Big game after big game
17.12.2016
Our team gets ready to meet Khimki in VTB League game just after beating Barcelona in EuroLeague action…
Our team gets ready to meet Khimki in VTB League game just after beating Barcelona in EuroLeague action.
“We have another tough game, and the question is to be ready in just 40 hours after previous game,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “The crowd in the game against Barcelona was amazing, I hope the fans will also come on Sunday to support us. We face new Khimki team that was formed lately. They have good athletes and concrete ideas, so we expect a difficult game.”
Wins-losses: 73-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500), Krylatskoye Sports Palace (5,000)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Dusko Ivanovic
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
“We have another tough game, and the question is to be ready in just 40 hours after previous game,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “The crowd in the game against Barcelona was amazing, I hope the fans will also come on Sunday to support us. We face new Khimki team that was formed lately. They have good athletes and concrete ideas, so we expect a difficult game.”
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 73-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Short dossier
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500), Krylatskoye Sports Palace (5,000)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Dusko Ivanovic
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
