From playoffs to playoffs

04.05.2017

The season of elimination games continues for our team in VTB United League. Quarterfinals against Astana start tomorrow in USH CSKA…

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The season of elimination games continues for our team in VTB United League. Quarterfinals against Astana start tomorrow in USH CSKA.

“We start our VTB League playoffs with the game against Astana,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “This is a serious team that deserved to be in top-8. Our goal is to play focused from very beginning and approach the series game by game.”

Past matchups

Win-loss record: 11-0
Games in 2016-17 season:
08-Oct-2016. Astana – CSKA: 76-92 (+16)
29-Jan-2017. CSKA – Astana: 81-63 (+18)

Short dossier

BC Astana (Kazakhstan)
Founded: 2000
Colors: yellow, blue
Home court: SC Velotrack/Saryarka (9,270)
President: Valery Tikhonenko
Head coach: Ilias Papatheodorou
Website: pbcastana.kz
Trophy case: 5-time Kazahstan champion (2012-15, 17), 5-time Kazakhstan Cup winner (2011-15)

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