Yakup Sekizkök (born 10 February 1980, in Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1980 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2005–2007 | U–16 Darüşşafaka |
| 2012–2017 | Galatasaray (assistant) |
| 2012–2017 | Turkey (assistant) |
| 2018–2023 | Anadolu Efes (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2024–2025 | Galatasaray |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach
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Coaching career
editIn 2022, Sekizkök helped Efes to win their second straight championship in the EuroLeague as they won against Real Madrid Baloncesto.[1]
On June 23, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for his first head coach experience.[2]
On February 2, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[3] Sekizkök finished the 2023-24 Basketbol Süper Ligi regular season 5th place.[4]
On December 30, 2025, Galatasaray announced that they had parted ways with Sekizkök, who had been serving as head coach since February 2024.[5]
Personal life
editHe graduated with a degree in Economics at Koç University.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Vasilije Micic wins it for Efes at the buzzer". Eurohoops.net. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ↑ @dackabasket (June 23, 2023). "Yeni başantrenörümüz Yakup Sekizkök" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Galatasaray Ekmas'a hoş geldin Yakup Sekizkök". Galatasaray (in Turkish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "Galatasaray finished the 5th place". basketfaul.com.tr. 2024-05-04.
- ↑ "Teşekkürler Yakup Sekizkök". Galatasaray S.K. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Yakup Eightkök Linkedin Profile". Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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