Alper Durur, head coach of OGM Ormanspor, one of the Women’s Basketball Super League teams, said that they want to be mentioned in the FIBA Women’s European Cup, which they will take part in this season.
Stating that 8-10 teams in the league are equal to each other, Durur emphasized that Fenerbahçe and ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Belediyespor have established ambitious squads, but they also aim for the top ranks, and said:
“We want to play basketball that is pleasing to the eye that fights until the end. We have preserved the team skeleton in general, but we have also experienced sad separations. We made reinforcements. We transferred Pelin Derya Bilgiç to Galatasaray before. Now she plays very important roles in that team. Last season Alperi Onar shined and we transferred to Fenerbahçe. I hope he will do well too. As a basketball man, this makes me happy. We have many candidates this season as well. We will try to shine more than one player and bring them to good places in Turkish basketball. There is a family atmosphere here. After all, the athletes are the athletes. They feel comfortable here. Here we try to do something by highlighting their good qualities and eliminating their shortcomings. We are happy if we are successful.”
“When we look at Europe as a year, we are a new club”
Reminding that they will compete in the FIBA Women’s European Cup this season, Durur said:
“As of the first year I joined the club, our European Cup adventure started. When we look at the year in Europe, we are a new club. Despite this, we did good enough to enter the draw from the first bag in European basketball. I think it is a great source of pride for our institution and for us. OGM Ormanspor, FIBA Women’s “A team that is known and feared in the European Cup. As every year, we will try to get out of the group, especially by winning the matches at home. We will make a name for ourselves. This year the draw could have been better. A little tough team came from the third bag. I trust my players and my team.”
Emphasizing that experienced athlete Nilay Kartaltepe is an important figure for the team, Alper Durur said, “He is a very good professional, he sets a very good example for the team. We will try to get the maximum out of him, both on and off the field.” said.
About the staffing
The experienced head coach also gave the following information about the staff structuring this season:
“We got an interesting tall player. He’s a player who can explode. He’s over 2 meters tall. Tearia McCowan is a name that will come to very important places. She is a player I believe in. We got an experienced short, Daineille Robinson. She is also a name who knows Turkey. European. we are far from the past years. Because our player of 2 years, Angel Robinson, retired. This spoiled all our plans. We hired an experienced French player. We signed with a US player whose father is from Poland, but there is uncertainty because the paperwork is not finished. Last year we We won many of our matches with 3 foreigners. It is very important for us to be a team. We work with children with many characters. We have a shortage of foreign players, but we will look at the conditions.”
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