Veli Deveciler, club president of Yukatel Merkezefendi Denizli Basket, who competed in the Basketball Super League for the first time this season, said that their goal is to stay in the league.
Aegean representative Yukatel Merkezefendi Denizli Basket, who managed to advance to the Super League by defeating its opponents in 15 consecutive matches in the Turkish Basketball 1st League last year, was victorious in only 2 of the 8 matches it played this season. Preparations continue for the team, which is in the 15th place in the league with 10 points and will host Galatasaray Nef at home at the weekend.
Club President Deveciler said in a statement to the AA correspondent that they aim to develop the sport of basketball in the city.
Stating that they want the audience to watch good matches, Deveciler said, “We will develop by showing the name of our club in the national sense. This year, our first year is in the Super League. We are in the 3rd year of our adventure in basketball. We are actually very young and new. If we talk about the past, we can see that we are playing by constantly improving on the field. I’m thinking.” said.
Expressing that they want to take firm steps towards the goals they set this year, Deveciler said, “We are confident that we will achieve our goals this year. We have formed a new team. We have represented our city well in the matches we have played so far. We are not at the point we want at the moment and we need to win more matches.” made its assessment.
Stating that the league they play in is one of the best leagues in Europe, Deveciler continued as follows:
“Although it seems like 2 matches have been won out of 8 so far, there are matches in which we play head-to-head against very important clubs. Basketball is something like this, you can win and lose in 3-5 seconds. We will see the team win consecutively in the coming days. We “We have not been wrong before in this claim and prediction. This team won 15 matches last year and made it to the Super League. It will happen this year as well. We will win matches against good opponents. We will win sensationally. We trust our players and technical team.”
Deveciler expressed that they think that there will be good national matches that will make Denizli very happy in the future.
Stating that they aim to get the players through the league without injury and without any accident, Deveciler said, “You have to make additions to the team if there is a need. We also want to move the team forward. We are trying to make transfers in line with the roadmap we have planned. We will reinforce the team with both young players and players that will take us further.” The setup of the team is good at the moment.” he said.
