Anadolu Efes defeated Olimpia Milano 75-70 in THY EuroLeague and advanced 3-1 in the series to the Final Four.
Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman made a statement after the Final Four match with Olimpia Milano.
“THIS TEAM DESERVE”
Ataman said, “First of all, I would like to congratulate my best friend Ettore Messina. It was a very good series. We played 4 incredible matches. It was not easy to play against them and win. The audience created an incredible atmosphere. I am happy with the performance of my team. This team deserves it. “We have two more games ahead of us.” said.
ATAMAN AT THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE 5TH TIME
Anadolu Efes Head Coach Ergin Ataman will compete in the Euroleague Final-Four for the 5th time in his career.
Head coach Ergin Ataman experienced one of the most important days of his career in Anadolu Efes, who beat the Italian team Olimpia Milano in the THY Euroleague Play-Off series. The experienced coach will thus compete for the 5th time in the Euroleague Final-Four. He previously competed with Efes in the finals held in Greece in the 1999-2000 season and came in 3rd place. Ataman competed with the Italian team Montepaschi Siena in the 2002-2003 season and finished the tournament in 3rd place again. Experienced coach also placed second in the Final-Four with Anadolu Efes in the 2018-2019 season.
Ergin Ataman was the champion last season with Anadolu Efes.