In the opening game of 2024, surging Fenerbahce (10-7) will try to make it five straight wins with a visit from inconsistent Zvezda (6-11).
Game Facts: Fenerbahce vs. Zvezda

The Turkish team has scored at least 80 points in all four games since the arrival of Sarunas Jasikevicus, most recently downing crosstown rival Efes behind 24 points from do-it-all Nigel Hayes-Davis. New signing Freddy Gillespie is available to make his debut for Zvezda, and the former Bayern big man will look to complement the inside presence of Luka Mitrovic and Joel Bolomboy, who scored 15 and 20 points in the last two games on 11-of-13 two-point shooting. Fener will look to control the tempo through Nick Calathes, who has averaged 9 assists in the last three games.
FC Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Streaks
Scottie Wilbekin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 24 straight games.
Wilbekin has made at least 1 steal in 11 of his last 12 games.
Nigel Hayes-Davis has made a least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Georgios Papagiannis ranks fifth in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Papagiannis ranks second in three-point shooting at 59.1%.
Tarik Biberovic is tied for fourth in three-point shooting at 55.2%.
Scottie Wilbekin is tied for fourth in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Fenerbahce is tied for second in three-point shots made with 10.4 per game.
Fenerbahce has committed the third-fewest turnovers this season with 11.6 per game.
Fenerbahce has held opponents to the fourth-lowest three-point shooting percentage at 33.2%.
Records/Milestones
Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague career leader in assists with 1,960.
Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season record in 2018-19 with 286 total assists.
Calathes is in second place all-time with 420 steals. His former Panathinaikos teammate Dimitris Diamantidis is the all-time leader with 434.
Calathes is second all-time with 287 career games started. Kostas Papanikolaou is the all-time leader with 294 starts and counting.
Calathes ranks sixth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Calathes ranks 10th all-time with 3,965 index rating points. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is ninth with 4,004 and counting.
Calathes ranks 14th all-time in scoring with 3,054 points. Paulius Jankunas is 13th with 3,241 career points.
Scottie Wilbekin ranks sixth all-time in three-point shots made at 532. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade ranks fifth with 563 three-point shots made.
Georgios Papagiannis is tied with Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona for seventh place all-time with 198 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is sixth with 216 blocks and counting.
Papagiannis ranks 18th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.7%.
Melih Mahmutoglu needs 18 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Calathes needs 40 assists to reach 2,000 for this career. He would be the first player to get 2,000 assists.
Marko Guduric needs 6 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Dyshawn Pierre needs 8 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Streaks
Milos Teodosic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 of his last 20 games.
Teodosic has dished at least 3 assists in his last 16 games.
Teodosic has scored in double digits in five of his last six games.
Luka Mitrovic has had multiple offensive rebounds in six of his last seven games.
Joel Bolomboy has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in seven of his last eight games.
Rokas Giedraitis has recorded at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Luka Mitrovic ranks second in offensive rebounding with 2.9 per game.
Milos Teodosic ranks fourth in assists with 5.7 per game.
Crvena Zvezda ranks second in offensive rebounding with 13.1 per game.
Crvena Zvezda has allowed the third-fewest offensive rebounds, 9.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Milos Teodosic ranks fifth all-time with 563 triples made. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid is fourth with 583 and counting.
Teodosic is ranked fifth all-time with 1,378 assists. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 1,596 and counting.
Teodosic ranks 12th all-time with 3,267 career points. Kyle Hines is 11th with 3,290 and counting.
Mike Tobey ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.1%.
Tobey needs 11 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Adam Hanga needs 2 three-pointers to reach 200 for his career.