Gaziantep representative, who competed in Group B in the first round of the organization and qualified to the last 16 as the second in the group, is in Group K in this round. Red-blacks will share their trump card with Kalev Cramo (Estonia), HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (Germany) and Heroes Den Bosch (Netherlands) in their group.
‘FIRST MATCHES ARE ALWAYS HARD’
Tutku Açık, head coach of the team, stated in his statement that today’s rivals are a team blended with experienced and young players. Touching on his goals, Tutku Açık said: “Our goal in this round, too, is to get out of the group. The first games are always important and difficult. It is a very high quality team. They have young players and experienced players, mixed. They play really good basketball. It is a very difficult game for us.” “It is very important to start by winning. I hope we will play the right basketball and win this game.”
Reminding that things are not going well in the league and that they have been defeated in a row, Açık said: “We have 3 wins in the league at the moment. Because we go on the field with a different team every week. There is a problem with a player every week. This obviously bent our back. He’s healthy as soon as possible. We have to improve our basketball.”
