“We expect a tough game,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “Panathinaikos plays well at home, their fans a great, they create amazing atmosphere. PAO has a momentum lately, they are fighting for home court advantage in playoffs so the game is important for them. But we want to win it too, we are healthy and playing good basketball, so we want to continue the same way.”
Only Pavel Korobkov (knee) remains out for the Muscovites.
“Relativity” connections
The important part of the basketball night is the celebration of 20 years of Nornickel and CSKA cooperation. The sponsorship game will feature famous former players’ autograph session as well as other interesting events.
Coach Dimitris Itoudis spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach at Panathinaikos from 1999 through 2012. He helped the club win five EuroLeague championships, 11 Greek League titles and seven Greek Cups during that span. Nick and Pat Calathes and Antonis Fotsis are the only current Panathinaikos players from Itoudis’s time at the club.
Andreas Pistiolis also worked in PAO coaching staff from 2007 to 2012.
Panathinaikos forward Demetris Nichols spent the last two seasons with CSKA. He was a teammate of most of the current CSKA roster with whom he won the EuroLeague last May.
CSKA playmaker Milos Teodosic and Panathinaikos center Ioannis Bourousis were teammates at Olympiacos Piraeus for four seasons, from 2007 through 2011.
Panathinaikos forward K.C. Rivers was a teammate of CSKA players James Augustine and Vitaly Fridzon at Khimki Moscow Region during the 2012-13 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 made 36 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games. He is ranked first in EuroLeague history in free throw accuracy. He has made 93.29% of his free throws.
Nando De Colo has recorded a performance index rating in double figures in 13 straight and 52 of his last 53 EuroLeague games, and he has scored in double figures in 13 straight and 24 of his last 25 games. He leads the league this season with an average performance index rating of 22.8. He also ranks second in scoring this season with 20.3 points per game.
De Colo has scored at least 17 points in eight consecutive games.
Milos Teodosic has made 25 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic has hit at least 1 three-pointer in 19 of his last 20 EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic leads the EuroLeague this season with 7.6 assists per game. He has moved into second place all-time in assists with 1,095. Dimitris Diamantidis is the all-time leader with 1,255 career assists.
Teodosic is fifth in scoring in the EuroLeague this season with 15.8 points per night, and ranks fifth with an index rating of 17.3.
Milos Teodosic is fourth on the all-time scoring charts with 2,688 points.
Victor Khryapa has 156 blocked shots in his EuroLeague career. He is fifth on the all-time list. Kyle Hines is sixth with 153 blocks. Stephane Lasme is ranked fourth with 160 career rejections.
Victor Khryapa is eighth on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 236 steals. Real Madrid forward Jonas Maciulis is seventh with 238 and counting.
Aaron Jackson is 9 points shy of the 1,000-point milestone for his EuroLeague career.
Aaron Jackson needs 2 rebounds to reach 300 for his EuroLeague career.
Aaron Jackson is 3 triples shy of reaching the century mark for his EuroLeague career.
Joel Freeland needs 3 offensive rebounds to reach the century mark for his EuroLeague career.
Past matchups
Wins/losses: 19-16
1981-82 – European Champions Cup. Group Stage: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 87-83 (-4)
1981-82 – European Champions Cup. Group Stage: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 83-80 (+3)
1994-95 – European Championship for Men’s Clubs. Semifinal Round: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 101-77 (-24)
1994-95 – European Championship for Men’s Clubs. Semifinal Round: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-70 (+7)
1995-96 – European Championship for Men’s Clubs. Semifinal: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 71-81 (-10)
2000-01 – SuproLeague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 69-57 (+12)
2000-01 – SuproLeague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 89-81 (-8)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 85-91 (-6)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 83-80 (-3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 58-69 (+11)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 75-68 (+7)
2004-05 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 73-85 (+12)
2004-05 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 75-72 (+3)
2004-05 – Euroleague. 3rd place game: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 91-94 ÎÒ (-3)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 92-82 (-10)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 84-89 (-5)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Final: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 93-91 (-2)
2008-09 – Euroleague. Final: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 73-71 (-2)
2010-11 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 74-60 (-14)
2010-11 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 68-72 (-4)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 76-78 ÎÒ (+2)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 91-75 (+16)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Semifinal: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 66-64 (+2)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 86-69 (+17)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 63-69 (+6)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-74 ÎÒ (+3)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-51 (+26)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 65-59 (-6)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 73-72 ÎÒ (-1)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 74-44 (+30)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 93-66 (+27)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 100-80 (+20)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 86-85 (-1)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 55-74 (+19)
2016-17 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 81-77 (+4)
Short dossier
Short dossier
Panathinaikos Athens, Greece
Founded: 1908
Colors: green, white
Home court: O.A.K.A (18,700)
President: Emmanuel Papadopoulos
Head coach: Xavi Pascual
Website: www.paobc.gr
Trophy case:
- 6-time Euroleague champion (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011),
- International Cup winner (1996),
- 34-time Greek champion (1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14),
- 18-time Greek Cup winner (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005-09, 2012-17)
