NEWS

01.08.2010
Gala Spicen Up Roster With Curry

Galatasaray continue to compile what is looking an increasingly impressive EuroLeague Women roster with each passing week after they moved to secure the services of Monique Curry who will follow the likes of Sylvia Fowles, Gintare Petronyte and Seimone Augustus to Istanbul.

Curry will step up to the elite club competition of Womens basketball having played last season in EuroCup Women with Russian side Nadezhda who themselves will also play in EuroLeague Women this season.

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25.07.2010
Petronyte Moves To Gala
Galatasaray have made another significant move to further boost their EuroLeague Women prospects after striking a two season deal with former FIBA Europe Young Player of The Year Ginatre Petronyte. The Lithuanian star will step out onto the floor in Istanbul for her ambitious new team as they desperately try to move out of the shadow of city rivals Fenerbahce who have made plenty of noise so far during the off-season.
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ROSTER

NoNamePos. HeightBirth datePlace of birth
Isil Alben PG 1.70 22.02.1986 Eminönü (TUR)  
4Tugba Palazoglu SG 1.73 04.12.1980 Bolu (TUR)  
5Ivana Vecerová C 1.94 30.03.1979 Sumperk (CZE)  
6Yasemen Saylar PG 1.78 07.09.1990 Bakirköy (TUR)  
7Nilay Kartaltepe PG 1.72 13.01.1979 Bakirköy, Istanbul (TUR)  
9Bahar Caglar PF 1.90 28.09.1988 Izmir (TUR)  
11Yelena Leuchanka C 1.96 30.04.1983 Gomel (BLR)  
12Gizem Basaran C 1.93 28.09.1992 Bahcelievler (TUR)  
13Yasemin Horasan C 1.86 01.08.1983 Sisli (TUR)  
14Melis Kaya PF 1.88 07.11.1991 Fatih (TUR)  
24Tamika Catchings F 1.85 21.07.1979 Stratford, NJ (USA)  
33Sophia Young F 1.85 15.12.1983 Kingston (VIN)  
55Esra Sencebe PG 1.73 21.12.1981 Malatya 

COACHES

Head Coach: Zafer Kalaycioglu

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05.02.2010
UMMC Finish Strong To Eliminate Gutsy Galatasaray
Candace Parker and Cappie Pondexter combined for 29 points as 2009 EuroLeague Women runners-up UMMC Ekaterinburg finished strongly to grind out a 61-50 victory at gutsy Galatasaray and complete a 2-0 series victory.

The game was still delicately poised heading into the last three minutes with the home team pushing the Russian club hard and only one point behind at 49-50.

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02.02.2010
No Contest As UMMC Thrash Galatasaray

UMMC Ekaterinburg broke open a close game midway through the first quarter and stormed to a 79-55 victory over Galatasaray on Tuesday.

In the EuroLeague Women Eighth-Finals Play-off opener, UMMC needed a little over four minutes to take command.

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EuroLeague Women Eighth-Final Pairings Set21.01.2010
Ros Blow Away Shorthanded Galatasaray20.01.2010
Catchings Clinches Galatasaray Deal20.01.2010
Ekaterinburg Survive Close Shave At Galatasaray13.01.2010
TEO Beat Gala In OT For First Triumph17.12.2009
Galatasaray To Advance After Win Over TTT Riga10.12.2009
Classy Cras Gun Down Galatasaray03.12.2009
Galatasaray Just Miss Ros Casares Upset25.11.2009
UMMC Back On Track After Win Over Gala18.11.2009
Galatasaray Thrash Struggling TEO For Third Straight Win12.11.2009

Team

GALATASARAY ISTANBUL
GALATASARAY ISTANBUL
GALATASARAY ISTANBUL

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TEAM LEADERS

CategoryPlayerAvg
PTSS. Young17.3
RTY. Leuchanka6.7
ASY. Leuchanka3.3
STS. Young1.7
BSY. Leuchanka0.3

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SCHEDULE

28.10.2009vs Cras Basket Taranto[W] 76-64 (H)
04.11.2009vs TTT Riga[W] 66-60 (A)
12.11.2009vs TEO Vilnius[W] 82-55 (H)
18.11.2009vs UMMC Ekaterinburg[L] 54-69 (A)
25.11.2009vs Ros Casares[L] 62-63 (H)
03.12.2009vs Cras Basket Taranto[L] 63-77 (A)
10.12.2009vs TTT Riga[W] 71-55 (H)
17.12.2009vs TEO Vilnius[L] 80-86 (A)
13.01.2010vs UMMC Ekaterinburg[L] 64-69 (H)
20.01.2010vs Ros Casares[L] 47-77 (A)
02.02.2010vs UMMC Ekaterinburg[L] 55-79 (A)
05.02.2010vs UMMC Ekaterinburg[L] 50-61 (H)

THE ARENA

Abdi Ipekçi Spor Salonu
Address: 10, Yil Caddesi , 34760 Istanbul, TUR
Tel: +90 (212) 414 77 00
Fax: +90 (212) 679 74 30
Capacity: 12000

Sinan Erdem Arena
Address: Ataköy 4, Kisim Sonu Olimpiyat Evi Yani, 34158 Istanbul, TUR
Tel: +90 ( 212) 559 09 14
Fax: +90 ( 212) 559 09 23
Capacity: 15000

HOTELS

Ataköy Marina Hotel
Address: Ataköy Sahil Yolu, 34158 İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 560 41 10
Web: http://www.atakoymarinahotel.com.tr/default-en.html

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ADMINISTRATION

Office

Address: Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Türk Telekom Arena Stad Huzur Mah. , 34415 Istanbul, TUR
Tel.: +90 (212) 273 28 50
Fax: +90 (212) 273 28 59
Email: murat.ozyer@galatasaray.org
Web: www.galatasaray.org

Staff

President: Ünal Aysal
General Manager: Murat Ozyer