Mersin MSK

Mersin MSK is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Mersin. Founded in 2019, the club currently competes in the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier basketball league in Turkey.

Mersin MSK
Nickname	Carettalar (Caretta's)
Leagues	Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Arena	Servet Tazegül Arena
Capacity	7,500
Location	Mersin, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow, black
President	Vahap Seçer
Head coach	Can Sevim
Team captain	Francisco Cruz
2023–24 position	TBL 3nd of 16 (Playoff winner)

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.^[1]

In 2022–23 season they finished the league in 3rd place but eliminated in the playoff semifinals against Semt77 Yalovaspor.^[2][3]

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 managed to won the championship and promoted to Basketbol Süper Ligi.^[4][5][6]

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 0 Olaseni, Gabriel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 PG 1 Cobbs, Justin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991 F 3 Piñeiro, Isaiah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 PG 6 Özmızrak, Kartal 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-08-29)29 August 1995 SG 8 Sinirlioğlu, Berkay 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 SG 9 Cruz, Francisco (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 C 13 Kılıçlı, Deniz 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 G 16 Oralkan, Rafi Ömer 20 – (2005-03-01)1 March 2005 C 21 Kairys, Evaldas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-10-11)11 October 1990 F/C 22 Magnay, Will 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-06-10)10 June 1998 SF 33 Akdamar, Tevfik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 PF Sayılı, Hakan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000 SF Tırpancı, Ergi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 SG Apaydın, Leon Harun 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 G March, Ronald 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 F/C Bentil, Ben 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995	Head coach Can Sevim Assistant coach(es) Ali Ruhi Balkanlı Oğuzhan Bakır Cihan Gündüz Doğan Gökmen Şahin Team manager Cihan Mumcuoğulları Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 20, 2025

Honours

Türkiye Basketbol Ligi

• Runners-up (1): 2023–24