After starting the Sarunas Jasikevicius era with a big victory over Monaco, Fenerbahce (7-7) will look to keep on rolling with a visit from their new coach's former club, struggling Zalgiris (5-9).
Game Notes: Fenerbahce vs. Zalgiris
2023-24
3 Mins read
Keenan Evans blasting 33 points wasn't enough to prevent Zalgiris from falling to a third straight loss in Round 14 against Partizan, but the Lithuanian team does boast the league's best three-point conversion rate (43%). Fenerbahce is a perfect 6-0 at home and powered last week's win over Monaco by grabbing a whopping 47 rebounds, including 10 from Nick Calathes, who will look to control the tempo and create good looks for backcourt mate Scottie Wilbekin (12.6 ppg.).
Regular Season
Round 15 of 34
Regular Season
Fenerbahce Beko IstanbulFBB
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Zalgiris KaunasZAL
Overview
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- Last season in Kaunas, Zalgiris registered an 86-66 win behind a career game from Laurynas Birutis who had career-highs in points (15), two-pointers made (7), steals (3) and PIR (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.
- 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 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- 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.
- In their last meeting, Kevarrius Hayes had a career-high 9 rebounds in Zalgiris's 87-79 loss in Istanbul.
Game Videos
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 24 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Tubelis rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Bologna-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 23 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:21
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Hall beats the end-of-quarter buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Biberovic with the stop on Niang! Motorola Magic Moment
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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
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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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Aris Thessaloniki Betsson-Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 BKT EuroCup
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Birutis's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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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
- 00:11
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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
- 00:12
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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
