By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Four players of Fenerbahce Beko are out for Round 26 of the 2025-26 Regular Season, but Devon Hall is set to return to action with his side starting a two-game week against FC Barcelona in Palau Blaugrana on Tuesday.
Before sitting out the continental win against fellow Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi participant, Anadolu Efes, last Thursday, the 30-year-old combo forward was featured in 23 of the 24 previous team outings, including 22 starts. He tallied 9.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 0.6 steals for the defending EuroLeague champions. Navigating his second campaign with Fener, he has increased his games played tally to 148. At the domestic level this season, he 8.9 points per game over 15 BSL appearances.
In contrast to the Virginia product, and former Oklahoma City Thunder player in the NBA, Jilson Bango, Melih Mahmutoglu, Chris Silva, and Arturs Zagars stayed on the injury report for the team coached by Sarunas Jasikevicius. On the opposite end, Juan Nunez is out since undergoing knee surgery in October, but the remaining players are expected to remain available for head coach Xavi Pascual.
Entering the newest two-game week, the Istanbul outfit leads the standings at 17-7, one game over second-placed Olympiacos and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv. Barca is tied with fellow ACB outfits, Valencia and Real Madrid, in fourth place behind a 16-9 W-L tally.
Switching to Round 27 for the second half of the double-game week, Fenerbahce meets Paris in Adidas Arena on Thursday and Barcelona moves to Fernando Buesa Arena to face Kosner Baskonia on Friday.