Sezer Sezgin, President of Frutti Extra Bursaspor, evaluated their progress to the EuroCup finals and said, “We are in the final. The home owner now has the advantage. On the other hand, I see our chances as 30-40 percent. A 10 percent slice is always for the home team. Bologna is also a very good team. There are 6 NBA players. They also deservedly came here. We made the surprise of the tournament. I hope we will end this beautiful story with a beautiful ending. We made a very fast entry into European basketball. “We are one of the most talked about basketball teams in Europe right now,” he said.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor beat Andorra Principality team Morabanc Andorra 85-68 away in EuroCup semi-finals and advanced to the final. The progress of the green and white team to the finals created great joy in the city. Sezer Sezgin, President of Frutti Extra Bursaspor, made a statement to DHA about their progress to the finals and their goals.
Stating that the team was founded 8 years ago and that he was the founding president, Sezgin said, “When the team was first established, it was invited from the 3rd league to the 2nd league by the federation. After that, we have a story extending from the 2nd league to the 1st league and the Super League. In our 3rd year in the Super League, we qualified for the EuroCup final. I think we climbed the stairs too fast. It came very quickly, but the city wanted it and deserved it. Bursa is on its way to becoming a basketball city. While most cities do not have a basketball team in the Süper Lig, there are two in Bursa. This is a great chance for Bursa. There is also an increasing momentum of basketball in popular culture. Bursa also turned this into an advantage. Our team is in the Super League. After the Super League, we reached the final in our second EuroCup adventure. We are proud, we are happy. I am proud of our players. I love our community very much. I’m glad I’m from Bursaspor,” he said.
“HOME OWNER ADVANTAGE”
Stating that they made it to the final by playing 3 very difficult matches, Sezgin said, “Beating Partizan in front of his own audience in Belgrade was a very important and good job. Afterwards, the Olimpija Lubiana match was again an important and beautiful match for us. Andorra came next. We are in the final now. The home owner now has the advantage. On the other hand, I see our chances as 30-40 percent. A 10 percent slice is always for the home team. Bologna is also a very good team. There are 6 NBA players. They also deservedly came here. We made the surprise of the tournament. I hope we will end this beautiful story with a beautiful ending. In the coming year, we will continue to wave the Bursaspor crest and the flag of Turkey with pride and honor. We brought it here with the city. Success is ours. If we want to play in the Euroleague from now on, we have to decide together. The city and its elders must decide. It evolves into a material dimension in the Euroleague rather than the spiritual dimension of this work. If our Governor, Metropolitan Mayor, mayors of central districts, non-governmental organizations, chambers of commerce and industry want the name of Bursa city to be announced a little more in Euroleague, we need to sit down and decide together.”
“WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST TALKED TEAMS IN EUROPE”
President Sezgin continued his words as follows:
“We want to win the trophy. We will decide after that whether we will go to the Euroleague or not. We have come this far and we want to crown it with great success. Wherever there is a Bursa crest, hearts play, not budgets. Our hearts brought us to the final. Congratulations to my players. After the Partizan match, a large crowd greeted us. They made us very happy. They made a very nice surprise. The hall was full. Where there is success, people also take care of it. Thank you to our fans. They are the language of all Europe. Even if we play away, all of Europe knows how much driving force the fans are at home. We made a very fast entry into European basketball. We are now one of the most talked about basketball teams in Europe.”(DHA)
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