By Buğra Uzar/ info@eurohoops.net
After a spell between 2016 and 2018, Sertac Sanli is ready for a reunion with Besiktas GAIN.
The Istanbul outfit has progressed into the final stages of talks to sign the 34-year-old Turkish center, with an official annoucement expected to soon confirm the player’s move from EuroLeague outfit Dubai to the BKT EuroCup participant.
Completing the transfer ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for new players on EuroCup rosters makes Sanli eligible for the remainder of the 2025-26 installment of Euroleague Basketball’s second-tier club competition, beyond his return to the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi.
🚨 Beşiktaş GAIN are in the final stages of negotiations to sign Sertaç Şanlı. An official announcement is expected shortly.
The experienced center is also expected to be registered for the EuroCup roster. ⚫⚪🏀@Eurohoopsnet & @EurohoopsTR pic.twitter.com/BKfpvfL5dB
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Taking his talents to Dubai at the top of the season, Sanli has averaged 2.4 points and 1.0 rebounds per game over seven EuroLeague appearances off the bench. A former champion with Fenerbahce Beko in 2025 and Anadolu Efes in 2021, he upped his games played total to 210. He has also featured in 18 EuroCup contests, stemming from the 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2015-16 campaigns.
Meanwhile, the team coached by Dusan Alimpijevic built a 9-4 tally in Group B of the EuroCup Regular Season, sitting second in the standings behind JL Bourg’s 11-2 record, and one game ahead of other immediate bids for a direct ticket to the Quarterfinals by Turk Telekom and Buducnost VOLI. Domestically, a 13-2 run is tied with Fener in first place of the BSL table.
After reinforcing the roster with Matt Thomas on Sunday, Sanli is emerging as a new option in the five position.
Up next on the schedule is a huge EuroCup meeting opposite Bourg in Ekinox on Wednesday.