Sertaç Şanlı

Sertaç Şanlı (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈʃanɫɯ]; born 5 August 1991) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague. He plays at the center position.

Sertaç Şanlı

Sertaç Şanlı in 2024
No. 5 – Fenerbahçe Beko
Position	Center
League	BSL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 34) Edirne, Turkey
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2010	Genç Telekom
2010–2015	Galatasaray
2011	→Tofaş Bursa
2013–2014	→Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2015	→Uşak Sportif
2015–2016	Trabzonspor
2016–2018	Beşiktaş
2018–2021	Anadolu Efes
2021–2023	FC Barcelona
2023–present	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights
2× EuroLeague champion (2021, 2025) 4× Turkish League champion (2019, 2021, 2024, 2025) 2× Turkish Cup winner (2024, 2025) 2× Turkish Supercup winner (2018, 2019) Liga ACB champion (2023) Spanish Cup winner (2022)

Professional career

He made his professional debut in the TB2L with Genç Telekom during the 2008-09 season.

In the summer of 2010, he signed a five year contract with Galatasaray.^[1]

On 18 October 2011, Sertaç transferred to Tofaş Bursa on a one-year loan deal till end of the 2011-12 season.^[2] He played 5 league games for Tofaş Bursa.

He also loaned to Royal Halı Gaziantep for 2013–2014 season and loaned to Uşak Sportif for 2014–2015 seasons.

On 13 July 2015, he signed one year deal with Trabzonspor.^[3]

On 8 August 2016, he signed contract with Beşiktaş.^[4]

Anadolu Efes (2018–2021)

After successful two seasons with Beşiktaş, he signed with Anadolu Efes on 13 June 2018.^[5] He averaged 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in the 2018-19 season, 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in the 2019-20 season. On July 14, 2020, he re-signed with the team.^[6] He averaged 8.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in the 2020-21 season.

On May 30, 2021, Şanlı helped Anadolu Efes to their first EuroLeague championship in Cologne.^[7] He helped the team defeat CSKA Moscow in the semi-final with 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block and FC Barcelona in the final with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block performances.

Barcelona (2021–2023)

On July 1, 2021, Şanlı signed with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.^[8] On July 6, 2023, Şanlı amicably parted ways with the Catalan powerhouse.

Fenerbahçe (2023–present)

On July 13, 2023, Şanlı signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Beko of Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague until the end of the 2024–25 season.^[9]

On May 25, 2025, Şanlı helped Fenerbahçe to their second EuroLeague championship in Abu Dhabi. He helped the team defeat the defending champions Panathinaikos in the semi-final,^[10] and Monaco in the final.^[11] With this championship, he became the first Turkish basketball player to win the Euroleague title with both Turkish powerhouses, his first title being the 2021 title with Anadolu Efes. ^[12]

National team career

Şanlı represented the Turkish national team at the EuroBasket 2017, and the 2019 FIBA World Cup.^[13][14]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high	†	Won a EuroLeague championship

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2011–12	Galatasaray	3	0	4.7	.600	—	—	.3	—	—	—	2.0	0.0
2018–19	Anadolu Efes	9	0	3.6	.778	.000	.800	.4	—	—	—	2.0	1.8
2019–20		21	1	11.7	.648	.286	.788	2.2	.3	.2	.4	7.0	6.2
2020–21†		34	19	14.2	.582	.349	.815	2.2	.6	.4	.5	7.8	7.3
2021–22	Barcelona	32	24	15.1	.473	.357	.775	3.3	.7	.3	.4	6.5	5.4
2022–23		36	20	17.2	.455	.265	.857	3.1	1.0	.3	.5	6.2	5.1
2023–24	Fenerbahçe	35	16	12.2	.457	.351	.783	2.0	.5	.1	.3	4.7	3.3
2024–25†		35	17	13.1	.618	.361	.780	2.4	.7	.4	.1	5.5	5.3
Career		203	97	13.3	.608	.328	.802	2.4	.6	.3	.2	6.0	5.1

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2010–11	Galatasaray	2	0	18.5	.625	—	.600	4.5	.5	1.0	—	6.5	8.5
2012–13		2	1	15.5	.500	.333	1.000	6.5	—	—	1.0	9.0	14.5
2015–16	Trabzonspor	14	4	8.9	.537	—	.917	2.4	.2	.1	.3	3.9	3.2
Career		18	5	10.8	.540	.333	.850	3.1	.2	.2	.3	4.8	5.1

Basketball Champions League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Beşiktaş	13	0	10.8	.550	—	.870	2.1	.6	.4	.1	4.9
2017–18		16	5	17.5	.578	.000	.765	4.0	.8	.4	.8	8.9
Career		29	5	14.5	.569	.000	.797	3.1	.7	.4	.5	7.1

FIBA EuroChallenge

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Gaziantep	11	6	8.6	.500	.000	.583	2.9	.1	—	.2	3.9
2014–15	Uşak Sportif	12	8	14.1	.553	—	.588	4.2	.1	.2	.3	4.3
Career		23	14	11.5	.527	.000	.586	3.6	.1	.1	.3	4.1

Domestic leagues

†	Denotes seasons in which Şanlı won the domestic league

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Darüşşafaka	TB2L	10	24.0	.463	.200	.692	8.7	.5	.6	1.2	9.3
2010–11	Galatasaray	TBL	16	7.6	.515	—	.800	1.1	.3	.2	.3	2.6
2011–12	Tofaş	TBL	5	10.5	.292	.400	1.000	2.2	—	.4	.2	3.4
2011–12	Galatasaray	TBL	4	6.2	.500	—	1.000	3.7	—	.2	—	3.7
2012–13	Galatasaray	TBL	15	6.6	.556	.000	.500	2.3	.3	.2	.3	2.9
2013–14	Gaziantep	TBL	21	8.9	.456	.000	.889	2.4	.4	—	.3	3.7
2014–15	Uşak Sportif	TBL	30	13.1	.573	.286	.750	3.4	.4	.1	.3	5.9
2015–16	Trabzonspor	TBSL	23	9.9	.562	.000	.706	2.9	.3	.1	.3	4.6
2016–17	Beşiktaş	TBSL	38	11.5	.564	.400	.800	3.2	.4	.4	.3	4.6
2017–18	Beşiktaş	TBSL	31	18.5	.552	.200	.831	3.7	1.0	.5	1.0	9.2
2018–19 †	Anadolu Efes	TBSL	39	14.3	.583	.389	.769	3.1	.4	.3	.6	6.3
2019–20	Anadolu Efes	TBSL	23	16.2	.612	.643	.815	4.7	.6	.5	.8	7.8
2020–21 †	Anadolu Efes	TBSL	34	16.2	.575	.465	.813	3.6	.8	.4	.6	8.7
2021–22 †	Barcelona	ACB	35	14.5	.512	.433	.735	3.6	.5	.2	.5	6.7
2022–23	Barcelona	ACB	38	15.9	.543	.400	.806	3.4	.7	.4	.3	7.3
2023–24 †	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	37	18.1	.606	.453	.688	4.1	1.1	.4	.6	9.1
2024–25 †	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	29	18.1	.667	.377	.867	4.2	1.0	.2	.4	8.3

Awards and accomplishments

Sertaç Şanlı in 2017

Anadolu Efes

• EuroLeague: (2021)
• 2× Turkish Super League: (2019, 2021)
• 2× Turkish Presidential Cup: (2018, 2019)

Barcelona

• Spanish ACB League: (2023)
• Copa del Rey de Baloncesto: (2022)

Fenerbahçe Beko

• EuroLeague: (2025)
• Turkish Super League: (2024, 2025)
• Turkish Cup: (2024, 2025)