Two teams currently tied at 10-9 and looking to get back to winning ways go head-to-head as Monaco hosts Baskonia.
Game Notes: Monaco vs. Baskonia



Monaco, which is set to be without Elie Okobo due to an internal suspension, will look for star point guard and league scoring leader Mike James to get the better of another long-range specialist, Markus Howard (fourth-highest scorer in the league). The two guards shined with 28 and 18 points, respectively, when the teams enjoyed a thrilling tussle in Round 10, which ended with Jaron Blossomgame netting a spectacular game-winning putback, 75-77, with 2 seconds remaining.
- Monaco has won its last four games against Baskonia, including a 75-77 road win in Round 10 on a game-winning put-back dunk from Jaron Blossomgame with 2 seconds to go.
- Monaco guard Mike James played for Baskonia for a season and a half. James signed in December 2014 and helped the team reach the 2016 EuroLeague Final Four.
- Monaco guard Jordan Loyd and Baskonia sharpshooter Vanja Marinkovic were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2019-20 season.
- Baskonia center Chima Moneke made his EuroLeague debut with Monaco last season and helped the team make its first-ever Final Four.
- Monaco's Donatas Motiejunas was a teammate of Baskonia's Tadas Sedekerskis on the Lithuanian national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Mam Jaiteh had a career-high 12 rebounds, including a career-best 6 offensive rebounds playing for Virtus Segafredo Bologna against Baskonia last December.
- In their last meeting, Baskonia center Matthew Costello had a career-best 3 blocks in a 93-102 home loss against Monaco.
- Monaco guard Jordan Loyd made a career-high 5 three-pointers playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against Baskonia in October 2020.

























































































