Against the leader

01.04.2018

UNICS Kazan, current VTB League leader, visits our team…

UNICS Kazan, current VTB League leader, visits our team.

Pre-game breakdown

UNICS currently has just one loss in the VTB United League regular season after losing to CSKA at home. If the Army Men win, they will push the opponents down from the first spot in the standings.

The Red-Blues did not have a break after previous game. They got back to work right after the game against Zalgiris.

Word to the coach

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Another tough game is in front of us. UNICS is a very good team that is leading the league right now. If will be tough but we have to bounce back after our bad performance in Kaunas.

Past matchups

Wins-losses: 75-17
CSKA biggest margin of victory: 102-54 (+48) (1997-98 Russian Championship. Quarterfinal)
UNICS biggest margin of victory: 113-77 (-36) (2000-01 Russian Superleague. Regular season. 2nd stage)

Game of 2017-18 season:
VTB United League. Regular Season. UNICS – CSKA: 75-88.

Short dossier

UNICS Kazan
Founded: 1991
Color: green, black, white
Home court: Basket Hall (7,500)
President: Evgeny Bogachev
Head coach: Dimitrios Priftis
Website: www.unics.ru
Trophy case:
- EuroCup winner (2011),
- FIBA Europe League winner (2004),
- 4-time Russian League runner-up (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007),
- 6-time Russian League bronze winner (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011),
- NEBL champion (2003),
- 3-time Russian Cup winner (2003, 2009, 2014),
- 3-Russian Cup runner-up (2005, 2007, 2010),
- 3-time VTB United League runner-up (2010, 2012, 2016)

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