Near East University (Turkish: Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi) is a university in Northern Cyprus.[1] The university's women's basketball team is a Turkish Cypriot team that competes in the Turkish Women's Basketball League and represents Northern Cyprus.[2][3] The club is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
| Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | YDÜ Melekleri (NEU Angels) |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Arena | Caferağa Sports Hall |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Team colors | White, Maroon |
| Head coach | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| Championships | 1 EuroCup: 2017 1 Turkish League: 2017 1 Turkish Presidential Cup: 2017 2 Turkish Cup: 2017, 2018 |
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In 2017, the NEU Angels achieved a continental treble by winning the Turkish League, Turkish Cup and the FIBA EuroCup in an all-Turkish final.[4]
Honours edit
European competitions edit
FIBA EuroCup
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- FIBA Europe SuperCup
- Runners-up (1): 2017
National competitions edit
- Turkish Women's Basketball League
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Turkish Cup
- Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
- Presidential Cup
- Winners (1): 2017
References edit
- ^ Near East University
- ^ NEU Women Basketball Club, NEU Angels
- ^ NEU Official Website...Representing the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at the EuroCup Women’s Basketball,...
- ^ NEU won Turkey's cup
External links edit
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