Pre-game disposition
The Red-Blues went to the traditional double-trip by Rossiya charter flight. For the second year in a row the Army Men took two rosters to Krasnoyarsk: CSKA-2 accompanied the main team a year ago, CSKA-Junior will be onboard this year.
Victor Khryapa and Pavel Korobkov missed the Gomelsky Cup due to injuries. Enisey currently does not have injured players.
Word to coach
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We start our season in Krasnoyarsk and we approach the game thinking that it will be tough. Enisey is a playoff-level team, it showed during previous years that it capable to quickly build goos team chemistry. Regarding us, we had several good practices and we hope to improve our team game as soon as possible.
«Relativity» connections
Alexander Gudumak grew up with CSKA youth project. The forward played for CSKA-JBL and CSKA-2 from 2009 to 2013, he played for the main team in 2013-14 season, then played on loan under CSKA contract.
Vasily Zavoruev defended CSKA colors in 2005-06 season. The guard also played for Spartak St.Petersburg together with Nikita Kurbanov in 2013-14.
Denis Zakharov played for Nizhny Novgorod together with Pavel Korobkov in 2013.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 24-1
2016-17 season (VTB League) games:
13.03.2016. Enisey – CSKA: 84-97 (+13)
26.12.2016. CSKA – Enisey: 85-63 (+21)
Short dossier
Enisey Krasnoyarsk
Founded: 1981
Colors: blue, white
Home court: Arena-Sever (3,000)
Director: Vladimir Petrokovskiy
Head coach: Oleg Okulov
Website: www.basket-enisey.ru
Trophy case: Superleague B champion (2006-07), Russian Cup bronze winner (2011)
