Konyaspor Basketbol
| AYOS Konyaspor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues | BSL | ||
| Founded | February 27, 2019 | ||
| History | Selçuklu Belediyesi (1973–2018) Konyaspor Kulübü (2018–present) | ||
| Arena | Selçuklu Belediyesi Spor Salonu | ||
| Capacity | 4,200 | ||
| Location | Konya, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Green and White | ||
| President | Fatih Özgökçen | ||
| Head coach | Sinan Çambel | ||
| Team captain | Cevher Özer | ||
| Website | konyaspor | ||
|
| |||
Konyaspor, known as AYOS Konyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that represents Konya in the Basketball Super League (BSL). It is the basketball section of the Konyaspor football club.
History
The history of Konyaspor's basketball branch dates back to the 1950s.[1] The branch, which was closed and reopened several times over time due to financial reasons, was finally put into operation on February 27, 2019, with the takeover of the branch affiliated to Selçuklu Belediyespor.[2] Thus, the team in the Turkish Basketball League in the 2018–19 season finished the league in 7th place. The team finished the season in the 9th place due to the fact that the league in the 2019–20 season was interrupted due to the pandemic. The team, which said goodbye to the Federation Cup in the 2020–21 season as a result of the group matches, finished the regular season in the 3rd place in the league and said goodbye to the season as a result of the play-off semi-finals. The team said goodbye to the Federation Cup in the semi-finals in the 2021–22 season and finished the regular season in the 3rd place in the league. In the play-off quarter-finals, the green and white team advanced to the finals by beating TED Ankara Kolejliler 2-1 in the series and 3-1 in the semi-finals by overtaking their rival ITU, and in the final they beat their rival Samsunspor 3-1 in the series.[3]
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| AYOS Konyaspor roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). konyaspor.org.tr. October 1, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Selçuklu Basketbol Takımı, Konyaspor'a devredildi". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). February 27, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Konyaspor Basketball promoted to Basketball Super League". West Observer. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
External links
- Official Website (in Turkish)
- TBLStat.net Profile (in English)
- Eurobasket.com Page