After two years in Spain, Sertac Sanli left FC Barcelona and joined Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Looking at the seasons spent outside his home country of Turkey, the big man reflected on his time in Catalonia. Multiple members of the organization left Barca this offseason. Most notably, Nikola Mirotic and head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius departed from the team alongside several other players.
After two seasons playing abroad, former FC Barcelona big man Sertac Sanli is going back home Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul officially announced that the 31-year-old center is joining the club on a two-year deal. Sanli has previously played for Fenerbahce's archrival Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with whom he won the EuroLeague title in 2021.
Sertac Sanli will join Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Bugra Uzar from Eurohoops reports. According to the report, Sanli will sign a 2-year deal, and the official announcement is expected to follow next week. Last season, Sanli averaged 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 5.1 PIR per game in 36 EuroLeague appearances for FC Barcelona.
After two years in Spain, Sertac Sanli left FC Barcelona and joined Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Looking at the seasons spent outside his home country of Turkey, the big man reflected on his time in Catalonia. Multiple members of the organization left Barca this offseason. Most notably, Nikola Mirotic and head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius departed from the team alongside several other players.
After two seasons playing abroad, former FC Barcelona big man Sertac Sanli is going back home Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul officially announced that the 31-year-old center is joining the club on a two-year deal. Sanli has previously played for Fenerbahce's archrival Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with whom he won the EuroLeague title in 2021.
Sertac Sanli will join Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Bugra Uzar from Eurohoops reports. According to the report, Sanli will sign a 2-year deal, and the official announcement is expected to follow next week. Last season, Sanli averaged 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 5.1 PIR per game in 36 EuroLeague appearances for FC Barcelona.
Sertac Sanli's contract with FC Barcelona expired on June 30, but the club has already decided that it won't be extended. In this way, Sanli, 31, says goodbye after two seasons with the Catalan powerhouse. The Turkish center joined Barca in the summer of 2021, coming off a EuroLeague title with Anadolu Efes.Â
FC Barcelona are currently in negotiations to renew the contract of center Sertac Sanli, albeit with a lower salary, as reported by RAC1. Sanli joined the Catalan club in the summer of 2021 from Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Initially signing a two-year deal, Sanli has secured the 2022 Copa del Rey and the 2022-23 ACB League titles during his time with the Catalans.
FC Barcelona center Sertac Sanli became the victim of the city's thieves. ElCaso.com reports that the 32-year-old Turkish forward was robbed on Sunday, around 1 a.m. local time, near Passeig de Gracia station by two people. The thieves approached Sanli with a motorbike and tore his watch off the player's wrist. Sanli filed a complaint to the local police, valuing his watch at €25 000.Â
Following the elimination of Anadolu Efes in the regular season and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the playoffs, Sertac Sanli will be Turkish basketball's only representative in the upcoming Final Four. The 31-year-old big man who plays for FC Barcelona is heading to his fourth Final Four and second with the Spanish powerhouse. Sanli won the title with Efes in 2021, before moving to Catalunya.Â
After finishing last week with three combined win in the EuroLeague and the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB), FC Barcelona are now travelling to Germany to face off against ALBA Berlin. With the big news of Nikola Mirotic coming back to play for the first time this season, two other players are set to miss the match.
FC Barcelona have a clear goal for this new EuroLeague season. Win it. That's all. The Blaugranas returned to the Final Four in 2021 seven years after their last appearance. They could not achieve the glory at Cologne, falling short in the final.
Coach Ergin Ataman revealed a 24-man preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2022. Alperen Sengun, Cedi Osman, Omer Yurtseven, Furkan Korkmaz, Shane Larkin, Sertac Sanli, and Scottie Wilbekin are all included in Turkey's national team list before the upcoming FIBA window in August and EuroBasket.
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.
In last year's Final Four, Sertac Sanlı was an instrumental part of Anadolu Efes Istanbul going for the EuroLeague title for the first time. In the summer, he opted for a chance to play for the very same team that challenged Efes in the final: FC Barcelona.
On Friday, FC Barcelona will play against Olympiacos Piraeus at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens, without knowing if Sertac Sanli will be able to play on the court. In the EuroLeague's Round 33, Catalans will go for the duel with Olympiacos, with coach Sarunas Jasikevicius knowing that he will not have the injured Brandon Davies, Rokas Jokubaitis, and Corey Higgins at his disposal. ...
FC Barcelona officially announced that Sertac Sanli tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, January 25, in an antigen test. Subsequently, the PCR test confirmed the first result. The player is in good health and isolated at home, per the report. The 30-year-old is averaging 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 6.5 PIR over 18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games (15 minutes) this season. He posts similar ...
After reaching halfway through the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, it's time to have a look at who performed the best. For the festive weekend, BasketNews presents EuroLeague mid-season awards, consisting of six different categories: the biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, the best quote, the best mid-season signing, All EuroLeague mid-season team, and the MVP. In this article, ...
News that Sertac Sanli is leaving Anadolu Efes Istanbul for FC Barcelona stunned the basketball world. Turkish players rarely leave their home country to play elsewhere, especially after winning the Euroleague title for the very first time. BasketNews' weekly show 'And One' with Martyna Motum sat down with Sanli to talk about his transfer to the Spanish powerhouse, the unwavering desire to ...
One should never underestimate the sense of irony of the basketball gods. Imagine a coach who helped a player develop himself to jump for the next level, and in a year or so, you see the same player destroying your team with some big shots. That was the fate that Efes assistant coach, Yakup Sekizkok, had to face. New FC Barcelona signing Sertac Sanli just scored career-high 24 points with 4/5 3 FG ...
Sertac Sanlı will not be able to play in Turkey's World Cup qualifiers game against Great Britain as FC Barcelona refused to release him. The contest, to take place at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall in Istanbul on Sunday afternoon is very important for the Turkish side, who come off the back of a loss to Belarus in the opener. The Turkish Basketball Federation promptly reacted, issuing an official ...
Turkey announced the 17-man squad which will compete against Belarus and Great Britain in the FIBA ​​2023 World Cup Qualification Group B. The Turkish squad will gather in Istanbul on Monday, November 22. In the first match, Turkey will face Belarus away on Thursday, November 25. In the second contest of the group, they will host Great Britain on Sunday, November 28, in Istanbul (Sinan Erdem ...
