Resultate

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

Merkezefendi Basketbol Kulübü, kurz Merkezefendi, ist ein türkischer Basketballverein aus Denizli. Er wurde 2006 gegründet und spielt seit 2013 in der zweithöchsten türkischen Spielklasse, der Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).

Die Heimspiele von Merkezefendi tragen den Namen Pamukkale Üniversitesi Arena und bieten Platz für 3.500 Zuschauer. Die Vereinsfarben sind grün und schwarz.

Merkezefendi ist einer der erfolgreichsten Basketballvereine aus Denizli. Er gewann in der Saison 2012/13 die Meisterschaft der dritten türkischen Liga und stieg damit in die TBL auf. In der Saison 2016/17 erreichte er das Halbfinale des türkischen Pokals.

Die bekanntesten Spieler von Merkezefendi sind der türkische Nationalspieler Kerem Gönlüm und der amerikanische Center Marcus Hall.

Merkezefendi ist ein ambitionierter Verein, der in den kommenden Jahren in die erste türkische Liga aufsteigen möchte. Er verfügt über ein starkes Team und gute Nachwuchsarbeit.