Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball)


Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play matches in 450-seat arena, called the Bahçelievler Engelliler Spor Salonu.
WWW galatasaray.org

History

Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team hold the Turkish title and currently play in European Champions Cup organised by IWBF Europe. Having only been founded in 2005, the basketball team has already won the IWBF Champions League twice in a row, in years 2007-08 and 2008–09, making them one of the finest wheelchair teams in Europe. Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team also won the Kitakyushu Champions Cup and became world champions in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Home arenas

Technical staff

NameJob
Fikri GündoğduHead Coach
Barış OvaPhysiotherapist
Akın GölMechanician

Current roster

NationalityPlayerDate of birth and age
0İsmail Ar–Guard
1Kemal Kaan Şafak–Shooting guard
4Havva Selvihan Gür–Forward
9Deniz Acar–Power forward
10Enes Bulut4.0Shooting guard
11Arda Albayrak–Guard
13Burak Ayğan–Forward
14Lee Shane Manning–Center
19 / Mateusz Filipski –Shooting guard
21Ebru Akıcı–Forward
35Ferit Gümüş–Guard
69Mahdi Abbasishotoryeh–Center
90Buğra Ergun2.0Forward

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League:

International competitions

IWBF Champions Cup / IWBF Champions League: