After coming close to upsetting Barcelona on the road last week, Zvezda (2-5) comes home looking to overcome a Fenerbahce team (5-2) that also seeks a return to winning ways after losing a thriller against Partizan in Round 7.
Game Notes: Zvezda vs. Fenerbahce
2023-24
3 Mins read
Zvezda lost in Barcelona despite a 44-27 rebounding advantage thanks to a magnificent performance from Luka Mitrovic (22 points, 6 offensive rebounds).
The Turkish team will attempt to nullify Zvezda's ability to sniff out offensive rebounds through the power of Georgios Papagiannis, who will expect to improve his season average of 3.1 boards per game. In the backcourt, fans can hope for a feast of creative passing from two of the best to have ever graced European basketball, as in-form Milos Teodosic (5.7 apg.) goes up against all-time assists leader Nick Calathes (3.2 apg), who will travel but missed his team's last game and is a question mark for Wednesday.
Regular Season
Round 8 of 34
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- Fenerbahce has enjoyed dominance over Zvezda, winning 12 of their 16 games this century - and all eight on its home floor, including a 93-79 win last season in Round 7 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Johnathan Motley, who had a PIR of 33 and earned co-MVP of the Round honors.
- Motley scored a career-high 27 points and made a career-best 11 two-point shots in their last meeting, Zvezda's 91-89 win in Belgrade.
- Zvezda forward Nemanja Bjelica is a Fenerbahce legend and played there last season for the second time with the club. In his first stint with Fenerbahce from 2013 to 2015, he led the team to the club's first-ever Final Four appearance as the 2015 EuroLeague MVP.
- Zvezda center Ognjen Kuzmic was a teammate of Fenerbahce playmaker Nick Calathes and center Georgios Papagiannis at Panathinaikos Athens during the 2015-16 season.
- Calathes set his career high with 6 steals in a 91-71 win over Crvena Zvezda in March 2018.
- Fenerbahce swingman Marko Guduric played two seasons for Crvena Zvezda, from 2015 to 2017. He made his EuroLeague debut there and won two Adriatic League and two Serbian League titles as well as one Serbian Cup. He was a teammate of current Zvezda players Luka Mitrovic, Branko Lazic and Ognjen Kuzmic.
- Guduric, Kuzmic and Lazic also teamed up on the Serbian national team and won silver medals at EuroBasket 2017.
- Zvezda's Dejan Davidovac has been a teammate of Fenerbahce's Marko Guduric on the Serbian national team, together they won the silver medal at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Guduric has also been a teammate of Nedovic on the Serbian national team.
- Zvezda playmaker Milos Teodosic played under current Fenerbahce head coach Dimitris Itoudis at CSKA Moscow. Teodosic won the EuroLeague with Itoudis in 2016.
- Zvezda center Mike Tobey and Fenerbahce big man Sertac Sanli were frontcourt mates at FC Barcelona during the 2022-23 season.
- Zvezda forward Dejan Davidovac recorded his career-high in performance index rating (25) against Fenerbahce in March 2018.
- Nemanja Nedovic made a career-high 7 three-pointers playing for Panathinaikos Athens in a win over Fenerbahce in October 2020. His PIR of 28 earned MVP of the Round honors for that performance.
- Nedovic set his career high with 13 made free throws playing for Unicaja Malaga against Fenerbahce in April 2018.
- Fenerbahce swingman Marko Guduric had a career-high 8 rebounds in a 71-73 win over Zvezda in January 2021.
- Zvezda center Ognjen Kuzmic set his career-high with 21 points and had a game-winning blocked shot at the buzzer in a 77-75 home win against Fenerbahce in January 2017.
- Fenerbahce guard Melih Mahmutoglu set career highs in points (20), three-pointers made (5) and rebounds (5) in a Round 15 win over Crvena Zvezda last season.
- Fenerbahce guard Tyler Dorsey posted his career high in steals with 4 playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Crvena Zvezda in April 2021.
Game Videos
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'We look forward to Abu Dhabi'
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Tarik Biberovic: 'I worked all my life for these moments'
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Paris Basketball-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Pierre and Birch combine to perfection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fener’s perfect team play! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tarik Biberovic: 'Nothing is finished yet'
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'Today we took a very big step forward'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baldwin's buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Role players came up big for Fenerbahce
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Devon Hall: 'Taking care of home court is most important'
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'We got the job done'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baldwin seals the win! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baldwin beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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McCollum with a sweet dime for Hall! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Petrusev with a ferocious dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'We played probably 16 good minutes, which is not good'
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FC Bayern Munich-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baldwin with the alley-oop dunk in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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An audacious three-pointer from Yago! Motorola Magic Moment
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Petrusev with a sublime alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Barcelona | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Real Madrid | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Filip Petrusev: 'We had great energy all game'
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Miller-McIntyre steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hayes-Davis wins it! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball| RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hayes-Davis wins it! Motorola Magic Moment
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Guduric beats the first-half buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Rokas Giedraitis: 'We fought all game and that was the key'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kalinic rejects Fournier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wade Baldwin: 'We’re striving to be a top-four team'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCollum’s over-the-head assist! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague 25 Moments: Fenerbahce becoming champion in 2017
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FC Bayern Munich-Crvena Zvezda Meridanbet Belgrade | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wade Baldwin: 'It was a revenge game for us'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCollum rejects Flaccadori! Motorola Magic Moment
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An almighty rejection from Bolomboy! Motorola Magic Moment
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Wade Baldwin: 'It's great to be back'
