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Pınar Karşıyaka did not break the tradition, started with a win in Europe

Created Date: Oct 05, 2022 10:58

Pınar Karşıyaka, who has been representing Turkey in the European arena for 13 seasons without interruption, started the FIBA ​​Champions League with a victory once again, with its new squad, with the goal of trophy.

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Despite the lack of supporters due to the penalty he received at home last season in his first exam in Group B, Karşıyaka defeated the Greek representative AEK 91-88, and managed to win the first group match in the Champions League in its 5th year.

İzmir representative, who had won the first 4 group matches on the road before, beat Oradea 69-56 in the outside field in the first test in the group in 2016-2017, when the FIBA ​​Champions League was first established, and Dinamo Sassari 88-87 in 2017-2018. In 2020-2021, when he returned after a 2-year Europe Cup adventure, he managed to beat Bilbao Basket 81-72 in the first week and Hapoel Jerusalem 86-84 last season.

The Izmir team, which played quarter-finals twice in this cup and once a final under the management of head coach Ufuk Sarıca, proved its claim by starting the season with a critical victory in Europe despite the lack of supporters.

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Stating that they played a great match, Ufuk Sarıca said, “The first matches are always difficult, especially on the offensive side. It was not an easy match for us. We played against a good team without spectators. We are a new team yet, we have many new players in the squad. This is not an excuse. But it’s true. But we played as a team on the field. Our percentages and ball sharing were very good on offense. We had some mistakes in defense from time to time. But this is normal. We will talk about them, we will work and improve ourselves. It was a great start,” he said.

MCCOLLUM STAMP

The 34-year-old guard Errick McCollum, added to his squad by Pınar Karşıyaka this season, left his mark on the AEK match with his great performance.

McCollum, who was selected as the most valuable player of the organization while winning the Eurocup with Galatasaray in 2016 in Turkey, became the architect of the victory with 29 points sent to the AEK hoop.

After the match, the star basketball player said, “We started the match behind. Sometimes you have trouble finding your energy and implementing what you want. But then we found a way to be better and played aggressively. We made progress. I am a stable player. I make a certain contribution to each match. If there is a double compression, I pass the ball, “If it doesn’t come up, I’ll turn to points. I’m just focused on helping my team and winning.”

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