Turk Telekom Ankara finished with the sixth-best record in Group A in the last 7DAYS EuroCup season, but going into the 2022-23 campaign, it will be looking to improve on its eighthfinals exit to Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. Its record of 6-2 at Ankara Arena helped it book its place in the playoffs, but on the road it only won two of its eight matches, so this will be an area that new head coach Erdem Can will be keen to address. After the release of the 2022-23 EuroCup calendar, here are four games from Group B that Turk Telekom fans can get excited about.
2022-23 Games to Watch: Turk Telekom Ankara
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Round 1: Starting the party
For Turk Telekom fans, the new EuroCup season begins with a match at home against a newcomer to the competition in Paris Basketball. After getting off to a winning start in Round 1 last year, beating another team from the French capital in Metropolitans 92, it will be keen to replicate that same feat this time around. Paris, meanwhile, will know that a win in Turk Telekom's arena will put the rest of the EuroCup on notice.
Round 4: Improving on last year
After winning just two of its games away from Ankara Arena last season, Turk Telekom enters the new campaign with a clear target: improve its record on the road. A good example can be seen with its set of matches against Slask Wroclaw, as Turk Telekom won by 16 points at home in Round 3 before losing by 13 points in Poland in Round 12. This season's Round 4 matchup should allow Turk Telekom to see if it has made any improvements on its travels.
Round 7: Making a statement
Gran Canaria is the team from Group B that went the furthest in the EuroCup playoffs in the 2021-22 season, reaching the quarterfinals after topping Group A and advancing past Slask Wroclaw in the eighthfinals, so Turk Telekom has the chance to test itself against one of the competition favorites. These two teams last met back in 2010, with Gran Canaria winning both games in two hard-fought contests. Turk Telekom can make a statement with a win on its home floor against Gran Canaria in Round 7.
Round 17: A new experience
In the penultimate round of the regular season, Turk Telekom travels to the English capital to take on the London Lions, which is playing in the EuroCup for the first time in 2022-23. London is one of the most multicultural cities in the world and it has a strong Turkish community, so there could be plenty of Turks in attendance at Copper Box Arena for this matchup. A win for Turk Telekom in London would likely set it up nicely in terms of the playoff seedings.