Arena Capacity 6,400
2,500 Team colors Red, Black Head coach Stefanos Dedas | Location Gaziantep, Turkey President Metin Uzer Date founded 2007 | |
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Leagues Turkish Super League,
FIBA Europe Cup History Gaziantep BB
(2007–2013)
Gaziantep Basketbol
(2013–present) Arenas Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall, Kamil Ocak Sport Hall Profiles | ||
Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball Super League and FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats.
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History
The team was founded in 2007. In 2011 the club promoted to the Second Division. In the 2011–12 season, the team promoted to the top tier TBL. In 2012, Royal Halı (a Turkish carpet producer) became head sponsor of the team and the team was re-named to Royal Halı Gaziantep. After the 2015–16 season, the team had financial problems after Royal Halı withdrew and was forced to leave the top tier. After all, the team was able to stay alive and play in the TBL.
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