Two direct rivals on the edge of the playoffs places look to strengthen their challenge as Barcelona (9-8) hosts Zvezda (9-8).
Game Notes: Barcelona vs. Zvezda



Veteran forward Nikola Kalinic (9.2 points per game on 48% three-point shooting) will hope his long-range shooting can cause problems for his former team, while dynamic guard Yago dos Santos will look to stay hot after pairing 15 points and 7 assists to help overcome Maccabi last time out. Barca needs to bounce back from last week’s loss at Virtus, and will hope that big man Willy Hernangomez can deliver another strong performance after netting a season-high 14 points last time out. His battle alongside Jan Vesely with the fit-again Joel Bolomboy, who bagged 17 points and 6 rebounds in the win against Maccabi, could be decisive.
Game Videos
- Barcelona has won its last 12 games against Zvezda, including a 94-98 overtime win in Roud 4. Kevin Punter starred with 26 points and a career-high 4 steals.
- The last time Zvezda beat Barcelona was in October 2017.
- In a 94-99 overtime win in Belgrade in December 2022, Tomas Satoransky paced Barcelona with 18 points and career highs in PIR (28), assists (10) and triples made (5).
- Zvezda's Nikola Kalinic spent the last two seasons at Barcelona and helped the team reach the 2023 Final Four.
- Barcelona's Jan Vesely and Nikola Kalinic were teammates at Barcelona for two seasons as well as at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul for five seasons, between 2015 and 2020. They won the 2017 EuroLeague championship together.
- Barcelona guard Kevin Punter spent the second part of the 2019-20 season with Crvena Zvezda. He was a teammate of Ognjen Dobric, Dejan Davidovac and Branko Lazic.
- Zvezda forward Rokas Giedraitis and Barcelona point guard Nicolas Laprovittola were teammates at Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius during the 2015-16 season.
- Giedraitis played under Barcelona head coach Joan Penarroya at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz during the 2022-23 season.
- Barcelona's Dario Brizuela knocked down a career-high 6 three-pointers in a 76-85 road win over Zvezda last February.
- Barcelona big man Jan Vesely matched his career high in rebounds (15) and set personal bests in offensive rebounds (10) and blocks (5) while playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Crvena Zvezda in January 2016.
- In Round 8 last season, Codi Miller-McIntyre led Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz to a 94-71 win over Barcelona, collecting 20 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, earning MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 29.
- Zvezda forward John Brown scored a career-high 21 points playing for UNICS Kazan against Barcelona in December 2021. Brown also had a career-high 7 steals against Barcelona in January 2022.
- Zvezda's Filip Petrusev made a career-best 10 two-point shots in a loss against Barcelona in December 2022.