoru-oldu.html|title=Icrypex, Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın İsim ve Forma Göğüs Sponsoru Oldu|date=January 22, 2021|website=bjk.com.trlanguage=tr|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
  • Beşiktaş Emlakjet: 2022–2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=102597|title=Beşiktaş Emlakjet|date=August 10, 2022|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
  • Beşiktaş Fibabanka: 2024–present{{Cite tweet |user=Besiktas |number=1806628706669990047 |title=Beşiktaş A Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın İsim ve Göğüs Sponsoru, ayrıca Salon İsim Sponsoru artık Fibabanka!}}

Players

=Retired numbers=

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! style="{{Basketball color cell|Beşiktaş}}"|Player

! style="{{Basketball color cell|Beşiktaş}}"|Position

! style="{{Basketball color cell|Beşiktaş}}"|Tenure

! style="{{Basketball color cell|Beşiktaş}}"|Ceremony date

8{{flagicon|USA}}Deron WilliamsPG201129 November 2011{{cite news |date=November 29, 2011 |title=Deron Williams' jersey retired after just 15 games in Turkey |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/11/deron-williams-jersey-retired-after-just-15-games-in-turkey/1}}

=Current roster=

{{Basketball roster nationality note}}

{{Basketball roster header

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{{player3 | num= 0 |nat = USA| first = Kyle | last = Allman |pos = SG|m = 1.91| kgs = 88 | year=1997| month=09| date=02 | link=Kyle Allman Jr.}}

{{player3 | num= 2 |nat = USA| first = Jonah | last = Mathews |pos = SG|m = 1.91| kgs = 93 | year=1998| month=02| date=10}}

{{player3 | num =3 |nat = SRB| first = Uroš | last = Plavšić |pos = C |m = 2.16| kgs = 120| year=1998| month=12| date=22}}

{{player3 | num= 5 |nat = USA| first = Derek | last = Needham |pos = PG|m = 1.80| kgs = 82 | year=1990| month=10| date=20 | nat2 = MNE}}

{{player3 | num= 6 |nat = TUR| first = Berk | last = Uğurlu |pos = PG|m = 1.92| kgs = 87 | year=1996| month=04| date=27}}

{{player3 | num= 7 |nat = TUR| first = Yiğit | last = Arslan |pos = SG|m = 1.93| kgs = 90 | year=1996| month=05| date=12 |note = C}}

{{player3 | num= 9 |nat = IRL| first = Conor | last = Morgan |pos = PF|m = 2.06| kgs = 100| year=1994| month=08| date=3 | nat2 = CAN}}

{{player3 | num= 10|nat = TUR| first = Yağız | last = Aksu |pos = PG|m = 1.93| kgs = 95 | year=2006| month=01| date=31}}

{{player3 | num =14|nat = USA| first = Dustin | last = Sleva |pos = PF|m = 2.03| kgs = 102| year=1995| month=09| date=23}}

{{player3 | num= 20|nat = TUR| first = Kerem Kuthan| last = Konan |pos = PF|m = 2.07| kgs = 97 | year=2004| month=10| date=09}}

{{player3 | num= 22|nat = TUR| first = Ata | last = Özbek |pos = SF|m = 1.93| kgs = | year=2005| month=11| date=17}}

{{player3 | num =30|nat = USA| first = Kelan | last = Martin |pos = F |m = 1.96| kgs = 104| year=1995| month=08| date=03}}

{{player3 | num =33|nat = USA| first = Emanuel | last = Terry |pos = C |m = 2.06| kgs = 100| year=1996| month=08| date=21}}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach = {{player||SRB|Dušan Alimpijević}}

| asst_coach = {{player||UKR|Dmytro Boldaiev}}

  • {{player||TUR|Sinan Çelik}}
  • {{player||TUR|Buğra Bayazıt}}

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| roster_url = https://bjk.com.tr/tr/takim/10/

| accessdate = January 5, 2025

}}

=Depth chart=

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|starter_c = Emanuel Terry

|starter_pf = Dustin Sleva

|starter_sf = Kelan Martin

|starter_sg = Jonah Mathews

|starter_pg = Derek Needham

|bench 1_c = Uroš Plavšić

|bench 1_pf = Conor Morgan

|bench 1_sf = Yiğit Arslan

|bench 1_sg = Kyle Allman

|bench 1_pg = Berk Uğurlu

|bench 2_c = Kerem Kuthan Konan

|bench 2_pf =

|bench 2_sf = Ata Özbek

|bench 2_sg =

|bench 2_pg = Yağız Aksu

|bench 3_c =

|bench 3_pf =

|bench 3_sf =

|bench 3_sg =

|bench 3_pg =

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=Notable players=

{{Basketball notable players criteria}}

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Head coaches

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Honours

=National competitions=

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=European competitions=

Season by season

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!Season

!Tier

!Division

!Pos.

!Postseason

!Cup Competitions

!colspan=2 |European Competitions

style="background:#efefef;"|1967–68

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| –

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1968–69

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|7th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1969–70

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1970–71

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| –

| style="background:silver"|Runner-up

| Cup Winners' Cup

{{Tooltip|1R|First Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1971–72

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="background:silver; text-align:center;"|2nd

| –

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1972–73

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|6th

| –

| style="background:silver"|Runner-up

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1973–74

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1974–75

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="background:gold; text-align:center;"|1st

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1975–76

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="background:silver; text-align:center;"|2nd

| –

| –

| Champions Cup

{{Tooltip|1R|First Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1976–77

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="background:silver; text-align:center;"|2nd

| –

| –

| Cup Winners' Cup

{{Tooltip|2R|Second Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1977–78

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|8th

| –

| –

| Cup Winners' Cup

{{Tooltip|1R|First Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1978–79

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|6th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1979–80

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|3rd

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1980–81

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="background:silver; text-align:center;"|2nd

| –

| –

| Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|2R|Second Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1981–82

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="background:silver; text-align:center;"|2nd

| –

| –

| Cup Winners' Cup

{{Tooltip|1R|First Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1982–83

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|4th

| –

| –

| Cup Winners' Cup

{{Tooltip|1R|First Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1983–84

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|7th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

| Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|1R|First Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1984–85

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|9th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1985–86

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|9th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1986–87

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|1st

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1987–88

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|11th

| –

| –

| Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|2R|Second Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1988–89

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| TB2L

| style="background:gold; text-align:center;"|1st

| style="background:#97DEFF"|Promoted

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1989–90

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|9th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1990–91

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|10th

| –

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1991–92

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|10th

| –

| Last 16

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1992–93

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|10th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1993–94

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|13th

| –

| Last 16

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1994–95

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|14th

| –

| Last 16

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1995–96

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|6th

| First Round

| Last 16

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1996–97

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|13th

| –

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|3R|Third Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1997–98

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| Last 16

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|1998–99

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|8th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinals}}
style="background:#efefef;"|1999–00

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|2R|Second Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2000–01

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|7th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

| Saporta Cup

{{Tooltip|T16|Top 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2001–02

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|7th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

| Korać Cup

{{Tooltip|R32|Round of 32}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2002–03

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|10th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|2003–04

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|3rd

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| –

| –

style="background:#efefef;"|2004–05

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|3rd

| style="background:silver"|Runner-up

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Europe League

{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinals}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2005–06

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|3rd

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| –

| ULEB Cup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2006–07

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| ULEB Cup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2007–08

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|1st

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|ULEB Cup

{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinals}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2008–09

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| Eurocup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2009–10

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|4th

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| Eurocup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2010–11

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|6th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:silver"|Runner-up

| Eurocup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular Season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2011–12

| align="center"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|4th

| style="background:gold"|Champion

| style="background:gold"|Champion

| style="background:gold"|Eurochallenge

bgcolor=gold align=center|{{Tooltip|C|Champions}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2012–13

| align="center"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|6th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| Euroleague

{{Tooltip|T16|Top 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2013–14

| align="center"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| Eurocup

{{Tooltip|L16|Last 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2014–15

| align="center"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|9th

| –

| –

| Eurocup

{{Tooltip|L32|Last 32}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2015–16

| align="center"|1

| TBL

| style="text-align:center;"|9th

| –

| –

| Eurocup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2016–17

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| style="text-align:center;"|2nd

| style="background:silver"|Runner-up

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| Champions League

{{Tooltip|L16|Last 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2017–18

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| style="text-align:center;"|4th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| Champions League

{{Tooltip|L16|Last 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2018–19

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| style="text-align:center;"|6th

| style="background:#D0F0C0"|Quarterfinalist

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| Champions League

{{Tooltip|L16|Last 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2019–20

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| align="center"|8th{{ref|1|1}}

| –{{ref|1|1}}

| –

| Champions League

{{Tooltip|L16|Last 16}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2020–21

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| style="text-align:center;"|5th

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| –{{ref|1|1}}

| FIBA Europe Cup

{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2021–22

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| align="center"|10th

| –

| –

| Champions League

{{Tooltip|PI|Play-ins}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2022–23

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| align="center"|14th

| –

| –

| FIBA Europe Cup

{{Tooltip|QR2|Qualification Second Round}}
style="background:#efefef;"|2023–24

| align="center"|1

| BSL

| align="center"|3rd

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| style="background:#ACE1AF"|Semifinalist

| EuroCup

{{Tooltip|SF|Semifinalist}}

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See also

References

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