Karşıyaka signs experienced scoring guard Yakuba Ouattara with EuroLeague experience
Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League team Karşıyaka has strengthened its roster with experienced scorer Yakuba Ouattara, who has played at the EuroLeague level for many years.
Karşıyaka, one of the teams in the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, has signed scoring guard Yakuba Ouattara, who has EuroLeague experience, as its 8th foreign transfer.
New Addition to the Roster
Karşıyaka, competing in the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, made a significant addition to its roster by completing its 8th foreign transfer and signing the experienced player.
The 34-year-old and 1.93-meter-tall scoring guard Yakuba Ouattara, who has played at the EuroLeague level for many years, will sweat for the success of the green-and-red team.
Career Background
The experienced basketball player has served in important clubs and featured in top-tier organizations throughout his career.
Yakuba Ouattara wore the Monaco jersey for 5 seasons while spending his last two seasons with the Paris Basketball team.
Last Season Statistics
The successful player drew attention with his performance on the EuroLeague stage last season.
Yakuba Ouattara averaged 6.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 17.4 minutes per game during the last EuroLeague season.
Injury Situation
Certain injury problems experienced within the green-and-red club further increased the importance of this transfer move.
It was previously announced that one of the team's point guards, Munford, would be away from the hardwood for 6 weeks due to a shoulder injury.
Amusing Transfer Announcement
The club management planned the announcement time of the new transfer in reference to the founding year, but a minor disruption occurred during the process.
In Karşıyaka, which announced that transfers would be revealed at 19:12 in reference to the club's founding year, the one-hour delay of the announcement became a subject of humor among fans on social media.
Statements from Management
Following the delay, club officials and the president smoothed things over with humorous approaches.
While an explanation was made from the club's official accounts saying, 'The excitement level is quite intense. The admin fainted from excitement, the transfer will be in a bit,' President Yiğit Tusder joined in on the jokes with the statements, 'The admin is excited, thought it was France local time. No problem.'