Beşiktaş Basketbol, is a Turkish professional basketball team from the city of Istanbul. The team formed in 1967 as the basketball section of Beşiktaş J.K., which was founded in 1903. The team competes in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.
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History
The club's men's basketball section started out in the year 1967 and since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball Super League, in every season, except in the 1988–89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Basketball First League after the 1987–88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball Super League, under the management of Ateş Çubukçu and Tom Davis, in the 1974–75 season.
In October 2010, Beşiktaş announced the biggest transfer in the history of the club's basketball department, with the signing of the former NBA Most Valuable Player, Allen Iverson. Iverson signed a 2-year $4 million net income contract.
In July 2011, NBA All-Star Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets, announced he would play for Beşiktaş, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. His $5 million net income contract included a clause that would enable him to return to the NBA during the regular season, if an agreement was made between the owners and players association. When the lockout finished, Williams was replaced by Carlos Arroyo.
Arroyo led the team to the Turkish Cup title in February 2012. In April 2012, the team won the 3rd-tier level EuroChallenge Final against Elan Chalon. After the EuroChallenge championship, the team won the Turkish Basketball Super League Finals against Anadolu Efes. On September 30, 2012, the team won the Turkish President's Cup against Anadolu Efes.
Starting from the 2023–24 season, the team started to compete in EuroCup, departing from Basketball Champions League. They advanced to semifinals of the same year's league.
In the 2025–26 season, the team reached to the finals but they fell short to JL Bourg 2–0 and in the Finals. Later, Bourg did not promote to the EuroLeague due to financial problems and Monaco bought down to the EuroCup in the following season, The team got the license and the 20th team in the EuroLeague in the following season and the first time ever since the 2012–13 season.
Sponsorship naming
Beşiktaş has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;
Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005–2011
Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012
Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020
Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021–2022
Beşiktaş Emlakjet: 2022–2024
Beşiktaş Fibabanka: 2024–2025
Beşiktaş Gain: 2025–2026
Players
Honours
Domestic competitions
Turkish League
Winners (2): 1974–75, 2011–12
Runners-up (9): 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2024–25, 2025–26
Turkish Cup
Winners (1): 2011–12
Runners-up (5): 1970–71, 1972–73, 2010–11, 2025, 2026
Turkish Super Cup
Winners (1): 2012
Runners-up (2): 1987, 2025
European competitions
EuroCup
Runners-up (1): 2025–26
Semifinalists (1): 2023–24
FIBA EuroChallenge
Winners (1): 2011–12