Russian top-level

The marathon season for our team continues in Kazan. The Army Men landed there today to face UNICS in the VTB United League game.

After routing Milan the Red-Blues got the day-off that actually supposed some amount of individual work for selected players. On Sunday the team followed regular away game schedule: afternoon practice at USH CSKA – departure to Sheremetyevo – Rossiya Airlines charter flight.

“UNICS is a EuroLeague team that has probably the best one-on-one player on the continent – Langford,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “They play differently from the opponents we faced recently. Kazan side has size that Clark and Johnson add, they have athleticism of Kaimakoglu, Williams, Panin, Antipov and Parakhouski. It’s a very serious team and we are going to play very serious against them.”

Past matchups

Wins-losses: 71-17
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)

The teams met in Moscow this season, CSKA prevailed in the EuroLeague game on Megasport floor – 98-80.

Short dossier

UNICS Kazan
Founded: 1991
Color: green, black, white
Home court: Basket Hall (7,500)
President: Evgeny Bogachev
Head coach: Evgeny Pashutin
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)