Serhan Kavut: The city of Kocaeli should support this team

Körfez Basket defeated Galatasaray 82-81 in the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League. Speaking after the match, head coach Serhan Kavut first congratulated his opponent. Kavut said Galatasaray showed a strong reaction and great effort following the change of coach.

Kavut noted that he is the brother of Galatasaray's general manager and that the two had worked together at Manisa and Bursaspor. Assessing his own team, he said his players deserve the very best. Stressing that the club is working under difficult conditions, Kavut said the city of Kocaeli, its fans and its prominent figures should support the team.

The head coach said that full stands give the players strength. Reminding that his team did not let the win slip even though the opponent closed a 16-point gap during the game, Kavut said the players deserve much better conditions and organization. He said he had invited Kocaeli's prominent figures to take on that responsibility.