Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi
| Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi | |
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| Leagues | Turkish Basketball League |
| Founded | 1995 |
| History |
Antalya BB (1995-present) |
| Arena | Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Location | Antalya, Turkey |
| Team colors | Orange and Navy |
| President |
 Recep Tokgöz |
| Head coach |
Timuçin Meriç |
| Website | Antalya BB Basketball |
Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü (English: Antalya Greater Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club) also known simply as Antalya BB is a basketball team based in the city of Antalya in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats. The club also sponsored by Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
It was founded first as Antalyaspor in 1966. It played in First League between 1993-1996. It qualified to play-offs in 1994-1995 season after finishing 6th with 17 wins. It 3-1 defeated Meysuspor at 1st round but was eliminated by Tofaş SAS by 3-0 at quarter final. It was renamed as Muratpaşa Belediyespor in 1996-1997 season and returned to First League in 1997. Muratpaşa Belediyespor played the league between 1997-1999. It merged with basketball branch of Antbirlik (founded in 1978), who played First League between 1981-1982 and 1994-1996. It also played in 2000-2001 season as Muratpaşa Belediyespor Antbirlik. It took present name in 2002 and was promoted to First League as champions of final group in 2006-2007 season. It finished 6th with 18 wins and qualified to play-offs but was eliminated by Fenerbahçe Ülker as 3-1 in 2007-2008 season. It finished again 6th and qualified to play-offs but was eliminated by again Fenerbahçe Ülker as 3-0 in 2008-2009 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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