LAST MINUTE | Fenerbahce parted ways with Kokoskov!

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Breaking news… One of our Turkish Airlines EuroLeague representatives, Fenerbahce Beko, has officially parted ways with coach Igor Kokoskov. It was stated that Igor Kokoskov left the team due to the offer he received from the Dallas Mavericks, one of the NBA teams.

Fenerbahçe Beko, one of our representatives in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, officially announced that they parted ways with coach Igor Kokoskov, who received an offer from NBA teams Dallas Mavericks. It was stated that the request to leave came from Igor Kokoskov after the Dallas Mavericks offer and this was met with respect by the Yellow-Navy Blue club.

Igor Kokoskov, who previously played in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings; In July 2020, Fenerbahçe signed with Beko and returned to Europe.

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Under the management of Kokoskov, Fenerbahçe finished the regular season in the second place with 22 wins and 8 losses in the Basketball Super League, and lost the championship by losing 3-0 to Anadolu Efes in the Play-Off final series. In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Fenerbahce Beko, under the management of Igor Kokoskov, finished the regular season in seventh place with 20 wins and 14 losses, and lost its chance to the Final Four by losing 3-0 to CSKA Moscow in the Play-Off series.

In the statement made by Fenerbahçe, the following statements were used:

“We parted ways with Igor Kokoskov, who was the head coach of our Fenerbahçe Beko Men’s Basketball Team in the 2020-2021 season.

As it is known, our team started the squad structure of the 2021-2022 season at a very early date, signed many important transfers and completed most of its staff before the end of June.

Our Board of Directors has carried out all the staff work of our team for the new season, in line with our coach Igor Kokoskov, whose contract with our club continues until the end of the 2022-2023 season, according to his preferences; All the preparations for the new season, including the camp program and the friendly matches, have been shaped according to the needs of our team, as well as the wishes of our coach.

A request has been sent to our club a short time ago for our coach to join the technical team of the Dallas Mavericks, one of the NBA teams, as it was shared by the public.

In the interviews with our coach, he said that he welcomed this offer in line with his family reasons and his view of returning to the NBA; He conveyed his desire to work in the USA to our branch management.

At this point, our club has respected Igor Kokoskov’s request to leave.

We thank Igor Kokoskov for his contributions to our Team and wish him success in his new career.

Fenerbahçe Beko, which has become one of the most important brands of Europe in men’s basketball, will continue on its way with firm steps in the 2021-2022 season, and the new season technical team structure of our team will be clarified and shared with our fans as soon as possible.

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