Luigi Datome

Fenerbahçe beat Zenit for third straight EuroLeague win

Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Russia's Zenit for a third straight win on Feb. 6 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

French point guard Leo Westermann was a high scorer for Fenerbahçe Beko with 13 points in the 73-68 win at Yubileyny Sports Palace of St Petersburg.

The Yellow-Canaries trio of Kostas Sloukas, Jan Vesely and Luigi Datome combined for 34 points for the Istanbul team.

Red Star overrun by Fenerbahce in Istanbul

ISTANBUL - Red Star Belgrade lost 82-56 (17-11, 24-22, 21-9, 20-14) on the road to European champions Fenerbahce Istanbul in the Euroleague Basketball Round 13 on Tuesday night.

Fenerbahce's Jan Vesely was the player of the game with 15 points and eight rebounds, followed by teammates Bradley Wanamaker and Luigi Datome with 13 points each.

Fenerbahçe beats Olympiacos to claim Euroleague title

Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish club to claim European basketball's top club trophy with a magnificent 80-64 victory over Olympiacos on May 21.

The victory marked another milestone for Fenerbahçe's legendary coach Zeljko Obradovic, who lifted the trophy for the ninth time with five different teams. 

Fenerbahçe reaches third straight Final Four with sweep of Panathinaikos

Fenerbahçe became the first team to advance to the 2017 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, which will be held in its own city, by completing a playoff sweep of Panathinaikos with a 79-61 victory on April 25 at Fenerbahçe Ülker Sports Arena on April 25. 

Fenerbahçe used a balanced attack to reach its third Final Four in as many seasons.

J.K. Rowling responds to Fenerbahçe basketball player over his Harry Potter 'lightning scar'

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has responded to Fenerbahçe's Italian forward Gigi Datome after he posted a tweet about a scar on his forehead reminiscent of Harry Potter's infamous "lightning scar."

Datome was injured during a game between Galatasaray Odeabank-Fenerbahçe on March 14, with social media users immediately likening it to the scar of the fictional character.

Fenerbahçe beats Brooklyn Nets in pre-season game

Turkish club Fenerbahçe defeated the NBA?s Brooklyn Nets 101-96 on the night of Oct. 5, starting its two-game U.S. tour on a high note.

Jan Vesely scored 18 points and six rebounds while Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 17 points and three assists to lift the Turkish powerhouse to its second victory over an NBA team after toppling the Boston Celtics in 2012.