Local hero Sarunas Jasikevicius will lead his high-flying Fenerbahce (13-8) into battle against a Zalgiris (7-14) team determined to defend its home court.
Game Notes: Zalgiris vs. Fenerbahce
2023-24
3 Mins read
Regular Season
Round 22 of 34
Regular Season
Zalgiris KaunasZAL
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Fenerbahce Beko IstanbulFBB
Overview
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The Turkish team has won six of the last seven, one of which was an 80-78 thriller against Zalgiris last month. Tyler Dorsey (19 points) was the key performer on that occasion, and he remains in great form with an average of 17.3 points in the last three games. Zalgiris will hope for a return to form from power forward Rolands Smits, who had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the December meeting with Fenerbahce but was held to just 5 points on Friday at Barcelona.
- Last season in Kaunas, Zalgiris registered an 86-66 win behind Laurynas Birutis who had 15 points and career-highs of 3 steals and a PIR of 27.
- When Zalgiris beat Fenerbahce in Kaunas 99-62 in December 2020, it recorded a club-record 31 assists.
- Fenerbahce and Zalgiris met in the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four semifinals with Fenerbahce coming out on top 76-67 behind 19 points in 12 minutes from Ali Muhammed. Luigi Datome added 16 points and a career-high 3 blocks.
- Zalgiris swept the then-called Ulker Genclik in the best-of-three eighthfinals playoffs back in 1999. Zalgiris went on to win its only EuroLeague title that season.
- Fenerbahce ousted Zalgiris 3-1 in their 2019 EuroLeague Playoffs series.
- In Game 1 of the 2019 EuroLeague Playoffs, Fenerbahce held Zalgiris to 43 points, the lowest it ever allowed in a EuroLeague game. For Zalgiris, the 43 points were its lowest single-game total this century.
- Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius is an icon at his hometown club Zalgiris Kaunas. He finished his playing career and started his coaching career with Zalgiris, which he led to its first Final Four this century in 2018 and to the playoffs in 2019.
- Zalgiris forward Rolands Smits played under Coach Jasikevicius at FC Barcelona for two seasons, together they reached Final Fours in both of those, in 2021 and 2022.
- Nigel Hayes-Davis spent two seasons in Kaunas, from 2019 to 2021.
- Fenerbahce's Nick Calathes and Hayes-Davis were both teammates with Zalgiris big man Rolands Smits at FC Barcelona during the 2021-2022 season. Calathes and Smits were also teammates during the 2020-21 campaign.
- Nick Calathes earned weekly co-MVP honors with a PIR of 32, scoring 19 points and dishing 12 assists, playing for Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in an 85-86 road win against Zalgiris in November 2019.
- Zalgiris guard Keenan Evans and Fenerbahce guard Scottie Wilbekin were backcourt mates at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv during the 2021-22 season.
- Fenerbahce center Sertac Sanli posted his career high with 8 rebounds playing for FC Barcelona in a loss against Zalgiris in March 2022.
- Zalgiris forward Edgaras Ulanovas spent the 2020-21 season with Fenerbahce.
- Edgaras Ulanovas posted his career high in two-point shots made with 9 against Fenerbahce a in Game 2 road win in the 2019 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Fenerbahce center Sertac Sanli had a career-high 8 rebounds playing for FC Barcelona against Zalgiris in March 2022.
- Fenerbahce guard Nick Calathes made a career-high 5 three-pointers playing for Panathinaikos Athens against Zalgiris in November 2019.
- Fenerbahce guard Scottie Wilbekin had a career-high 5 steals playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Zalgiris in October 2021.
- Kevarrius Hayes had a career-high 9 rebounds in Zalgiris's 87-79 loss in Istanbul last March.
Game Videos
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 23 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:19
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Moses Wright rattles the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Valencia Basket | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:27
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Melli’s power dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Wright rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Birutis's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Wright's double block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dubai Basketball-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Top 10 Plays | Round 20 | 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season
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Virtus Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Moses Wright stops the show! Motorola Magic Moment
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Francisco finds Wright! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Francisco throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Brandon Boston turns defense into offense Motorola Magic Moment
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Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nicolo Melli drains a deep go-ahead three at the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Moses Wright with another alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Barcelona | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Baldwin block wins it for Fenerbahce! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Moses Wright turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Moses Wright rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:21
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THT with the steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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THT dips into his bag of tricks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Great dunk from Birutis! Motorola Magic Moment
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Wright with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Wright bends the iron! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Round 16: Top 10 plays
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Tubelis rejects Loyd in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Talen Horton-Tucker rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a dunk from Horton-Tucker! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Baldwin beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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What a pass by Francisco! Motorola Magic Moment
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Francisco’s bullet pass leads to Tubelis dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Virtus Bologna | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Azuolas Tubelis flushes it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Moses Wright with a powerful dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:25
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Bonzie Colson hustles for the put-back jam in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
