Club News

Last Sunday an annual children streetball tournament Cup of Head of Central district of Moscow took place on Reebok 3x3 area. Honorable visitors of tournament Andrey Kirilenko, Viktor Khryapa, Sergey Monya present young players souvenirs from the army club.

Today the rewarding of the army team by gold medals and Champions Cup of Russian Championship 2003/04 season took place in Moscow. Also American guard of PBC CSKA Marcus Brown signed new 2-years contract with the club.

Defeating UNICS Kazan in the fourth game of the series CSKA again won gold medals of Russian Championship. Army team took an initiative in the second quarter and did not lose it until the final buzzer. All trying of the opponent to recover were finished by nothing.

Missing spurt of Kazan team in the early beginning CSKA could not recover. UNICS won 92-76 and cut army team advantage to 2-1 in the series. Before the fourth game CSKA has an advantage in 1 victory and tomorrow will return to the parquet of Basket Hall.

Today Moscow army team by the charter flight from the airport Vnukovo-3 went to Kazan to continue the final series of play-off of Russian Championship. Coaching staff of CSKA took to the capital of Tatarstan 12 players.

Yesterday on the morning practice the center of our club Viktor Alexander injured his leg and could not participate in the second final series of Russian Championship. Today Alexander had medical checkup.

Today in the Aerostar hotel a presentation was given about an international coaching seminar to be held by the Yugoslav Basketball Coaches Association, or YUBAC in Belgrade from August 4-5.

Nerve-strain of the second game of the final series was like in the Euroleague TOP16 game CSKA against Tau Ceramica Spain. CSKA was leading not full 7 minutes. Two of them in the amazing ending which become victorious for the army team.

Moscow army team won the first game of the final series of play-off of Russian Championship against UNICS Kazan. Losing 11 points CSKA could recover and made brilliant spurt and won.

Today at 8:00 am the opponent of Moscow army team in the final series of play-off UNICS Kasan came to Moscow by the regular flight. Team is living in the nearest hotel to USH CSKA – Aerostar. In the evening Stanislav Eremin team came to home arena of CSKA to have 2-hour practice.

The final series of play-off between CSKA and UNICS Kazan will start in 2 days. Box-offices started to sell tickets 2 days ago, on Wednesday. After the end of the working day people comes to USH CSKA to buy tickets.

Players of PBC CSKA Sergey Panov and Alexey Savrasenko participated in awarding of winners of streetball tournament Children Sport festival Hope. This year festival is being held 10th year in a row.

In NBA like in Russian League now it is time of decisive games. Unfortunately, the team of ex-army player Andrey Kirilenko Utah Jazz could not move to play-off. Before the start of the final of Russian Championship we asked only Russian representative in NBA to answer several questions for our site.

After winning the semifinal series of play-off against Dynamo Moscow CSKA started to practice to the final series. The opponent of the army team will become known only on Wednesday, in the fifth game between UNICS and Ural-Great.

PBC CSKA finished totals of the contest of children pictures. The locker room of CSKA in Tel-Aviv during Final Four of Euroleague was decorated by these pictures. Now it is time to name the winner...

CSKA became the first finalist of Russian Championship 2003-04 by beating Dynamo Moscow today. Army team had control on the game from the early beginning. Only in the last quarter they missed lately spurt of hosts.

On July, 3 the Olympic torch will be carried on Moscow streets. One of men who will hold it will be captain of basketball club CSKA Sergey Panov. It was set fire on it in Greece a month and a half ago. On July, 3 it will come to Moscow.

This time army team players did not give Dynamo any opportunity for the win. Team of Zvi Sherf could fight against CSKA only in the last quarter when the result of the game was already clearly.

Moscow army team won the first game of the semifinal series of play-off against Dynamo Moscow. Losing 10 points during the game CSKA thanks brilliant game of Alexey Savrasenko and Sergey Panov could recover and defeat their opponent.

Before the start of the semifinal series of play-off we asked players of CSKA to share their minds about forthcoming games.

Last and this season the captain of football club CSKA Sergey Semak – one of the favorite players of army fans - could be seeing on tribunes of USH CSKA. Before the start of the semifinal series between CSKA and Dynamo he told us about his negotiations with the basketball:

"Since Euroleague Final Four there's lot of information and most of it in foreign mass media that CSKA negotiates possible candidates for the position of head coach and some players..."

Today evening Dynamo Moscow has 2-hour practice in USH CSKA. After it players and coaching staff went to the hotel Aerostar which is situated right near the arena.

Moscow army team has finished quarterfinal series of Russian play-off by today game in Rostov. The winner has become known only in the last quarter. Thanks brilliant defense and high effectiveness of duo Holden – Brown CSKA could break down the resistance of Rimas Girskis team.

CSKA junior team has finished its playing season by the win on the international tournament in Tel-Aviv. But practices will be continuing till June, 20. Then players will have 1-month vacations.

CSKA junior team returned to Moscow as Euroleague champions in their ages. We asked the head coach of the team Eugeny Pashutin to comment results of junior tournament in Tel-Aviv and share his impressions about coaching work.

Today evening Moscow army team will go to Rostov where the will play in the third game of the quarterfinal of Russian Championship play-off against local Lokomotiv. CSKA need to win one more game to move to the semifinal against Dynamo Moscow.

With offense still the major theme in Tel Aviv, the game for third place on Saturday night saw a dramatic comeback, as CSKA Moscow beat Montepaschi Siena 94-97 after coming back from a 19-point deficit in the third quarter.

The Juniors team of CSKA Moscow made sure the 2004 Final Four will have a sweet taste for the club after all. CSKA became the second Euroleague Kamkabel Junior Tournament Champion after a huge win over Montepaschi Siena.

The all-Euroleague team for 2003-04 has been named tonight at a gala dinner in Tel Aviv. And the winners are: at guard, Sarunas Jasikevicius of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Marcus Brown of CSKA Moscow; at forward, Dejan Bodiroga of FC Barcelona and Mirsad Turkcan of CSKA; and at center, Arvydas Sabonis of Zalgiris Kaunas.