Despite suffering a season-ending injury in Round 1, he was around the team for the entire campaign
Tribute to the Champs: Scottie Wilbekin
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For Scottie Wilbekin, the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season will be filled with mixed feelings.
Just 88 seconds into Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul’s season opener at home to Olympiacos Piraeus, Wilbekin tore his ACL and was on IR thereafter. But fast-forward to May and Wilbekin was there cheering on his teammates as Fenerbahce secured its second star after defeating AS Monaco in the EuroLeague Championship Game in Abu Dhabi.
Even though he was unable to leave his mark on the floor, Wilbekin’s presence around the facility was a positive influence for the entire Fenerbahce squad. At the Final Four, not only was he there supporting the team but he took on the role of being Nigel Hayes-Davis’s videographer, with Fenerbahce fans surely counting down the days until this video comes to life.
Wilbekin is nine years into his EuroLeague career and now has his first EuroLeague title. Even if it didn’t come as he would have planned, the 32-year-old will be ready next season to try to help the team as it looks to go back-to-back.