Returning to the third

Serious opponents and preparation

Even though Krasnoyarsk is not the leader of the VTB United League – the team is currently in tenth place, closing the play-in zone – the red-blues prepared for the meeting with them with all due responsibility. After a day off on Sunday, the team returned to the Megasport court, where they spent two training days.

“We will meet a very disciplined and serious team,” says CSKA head coach Andreas Pistiolis. “The position in the standings does not reflect the quality of basketball that Enisey is showing. I believe that tomorrow will be an interesting game.”

If not a victory, then a fight

The last two months have been difficult for Jovica Arsic’s team. Victories over Avtodor and Pari NN at the very beginning of the year inspired optimism in the hearts of fans, but after that the team lost time after time, coping only with the half-destroyed Astana and Samara. On the other hand, even in games with the leaders, the team certainly fights hard - most of the defeats happened with a very small difference.

The leader of the modern Enisey is Timofey Gerasimov, for whom the current season is already the third in the team. The Russian National Team guard spends the most time on the court (30.1 minutes), averages 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists. American Victor Sanders has a slightly higher scoring numbers (14.1 points), but his other stats are lower. The frontline is cemented by Sergei Balashov (8.3 points, 58.2% two-pointers, 5.0 rebounds) and Aleksa Stepanovic (7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds).

Past match-ups

Win/Loss Ratio: 41-4

Games of the 2024-25 season:

29-Sep-2024. Enisey – CSKA: 71-82 (+11)
11-Dec-2024. CSKA – Enisey: 100-78 (+22)

Brief dossier

Enisey Krasnoyarsk

Founded: 1981
Colors: blue, white
Home arena: Arena-Sever (3,000 spectators)
Director: Vladimir Petrokovsky
Head Coach: Jovica Arsic
Website: www.basket-enisey.ru
Trophy case: 2006-07 SuperLeague B champion, 2011 Russian Cup bronze winner