The start of the away tour was unsuccessful: Bayern Munich’s basketball players suffered their second narrow defeat in a row in the EuroLeague.
When he reunited with ex-Munich player Nick Weiler-Babb, the German champion, who had to make do without three world champions, lost to Turkish record champion Anadolu Efes 72:74 (34:42) despite catching up in the last quarter.
As was the case two days earlier in the narrow defeat against FC Barcelona (74:75), assistant TJ Parker was on the sidelines for the sick head coach Gordon Herbert. Andreas Obst and Johannes Voigtmann as well as Wenyen Gabriel were also rested in the first of seven EuroLeague away games in a row.
48 hours before the cup clash in the quarter-finals against BBL leaders Gladiators Trier, Isiaha Mike was Bayern’s best scorer at the Bosporus with 15 points. However, the Canadian missed the decisive buzzer beater from the three-point line. Bayern now have a record of 5:6 wins.
National player Weiler-Babb, who wore the Bayern jersey from 2020 to 2025 and became champions twice and cup winners three times with Munich, contributed six points and eight assists to the Turks’ victory. His team’s top scorer was Frenchman Isaia Cordinier with 26 points.