Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman has selected a preliminary squad of 16 players for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers window. Seven of the chosen players come from EuroLeague teams, with three representing Anadolu Efes and four from Fenerbahce.
Melih Mahmutoglu, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's captain, had positive remarks to say about the team's new head coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and also some comments that could be negatively interpreted about Dimitris Itoudis.
Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman has selected a preliminary squad of 16 players for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers window. Seven of the chosen players come from EuroLeague teams, with three representing Anadolu Efes and four from Fenerbahce.
Melih Mahmutoglu, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's captain, had positive remarks to say about the team's new head coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and also some comments that could be negatively interpreted about Dimitris Itoudis.
Alperen Sengun, Cedi Osman, Furkan Korkmaz, and Shane Larkin are included in provisional Turkey’s national team roster before the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers window.
Melih Mahmutoglu made some statements on refereeing after heart-breaking Turkey's loss against Greece. The game outcome was decided by Kostas Papanikolaou's free throws. The latter was fouled and sank two shots from the line with 3 seconds left on the clock, giving his squad a minimal lead (72-71). According to Mahmutoglu, the referees' call was incorrect. "We played and fought well. But I don't ...
It is hard to expect many things from Euroleague teams these days. The coronavirus surge blew the whole rhythm, and all we can do is to enjoy the few games that were spared from the wrath of the virus. For Fenerbahce Beko, it was even worse. The injuries of Jan Vesely, Nando De Colo, Marial Shayok, and Danilo Barthel could've easily broken the team. The starting five of Sehmus Hazer-Pierria ...
FIBA World Cup Qualifiers are about to begin, and Turkey will start the new campaign against Belarus at Minsk Sports Palace (on Thursday) and Great Britain in Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul (on Sunday) this week. The national-team call-up list included Tolga Gecim, Bugrahan Tuncer and Shane Larkin from Anadolu Efes, and Melih Mahmutoglu, Metecan Birsen and Sehmus Hazer from Fenerbahce Beko. Since the ...