CSKA — Enisey, 01 November 2020

Our team gets back to VTB League with home game vs Enisey.

Pre-game breakdown

CSKA previous domestic league game took place on October 10, when Avtodor visited Moscow. Two games (vs Zenit and Nizhny Novgorod) were postponed due to COVID-19 cases. The red-and-blues played 4 EuroLeague games since then.

The Army Men practiced with the full roster for the first time in a very long period. The coaching staff has to take decisions on both Russian and foreign players. Taking into account that Joel Bolomboy and Andrey Lopatin have just joined the team, Yuri Umrikhin and Daniil Kochergin were called to the practice just after their game for CSKA-2.

Enisey arrived to Moscow without head coach Drazen Anzulovic, players Ivan Viktorov, Ilya Popov and Artem Komissarov. Assistant coach Pavel Dergachev will lead the team.

Word to coach

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Enisey gathered a new team, they have young players, they have experienced one. So we have to play serious, to match their enthusiasm and hustle.

«Relativity» connections

Semen Antonov played for Nizhny Novgorod with Ivan Victorov and Ilya Popov from 2014 till 2016.

Mikhail Kulagin played for CSKA for past five seasons.

Alexander Gudumak grew up with CSKA Youth Project. He also played for the main team in 2013-14 season.

Timofey Yakushin was also raised at CSKA. He defended the red-and-blue colors from 2012 till 2015.

Nikita Kurbanov and Ilya Popov played for Spartak St.Petersburg in 2012-13 season.

Past matchups

Wins-losses: 28-2
Game in the 2019-20 VTB League season:
28-Sep-2019. Enisey – CSKA: 80-71 (-9)

Short dossier

Enisey Krasnoyarsk
Founded: 1981
Colors: blue, white
Home court: Arena-Sever (3,000)
Director: Vladimir Petrokovskiy
Head coach: Drazen Anzulovic
Website: www.basket-enisey.ru
Trophy case: Superleague B champion (2006-07), Russian Cup bronze winner (2011)