Organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation on 20-24 December, hosted by our University, the opening ceremony of the “2. League Basketball Competition" was held.

Rector Prof. Dr. Ali Akdoğan, Director of the School of Physical Education and Sports Prof. Dr. Alpaslan İnce, academic and administrative staff and students attended the ceremony that was held at the School of Physical Education and Sports Indoor Sports Hall. The men's basketball teams of Ordu University, Sinop University, Gümüşhane University, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University and Hitit University took part in the competitions.

In his speech at the opening ceremony, Rector Akdoğan stated “Dear young people, you are our apple of the eye, you are our future, your efforts will contribute to our future, we are honored and proud of you. I would like to express my pleasure to host you in the 2nd League Basketball Competitions hosted by our University. These kinds of events are the ones that add beauty to the universities, where sportsmanship and unity are experienced, as well as sports activities. Today, the students of our Hitit University and the students of our Ordu University put up a very good and enjoyable struggle. I congratulate both teams. We will continue such sports activities with the support of our Health, Culture and Sports Department under the leadership of our School of Physical Education and Sports with our 18 thousand students. I wish success to each of the teams participating in the competitions, I wish that the better player will win the tournament and thank you all individually.”

Our University won the match between Ordu University and Hitit University before the ceremony with a score of 63-51.

Program ended with the presentation of a trophy from Rector Prof. Dr. Ali Akdoğan to the Ordu University Women's Basketball team, which won the championship in the "Women's 2nd League Basketball Competitions".