2025–26 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season

Galatasaray MCT Technic
2025–26 season
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachYakup Sekizkök
ArenaBasketbol Gelişim Merkezi
Basketbol Süper LigiPre-season
Basketball Champions LeaguePre-season
Turkish Basketball CupPre-season

The 2025–26 season is Galatasaray's 114th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Basketball Super League and in the Basketball Champions League.

Season overview

Pre-season

On 2 July, The Basketball Champions League draw was held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Galatasaray will compete in Group E.[1]

On 3 July, It was announced that a new 1+1 year contract was signed with head coach Yakup Sekizkök.[2]

On 15 August, Galatasaray MCT Technic's friendly match schedule has been announced.[3]

On 20 August, Turkish Basketball Super League 2025–26 Season fixtures have been announced.[4][5]

Players

Current roster

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

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 1 United States Robinson, Jerome 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1997-02-22)22 February 1997
G 3 United States McCollum, Errick 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 37 – (1988-01-22)22 January 1988
PG 7 United States Cummings, Will 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-10-07)7 October 1992
PG 10 Turkey Öncel, Rıdvan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1997-02-21)21 February 1997
SG 12 United States Palmer, James 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 29 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996
PF/C 13 United States Bishop, Christian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1999-06-13)13 June 1999
PF 14 Turkey Vatan, Efe 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004
G 17 Turkey Erdem, Kerem 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2006-03-24)24 March 2006
G 19 Turkey Tuncer, Buğrahan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 32 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
SG 24 Turkey Alişan, Yaman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2006-06-27)27 June 2006
PF 35 United States White, Fabian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1998-11-29)29 November 1998
C 77 Turkey Yaşar, Muhsin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
PG 88 Turkey Korkmaz, Can 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 32 – (1992-10-21)21 October 1992
F – United States Meeks, John 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1999-03-16)16 March 1999
PF – Turkey Görener, Tibet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2002-07-27)27 July 2002
PG – Turkey Tekin, Zekeriya Yiğit 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2004-05-13)13 May 2004
PF – Turkey Şekeroğlu, Efe 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 21 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004
C – Turkey Dalgalı, Cihat 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2001-03-12)12 March 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Cem Güven
  • Turkey Gökhan Turan
  • Turkey Batuhan Aybars Aksu
  • Turkey Cenk Alyüz
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Turkey Yasin Aydın
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Turkey Ali Can Kaşlı
  • Turkey Mümin Balcıoğulları
Team manager
  • Turkey Ömer Yalçınkaya
  • Turkey İbrahim Tilki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 8, 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C
PF Efe Vatan
SF James Palmer Jr. Christian Bishop
SG Jerome Robinson Buğrahan Tuncer Yaman Alişan
PG Errick McCollum Will Cummings Can Korkmaz Kerem Erdem

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Squad changes

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
3 CG United States Errick McCollum 37 Fenerbahçe Beko Turkey 1+1 years June 2026 Free 28 June 2025 [6]
1 SG United States Jerome Robinson 28 Saint-Quentin France 1+1 years June 2026 Free 29 June 2025 [7]
13 SF United States Christian Bishop 26 Basketball Nymburk Czech Republic 1 year June 2026 Free 1 July 2025 [8]
77 C Turkey Muhsin Yaşar 29 Karşıyaka Basket Turkey 1 year June 2026 Free 4 July 2025 [9]
35 C United States Fabian White 26 Manisa Basket Turkey 1 year June 2026 Free 6 July 2025 [10]
10 PG Turkey Rıdvan Öncel 28 Anadolu Efes Turkey 1 year June 2026 Free 7 July 2025 [11]
– F United States John Meeks 26 Bnei Herzliya Israel 1 year June 2026 Free 28 July 2025 [12]
– PF Turkey Tibet Görener 23 SMU Mustangs United States Undisclosed Undisclosed Free 8 August 2025 [13]
– PG Turkey Zekeriya Yiğit Tekin 21 Undisclosed Undisclosed Free 8 August 2025 [14]
– PF Turkey Efe Şekeroğlu 21 Undisclosed Undisclosed Free 8 August 2025 [15]
– C Turkey Cihat Dalgalı 24 Harem Spor Kulübü Turkey Undisclosed Undisclosed Free 8 August 2025 [16]

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
61 G/F Turkey Göksenin Köksal 34 Bursaspor Turkey End of contract Free 13 June 2025 [17]
6 PF Turkey Sadık Emir Kabaca 24 Casademont Zaragoza Spain End of contract Free 17 June 2025 [18]
15 C Nigeria Ebuka Izundu 28 KK Crvena zvezda Serbia Mutual agreement Free 20 June 2025 [19]
3 G United States Tyrone Wallace 31 End of contract Free 20 June 2025 [19]
2 PF United States Michael Young 30 End of contract Free 20 June 2025 [19]
31 C Dominican Republic Ángel Delgado 30 Trabzonspor Turkey End of contract Free 22 June 2025 [20]
8 PF Latvia Roberts Blumbergs 27 End of contract Free 22 June 2025 [20]
0 PG United States Otis Livingston II 28 Bàsquet Girona Spain End of contract Free 26 June 2025 [21]
9 PF Turkey Samet Geyik 32 Karşıyaka Basket Turkey End of contract Free 26 June 2025 [21]
32 G United States Rob Gray 31 Promitheas Patras Greece End of contract Free 26 June 2025 [21]

Contract extension

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Cont. Date Source
7 PG United States Will Cummings 32 1 2 July 2025 [22]
12 SG United States James Palmer Jr. 28 1 5 July 2025 [23]

Club

Staff

As of 28 July 2025[24]
Staff member Position
Ömer Yalçınkaya General Manager
İbrahim Tilki Team Manager
Yakup Sekizkök Head Coach
Cem Güven Assistant Coach
Gökhan Turan Assistant Coach
Batuhan Aybars Aksu Assistant Coach
Cenk Alyüz Assistant Coach
Yasin Aydın Conditioner
Emir Akmanlı Communication and Media Specialist
Sinan Üstündağ Doctor
Mümin Balcıoğulları Physiotherapist
Ali Can Kaşlı Physiotherapist
Burak Kozan Masseur
Adnan Güney Material Manager
Yunus Ün Foreign Relations Officer
Vahit Yılmaz Transportation Manager

Uniform

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly match

28 August 2025
Friendly
 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Turkey Petkim Spor
4 September 2025 Fenerbahçe Beko Turkey vs. Turkey Galatasaray MCT Technic
6 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. United Arab Emirates Dubai Basketball
10 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
12 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas
14 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Turkey Tofaş
17 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Turkey Manisa Basket Divissa
20 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Turkey Esenler Erokspor
23 September 2025 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Turkey Anadolu Efes

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Basketbol Süper Ligi Round 1 September 2025 June 2026
Basketball Champions League Round 1 7 October 2025
Turkish Basketball Cup — 2026

Updated to match played 13 June 2025
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Basketbol Süper Ligi 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Basketball Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Turkish Basketball Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 13 June 2025
Source: Competitions

Basketbol Süper Ligi

Main article: 2025–26 Basketbol Süper Ligi

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Esenler Erokspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoffs
6 Fenerbahçe Beko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Galatasaray MCT Technic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Karşıyaka Basket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Manisa Basket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2025. Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 13 June 2025.
Source: TBF.org.tr

Results by round

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2025. Source: TBF.org.tr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Loss

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
27–28 September 2025
1
 Bahçeşehir Koleji vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
2
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Tofaş Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
3
 Petkim Spor vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
4
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Fenerbahçe Beko Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
5
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Karşıyaka Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
6
 Türk Telekom vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
7
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Mersin MSK Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
8
 Onvo Büyükçekmece vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
9
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Esenler Erokspor Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
10
 Bursaspor Basketbol vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
11
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Yukatel Merkezefendi Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
12
 Anadolu Efes vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
13
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Trabzonspor Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
14
 Manisa Basket vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
15
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Beşiktaş Gain Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
16
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Bahçeşehir Koleji Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
17
 Tofaş vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
18
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Petkim Spor Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
19
 Fenerbahçe Beko vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
20
 Karşıyaka vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
21
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Türk Telekom Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
22
 Mersin MSK vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
23
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Onvo Büyükçekmece Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
24
 Esenler Erokspor vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
25
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Bursaspor Basketbol Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
26
 Yukatel Merkezefendi vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
27
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Anadolu Efes Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
28
 Trabzonspor vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic
29
 Galatasaray MCT Technic vs. Manisa Basket Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
30
 Beşiktaş Gain vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic

Basketball Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 Basketball Champions League

Regular season

Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GSM IGO WUE TS
1 Turkey Galatasaray MCT Technic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 —
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to play-ins —
3 Germany FIT/One Würzburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Italy Pallacanestro Trieste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: October 7, 2025. Source: FIBA

Regular Season Matches

  Win   Loss

7 October 2025
RS1
 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
15 October 2025
RS2
 Pallacanestro Trieste Italy vs. Turkey Galatasaray MCT Technic Trieste, Italy
Boxscore Arena: PalaTrieste
21 October 2025
RS3
 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Germany FIT/One Würzburg Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
Boxscore Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
4 November 2025
RS4
 FIT/One Würzburg Germany vs. Turkey Galatasaray MCT Technic Würzburg, Germany
Boxscore Arena: Tectake Arena
18 November 2025
RS5
 Galatasaray MCT Technic Turkey vs. Italy Pallacanestro Trieste Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey
Boxscore Arena: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi
17 December 2025
RS6
 Igokea m:tel Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Turkey Galatasaray MCT Technic Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boxscore Arena: Laktaši Sports Hall

Turkish Basketball Cup

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