Mersin MSK

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Mersin MSK
NicknameCarettalar (Caretta's)
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Champions League
Founded2019; 6 years ago (2019)
ArenaServet Tazegül Arena
Capacity7,500
LocationMersin, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, black
   
PresidentVahap Seçer
Head coachCan Sevim
Team captainFrancisco Cruz
2024–25 positionBSL
6th of 16

Mersin MSK is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Mersin. Founded in 2019, the club currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.

History

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After the dissolution of Mersin BB in 2018, Mersin MSK was founded in 2019 as a successor to this club. They spent two successful seasons in Turkish Men's Regional Basketball League (EBBL) and Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L) and they managed to be promoted to Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL) before 2021–22 season. For the first season in second tier, they finished the league at 14th place, just above the relegation line.[1]

In 2022–23 season they finished the league in 3rd place but eliminated in the playoff semifinals against Semt77 Yalovaspor.[2][3]

They started the 2023–24 season with important signings and finished the season again in 3rd place after the normal season. After a competitive playoff period, they managed to won the championship and promoted to Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4][5][6]

Players

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Current roster

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

Mersin MSK roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 0 United Kingdom Olaseni, Gabriel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991
PG 1 Montenegro Cobbs, Justin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991
PG 3 Turkey Özmızrak, Kartal 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1995-08-29)29 August 1995
G 4 United States March, Ronald 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-07-24)24 July 1993
SG 5 Turkey Apaydın, Leon Harun 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
PG 7 United States Cowan Jr., Anthony 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1997-10-07)7 October 1997
PF 8 Turkey Sayılı, Hakan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
SG 9 Mexico Cruz, Francisco (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989
SF 10 Turkey Tırpancı, Ergi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
PF 11 Turkey Alyanak, Anil 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2008-01-07)7 January 2008
C 13 Turkey Kılıçlı, Deniz 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-10-23)23 October 1990
F 14 Australia White, Jack 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
F/C 50 Ghana Bentil, Ben 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
Head coach
  • Turkey Can Sevim
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Ali Ruhi Balkanlı
  • Turkey Oğuzhan Bakır
  • Turkey Gökmen Doğan Şahin
Team manager
  • Turkey Cihan Mumcuoğulları
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 31, 2025

Honours

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Türkiye Basketbol Ligi

  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24

References

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  1. ^ "Puan Durumu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Puan Durumu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Semt77 Yalovaspor finale yükseldi". trtspor.com.tr (in Turkish). June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Puan Durumu". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ @mersin_msk (June 1, 2024). "Şampiyon MSK!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Mersin'in Gururu MSK Süper Lig'de!". mersin.bel.tr (in Turkish). June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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