Djordjevic - new head coach of Fenerbahce / News - Basketnews.com

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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul have reached a three-year agreement with Aleksandar Djordjevic to become the team's new head coach, the club announced on Saturday.

Djordjevic will replace Igor Kokoskov, who signed with the Dallas Mavericks last week.

Aleksandr Djordjevic worked in Italy last season and coached Virtus Segafredo Bologna. He led the team to the Italian League title. However, the team and 53-year-old specialist parted ways. Bologna later signed Sergio Scariolo to be the team's leader for the upcoming future.

In the EuroCup Djordjevic's team advanced to the semifinals but fell 1-2 to UNICS Kazan in a hard-fought series.

Last year Fenerbahce finished 7th in the EuroLeague's regular season with a 20-14 record. They lost 0-3 in the first round of the playoffs to CSKA Moscow.

Previously Djordjevic has coached AX Armani Exchange Milan, Benetton Treviso, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, and FC Bayern Munich.

As a player, Aleksandar Djordjevic with the former Yougoslavia national team has won EuroBasket three times (1991, 1995, 1997) and FIBA World Cup once (1998). He also has an Olympic silver medal (1996) and one EuroBasket bronze (1987).

He captured his lone EuroLeague title in 1992 with Partizan Belgrade.

Current roster

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Position Player Status PG Pierria Henry(story) Signed until 2022 +1 PG Ismet Akpinar Signed until 2022 +1 SG Nando De Colo Signeduntil 2022 SG Melih Mahmutoglou Signeduntil 2022 SF Marko Guduric Signeduntil 2023 SF Dyshawn Pierre Signeduntil 2023 +1 SF Marial Shayok Signeduntil 2022 +1 SF Tarik Biberovic Signeduntil 2022 SF/PF Metecan Birsen(story) Signed until 2023 + 1 PF Danilo Barthel Signeduntil 2022 PF Achille Polonara(story) Signed until 2023 +1 C Jan Vesely Signeduntil 2022 C Devin Booker Signeduntil 2023 C Ahmet Duverioglu Signeduntil 2022 Coach Aleksandar Djordjevic(story) Expired contract Jarell Eddie (not coming back) Lorenzo Brown (not coming back), Kyle O'Quinn (not coming back), Edgaras Ulanovas (not coming back), Alex Perez (not coming back), Johnny Hamilton (not coming back), Kenan Sipahi (not coming back), Berkay Candan (not coming back), Ali Muhammed Rumored to leave Igor Kokoskov (not coming back) Interested Erdem Can (story)

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