The moment EuroLeague Women fans have been waiting for has arrived. Turkish basketball club Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding, which loaded up on international talent following a disappointing end to the 2021-22 season, welcomed Breanna Stewart to its roster during the competition’s brief mid-winter hiatus. Satou Sabally, who has starred for Fenerbahçe since the 2020-21 season, also returned to the club.
Stewart and Sabally join a stacked Fenerbahçe team that already features one of the world’s best playmaking guards in Alina Iagupova and a top-tier shooting guard in Kayla McBride. With versatile forward Emma Meesseman also in tow, Fenerbahçe now boasts arguably the most talented starting lineup in EuroLeague Women and will likely be favored to win the competition’s championship when the playoffs begin in March.
Things are far from decided in Group A, however. Polish club BC Polkowice, which defeated Fenerbahçe to open the season, has been on a tear, winning four-straight games and sitting atop the group standings with a 6-1 record. Polkowice is led by forward Stephanie Mavunga, who is currently averaging 16.6 points and 13.7 rebounds per game and was recently named EuroLeague Women MVP for the month of December.
Fenerbahçe will get another crack at Polkowice in Week…
