Talents and roles
22.02.2017
Visiting Maccabi is in the lower part of the standings but has enough power and ambitions to aim for success…
Visiting Maccabi is in the lower part of the standings but has enough power and ambitions to aim for success…
“Maccabi is a very talented team,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “They changed their game recently, they established certain roles on the team, they won Israeli Cup last week. We have to approach this game very seriously with proper motivation and concentration.”
The Army Men got the day off after their win vs Lokomotiv-Kuban and continue practicing at Megasport. Only Pavel Korobkov continues to work individually.
Milos Teodosic and Maccabi manager Nikola Vujcic were teammates at Olympiacos Piraeus for two seasons, from 2008 to 2010.
Semen Antonov and Maccabi guard Gal Mekel were teammates at Nizhny Novgorod during the 2014-15 season. Semen Antonov and Victor Rudd were teammates at Nizhny last season.
Nikita Kurbanov and Maccabi scorer Andrew Goudelock were teammates at Unics Kazan during the 2013-14 season.
Coach Itoudis has used 14 different players in his starting lineups so far this season; no player has started every game. Mikhail Kulagin is the only CSKA player to have appeared in a game this season without starting at least one.
Nando De Colo has recorded a performance index rating in double figures in seven straight and 46 of his last 47 EuroLeague games, and he has scored in double figures in seven straight and 18 of his last 19 games. He ranks second in scoring this season with 19.5 points per game, and is also ranked second with an average performance index rating of 21.5.
De Colo is ranked first in EuroLeague history in free throw accuracy. He has made 92.84% of his free throws.
Milos Teodosic has hit at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight and 34 of his last 35 EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic ranks third all-time in assists with 1,047. Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos is in second place with 1,075 and counting.
Milos Teodosic leads the EuroLeague this season with 7.4 assists per game.
Victor Khryapa is eighth on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 225 steals. Real Madrid forward Jonas Maciulis is seventh with 233 and counting.
James Augustine is the EuroLeague career leader among active, qualified players in shooting accuracy at 66.26%.
Vitaly Fridzon is 2 steals away from reaching the century mark for his EuroLeague career.
Taking into account three technical defeats suffered in 70s due to political situation, CSKA prevailed in 21 games out of 39.
1974-75 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: (CSKA technical defeat)
1974-75 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: (CSKA technical defeat)
1976-77 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 79-91 (-12)
1976-77 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: (CSKA technical defeat)
1980-81 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 83-81 (+2)
1980-81 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 85-74 (-11)
1982-83 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-84 (-4)
1982-83 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 69-78 (+9)
1984-85 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 81-87 (-6)
1984-85 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 67-79 (+12)
1988-89 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 92-97 (-5)
1988-89 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 94-90 (-4)
1994-95 – European Championship for Club Teams. Semifinal Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 87-78 (+9)
1994-95 – European Championship for Club Teams. Semifinal Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 92-89 ОТ (-3)
1996-97 – Euroleague. Qualification Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 89-80 (+9)
1996-97 – Euroleague. Qualification Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 77-78 (+1)
1997-98 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 71-63 (+8)
1997-98 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 87-69 (-18)
2000-01 – Suproleague. Semifinal: Maccabi – CSKA: 86-80 (-6)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Top 16: Maccabi – CSKA: 69-68 (-1)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Maccabi: 81-77 (+4)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 84-87 (+3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-83 (-3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Semifinal: Maccabi – CSKA: 93-85 (-8)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Final: CSKA – Maccabi: 73-69 (+4)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-58 (+22)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: Maccabi – CSKA: 68-56 (-12)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Maccabi: 92-71 (+21)
2007-08 – Euroleague. Final: Maccabi – CSKA: 77-91 (+14)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 71-54 (-17)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 77-72 (+5)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Maccabi: 100-65 (+35)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16: Maccabi – CSKA: 76-81 (+5)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Semifinal: CSKA – Maccabi: 67-68 (-1)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 99-80 (+18)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 61-84 (+23)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 100-69 (+31)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 82-88 (+6)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 76-80 (+4)
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel
Founded: 1932
Colors: yellow, blue
Home court: Menora Mivtachim Arena (11,000)
President: Shimon Mizrahi
Interim coach: Lior Lubin
Website: www.maccabi.co.il
Trophy case: 5-time Euroleague champion (1977, 81, 2004, 05, 14), Suproleague champion (2001), Adriatic League champion (2012), Intercontinental Cup winner (1980), Israeli champion (1954, 55, 57-59, 62-64, 67, 68, 70-92, 94-2007, 09, 11, 12, 14), Israeli Cup winner (1956, 58, 59, 61, 63-66, 70-73, 75, 77-83, 85-87, 89-91, 94, 98-2006, 10-17)
“Maccabi is a very talented team,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “They changed their game recently, they established certain roles on the team, they won Israeli Cup last week. We have to approach this game very seriously with proper motivation and concentration.”
The Army Men got the day off after their win vs Lokomotiv-Kuban and continue practicing at Megasport. Only Pavel Korobkov continues to work individually.
“Relativity” connections
Milos Teodosic and Maccabi manager Nikola Vujcic were teammates at Olympiacos Piraeus for two seasons, from 2008 to 2010.
Semen Antonov and Maccabi guard Gal Mekel were teammates at Nizhny Novgorod during the 2014-15 season. Semen Antonov and Victor Rudd were teammates at Nizhny last season.
Nikita Kurbanov and Maccabi scorer Andrew Goudelock were teammates at Unics Kazan during the 2013-14 season.
Important numbers
Coach Itoudis has used 14 different players in his starting lineups so far this season; no player has started every game. Mikhail Kulagin is the only CSKA player to have appeared in a game this season without starting at least one.
Nando De Colo has recorded a performance index rating in double figures in seven straight and 46 of his last 47 EuroLeague games, and he has scored in double figures in seven straight and 18 of his last 19 games. He ranks second in scoring this season with 19.5 points per game, and is also ranked second with an average performance index rating of 21.5.
De Colo is ranked first in EuroLeague history in free throw accuracy. He has made 92.84% of his free throws.
Milos Teodosic has hit at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight and 34 of his last 35 EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic ranks third all-time in assists with 1,047. Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos is in second place with 1,075 and counting.
Milos Teodosic leads the EuroLeague this season with 7.4 assists per game.
Victor Khryapa is eighth on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 225 steals. Real Madrid forward Jonas Maciulis is seventh with 233 and counting.
James Augustine is the EuroLeague career leader among active, qualified players in shooting accuracy at 66.26%.
Vitaly Fridzon is 2 steals away from reaching the century mark for his EuroLeague career.
Past matchups
Taking into account three technical defeats suffered in 70s due to political situation, CSKA prevailed in 21 games out of 39.
1974-75 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: (CSKA technical defeat)
1974-75 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: (CSKA technical defeat)
1976-77 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 79-91 (-12)
1976-77 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: (CSKA technical defeat)
1980-81 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 83-81 (+2)
1980-81 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 85-74 (-11)
1982-83 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-84 (-4)
1982-83 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 69-78 (+9)
1984-85 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 81-87 (-6)
1984-85 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 67-79 (+12)
1988-89 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 92-97 (-5)
1988-89 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 94-90 (-4)
1994-95 – European Championship for Club Teams. Semifinal Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 87-78 (+9)
1994-95 – European Championship for Club Teams. Semifinal Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 92-89 ОТ (-3)
1996-97 – Euroleague. Qualification Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 89-80 (+9)
1996-97 – Euroleague. Qualification Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 77-78 (+1)
1997-98 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 71-63 (+8)
1997-98 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 87-69 (-18)
2000-01 – Suproleague. Semifinal: Maccabi – CSKA: 86-80 (-6)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Top 16: Maccabi – CSKA: 69-68 (-1)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Maccabi: 81-77 (+4)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 84-87 (+3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-83 (-3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Semifinal: Maccabi – CSKA: 93-85 (-8)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Final: CSKA – Maccabi: 73-69 (+4)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-58 (+22)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: Maccabi – CSKA: 68-56 (-12)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Maccabi: 92-71 (+21)
2007-08 – Euroleague. Final: Maccabi – CSKA: 77-91 (+14)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 71-54 (-17)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 77-72 (+5)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Maccabi: 100-65 (+35)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16: Maccabi – CSKA: 76-81 (+5)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Semifinal: CSKA – Maccabi: 67-68 (-1)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 99-80 (+18)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 61-84 (+23)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 100-69 (+31)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 82-88 (+6)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 76-80 (+4)
Short dossier
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel
Founded: 1932
Colors: yellow, blue
Home court: Menora Mivtachim Arena (11,000)
President: Shimon Mizrahi
Interim coach: Lior Lubin
Website: www.maccabi.co.il
Trophy case: 5-time Euroleague champion (1977, 81, 2004, 05, 14), Suproleague champion (2001), Adriatic League champion (2012), Intercontinental Cup winner (1980), Israeli champion (1954, 55, 57-59, 62-64, 67, 68, 70-92, 94-2007, 09, 11, 12, 14), Israeli Cup winner (1956, 58, 59, 61, 63-66, 70-73, 75, 77-83, 85-87, 89-91, 94, 98-2006, 10-17)
