EXCHANGE OF OPINIONS

Rimas Kurtinaitis:

— I think that Fenerbahce Ulker is one of the strongest teams in the Euroleague this season. It has talented players, an experienced coach like Pianigiani and great fans. Just last week, FB Ulker defeated the Boston Celtics, which is a big achievement for them. I think that Bo McCalebb is the fastest player not only in Europe but in the whole world right now, Romain Sato and Mike Batiste have already won the Euroleague title, so it’s a very solid squad. Nevertheless, we go to Istanbul with the goal of winning this game. Undoubtedly, it will be tough but we are ready to fight.

James Augustine:

— It is going to be a tough game against a great team like Fenerbahce Ulker. They are very experienced and will be one of the favourites to win the Euroleague this season. For us, it is our first Euroleague game and we wil lplay on the road. I am excited to play in the Euroleague. Fenerbahce will try to do its best in its own court and in front of its supporters. I played against Fenerbahce in Turkey when I was in Valencia and remember a great atmosphere at that game. Hopefully we will be able to play together and win.

FENERBAHCE ULKER (ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

Founder in 1912
Honours:
Turkish National League: 1990-91, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11
Turkish National Cup: 1967, 2010, 2011
Turkish President Cup: 1990, 1991, 1994, 2007
President: Aziz Yildirim
Arena: FENERBAHCE ULKER SPORTS ARENA
Official website: www.fenerbahce.org/fbulker/

Paul Davis, Petteri Koponen, Anton Pushkov, K.C. Rivers and Alexey Zhukanenko are all set to make their Turkish Airlines Euroleague debuts.

FENERBAHCE ULKER ROSTER

№	Player	Position	Height	Birthday	Nationality
4	Bo McCalebb	G	183	1985	USA/FYR Macedonia
5	Erbil Eroglu	G	195	1993	Turkey
7	Omer Onan	G	194	1978	Turkey
9	Baris Ermis	G	194	1985	Turkey
10	Romain Sato	F	194	1981	Central African Republic
13	David Andersen	C	212	1980	Australia/Denmark
14	Kaya Peker	C	208	1980	Turkey
16	Can Maxim Mutaf	G	193	1991	Turkey
21	Oguz Savas	C	213	1987	Turkey
22	Metecan Birsen	F	203	1995	Turkey
41	Ilkan Karaman	F	205	1990	Turkey
44	Bojan Bogdanovic	F	200	1989	Croatia
55	Emir Preldzic	F	206	1987	Slovenia
-	Ernest Bremer	G	183	1980	USA/Bosnia and Herzegovina

Head coach: Simone Pianigiani (Italy)