The Army Men took a Rossiya charter flight to Nuremberg before boarding the bus on the way to the hotel. It is quite difficult to accomodate in Bamberg this time of the year, so it was decided to stay in Bavarian countryside, in the hotel built in the castle, built in 1714.
“We prepare for tough game as usually there in Bamberg,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “Brose is a well-respected team and we are not fooled by their record – actually they fought in all games. They have many familiar faces as we played them four times last season, so we know what to expect. They get extra energy from their home crowd, from amazing basketball atmosphere. We have to work hard from minute one, to match their energy, aggressiveness and athleticism. Every opponent is highly motivated against us so we have to maintain our focus, to have this fighting mindset in every game.”
“Relativity” connections
Kyle Hines began his Euroleague career with Brose Baskets Bamberg during the 2010-11 season. He helped Bamberg to the German League and Cup double that season.
Nikos Zisis played two seasons for CSKA between 2007 and 2009. Only forwards Victor Khryapa, Andrey Vorontsevich and Nikita Kurbanov remain from his time at the club. Together they won the Euroleague in 2008.
Nikita Kurbanov played under Bamberg Coach Andrea Trinchieri, and alongside Nikos Zisis and Vladimir Veremeenko at Unics in the 2013-14 season. They reached the EuroCup final together.
Janis Strelnieks was a teammate of Nikita Kurbanov during the 2012-13 season at Spartak St. Petersburg.
Vitaly Fridzon was a teammate of Veremeenko at Khimki Moscow Region from 2006 until 2008
Important numbers
Nando De Colo has recorded a performance index rating in double figures in 39 consecutive EuroLeague games.
De Colo made multiple free throws in 22 consecutive EuroLeague games.
De Colo needs 4 steals to reach the century-mark for his EuroLeague career.
Milos Teodosic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 27 of the last 28 EuroLeague games.
Teodosic has a streak of at least 5 assists in 12 consecutive EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic needs 4 points to become only the sixth man to reach 2,500 for his EuroLeague career.
De Colo is in the first place in EuroLeague history in free throw accuracy. He has 92.63%, in front of Zalgiris Kaunas head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius (92.26%).
Milos Teodosic ranks third all-time in assists, with 1,003. He leads EuroLeague this season with 8.2 assists per game after Round 9.
Milos Teodosic enters Round 10 with 2,496 career points, tied for sixth place on all-time scoring charts with Mike Batiste. Real Madrid’s Felipe Reyes (2,508) is fifth, and Jaka Lakovic (2,524) is in fourth place all-time.
Cory Higgins ranks first in competition history in three-point shooting accuracy at 53.16%.
Victor Khryapa is the 10th place all-time with 218 career steals. Next in front of him is Jamon Gordon (220 steals) in ninth place.
James Augustine is the EuroLeague career leader among active, qualified players in two-point shooting accuracy at 65.85%.
Vitaly Fridzon needs 7 assists to reach 200 for his EuroLeague career.
Kyle Hines needs 6 blocks to become only the sixth man to reach 150 blocks in EuroLeague action.
Past matchups
Wins/losses: 11-1.
2005-06 – Euroleague. Top 16: Brose Baskets – CSKA: 64-75 (+11)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Brose Baskets: 76-64 (+12)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Brose Baskets: 94-74 (+20)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Brose Baskets – CSKA: 78-81 (+3)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Brose Baskets: 76-67 (+9)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Brose Baskets – CSKA: 89-97 (+8)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Brose Baskets: 90-83 (+7)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16: Brose Baskets – CSKA: 58-78 (+20)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Brose Baskets: 83-77 (+6)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Brose Baskets – CSKA: 88-100 (+12)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Brose Baskets: 91-70 (+21)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Top 16: Brose Baskets – CSKA: 91-83 (-8)
Short dossier
Brose Bamberg, Germany
Founded: 1955
Colors: red, white
Homecourt: brose Arena (6,900)
President: Norbert Sieben
Head coach: Andrea Trinchieri
Website: www.brosebaskets.de
Trophy case: 8-time German champion (2005, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16), 4-time German Cup winner (1992, 2010, 11, 12)
