Bursaspor Basketbol

Frutti Extra Bursaspor
Frutti Extra Bursaspor logo
Nickname	Timsahlar (Crocodiles)
Leagues	Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup
Founded	2014 (2014)
Arena	Tofaş Spor Salonu
Capacity	7,500
Location	Bursa, Turkey
President	Sezer Sezgin
Head coach	Dušan Alimpijević
Team captain	Derek Needham
2019–20 position	Basketbol Süper Ligi, 9th of 16
Championships	1 Turkish First League
Website	Link
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Bursaspor Basketbol, for sponsorship reasons Frutti Extra Bursaspor, is a Turkish basketball club based in Bursa. It currently plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Founded in 2014, it is the basketball section of the multi-sports club Bursaspor.

History

Bursaspor Basketbol was founded in 2014 and entered the Third Turkish League. In 2019, Bursaspor promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for the first time after winning the Turkish Second Division championship. In the 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Bursaspor performed well until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing ninth in the standings, the team will play in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball. This will be the European debut of the team.

Sponsorship names

• Bursaspor Durmazlar: 2016–2019
• Frutti Extra Bursaspor: 2019–present

Players

Current roster

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

Frutti Extra Bursaspor roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Thornwell, Sindarius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1994-11-15)15 November 1994 F/C 1 Sezgün, Tarık 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 23 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001 F 3 Saybir, Yiğitcan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 PG 4 Özalp, Mithat Can 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-05-01)1 May 2002 PG 5 Needham, Derek (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 SG 7 Taşkıran, Berkay 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 PG 9 Al, Ömer Utku 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 SF 10 Bitim, Onuralp 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1999-05-31)31 May 1999 C 11 Auguste, Zach 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 31 – (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 F 20 Geçim, Tolga 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 PF 23 Dudzinski, Dave 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 C 44 Düverioğlu, Ahmet 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 31 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 PG 99 Clemmons, Anthony 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994	Head coach Dušan Alimpijević Assistant coach(es) Serhan Kavut Erden Eryüz Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 19, 2022

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Zach Auguste	Ahmet Düverioğlu
PF	Dave Dudzinski	Tolga Geçim	Tarık Sezgün
SF	Onuralp Bitim	Yiğitcan Saybir
SG	Derek Needham	Anthony Clemmons	Berkay Taşkıran
PG	Sindarius Thornwell	Ömer Utku Al	Mithat Can Özalp

Honours

Turkish Basketball First League

• Winners (1): 2018–19

EuroCup

• Runner up (1): 2021–22

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Record	Turkish Cup	European competitions
2017–18	2	TBL	2nd
2018–19	2	TBL	1st	25–5
2019–20	1	BSL	9th	11–12
2020–21	1	BSL	9th	13–17		2 EuroCup	RS
2021–22	1	BSL	8th	19–14		2 EuroCup	RU

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• Official Twitter account
• TBLStat.net profile
• Eurobasket.com profile