2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season

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Galatasaray
2024–25 season
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachYakup Sekizkök
ArenaBasketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Basketbol Süper LigiRegular Season
Basketball Champions LeagueRegular Season
Turkish Basketball CupPre-season

The 2024–25 season is Galatasaray's 113th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Basketball Super League and in the Basketball Champions League.

Season overview

Pre-season

On 11 August, The first stage program of the Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team's 2024–25 season preparation program has been announced.[1]

On 20 August, Turkish Basketball Super League 2024–25 Season fixtures have been announced.[2][3]

On 20 August, Galatasaray will play its matches at the Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi in the 2024–25 season.[4]

On 7 September, The second stage preparation program has been announced.[5]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 United States Livingston II, Otis 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-10-12)12 October 1996
G 4 United States Efianayi, David Injured 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
PF 6 Turkey Kabaca, Sadık Emir 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-12-03)3 December 2000
PG 7 United States Cummings, Will 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-10-07)7 October 1992
PF 8 Latvia Blumbergs, Roberts 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998
PF 9 Turkey Geyik, Samet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
SG 12 United States Palmer, James 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996
PF 14 Turkey Vatan, Efe 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004
C 15 Nigeria Izundu, Ebuka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1996-06-28)28 June 1996
G 17 Turkey Erdem, Kerem 18 – (2006-03-24)24 March 2006
G 19 Turkey Tuncer, Buğrahan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
SG 24 Turkey Alişan, Yaman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2006-06-27)27 June 2006
C 31 Dominican Republic Delgado, Ángel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 29 – (1994-11-20)20 November 1994
G/F 61 Turkey Köksal, Göksenin (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
PG 88 Turkey Korkmaz, Can Injured 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 32 – (1992-10-21)21 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Gökhan Turan
  • Turkey Cem Güven
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Turkey Yasin Aydın
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Turkey Ali Can Kaşlı
  • Turkey Mümin Balcıoğulları
Team manager
  • Turkey Ömer Yalçınkaya
  • Turkey İbrahim Tilki

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 20, 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ángel Delgado Ebuka Izundu Samet Geyik
PF Roberts Blumbergs Sadık Emir Kabaca Efe Vatan
SF James Palmer Jr. Göksenin Köksal
SG David Efianayi Buğrahan Tuncer Yaman Alişan
PG Otis Livingston II Will Cummings Can Korkmaz Kerem Erdem

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Squad changes

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
4 G United States David Efianayi 28 Petkim Spor Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 11 June 2024 [6]
15 C Nigeria Ebuka Izundu 27 EWE Baskets Oldenburg Germany 2 years June 2026 Free 13 June 2024 [7]
12 SG United States James Palmer 27 Türk Telekom Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 15 June 2024 [8]
8 PF Latvia Roberts Blumbergs 26 Aris Greece 1 years June 2025 Free 20 June 2024 [9]
24 SG Turkey Yaman Alişan 18 Darüşşafaka Turkey 2 years June 2026 Free 28 June 2024 [10]
31 C Dominican Republic Ángel Delgado 29 Beşiktaş Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 2 July 2024 [11]
0 PG United States Otis Livingston II 27 Würzburg Baskets Germany 1 years June 2025 Free 3 July 2024 [12]
7 PG United States Will Cummings 31 Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1 years June 2025 Free 5 July 2024 [13]
88 PG Turkey Can Korkmaz 31 Darüşşafaka Turkey 1 years June 2025 Free 27 September 2024 [14]

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
5 G Turkey İsmet Akpınar 29 Türk Telekom Turkey Mutual agreement Free 3 June 2024 [15]
7 F/C Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Halilović 32 Dinamo Sassari Italy End of contract Free 3 June 2024 [16]
8 PG Bulgaria Dee Bost 34 Indios de Mayagüez Puerto Rico End of contract Free 3 June 2024 [17]
2 PG United States Corey Walden 31 Força Lleida Spain End of contract Free 29 June 2024 [18]
10 SG Slovenia Klemen Prepelič 31 BC Dubai United Arab Emirates End of contract Free 29 June 2024 [19]
15 SF United Kingdom Akwasi Yeboah 27 Trapani Shark Italy End of contract Free 30 June 2024 [20]
33 C United States David McCormack 24 Olimpia Milano Italy End of contract Free 30 June 2024 [21]
5 PF Turkey Karahan Tuan Efeoğlu 20 Petkim Spor Turkey Mutual agreement Free 3 October 2024 [22]

Confirmed

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
19 G Turkey Buğrahan Tuncer 31 Anadolu Efes Turkey 2 + 1 years June 2025 Free 24 June 2023 [23]

Club

Staff

As of 15 August 2024[24][25]
Staff member Position
Ömer Yalçınkaya General Manager
İbrahim Tilki Team Manager
Yakup Sekizkök Head Coach
Cem Güven Assistant Coach
Gökhan Turan Assistant Coach
Batuhan Aybars Aksu Assistant Coach
Cenk Alyüz Assistant Coach
Yasin Aydın Conditioner
Emir Akmanlı Communication and Media Specialist
Sinan Üstündağ Doctor
Mümin Balcıoğulları Physiotherapist
Ali Can Kaşlı Physiotherapist
Burak Kozan Masseur
Adnan Güney Material Manager
Yunus Ün Foreign Relations Officer
Vahit Yılmaz Transportation Manager

Staff changes

Uniform

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Sponsorship naming

  • Galatasaray Ekmas (until 11 June 2024)[27]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly match

31 August 2024
Friendly
Trapani Shark Italy 102–77 Turkey Galatasaray Bormio, Sondrio
19:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore
2 September 2024
Friendly
Monaco France 65–70 Turkey Galatasaray Bormio, Sondrio
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
10 September 2024
17. TÜBAD Mehmet Baturalp Turnuvası
Galatasaray Turkey 75–88 Turkey Anadolu Efes Muratpaşa, Antalya
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Cosmos Sports Center
11 September 2024
17. TÜBAD Mehmet Baturalp Turnuvası
Karşıyaka Turkey 83–71 Turkey Galatasaray Muratpaşa, Antalya
15:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Cosmos Sports Center
24 September 2024
Friendly
Galatasaray Turkey 56–85 Greece Panathinaikos Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 22–17, 11–24, 11–27
Report 1
Report 2
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Basketbol Süper Ligi Round 1 5 October 2024
Basketball Champions League Round 1 1 October 2024
Turkish Basketball Cup 2025

Updated to match played October 2024
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Basketbol Süper Ligi 5 2 0 3 397 404 −7 040.00
Basketball Champions League 4 3 0 1 348 327 +21 075.00
Turkish Basketball Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 9 5 0 4 745 731 +14 055.56

Last updated: November 5, 2024
Source: Competitions

Basketbol Süper Ligi

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Bahçeşehir Koleji 5 3 2 399 388 +11 8 Advanced to playins
9 Mersin MSK 5 3 2 386 389 −3 8
10 Galatasaray Basketbol 5 2 3 397 404 −7 7
11 Bursaspor Basketbol 5 2 3 402 451 −49 7
12 ONVO Büyükçekmece 5 1 4 415 434 −19 6
Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 2024. Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
5 2 3 397 404  −7 1 1 160 158  +2 1 2 237 246  −9

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: TBF.org.tr

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWWL
Position91310910
Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2024. Source: TBF.org.tr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Loss

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
5 October 2024
1
Türk Telekom 72–70 Galatasaray Ulus, Ankara
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 18–22, 20–13, 23–13
Pts: Alexander, Hanlan 18
Rebs: Alexander, Durmaz
Asts: Tunca 9
PIR: Alexander 21
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Palmer 20
Rebs: Delgado 6
Asts: Cummings 8
PIR: Palmer 21
Arena: Ankara Arena
Referees: Özlem Yalman, Hüseyin Çelik, Mesut Öztürk
13 October 2024
2
Galatasaray 76–80 Tofaş Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
15:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 23–19, 14–20, 17–17
Pts: Livingston II 18
Rebs: Delgado 13
Asts: Cummings 6
PIR: Delgado 18
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Reed 20
Rebs: Thompson 11
Asts: Pérez 5
PIR: Reed 20
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz, Seher Ayşe Nur Yazıcıoğlu, Halil Erkoç
20 October 2024
3
Bahçeşehir Koleji 80–86 Galatasaray Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 17–21, 26–26, 17–21
Pts: Hazer 20
Rebs: Simonović 8
Asts: Smith 4
PIR: Bouteille 19
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Delgado, Palmer 14
Rebs: Delgado 11
Asts: Delgado 4
PIR: Delgado 27
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Can Mavisu, Alper Altuğ Köselerli, Kerem Yılmaz
28 October 2024
4
Galatasaray 84–78 Yukatel Merkezefendi Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
20:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 16–20, 20–25, 29–15
Pts: Tuncer 23
Rebs: Delgado 10
Asts: Tuncer 5
PIR: Tuncer 25
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Lomažs 22
Rebs: Olmaz 10
Asts: Cooper 6
PIR: Lomažs 20
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Referees: Ali Şakacı, Orhan Çağrı Hekimoğlu, Murat Ciner
2 November 2024
5
Karşıyaka 94–81 Galatasaray Karşıyaka, İzmir
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 23–23, 22–22, 26–22
Pts: Webb III 20
Rebs: Jefferson 8
Asts: Sipahi 13
PIR: Jefferson 23
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Livingston II 28
Rebs: Livingston II, Tuncer 5
Asts: Tuncer 7
PIR: Livingston II 31
Arena: Karşıyaka Arena
Referees: Kerem Baki, Mehmet Serdar Ünal, Uğur Akyıldız
9 November 2024
6
Galatasaray vs. Beşiktaş Fibabanka Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
16 November 2024
7
Galatasaray vs. Mersin MSK Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
13:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
December 2024
9
Galatasaray vs. Yalovaspor Basketbol Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
December 2024
10
Bursaspor Basketbol vs. Galatasaray Nilüfer, Bursa
Arena: Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall
December 2024
11
Galatasaray vs. Darüşşafaka Lassa Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
December 2024
12
Petkim Spor vs. Galatasaray Aliağa, İzmir
Arena: Enka Sport Hall
January 2025
13
Galatasaray vs. Manisa Basket Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
January 2025
14
Anadolu Efes vs. Galatasaray Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
January 2025
15
Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahçe Beko Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
16
Galatasaray vs. Türk Telekom
17
Tofaş vs. Galatasaray
18
Galatasaray vs. Bahçeşehir Koleji
19
Yukatel Merkezefendi vs. Galatasaray
20
Galatasaray vs. Karşıyaka
21
Beşiktaş Fibabanka vs. Galatasaray
22
Mersin MSK vs. Galatasaray
23
Galatasaray vs. Onvo Büyükçekmece
24
Yalovaspor Basketbol vs. Galatasaray
25
Galatasaray vs. Bursaspor Basketbol
26
Darüşşafaka Lassa vs. Galatasaray
27
Galatasaray vs. Petkim Spor
28
Manisa Basket vs. Galatasaray
29
Galatasaray vs. Anadolu Efes
30
Fenerbahçe Beko vs. Galatasaray

Basketball Champions League

Regular season

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification NYM GAL PRO VEC
1 Czech Republic ERA Nymburk (T) 4 4 0 361 297 +64 8 Advance to round of 16 Dec 3 Dec 17 93–74
2 Turkey Galatasaray (T) 4 3 1 348 327 +21 7 Advance to play-ins 75–87 91–74 103–91
3 Greece Promitheas 4 1 3 315 342 −27 5 78–86 75–79 Dec 4
4 Germany Rasta Vechta 4 0 4 321 379 −58 4 70–95 Dec 17 86–88
Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2024. Source: Group Standings
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Regular Season Matches

  Win   Loss

1 October 2024
RS1
Galatasaray Turkey 103–91 Germany Rasta Vechta Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 26–20, 22–29, 25–29
Pts: Livingston 21
Rebs: Kabaca 8
Asts: Livingston 9
PIR: Livingston 23
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Gardner 18
Rebs: Randolph 6
Asts: Robinson 5
PIR: Robinson 22
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Attendance: 1,989
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Michał Proc (POL), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
8 October 2024
RS2
Galatasaray Turkey 75–87 Czech Republic ERA Nymburk Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 24–23, 20–20, 18–21
Pts: Palmer 19
Rebs: Izundu, Delgado 8
Asts: Livingston 7
PIR: Livingston, Izundu 17
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Bishop 15
Rebs: Bishop 9
Asts: Sehnal 6
PIR: Bishop 20
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Attendance: 1,459
Referees: Boris Krejic (SLO), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Petar Pesic (SRB)
23 October 2024
RS3
Promitheas Greece 75–79 Turkey Galatasaray Patras, Greece
19:30 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 21–21, 10–21, 27–18
Pts: Walker 25
Rebs: Lountzis 5
Asts: Lountzis, Iwundu 5
PIR: Iwundu 24
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Cummings 21
Rebs: Delgado 31
Asts: Livingston 5
PIR: Delgado 24
Arena: Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Attendance: 1,359
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Peter Praksch (HUN), Michal Proc (POL)
5 November 2024
RS4
Galatasaray Turkey 91–74 Greece Promitheas Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 24–21, 16–13, 28–20
Pts: Livingston II, Palmer 14
Rebs: Izundu 9
Asts: Tuncer 8
PIR: Izundu 19
Boxscore
Report
Pts: Walker 22
Rebs: Iwundu, Karagiannidis 6
Asts: Perry, Walker 4
PIR: Walker 18
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Referees: Boris Krejic (SLO), Paulo Marques (POR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
3 December 2024
RS5
ERA Nymburk Czech Republic vs. Turkey Galatasaray Prague, Czech Republic
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Královka Arena
17 December 2024
RS6
Rasta Vechta Germany vs. Turkey Galatasaray Vechta, Germany
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Rasta Dome

Turkish Basketball Cup

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