Anadolu Efes S.K.

Anadolu Efes
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Retired numbers	2 (7, 44)
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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.

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

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

BSL Finals MVP.^[6]

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

Home arenas

Abdi İpekçi Arena: 1986–2010, 2012–2017
Sinan Erdem Dome: 2010–2012, 2017–present

Abdi Ipekçi Arena
interior during a match
Sinan Erdem Dome

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	0	Larkin, Shane (C)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	31 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992
G	1	Beaubois, Rodrigue (C)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	36 – (1988-02-24)24 February 1988
G/F	6	Bryant, Elijah	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	29 – (1995-04-19)19 April 1995
C	8	Altuntaş, Salih	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)		18 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006
G	9	Tunca, Melih	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)		18 – (2005-10-13)13 October 2005
PG	10	Öncel, Rıdvan	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	27 – (1997-02-21)21 February 1997
SG	11	Gazi, Erten	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	26 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997
SF	12	Clyburn, Will	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	33 – (1990-05-17)17 May 1990
PG	13	Thompson, Darius	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	28 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
PG	18	Özdemiroğlu, Doğuş	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	28 – (1996-04-17)17 April 1996
PF	19	Yıldızlı, Burak Can	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	30 – (1994-04-22)22 April 1994
C	21	Pleiß, Tibor	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	34 – (1989-11-02)2 November 1989
PG	23	Hollatz, Justus	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	23 – (2001-04-21)21 April 2001
F/C	24	Osmani, Ercan (DC)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 – (1998-08-04)4 August 1998
C	25	Oturu, Daniel	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	24 – (1999-09-20)20 September 1999
PF	31	Daum, Mike	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	28 – (1995-10-30)30 October 1995
SF	33	Yılmaz, Erkan	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	26 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997
PF	35	Willis, Derek	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	28 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995
F/C	88	Jones, Tyrique	2.06 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

Alper Yılmaz

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster

Updated: 17 April 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Tibor Pleiß	Daniel Oturu	Ercan Osmani		Salih Altuntaş
PF	Tyrique Jones	Derek Willis	Mike Daum	Burak Can Yıldızlı
SF	Will Clyburn	Elijah Bryant		Erkan Yılmaz
SG	Shane Larkin	Rodrigue Beaubois		Erten Gazi	Melih Tunca
PG	Darius Thompson	Justus Hollatz		Rıdvan Öncel	Doğuş Özdemiroğlu

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Retired numbers

Anadolu Efes retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony date
7		Petar Naumoski	PG	1992–1994, 1995–1999	9 February 2017^[8]
44		Krunoslav Simon	SG / SF	2017–2022	1 December 2022^[9]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Super League

Winners (16) (record): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97,

2022–23

Runners-up (12): 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00,

2015–16, 2021–22

Turkish Cup

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

Turkish Presidential Cup

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

EuroLeague

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

FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1992–93

FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Winners (1): 1995–96

Other competitions

FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)

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

TUBAD Basketball Tournament

Winners (1): 2018

Zadar Basketball Tournament

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

Position	Player	Year	Round	Pick	Drafted by
PF	Mirsad Türkcan	1998	1st round	18th	Houston Rockets
SF	Hedo Türkoğlu	2000	1st round	16th	Sacramento Kings
C/PF	Mehmet Okur⁺	2001	2nd round	38th	Detroit Pistons
SG/SF	Cenk Akyol^#	2005	2nd round	59th	Atlanta Hawks
SF	Cedi Osman	2015	2nd round	31st	Minnesota Timberwolves
SG/SF	Furkan Korkmaz	2016	1st round	26th	Philadelphia 76ers

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Cup competitions	European Competitions
1976–77	2	TB2L
1977–78	2	TB2L	1st
1978–79	1	TBL	1st
1979–80	1	TBL	2nd		EuroLeague
1980–81	1	TBL	3rd		Cup Winners' Cup
1981–82	1	TBL	3rd		Korać Cup
1982–83	1	TBL	1st		Korać Cup
1983–84	1	TBL	1st		EuroLeague
1984–85	1	TBL	5th		EuroLeague
1985–86	1	TBL	2nd
1986–87	1	TBL	3rd		Cup Winners' Cup
1987–88	1	TBL	5th		Korać Cup
1988–89	1	TBL	3rd		Korać Cup
1989–90	1	TBL	4th		Korać Cup	QF
1990–91	1	TBL	5th		Korać Cup
1991–92	1	TBL	1st		Played Korać Cup
1992–93	1	TBL	1st		Saporta Cup	RU
1993–94	1	TBL	1st	Champion	EuroLeague	QF
1994–95	1	TBL	3rd		EuroLeague
1995–96	1	TBL	1st	Champion	Korać Cup	C
1996–97	1	TBL	1st	Champion	EuroLeague	QF
1997–98	1	TBL	2nd	Champion	EuroLeague	QF
1998–99	1	TBL	2nd		EuroLeague	QF
1999–00	1	TBL	2nd	Semifinalist	EuroLeague	SF^3rd
2000–01	1	TBL	2nd	Champion	SuproLeague	SF^3rd
2001–02	1	TBL	1st	Champion	EuroLeague	T16
2002–03	1	TBL	1st	Semifinalist	EuroLeague	T16
2003–04	1	TBL	1st	Runner-up	EuroLeague	T16
2004–05	1	TBL	1st	Quarterfinalist	EuroLeague	QF
2005–06	1	TBL	2nd	Champion	EuroLeague	QF
2006–07	1	TBL	2nd	Champion	EuroLeague	T16
2007–08	1	TBL	4th	Semifinalist	EuroLeague	T16
2008–09	1	TBL	1st	Champion	EuroLeague	RS
2009–10	1	TBL	2nd	Semifinalist	EuroLeague	T16
2010–11	1	TBL	4th	Quarterfinalist	EuroLeague	T16
2011–12	1	TBL	2nd	Semifinalist	EuroLeague	T16
2012–13	1	TBL	3rd	Quarterfinalist	EuroLeague	QF
2013–14	1	TBL	5th	Runner-up	EuroLeague	T16
2014–15	1	TBL	2nd	Champion	EuroLeague	QF
2015–16	1	BSL	2nd	Quarterfinalist	EuroLeague	T16
2016–17	1	BSL	3rd	Runner-up	EuroLeague	QF
2017–18	1	BSL	3rd	Champion	EuroLeague	RS
2018–19	1	BSL	1st	Runner-up	EuroLeague	RU
2019–20	1	BSL	–¹	Quarterfinalist	EuroLeague	RS¹
2020–21	1	BSL	1st	– ¹	EuroLeague	C
2021–22	1	BSL	2nd	Champion	EuroLeague	C
2022–23	1	BSL	1st	–	EuroLeague	RS

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

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
EuroLeague
1993–94	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by FC Barcelona, 50–54 (L) in Barcelona, 73–64 (W) and 62–76 (L) in Istanbul
1996–97	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by ASVEL, 81–71 (W) in Istanbul, 70–80 (L) in Villeurbanne and 57–62 (L) in Istanbul
1997–98	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by Benetton Treviso, 57–67 (L) in Treviso, 59–58 (W) in Istanbul and 68–76 (L) in Treviso
1998–99	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–0 by Žalgiris, 68–69 (L) in Kaunas and 70–84 (L) in Istanbul
1999–00	Final four	3rd place in Thessaloniki, lost to Panathinaikos 71–81 in the semi-final, defeated FC Barcelona 75–69 in the 3rd place game
2000–01	Final four	3rd place in Paris, lost to Panathinaikos 66–74 in the semi-final, defeated CSKA Moscow 91–85 in the 3rd place game
2004–05	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by Panathinaikos, 96–102 (L) in Athens, 75–63 (W) in Istanbul and 76–84 (L) in Athens
2005–06	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–0 by CSKA Moscow, 57–66 (L) in Moscow and 71–75 (L) in Istanbul
2012–13	Quarter-finals	eliminated 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
2014–15	Quarter-finals	eliminated 3–1 by Real Madrid, 71–80 (L) and 85–90 (L) in Madrid, 75–72 (W) and 63–76 (L) in Istanbul
2016–17	Quarter-finals	eliminated 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
2018–19	Final	lost to CSKA Moscow 83–91 in the Final (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
2020–21	Champions	defeated FC Barcelona 86–81 in the Final (Cologne)
2021–22	Champions	defeated Real Madrid 58–57 in the Final (Belgrade)
FIBA Saporta Cup
1980–81	Quarter-finals	4th place in a group with Parker Leiden
1986–87	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Cibona, Scavolini Pesaro and Maes Pils
1992–93	Final	lost to Sato Aris 48–50 in the Final (Turin)
FIBA Korać Cup
1989–90	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Bosna, 91–107 (L) in Istanbul and 78–117 (L) in Sarajevo
1995–96	Champions	defeated 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

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

Boxscore

Denver Nuggets

118–102

Efes Pilsen

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

12 October 2006

Boxscore

Golden State Warriors

120–66

Efes Pilsen

Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

6 October 2007

Boxscore

Minnesota Timberwolves

84–81

Efes Pilsen

Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Head coaches

Rıza Erverdi (1983–1984)
Aydan Siyavuş (1984–1986)
Rusmir Halilovic
(1986–1987)
Aydan Siyavuş (1987–1990)
Halil Üner (1990–1992)
Aydın Örs (1992–1999)
Ergin Ataman (1999–2001)
Oktay Mahmuti (2001–2007)
David Blatt (2007–2008)
Ekrem Memnun (2008)
Ergin Ataman (2008–2010)
Velimir Perasović (2010–2011)
Ufuk Sarıca (2011–2012)
Ilias Zouros (2012)
Oktay Mahmuti (2012–2013)
Vangelis Angelou (2013–2014)
Dušan Ivković (2014–2016)
Ahmet Çakı (2016)
Velimir Perasović (2016–2017)
Ergin Ataman (2017–2023)
Erdem Can (2023–2024)
Tomislav Mijatović (2024–present)

References

^ History Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org
^ Our Successes Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org
^ Announcement Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org
^ "Anadolu Efes becomes the fourth 2019 Final Four team". May 2019.
^ "Anadolu Efes advances to EuroLeague final for the first time - Turkish News". Hürriyet Daily News.
^ "Shane Larkin scores career-high, leads Efes to Turkish League title". 21 June 2019.
^ "ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL Arena: SINAN ERDEM DOME".
^ "Anadolu Efes retired the jersey of Naumoski". Eurohoops.net. 9 February 2017.
^ "Krunoslav Simon'un 44 Numaralı Forması, Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu'ndaki Yerini Aldı". Anadolu Efes. 1 December 2022.
^ "Turkish power Efes Pilsen no match for Warriors". ESPN.com. October 13, 2006.
^ Efes Pilsen: 81 - Minnesota Timberwolves: 84.

External links

Official website (in Turkish and English)
Euroleague profile
TBLStat.net profile
Eurobasket.com profile

[1] History Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org

[2] Our Successes Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org

[3] Announcement Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org

[4] "Anadolu Efes becomes the fourth 2019 Final Four team". May 2019.

[5] "Anadolu Efes advances to EuroLeague final for the first time - Turkish News". Hürriyet Daily News.

[6] "Shane Larkin scores career-high, leads Efes to Turkish League title". 21 June 2019.

[7] "ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL Arena: SINAN ERDEM DOME".

[8] "Anadolu Efes retired the jersey of Naumoski". Eurohoops.net. 9 February 2017.

[9] "Krunoslav Simon'un 44 Numaralı Forması, Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu'ndaki Yerini Aldı". Anadolu Efes. 1 December 2022.

[10] "Turkish power Efes Pilsen no match for Warriors". ESPN.com. October 13, 2006.

[11] Efes Pilsen: 81 - Minnesota Timberwolves: 84.

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v t e FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague winners
Rosters of the EuroLeague finalists
FIBA European Champions Cup	1958: Rīgas ASK 1958–59: Rīgas ASK 1959–60: Rīgas ASK 1960–61: CSKA Moscow 1961–62: Dinamo Tbilisi 1962–63: CSKA Moscow 1963–64: Real Madrid 1964–65: Real Madrid 1965–66: Simmenthal Milano 1966–67: Real Madrid 1967–68: Real Madrid 1968–69: CSKA Moscow 1969–70: Ignis Varese 1970–71: CSKA Moscow 1971–72: Ignis Varese 1972–73: Ignis Varese 1973–74: Real Madrid 1974–75: Ignis Varese 1975–76: Mobilgirgi Varese 1976–77: Maccabi Elite 1977–78: Real Madrid 1978–79: Bosna 1979–80: Real Madrid 1980–81: Maccabi Elite 1981–82: Squibb Cantù 1982–83: Ford Cantù 1983–84: Banco di Roma Virtus 1984–85: Cibona 1985–86: Cibona 1986–87: Tracer Milano 1987–88: Tracer Milano 1988–89: Jugoplastika 1989–90: Jugoplastika 1990–91: Pop 84
FIBA European League	1991–92: Partizan 1992–93: Limoges 1993–94: 7up Joventut 1994–95: Real Madrid 1995–96: Panathinaikos
FIBA EuroLeague	1996–97: Olympiacos 1997–98: Kinder Bologna 1998–99: Žalgiris 1999–00: Panathinaikos
FIBA SuproLeague	2000–01: Maccabi Elite
Euroleague	2000–01: Kinder Bologna 2001–02: Panathinaikos 2002–03: FC Barcelona 2003–04: Maccabi Elite 2004–05: Maccabi Elite 2005–06: CSKA Moscow 2006–07: Panathinaikos 2007–08: CSKA Moscow 2008–09: Panathinaikos 2009–10: FC Barcelona 2010–11: Panathinaikos 2011–12: Olympiacos 2012–13: Olympiacos 2013–14: Maccabi Electra 2014–15: Real Madrid 2015–16: CSKA Moscow
EuroLeague	2016–17: Fenerbahçe 2017–18: Real Madrid 2018–19: CSKA Moscow 2019–20: Cancelled 2020–21: Anadolu Efes 2021–22: Anadolu Efes 2022–23: Real Madrid 2023–24: