Zielona Gora — CSKA, 01 February 2021

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

CSKA got a day off after a double week of EuroLeague and held their only training session at USK CSKA before leaving to Poland. Injured Will Clyburn and Andrey Lopatin are joined by Nikola Milutinov, who is awaiting the final decision on the rehabilitation of the injured shoulder joint. Mike James worked with the team again. Youth team forward Daniil Kochergin will be on the away roster.

WORD TO THE COACH

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Zielona Gora is a VTB League playoff team with many skilled players. I expect it to be very different game in comparison to the first leg for many reasons, we are in different situation, they are too. It is going to be a difficult game but we come there to compete and fight.

PAST MATCHUPS

Win/loss record: 4-0

30-Jan-2019. VTB League. Regular Season. CSKA – Zielona Gora: 102-78 (+24)
11-Mar-2019. VTB League. Regular Season. Zielona Gora – CSKA: 74-115 (+41)
20-Oct-2019. VTB League. Regular Season. Zielona Gora – CSKA: 64-104 (+40)
08-Dec-2020. VTB League. Regular Season. CSKA – Zielona Gora: 105-73 (+32)

SHORT DOSSIER

Zielona Gora, Poland

Founded: 1946
Colors: green, white
Home court: CRS Hala Zielona Gora (6,080)
President: Ryszard Buczek
Head coach: Zan Tabak
Website: www.basketzg.pl
Trophy case: 4-time Polish champion (2013, 15-17), 2-time Polish Cup winner (2015, 17), Polish SuperCup winner (2015)