In the final for the fourth time: Fenerbahçe takes the court for its second European championship
In the final of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, Fenerbahçe Beko will face France's representative Monaco tomorrow.
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Fenerbahçe Beko will take the court for its second championship in Europe.
The final match, which will be played at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will begin at 20:00 TSI.
In the first matches of the Final Four, both teams eliminated Greek sides. Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Panathinaikos AKTOR, coached by Ergin Ataman, 82-76, while Monaco secured its ticket to the final by beating the regular season leader Olympiacos 78-68.
IN THE FINAL FOR THE 4TH TIME
The yellow-navies, under the management of head coach Saras Jasikevicius, will play in the 4th final match in their history.
Fenerbahçe Beko, which took the trophy to its museum at the Final Four in Istanbul in 2017, wants to experience its second European triumph 8 years later. Experiencing the Final Four for the 7th time in the EuroLeague, the yellow-navies also played in the finals in 2016 and 2018, in addition to 2017. Fenerbahçe lost to CSKA Moscow in 2016 and to Real Madrid in 2018.
MONACO'S FIRST FINAL
Representing France, Monaco will play in a EuroLeague final for the first time in its history.
The red-whites, who previously played in the Final Four in the 2022-2023 season, finished 3rd in that tournament.
The red-whites, who finished the season with 21 wins and 13 losses, passed the Spanish team Barcelona 3-2 in the playoffs. They also eliminated Olympiacos in the Final Four.
The red-white team won the EuroCup in the 2020-2021 season.
MIKE JAMES WANTS TO BREAK HIS BAD LUCK
Monaco's greatest offensive force, its American star Mike James, wants to end his trophy longing in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
The 2024 MVP, who has previously played in the Final Four once each with CSKA Moscow, Baskonia, and Monaco, has not been able to experience the joy of a trophy in this organization, in which he is participating for the 4th time.
Mike James started all 40 matches in the starting five this season, and was the MVP of the match in the semi-final against Olympiacos with 17 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds.
Important stars such as Nick Calathes, Elie Okobo, Jordan Loyd, and Daniel Theis are also in the squad of Monaco, which is managed by Vassilis Spanoulis.
The following names are in Monaco's squad:
Point guard: Elie Okobo, Jordan Loyd, Terry Tarper, Matthew Strazel, Nick Calathes, Mike James
Forward: Jaron Blossomgame, Alpha Diallo, Juhann Begarin, Vitto Brown
Center: Georgios Papagiannis, Daniel Theis, Petr Cornelie, Mam Jaiteh, Donatas Motiejunas.