Çukurova Basketbol
Leagues	Super League EuroCup Women
Founded	2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Arena	Servet Tazegül Arena
Location	Mersin, Turkey
Team colors	Navy blue-Orange
President	Serdar Çevirgen
Head coach	Aziz Akkaya
Team captain	Esra Ural Topuz
Home Away

Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü, for sponsorship reasons Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü Mersin Yenişehir Belediyesi, is a Turkish professional women's basketball club based in Mersin, Turkey. The club was founded in 2017 and currently competing in the Women's Basketball Super League.

History

The club was founded in May 2017 with the purchase of the competitor rights from Girne Üniversitesi. ^[1] After competing in the play-off semi finals in their first season, the club played in the play-off finals against Fenerbahçe in the 2018–19 season. The club lost to Fenerbahçe in the finals, but qualified to compete in EuroLeague Women in the 2019–20 season.

Current roster

Çukurova Basketbol 2021-22 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Yalçın, Asena 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 G/F 1 Zellous, Shavonte 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 37 – (1986-08-28)28 August 1986 F 2 Akalan, Şevval 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2001-10-14)14 October 2001 G 5 Talay, Melis 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 33 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 F 7 Doğan, Yeliz 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1994-09-29)29 September 1994 G 8 Karakaş, Fatmanur 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-05-26)26 May 2001 F 10 Ataş, Sinem 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 C 13 Hollingsworth, Quanitra 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 F/C 14 Fagbenle, Temi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 G 15 Hayes, Tiffany 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-09-20)20 September 1989 G 22 Turner, Yvonne 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 36 – (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 F 24 Bonner, DeWanna 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 C 31 Anigwe, Kristine 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 C 33 Ural Topuz, Esra (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 G 55 Thomas, Jasmine 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 34 – (1989-09-30)30 September 1989	Head coach Aziz Akkaya Assistant coach(es) Mert Oktay Ege Talay Arzu Akay Team manager Aslı İnceer Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship Injured Roster Updated: December 12, 2021

Honours

European competitions

• EuroLeague Women

Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Domestic competitions

• Turkish Super League
  • Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2021–22

• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (1): 2022

Notable players

References

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• Turkish Basketball Federation (in Turkish)
• Eurobasket team page

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