CSKA — UNICS, 27 March 2021

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

The Red-Blues didn’t have a full training. The team held a video session, theoretical training and shooting practice.

Nikola Milutinov and Janis Strelnieks remain out of the roster for Muscovites. Darrun Hilliard is not yet ready to join the game after illness, as well as Joel Bolomboy who injured his ankle. In Joel's absence, the coaching staff will add to the roster one of CSKA-2 players.

WORD TO THE COACH

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

UNICS is a very talented team that plays on the highest level both in VTB League and EuroCup. They are actually a EuroLeague level team. We need to manage our stamina and take care of small things that lead to big results.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins-losses: 77-20

CSKA biggest margin of victory: 102-54 (+48) (1997-98 Russian Championship. Quarterfinal)
UNICS biggest margin of victory: 113-77 (-36) (2000-01 Russian Superleague. Regular season. 2nd stage)

Game of VTB United League 2020-21 Regular Season:
26-Dec-2020. UNICS – CSKA: 76-83 (+7)

SHORT DOSSIER

UNICS Kazan

Founded: 1991
Color: green, black, white
Home court: Basket Hall (7,500)
President: Evgeny Bogachev
Head coach: Dimitrios Priftis
Website: www.unics.ru
Trophy case:
- EuroCup winner (2011),
- FIBA Europe League winner (2004),
- 4-time Russian League runner-up (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007),
- 6-time Russian League bronze winner (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011),
- NEBL champion (2003),
- 3-time Russian Cup winner (2003, 2009, 2014),
- 3-Russian Cup runner-up (2005, 2007, 2010),
- 3-time VTB United League runner-up (2010, 2012, 2016)