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Anadolu Efes S.K.

Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a professional basketball team based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 Euroleague champion and on the first place of European Club Ranking after the Final Four 2020–21. Efes is also the most successful club in the history of the Turkish Super League (BSL), having won the league's championship 16 times. Efes has won a total of 41 domestic trophies, more than any other Turkish basketball club.

Anadolu Efes
2023–24 Anadolu Efes S.K. season
Anadolu Efes logo
LeaguesBSL
EuroLeague
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
HistoryEfes Pilsen
(1976–2011)
Anadolu Efes
(2011–present)
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Capacity16,000
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colorsNavy, white, red, light blue
       
Main sponsorEfes Beverage Group
PresidentTuncay Özilhan
General managerAlper Yılmaz
Head coachTomislav Mijatović
Championships2 EuroLeague
1 FIBA Korać Cup
16 Turkish Championships
12 Turkish Cups
13 Turkish President's Cups
Retired numbers2 (7, 44)
Websiteanadoluefessk.org

The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, which has a seating capacity of 16,000 for basketball games. The club has its own practice facility in the district of Bahçelievler, which was built in 1982. The team competes in the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. The team is owned by the Efes Beverage Group.

Anadolu Efes has developed a fierce rivalry with Fenerbahçe in recent years. The two clubs often meet in playoff series and cup finals.

History

The club was established in 1976 as Efes Pilsen S.K., by taking over the Turkish second-division club Kadıköyspor, which had failed due to financial problems.[1] Its initial sponsor was its former longtime namesake, Efes Pilsen, a subsidiary of the Anadolu Group. It won the 1978 Turkish second division national championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has continuously competed ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978–79), Efes Pilsen S.K. won the Turkish national league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.

After finishing 2nd in the 1992–93 FIBA European Cup, Efes Pilsen S.K. won the 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup, which marked the first-ever European-wide title won by a Turkish club in any team sport. Efes Pilsen S.K. (later renamed Anadolu Efes S.K.) has also become a fixture in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, making it to the competition's EuroLeague Final Four in 2000, and also to the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 Final Four, and finishing 3rd on both occasions.[2]

In 2011, the club changed its name to Anadolu Efes S.K., after the TAPDK (Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority) in Turkey prohibited the advertisement of tobacco and alcohol products in sports organizations.[3]

In the 2017–18 season, Efes finished in the 16th and last place in the EuroLeague.

In the 2018–19 season, Efes had success in the EuroLeague as it managed to clinch the fourth-seed in the regular season. In the play-offs, the team beat FC Barcelona to advance to its first EuroLeague Final Four in 19 years.[4] In the semi-final, Efes beat Fenerbahçe 92–73 to reach its first EuroLeague Final in history.[5] In the championship game, Efes was defeated by CSKA Moscow, eventually finishing as the runner-up. In the same season, Efes won its first BSL championship since 2009. In Game 7 of the Finals against Fenerbahçe, Efes won 89–74 after Shane Larkin scored 38 points. Larkin was later named BSL Finals MVP.[6]

In the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships.

Home arenas

For many years, Efes has used the Abdi İpekçi Arena, with a seating capacity of 12,270, to host its home games. Currently, Efes uses the 16,000 seat Sinan Erdem Dome for its home games.[7]

Players

Current roster

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

Anadolu Efes roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G0 Larkin, Shane (C)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb) 31 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992
G1 Beaubois, Rodrigue (C)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb) 36 – (1988-02-24)24 February 1988
G/F6 Bryant, Elijah1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1995-04-19)19 April 1995
C8 Altuntaş, Salih2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 18 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006
G9 Tunca, Melih1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2005-10-13)13 October 2005
PG10 Öncel, Rıdvan1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1997-02-21)21 February 1997
SG11 Gazi, Erten1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997
SF12 Clyburn, Will2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1990-05-17)17 May 1990
PG13 Thompson, Darius1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)89 kg (196 lb) 28 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
PG18 Özdemiroğlu, Doğuş  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1996-04-17)17 April 1996
PF19 Yıldızlı, Burak Can2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1994-04-22)22 April 1994
C21 Pleiß, Tibor2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)116 kg (256 lb) 34 – (1989-11-02)2 November 1989
PG23 Hollatz, Justus1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2001-04-21)21 April 2001
F/C24 Osmani, Ercan (DC)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1998-08-04)4 August 1998
C25 Oturu, Daniel2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)108 kg (238 lb) 24 – (1999-09-20)20 September 1999
PF31 Daum, Mike2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1995-10-30)30 October 1995
SF33 Yılmaz, Erkan1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997
PF35 Willis, Derek2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995
F/C88 Jones, Tyrique2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)108 kg (238 lb) 26 – (1997-05-03)3 May 1997
Head coach
  • Tomislav Mijatović
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ümit Temoçin
  • Serhan Aydanarığ
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: 17 April 2024


Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Bench 3Inactive
CTibor Pleiß Daniel Oturu Ercan Osmani Salih Altuntaş
PFTyrique Jones Derek Willis Mike Daum Burak Can Yıldızlı
SFWill Clyburn Elijah Bryant Erkan Yılmaz
SGShane Larkin Rodrigue Beaubois Erten Gazi Melih Tunca
PGDarius Thompson Justus Hollatz Rıdvan Öncel Doğuş Özdemiroğlu

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)


Naumoski's retired #7 Efes jersey.

Retired numbers

Anadolu Efes retired numbers
NoNat.PlayerPositionTenureCeremony date
7 Petar NaumoskiPG1992–1994, 1995–19999 February 2017[8]
44 Krunoslav SimonSG / SF2017–20221 December 2022[9]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (16) (record): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
Runners-up (12): 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22
Winners (12) (record): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018, 2022
Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2017, 2019, 2024
Winners (13) (record): 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
Runners-up (11): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016

European competitions

Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
Runners-up (1): 2018–19
3rd place (2): 1999–00, 2000–01
Final Four (5): 2000, 2001, 2019, 2021, 2022
Runners-up (1): 1992–93
Winners (1): 1995–96

Other competitions

3rd place (1): 1996
  • Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2008
  • Bandirma Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2008
  • Sarajevo Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2010
  • Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2014
  • Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament
Winners (1): 2016
Winners (1): 2018
Winners: 2019
  • Gloria Cup
Winners (2): 2020, 2021

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Players at the NBA draft

+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
PositionPlayerYearRoundPickDrafted by
PF Mirsad Türkcan19981st round18thHouston Rockets
SF Hedo Türkoğlu20001st round16thSacramento Kings
C/PF Mehmet Okur+20012nd round38thDetroit Pistons
SG/SF Cenk Akyol#20052nd round59thAtlanta Hawks
SF Cedi Osman20152nd round31stMinnesota Timberwolves
SG/SF Furkan Korkmaz20161st round26thPhiladelphia 76ers

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.Cup competitionsEuropean Competitions
1976–772TB2L
1977–782TB2L1st
1978–791TBL1st
1979–801TBL2ndEuroLeague
1980–811TBL3rdCup Winners' Cup
1981–821TBL3rdKorać Cup
1982–831TBL1stKorać Cup
1983–841TBL1stEuroLeague
1984–851TBL5thEuroLeague
1985–861TBL2nd
1986–871TBL3rdCup Winners' Cup
1987–881TBL5thKorać Cup
1988–891TBL3rdKorać Cup
1989–901TBL4thKorać CupQF
1990–911TBL5thKorać Cup
1991–921TBL1stPlayed Korać Cup
1992–931TBL1stSaporta CupRU
1993–941TBL1stChampionEuroLeagueQF
1994–951TBL3rdEuroLeague
1995–961TBL1stChampionKorać CupC
1996–971TBL1stChampionEuroLeagueQF
1997–981TBL2ndChampionEuroLeagueQF
1998–991TBL2ndEuroLeagueQF
1999–001TBL2ndSemifinalistEuroLeagueSF3rd
2000–011TBL2ndChampionSuproLeagueSF3rd
2001–021TBL1stChampionEuroLeagueT16
2002–031TBL1stSemifinalistEuroLeagueT16
2003–041TBL1stRunner-upEuroLeagueT16
2004–051TBL1stQuarterfinalistEuroLeagueQF
2005–061TBL2ndChampionEuroLeagueQF
2006–071TBL2ndChampionEuroLeagueT16
2007–081TBL4thSemifinalistEuroLeagueT16
2008–091TBL1stChampionEuroLeagueRS
2009–101TBL2ndSemifinalistEuroLeagueT16
2010–111TBL4thQuarterfinalistEuroLeagueT16
2011–121TBL2ndSemifinalistEuroLeagueT16
2012–131TBL3rdQuarterfinalistEuroLeagueQF
2013–141TBL5thRunner-upEuroLeagueT16
2014–151TBL2ndChampionEuroLeagueQF
2015–161BSL2ndQuarterfinalistEuroLeagueT16
2016–171BSL3rdRunner-upEuroLeagueQF
2017–181BSL3rdChampionEuroLeagueRS
2018–191BSL1stRunner-upEuroLeagueRU
2019–201BSL–1QuarterfinalistEuroLeagueRS1
2020–211BSL1st– 1EuroLeagueC
2021–221BSL2ndChampionEuroLeagueC
2022–231BSL1st–EuroLeagueRS
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

International record

SeasonAchievementNotes
EuroLeague
1993–94Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by FC Barcelona, 50–54 (L) in Barcelona, 73–64 (W) and 62–76 (L) in Istanbul
1996–97Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by ASVEL, 81–71 (W) in Istanbul, 70–80 (L) in Villeurbanne and 57–62 (L) in Istanbul
1997–98Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by Benetton Treviso, 57–67 (L) in Treviso, 59–58 (W) in Istanbul and 68–76 (L) in Treviso
1998–99Quarter-finalseliminated 2–0 by Žalgiris, 68–69 (L) in Kaunas and 70–84 (L) in Istanbul
1999–00Final four3rd place in Thessaloniki, lost to Panathinaikos 71–81 in the semi-final, defeated FC Barcelona 75–69 in the 3rd place game
2000–01Final four3rd place in Paris, lost to Panathinaikos 66–74 in the semi-final, defeated CSKA Moscow 91–85 in the 3rd place game
2004–05Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by Panathinaikos, 96–102 (L) in Athens, 75–63 (W) in Istanbul and 76–84 (L) in Athens
2005–06Quarter-finalseliminated 2–0 by CSKA Moscow, 57–66 (L) in Moscow and 71–75 (L) in Istanbul
2012–13Quarter-finalseliminated 3–2 by Olympiacos, 62–67 (L) and 53-71 (L) in Piraeus, 83–72 (W) and 74–73 (W) in Istanbul, 72–82 (L) in Piraeus
2014–15Quarter-finalseliminated 3–1 by Real Madrid, 71–80 (L) and 85–90 (L) in Madrid, 75–72 (W) and 63–76 (L) in Istanbul
2016–17Quarter-finalseliminated 3–2 by Olympiacos, 87–72 (L) and 73–71 (W) in Piraeus, 64–60 (W) and 62–74 (L) in Istanbul, 78–87 (L) in Piraeus
2018–19Finallost to CSKA Moscow 83–91 in the Final (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
2020–21Championsdefeated FC Barcelona 86–81 in the Final (Cologne)
2021–22Championsdefeated Real Madrid 58–57 in the Final (Belgrade)
FIBA Saporta Cup
1980–81Quarter-finals4th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Turisanda Varese and Parker Leiden
1986–87Quarter-finals3rd place in a group with Cibona, Scavolini Pesaro and Maes Pils
1992–93Finallost to Sato Aris 48–50 in the Final (Turin)
FIBA Korać Cup
1989–90Quarter-finalseliminated by Bosna, 91–107 (L) in Istanbul and 78–117 (L) in Sarajevo
1995–96Championsdefeated Stefanel Milano, 76–68 (W) in Istanbul and 70–77 (L) in Milan in the double finals of Korać Cup

Matches against NBA teams

In 2006, Efes Pilsen became the first Turkish basketball club to be invited to play with NBA teams. They competed against the Denver Nuggets in Denver, Colorado on October 11, and against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, California on October 12.[10] In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Abdi İpekçi Arena.[11]

10 October 2006
Denver Nuggets 118–102 Efes Pilsen
12 October 2006
Golden State Warriors 120–66 Efes Pilsen

Head coaches

References

External links

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