In the 4th match of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League final series, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Beşiktaş on the road with a score of 77-75, making the series 3-1 and claiming the championship. After the match, Beşiktaş Head Coach Dusan Alimpijevic made a statement to the press. Stating that they have played 6 finals with Beşiktaş in the last three seasons, Alimpijevic said, “Three years ago, before I came here, if someone had told me that we would play 6 finals with Beşiktaş, that we would plan the 7th final for next year and that we would probably play 3 semi-finals, I probably would not have believed it. But here we are; with 6 finals and 3 semi-finals, we took Beşiktaş to the top, the top of Turkish basketball and European basketball. We are proud of every individual in our club.” “I hear it; with our management, my technical team, our medical team and of course, above all, my players,” he said.
“This team never gives up, no matter how many people we have on the field, no matter what happens”
Stating that their performance in the finals is the true character of the team, the Serbian head coach said, “This is something that we have built in these three years and that everyone can notice. This team never gives up, no matter how many people we have on the field, no matter what happens. And the situation is not just about those 4 missing players. Very few people know that there were about 5 different injuries among the players who decided to play. In other words, they wanted to play for their team and sacrifice themselves. I’m talking about the players who are currently in the squad and playing. Believe me, they sacrificed a lot; They even sacrificed their own future for the good of Beşiktaş. We represented Beşiktaş as a basketball branch, just as every branch in Beşiktaş should represent it. Finally, I would like to congratulate Fenerbahçe for their championship. They did a good job and won this series. Unfortunately, we ran out of energy in the last moments. Saras is a great coach, one of the best in Europe. “He is one and he did a great job, so I congratulate the coach as well.”
“If we have become one of the Euroleague candidates, it is thanks to these players.”
When asked whether Beşiktaş will be in the Euroleague next season, Alimpijevic replied, “I must say that if we have become one of the Euroleague candidates, it is entirely thanks to these players. That is why I take my hat off in front of these players, all the credit belongs to them. Thanks to them, after many years, this club has come to a position where it can hope to take part in the Euroleague again. That is, we hope.”