Napheesa Collier is back with Turkish club Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding, recently re-signing with the defending EuroLeague Women champions for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
Collier, who briefly played for Fenerbahçe earlier in the EuroLeague Women season and averaged 20 points, seven rebounds, and 4.5 steals in two games before being replaced by Natasha Howard, will rejoin the club with three games remaining in group play. Collier made a significant impact for Fenerbahçe the first time around, winning MVP honors in FIBA’s annual SuperCup Women game.
PHEEnomenon is BACK! @PHEEsespieces
WNBA yıldızı Napheesa Collier yeniden Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding’te! ✍️
Kulübümüz, 2023-24 sezonunun ilk bölümünde formamızı terleten, tarihi Süper Kupa Şampiyonluğumuzda pay sahibi olan WNBA yıldızı Napheesa Collier (1.85-1996) ile… pic.twitter.com/EXTBbt7krp
— Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (@fbkadinbasket) January 13, 2024
As good as Fenerbahçe has been during group play, a top playoff seed is still not guaranteed. Both Casademont Zaragoza and DVTK HUN-Therm are 8-3 and just one game behind Fenerbahçe in the Group A standings. Meanwhile, in Group B, things are just as tight, if not more so; Virtus Segafredo Bologna, KGHM BC Polkowice, and…