Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team
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Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball
section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club
in Istanbul
, Turkey
. Galatasaray play matches in 2.200-seat arena, called the Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall.
. 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 Kitakyushu Champions Cup
and became world champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Galatasaray play matches in 2.200-seat arena, called the Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall.
History
Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team hold the Turkish title and currently play in European Champions Cup organised by IWBF EuropeInternational Wheelchair Basketball Federation
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball world wide...
. Having only been founded in 2005, the basketball team has already won the IWBF
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball world wide...
Champions League twice in a row, in years 2007-08 and 2008-09, making them one of the finest wheelchair teams in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team also won Kitakyushu Champions Cup
Kitakyushu Champions Cup
This tournament commemorates the 2002 Gold Cup World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Kitakyushu, which was the first to be held in Asia. 2011 tournament is the ninth to be held, demonstrating the vitality of our citizens and the united efforts of volunteers, and also promoting Kitakyushu...
and became world champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Technical staff
| Name | Nat. | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Dilara Endican |  |
Branch Captain |
| Abdurrahman Güven | |
Manager |
| Remzi Sedat İncesu | |
Head Coach |
Current roster
| Number | Player | Position |
| 9 |  Matthew David Scott |
Forward |
| 11 | Fikri Gündoğdu |
Forward |
| 10 | İsmail Ar |
Forward |
| 14 | Murat Yazıcı |
Forward |
| 4 |  Tristan KnowlesTristan Knowles Tristan Knowles is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:... |
Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
| 5 | Özgür Gürbulak |
Forward |
| 15 |  Mateusz Filipski |
Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
| 6 | Piotr Luszynski |
Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
| 13 | Ferit Gümüş |
Forward |
| 12 | Umut Ünar |
Forward |
| 7 | Ali Asker Turan |
Guard |
- For a listing of past rosters, see Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team past rostersGalatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team past rosters-2005-06:Roster-2006-07:Titles Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super LeagueRoster-2007-08:Titles Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League IWBF Champions Cup Kitakyushu Champions CupRoster-2008-09:...
.
Domestic competitions
- Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super LeagueTurkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League-Performance by club:-See also:*Wheelchair basketball*IWBF Champions Cup*André Vergauwen Cup*Willi-Brinkmann-Cup*IWBF Challenge Cup*Kitakyushu Champions Cup...
:- Winners (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11
- Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League:
- Winners (1): 2005-06
- Sinan Erdem Wheelchair Basketball Cup:
- Winners (2): 2006, 2008
- Antalya Kepez Tournament:
- Winners (1): 2005
International competitions
- IWBF Champions CupIWBF Champions Cup-Performance by club:-See also:*Wheelchair basketball*André Vergauwen Cup*Willi-Brinkmann-Cup*IWBF Challenge Cup*Kitakyushu Champions Cup...
:- Winners (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
- Kitakyushu Champions CupKitakyushu Champions CupThis tournament commemorates the 2002 Gold Cup World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Kitakyushu, which was the first to be held in Asia. 2011 tournament is the ninth to be held, demonstrating the vitality of our citizens and the united efforts of volunteers, and also promoting Kitakyushu...
:- Winners (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
- André Vergauwen CupAndré Vergauwen Cup-See also:*Wheelchair basketball*IWBF Champions Cup*Willi-Brinkmann-Cup*IWBF Challenge Cup*Kitakyushu Champions Cup...
:- Semi-finalists(1): 2007
- Chieti Tournament:
- Winners (1): 2007
- South Eastern Europe (SEE) Championship Cup:
- Winners (1): 2006
See also
- See also Galatasaray Medical Park (men's basketball)
- See also Galatasaray Medical Park (women's basketball)