Two early pace-setters will look to grab a second straight win as Zvezda plays host to Baskonia.
Game Notes: Zvezda vs. Baskonia



The Spanish team used a big fourth quarter to claim an opening week home victory against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, thanks to the usual scoring heroics from Markus Howard (17 points) and a solid debut from new backcourt teammate Trent Forrest (10 points, 4 assists). Another strong first game came from Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot with 15 points, showing that Pablo Laso’s team has weapons all over the floor. Zvezda stayed strong on the road at Paris, in large part thanks to the long-range shooting skills of Nemanja Nedovic with 5-of-6 triples converted, and Codi-Miller McIntyre will be particularly keen to shine as he goes up against his former team.
Game Videos
- Baskonia, which leads 10-8 in games against Crvena Zvezda this century, swept their two games last season, which included a 90-91 win in Belgrade behind 32 points on 7-for-10 three-point shooting from Markus Howard, while Chima Moneke had 12 rebounds, including a career-high 7 offensive boards in that game.
- Last season in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Baskonia pulled out an 87-85 win against Zvezda as Tadas Sedekerskis scored a career-high 18 points.
- In that same game, Zvezda's Luka Mitrovic pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds including a club-record 11 offensive rebounds.
- Stefan Jankovic set Zvezda's single-game record with 5 blocks against Baskonia in February 2018
- Zvezda guard Codi Miller-McIntye spent last season with Baskonia, where he set a single-game EuroLeague record with 20 assists and helped the team reach the 2024 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Zvezda forward Rokas Giedraitis spent three seasons with Baskonia, from 2020 to 2023, making a total of 97 EuroLeague appearances in a Baskonia jersey.
- Baskonia's Ognjen Jaramaz has been a teammate of Zvezda's Nikola Kalinic and Ognjen Dobric on the Serbian national team.
- Codi Miller-McIntyre was a teammate of Jaramaz at Partizan Belgrade for the better part of the 2020-21 season.
- Last season in Belgrade, Zvezda point guard Yago Dos Santos scored a career-high 26 points against Baskonia in a 90-91 loss.
- When Baskonia beat Zvezda 92-75 in October 2022, it came behind 30 points and a career-high 32 PIR from Markus Howard.
- Zvezda point guard Milos Teodosic had his career-best PIR of 43, scoring a career-high 34 points playing for CSKA Moscow against Baskonia in November 2016.
- Zvezda forward Luka Mitrovic collected a career-high 9 defensive rebounds against Baskonia in December 2014.
- The last time these two teams played in Belgrade, Zvezda center Joel Bolomboy had a career-high 3 steals.
- Zvezda guard Isaiah Canaan had a career-high 3 steals playing for Olympiacos Piraeus against Baskonia in November 2023.