Mersin MSK

Mersin
NicknameCarettalar (Caretta's)
LeaguesTürkiye Basketbol Ligi
Founded2019; 7 years ago (2019)
ArenaServet Tazegül Arena
Capacity7,500
LocationMersin, Turkey
Team colorsYellow, black
   
PresidentVahap Seçer
Head coachBurak Gören
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 Türkiye Basketbol Ligi, the second-tier basketball league in Turkey.

History

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.

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

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 won the championship and earned promoted to Basketbol Süper Ligi.

Players

Current roster

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

Mersin MSK roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 0 United Kingdom Olaseni, Gabriel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 34 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991
PG 3 Turkey Özmızrak, Kartal 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1995-08-29)29 August 1995
G 4 United States March, Ronald 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1993-07-24)24 July 1993
F 6 Turkey Çekici, Koray 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2002-07-15)15 July 2002
PG 7 United States Cowan Jr., Anthony 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1997-10-07)7 October 1997
SG 9 Mexico Cruz, Francisco (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 37 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989
PF 11 Turkey Alyanak, Anıl 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2008-01-07)7 January 2008
PF 22 France Chassang, Alexandre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994
SG 7 Turkey Kurtuldum, Mustafa 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001
PF 14 Turkey Onar, Yesukan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1998-09-14)14 September 1998
PG 20 Turkey Tülüoğlu, Arca 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 29 – (1997-06-13)13 June 1997
Head coach
  • Vacant
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Alejandro Formento Sanchez
  • Turkey Ali Ruhi Balkanlı
  • Turkey Oğuzhan Bakır
  • Turkey Gökmen Doğan Şahin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 22, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Gabriel Olaseni
PF Jack White Alexandre Chassang Koray Çekici
SF Ronald March Ergi Tırpancı
SG Anthony Cowan Jr.
PG Francisco Cruz Kartal Özmızrak

Honours

Türkiye Basketbol Ligi

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Pos. W–L Cup Competitions European Competitions
2020–21 3 TB2L 1st – 8–4 –
2021–22 2 TBL 14th – 11–19 –
2022–23 2 TBL 3rd Quarterfinals 25–11 –
2023–24 2 TBL 3rd Champion 34–10 –
2024–25 1 BSL 6th Quarterfinals 16–16 Semifinalist
2025–26 1 BSL 15th – 9–21 – Champions LeaguePI

References

  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 X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ "Mersin'in Gururu MSK Süper Lig'de!". mersin.bel.tr (in Turkish). June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.