Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK (English: Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club), also known simply as Mersin BB, was a professional basketball team based in the city of Mersin in Turkey. Their home arena was the Edip Buran Arena with a capacity of 1,750 seats. The team played in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) before it dissolved in 2018.
History Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi was founded in 1993. The team was promoted to the Turkish Basketball League from the Turkish Second Basketball League for the 2005–06 season. After spending nine years in the top league, the team was relegated to the TB2L following the 2013–14 season. Following the 2017–18 season, the team ceased operations.
Season by season SeasonTierLeaguePos.PostseasonTurkish CupEuropean Competitions2004–052 TB2LPromotedChampion – –2005–061 TBL14 – Quarterfinalist –2006–071 TBL9 – Group Stage –2007–081 TBL10 – Group Stage –2008–091 TBL7Quarterfinalist Group stage –2009–101 TBL12 – Runner-up –2010–111 TBL13 – Group Stage –2011–121 TBL10 – Group Stage –2012–131 TBL12 – Group Stage –2013–141 TBL15Relegated Group Stage –2014–152 TB2L18Relegated – –2015–163 TB3L –
Notable players
Harun Erdenay Nedim Yücel Ümit Sonkol Kimani Ffriend Predrag Samardžiski Alex Scales - Bo McCalebb Dionte Christmas Chris Lofton David Holston Dominic James Ryan Sidney Gerald Fitch Jerry Johnson Michael Wright
See also Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Women's Basketball
References
External links Official website Eurobasket.com Page TBLStat.net Profile