Results

Turecko - BSL 05/05 10:00 30 [14] Merkezefendi Denizli v Bahcesehir Koleji [12] W 86-75
Turecko - BSL 04/27 12:30 29 [4] Pinar Karsiyaka v Merkezefendi Denizli [13] L 97-73
Turecko - BSL 04/20 15:00 28 [13] Merkezefendi Denizli v Cagdas Bodrum [15] W 83-68
Turecko - BSL 04/13 12:30 27 [8] Buyukcekmece v Merkezefendi Denizli [14] W 76-78
Turecko - BSL 04/06 10:00 26 [14] Merkezefendi Denizli v Bursaspor [12] L 82-87
Turecko - BSL 03/30 12:30 25 [8] Darussafaka v Merkezefendi Denizli [14] W 86-88
Turecko - BSL 03/23 12:30 24 [15] Merkezefendi Denizli v Turk Telekom [8] W 95-81
Turecko - BSL 03/17 15:00 23 [2] Anadolu Efes v Merkezefendi Denizli [15] L 83-77
Turecko - BSL 03/09 15:00 22 [15] Merkezefendi Denizli v Fenerbahce [1] L 68-93
Turecko - BSL 03/03 15:00 21 [8] Petkim Spor v Merkezefendi Denizli [15] L 89-81
Turecko - BSL 02/10 15:00 20 [15] Merkezefendi Denizli v Manisa [5] W 82-68
Turecko - BSL 02/03 12:30 19 [14] Merkezefendi Denizli v Besiktas [3] L 73-83

Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Merkezefendi, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Basketball Super League. Their home arena is the Pamukkale University Arena which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018.

History

The team whose name was Yüksekçıta Koleji, was renamed Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in 2018. End of the regular season of 2018–19, the team that was competing in the Turkish Basketball Second League completed the season undefeated in 20 games. The team defeated Beylikdüzü Basket, 2–0 in play-offs, defeated Boluspor, 3–0 in quarter-finals, defeated Erzurum BŞB Gençlik, 3–1 in semi-finals and promoted to the Turkish Basketball First League. Also the team got their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals. At the final game on 13 May 2019 that was played on Sinan Erdem Dome, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket defeated Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, 77–70, and the team became the champion of 2018–19 Turkish Basketball Second League.

They finished the 2020–21 season as regular season leaders and earned the right to compete in the top tier (BSL) for the 2021–22 season onward.

Yuksekcita Koleji je turecký basketbalový tým z Istanbulu. Tým byl založen v roce 2006 a v současnosti hraje v turecké basketbalové lize, nejvyšší profesionální basketbalové lize v Turecku. Domácí zápasy hraje na stadionu Yesiltepe Spor Salonu s kapacitou 2 200 diváků.

Yuksekcita Koleji se ještě nikdy nedostala do finále turecké basketbalové ligy, ale v roce 2016 vyhrála Pohár prezidenta Turecka, další nejprestižnější basketbalovou soutěž v Turecku. Tým také reprezentoval Turecko v několika evropských soutěžích, včetně FIBA Europe Cupu a FIBA Basketball Champions League.

Mezi nejznámější hráče, kteří za Yuksekcita Koleji hráli, patří Furkan Korkmaz, který v současnosti hraje v NBA za tým Philadelphia 76ers, a Semih Erden, který reprezentoval Turecko na olympijských hrách v letech 2008 a 2012.