The holidays are left behind, and our team starts the second part of the season. The first game of year 2012 will be played in Minsk as part of VTB United League schedule.
Christmas break for army men started immediately after the game against Unicaja in Malaga on December 21. All the players and coaches were back to Moscow on December 29, practiced on the next day and participated in holiday festivities on December 31. The first day of the New Year was also a day-off so the team started to practice systematically on January 2 only.
The team boarded Transaero charter plane with shorthanded roster. Andrey Kirilenko returns to Moscow today Jamont Gordon and Sammy Mejia continue to rehabilitate after injuries, Milos Teodosic will miss the trip because on neck spasms.