Name: EuroLeague & Friends returns with Rokas Jokubaitis as guest
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

The final ticket for the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals is up for grabs at the NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade tournament, which is headlined by three former continental champions. The games will be held from March 7 to 9 at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall 

Who will reign supreme at NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade?

The final ticket for the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals is up for grabs at the NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade tournament, which is headlined by three former continental champions. Hosts U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, U18 Pole France INSEP Paris and U18 Joventut Badalona all have hoisted the big trophy in the past and will be looking to grab a ticket to Abu Dhabi for the season finale.

Those three clubs will be tested in Belgrade by debutant U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento, U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv, U18 Next Gen Team Belgrade and U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade.

The games will be held from March 7 to 9 at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in the Serbian capital with the first-place winner joining U18 Mega MIS Belgrade and U18 FC Barcelona at the NextGen Finals from May 22 to 25 in Abu Dhabi.

The eight teams in Belgrade have been broken down into two groups of four. Each team plays the others in its group in a round-robin fashion. The top teams in each group will then face off in Sunday’s first-place game, with the winner of that matchup securing a spot at the NextGen Finals.

The breakdown of the eight teams is as follows: Group A has hosts Zvezda, Joventut, Maccabi and Milan while Group B features INSEP, NGT Belgrade, Partizan and Trento.

Zvezda was atop the continent in 2014 as NextGen EuroLeague champs and reached the NextGen EuroLeague Championship Games in 2015 and 2016. The Serbian giant will play in the competition for the 18th straight year - and it has hosted a qualifier every year, too. Zvezda won the Belgrade qualifying tournament for eight straight seasons from 2011 to 2018 but has not taken first on its home court since then. The Serbians lost in the Belgrade first-place game in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and then slumped to fifth place last season.

Joventut claimed its only NextGen EuroLeague crown in 2013 and also is playing in the competition for the 18th straight time since 2008. The Spanish side finished fourth in last season’s Paris qualifier, ending a seven-tournament streak of top-three finishes. Joventut won its qualifier in 2018 and 2023. Maccabi is another regular in this competition with its 18th appearance as well - including the last seven. The Israeli giant finished eighth last season in Belgrade after a fifth-placed showing in 2023 Zadar. Maccabi took second place in its qualifiers in 2019 Munich and 2022 Patras to earn wild cards to the NextGen Finals those seasons. 

Milan will arrive in Belgrade as the freshly crowned champion of the Italian U20 Next Gen Cup. This is the seventh time the Italians are competing in the NextGen EuroLeague and fourth year in a row. Last season, the team lost in the Belgrade first place game to U18 FC Barcelona and was awarded a wild card to the NextGen Finals.

In Group B, INSEP is one of six teams to be crowned champions of this competition twice - in 2010 and 2017. The French powerhouse also finished runner-up in 2024. INSEP is participating for the 15th time in the last 16 editions - missing only 2020-21 due to Covid restrictions. Last season, the team lost in the NextGen Paris first place game to U18 NGT Paris and then nearly won a third crown but fell to U18 Real Madrid 85-84 in overtime in an epic NextGen EuroLeague Championship Game. 

Partizan is competing for a 17th season and 16th in a row. The Belgrade club took third place in 2024 and won the Belgrade qualifier in 2020, but missed a chance to make its NextGen Finals debut as the event was canceled due to the Covid pandemic. Trento will be making its NextGen EuroLeague debut. And NGT Belgrade is hoping to become the third selection team to win a qualifying tournament following the teams at Paris 2024 and Munich 2025.

Three former continental U18 champions top the field in the final NextGen EuroLeague qualifier 

U18 Pole France INSEP Paris v U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento (2025-03-07T14:00:00.000Z)

U18 Next Gen Team Belgrade v U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-03-07T12:00:00.000Z)

U18 Joventut Badalona v U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2025-03-07T10:00:00.000Z)

U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade v U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv (2025-03-07T08:00:00.000Z)

Welcome to EuroLeague & Friends Podcast! In this episode, we break down the MVP race, analyze the top matchups, and discuss the ALL-TIME EuroLeague Team! Who will win MVP? Who are the biggest EuroLeague legends?

Episode no. 17 of EuroLeague & Friends is here!

EuroLeague & Friends returns with Rokas Jokubaitis as guest

U-BT Cluj-Napoca guard Zavier Simpson spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius in the BKT EuroCup Eighthfinals. 

Zavier Simpson: 'It was crazy!'

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2025-03-04T17:00:00.000Z)

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

It was one of the longest post-season games in BKT EuroCup history


Cluj eliminates Wolves in 2OT, 99-100! 

U-BT Cluj-Napoca advanced to the BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals for the second time in club history by edging Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius 99-100 in double overtime in the Lithuanian capital on Tuesday. It was the first of four single-game eighthfinal showdowns this week.

Cluj will face Valencia Basket in the single-game quarterfinals next week. Zavier Simpson paced the winners with 26 points and a club-record 14 assists. De'Shawn Stephens added 17 points and 10 rebounds while Karel Guzman and Zach Hankins each scored 15 points for Cluj. Anthony Cowan led Wolves with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Andrew Andrews added 15 points, Garrison Brooks had 13, Jeffery Taylor and Arnoldas Kulboka each scored 12 and Kristupas Zemaitis contributed 10 for the hosts.

Game Videos

It was all offense early as the teams combined to make 7 of their first 8 shots. Cluj cooled off first as Wolves went up 11-6 on a layup by Zemaitis. Meanwhile, Cluj center Hankins, who scored his team's first 4 points, took a seat with 2 fouls. Wolves continued to pad its lead, going up 20-11 after a floater off the glass and a triple by Zemaitis, which gave him half of his team's points. After a timeout, Kulboka added a three-pointer for the hosts. Adam Mokoka and Stephens tried to get Cluj back on track, but to no avail. Regimantas Miniotas and Andrews helped Wolves end the first quarter up 33-20. 

Stephens sank a turnaround jumper early in the second quarter and Mareks Mejeris's reverse layup prompted Wolves to call a timeout at 33-24. Stephens kept pacing Cluj with a power layup before Patrick Richards's backdoor basket made it a 5-point game. Sasu Salin capped a 0-10 run with a layup before Thurman struck from downtown for a 36-30 Wolves lead. After Mokoka and Brooks traded layups, Thurman dunked and D.J. Seeley's three-pointer brought Cluj within 40-35. Andrews answered from beyond the arc and Cowan and Guzman exchanged baskets before Simpson got Cluj within 6. Brooks boosted the hosts' lead to 48-39 at the break.

Game News


Stephens took over with a fastbreak layup soon after the break and Simpson's floater gave Cluj hope at 48-43. Taylor rescued the Wolves with a backdoor slam, which Simpson bettered with a shot from downtown. Brooks stopped the show with a one-handed alley-oop slam and matched Guzman's put-back basket with another slam for a 54-48 Wolves lead. Kulboka and a red-hot Simpson traded three-pointers and Guzman also struck from beyond the arc to bring Cluj within striking distance, 57-54. Andrews swished a jumper and found Thurman for a triple. Mokoka scored in penetration before Miniotas answered with a layup for a 64-57 Cluj lead at the end of the third quarter.

Simpson kept pushing the visitors early in the fourth quarter and he got help from Richards to make it a two-point game. Cowan stepped up for Wolves and Andrews's three-pointer gave the hosts fresh air, 69-62. Salin answered from downtown, igniting an 0-8 run that he capped with free throws to complete Cluj's comeback, 69-70, with less than 6 minutes left. Cowan scored in penetration, but Stephens erased that with a tip-in. Andrews restored a 73-72 Wolves lead with more than 3 minutes remaining. Stephens took over with a wild alley-oop slam and Guzman erased Taylor's layup with a highly-contested basket. Simpson followed a floater with a driving layup that caused Wolves to call timeout at 75-80 with 1:55 left. Taylor sank his trademark corner triple and Cowan beat the shot clock with a bomb from downtown that tied it at 81-81. Thurman missed from downtown at the end of regulation.

Cowan stepped up with a driving layup early in overtime. Hankins scored down low and matched Cowan's layup with a dunk that tied it at 85-85. Hankins made free throws but Cowan buried a step-back three-pointer for a 88-87 score in the next-to-last minute. Simpson answered from beyond the arc before Andrews drew a foul with 0.6 seconds left. He made both attempts, sending the game to a second overtime. 

Simpson fed Hankins for a jump hook early in the second extra period. Guzman added a fastbreak slam that made it a two-possession game, 90-94. Cowan drew a couple of fouls to tie the game from the free throw line, 94-94. Taylor took over with a fastbreak slam that Hankins bettered with a three-point play. Richards buried a critical three-pointer for a 96-100 score. Kulboka got a three-point play at the other end and Wolves got the ball back with a chance to win the game but Cowan turned the ball over with 1.3 seconds left, allowing Cluj to celebrate a historical win! 

Stephens's alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment

Cowan to Brooks! Magic Moment

Thurman throws it down! Magic Moment

Stephens attacks the rim! Magic Moment

After a two-week break, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague returns this week and with it comes episode No. 20 of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast! The main cast made up of Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs of Euroleague.net and Vasiliki Karamouza of Sport 24 are reunited to prepare you – and each other – for Round 27.

The Fantasy Challenge Podcast guides you through unlimited trades

Episode No. 21 of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast is a special one with a special guest. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan guard Leo Bolmaro joined co-hosts [Javier Gancedo](https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fganchetto&data=05%7C02%7Cigor.petrinovic%40euroleague.net%7Cb18faaaebbe2494f5c2e08dd5a8ad543%7C2b3d64f0329542979f1528435f0a62ce%7C1%7C0%7C638766274524553642%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9I7%2BU4NXolftKSuBLa8EsUX5yMGzJM%2BX3ZB9CrvojPM%3D&reserved=0) and [Frankie Sachs](https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FMrEuroleague&data=05%7C02%7Cigor.petrinovic%40euroleague.net%7Cb18faaaebbe2494f5c2e08dd5a8ad543%7C2b3d64f0329542979f1528435f0a62ce%7C1%7C0%7C638766274524571612%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G2i7J9r5fP5N0bdHINFmdLNJSlcKStPIBUEyXIJaYDQ%3D&reserved=0) of [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) to break down ways to build the perfect team in Round 28 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

Bolmaro first dished a little on his club, including which Milan teammate plays the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. They also discussed what to discuss from Panathinaikos star Kendrick Nunn in this week’s Rivalry Series game against Real Madrid and who was the must-own star for Turn 1 of the three-night round (TJ Shorts or Mike James?).

Check out the moves Leo, Javi, Frankie and Vasiliki made and remember, Round 28 starts earlier than usual with a Wednesday showdown between French League rivals Paris Basketball and AS Monaco at 20:30 CET. Make sure you to finalize your rosters by then. Good luck, fantasy fans!

Leo Bolmaro stops by The Fantasy Challenge Podcast

The Milan guard shares fantasy tips and tales from the locker room

ALBA Berlin v FC Barcelona (2025-03-07T19:30:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-03-07T19:15:00.000Z)

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2025-03-07T19:00:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2025-03-07T17:30:00.000Z)

FC Bayern Munich v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2025-03-06T19:30:00.000Z)

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2025-03-06T19:30:00.000Z)

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v Zalgiris Kaunas (2025-03-06T19:30:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Real Madrid (2025-03-06T19:45:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball v AS Monaco (2025-03-05T19:30:00.000Z)

The Spanish team has fallen out of the top 10 by losing four of the last five, not helped by injury problems, ALBA has won just one of the last 14, not helped by committing more turnovers than any team in the competition (15.8 per night). And with Barca grabbing more steals than any other team, 7.4 per game, protecting the basketball is a clear priority for the home team. ALBA will hope for more scoring sharpness from [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matt-thomas/008967/), who has averaged 13 points in the last five games, while Barca will hope that [Joel Parra](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-parra/007464/) can continue to deliver his best form after netting 20 points in last week’s loss in Madrid.

### ALBA Berlin

 

**Streaks**

Matt Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games. He has made multiple threes in eight of those games.

Thomas has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games.

Yanni Wetzell has had a PIR in double figures in seven of his last eight games.

Wetzell has scored 10 or more points in six straight games.

Malte Delow has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

 

**Season rankings**

Martin Hermannsson ranks fourth in assists with 5.5 per game.

Louis Olinde ranks fourth in two-point shooting at 71.7%.

Matt Thomas ranks eighth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

ALBA has committed a league-high 15.6 turnovers per game.

ALBA has made a league-low 29.4% of its three-point attempts.

ALBA has allowed a league-high 91.1 points per game.

ALBA has allowed a league-high 38.4% three-point shooting.

### FC Barcelona

 

**Streaks**

Jabari Parker has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.

Kevin Punter has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 straight and 25 of his last 26 games.

Punter has scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games.

Jan Vesely has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.

Nico Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.

Chimezie Metu has scored 10 or more points in nine of his last 10 games.

Dario Brizuela has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.

Brizuela has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games.

 

**Season rankings**      

Kevin Punter ranks 10th in scoring with 16.5 points per game.

Punter ranks fifth in steals with 1.2 per game.

Jan Vesely is tied for ninth in steals with 1.1 per game.

Punter ranks 10th in free-throw shooting at 92.0%.

Tomas Satoransky ranks seventh in assists with 5.1 per game.

Dario Brizuela ranks 10th in three-point shooting at 45.2%.

Barcelona ranks second in assists with 20.3 per game.

Barcelona leads the league in steals with 7.4 per game.

Barcelona ranks third in scoring with 87.2 points per game.

Barcelona ranks third in three-point accuracy at 38.6%.

Barcelona's defense has forced 13.2 turnovers per game, the second most in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Tomas Satoransky ranks third all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,564.

Vesely ranks third all-time with 5,099 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is second with 5,174. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 5,361 and counting.

Vesely is sixth all-time with 4,028 points scored. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is fifth with 4,122 and counting.

Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 365 steals. Rudy Fernandez is third with 367 steals.

Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 1,774 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 1,799 and Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is third with 1,807.

Vesely is in fifth place all-time with 656 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas is fourth with 662 and counting.

Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 216 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is seventh with 228 and counting.

Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 789 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is seventh with 853.

Kevin Punter ranks 12th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.9%.

Youssoupha Fall ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.

Nico Laprovittola needs 3 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.

Struggling Barcelona (14-13) will attempt to work off its frustration from last week’s Clasico defeat by piling more misery on last-placed ALBA (4-23). 

Game Facts: ALBA vs. Barcelona

Both teams are high in confidence after solid wins last week, with Olympiacos blasting past Virtus with a true collective performance, which needed no individual player to score more than 12 points, while Partizan was inspired by [Carlik Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carlik-jones/013369/) – who shared the weekly MVP award after posting 21 points and 6 assists – to cruise past Baskonia at home. The visiting team will have to deal with the one-two punch in the paint of [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/) and [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/). That challenge will be led by [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/), who has grabbed at least 5 rebounds in six consecutive games, with a strong supporting role from Brandon Davies.

### Olympiacos Piraeus

 

**Streaks**

Sasha Vezenkov has scored in double figures and posted double-digit PIRs in 28 straight games.

Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 straight and 22 of his last 23 games.

Vezenkov has made multiple three-pointers in 11 of his last 12 games.

Vezenkov has posted a PIR of 14 or more in 24 straight games.

Evan Fournier has made multiple three-point shots in 10 of his last 11 games.

Fournier has made at least 1 three-point shot in 20 of his last 21 games.

Fournier has scored in double figures in 20 of his last 21 games.

Luca Vildoza has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.

Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight and 21 of his last 22 games.

Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.

Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.

Evans has made 21 consecutive free throws.

 

**Season rankings**

Sasha Vezenkov leads the league in average index rating with 24.6 per game.

Vezenkov ranks second in scoring with 20.2 points per game.

Evan Fournier ranks eighth in scoring with 16.6 points per game.

Fournier ranks third in three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.

Vezenkov ranks seventh in rebounding with 6.3 per game.

Nikola Milutinov is tied for 10th in rebounding with 6.0 per game.

Milutinov ranks fourth in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.

Alec Peters ranks fifth in free-throw shooting at 94.3%.

Peters is tied for fourth in three-point shooting at 50.0%.

Moustapha Fall leads the league in two-point shooting at 78.8%.

Olympiacos leads the league in scoring with 88.0 points per game.

Olympiacos leads the league in assists with 20.9 per game.

Olympiacos leads the league in team PIR with 104.1 per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Kostas Papanikolaou is the all-time leader in games started with 327.

Papanikolaou is tied with Pablo Prigioni for seventh place all-time in steals with 322. Theo Papaloukas is sixth with 335.

Moustapha Fall ranks second all-time in two-point accuracy at 73.4%.

Thomas Walkup ranks 17th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Walkup is ranked 14th all-time in assists with 996. Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid is 13th with 1,065 assists and counting.

Alec Peters ranks 10th all-time in free-throw shooting accuracy at 90.0%.

Peters ranks fifth all-time in three-point accuracy at 46.0%.

Nikola Milutinov is ranked sixth all-time in offensive rebounds with 635. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fifth with 656, and Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas is fourth with 662 and counting.

### Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade

 

**Streaks**

Sterling Brown has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 straight games.

Brown has scored 15 or more points in eight of his last nine games.

Brown has had PIRs of 13 or more in eight of his last nine games.

Tyrique Jones has had at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.

Tyrique Jones has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in six straight games.

Tyrique Jones has PIRs of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.

Tyrique Jones has at least 1 block in six of his last seven games.

Carlik Jones has PIRs of 13 or more in six of his last seven games.

Isaac Bonga has made at least 1 three-pointer and a PIR of 10 or more in four straight games.

Brandon Davies has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.

Davies has PIRs of 12 or more in four of his last five games.

Iffe Lundberg has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

 

**Season rankings**

Tyrique Jones ranks eighth in rebounding with 6.3 per game.

Tyrique Jones ranks fifth in offensive rebounding with 2.7 per game.

Tyrique Jones is tied for seventh in steals with 1.1 per game.

Carlik Jones ranks eighth in assists with 5.1 per game.

Aleksej Pokusevski ranks fifth in blocks with 1.1 per game.

Sterling Brown ranks ninth in free-throw shooting at 92.7%.

Brandon Davies ranks third in three-point shooting at 51.2%.

Brown ranks sixth in three-point shooting at 48.0%.

Partizan has committed the third-fewest turnovers with 10.9 per game.

Partizan leads the league in steals with 7.4 per game.

Partizan ranks second in blocks with 3.2 per game.

Partizan's defense has allowed 79.1 points per game, the second-fewest in the league.

Partizan has forced 13.2 turnovers, the second-most in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Iffe Lundberg needs 3 steals to reach 100 for his career.

Isaac Bonga's next assist will be the 100th of his career.

Brandon Davies needs 24 more two-point baskets to reach 1,000 for his career.

League-leading Olympiacos (20-7) will attempt to take another step towards a top-four finish with the tough assignment of a visit from Partizan (15-12).

Game Facts: Olympiacos vs. Partizan

The visiting team is coming off arguably its best performance of the season, easily downing Fenerbahce last week. The inside dominance of [Jasiel Rivero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jasiel-rivero/011214/) was a key aspect of that win as he made 9 of his 12 two-point attempts, so ASVEL will look to its paint disruptor [Neal Sako](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/neal-sako/010545/) to repeat the 17 points he poured in during last week’s narrow loss to Panathinaikos. Maccabi also enjoyed a strong debut last week from [Jimmy Clark](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jimmy-clark-iii/013699/), who dished 10 assists, and his backcourt clash with [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) will be another key to the contest. ASVEL will look for more long-range heroics from [Melvin Ajinca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/melvin-ajinca/010316/), who netted 6 triples last time out.

### LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

 

**Streaks**

Theo Maledon has scored at least 10 points in five of his last six games.

Maledon has posted double-digit PIRs in 18 of his last 19 games.

Maledon has at least 1 steal in 11 of his last 12 games.

Joffrey Lauvergne has PIRs of 10 or more in 11 of his last 12 games.

Nando De Colo has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 straight games.

De Colo has posted PIRs in double figures in five of his last six games.

Andre Roberson has blocked at least 1 shot in six of his last seven games.

 

**Season rankings**

Theo Maledon ranks fourth in average index rating with 21.1 per game.

Maledon is tied for sixth in scoring with 17.1 points per game.

Neal Sako ranks ninth in rebounding with 6.0 per game.

Andre Roberson is tied for 10th in rebounding with 6.0 per game.

Sako ranks second in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.

Roberson ranks sixth in blocks with 1.1 per game.

Shaquille Harrison is tied for seventh in steals with 1.1 per game.

Nando De Colo ranks sixth in free-throw shooting at 94.2%.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.1%.

De Colo is the all-time leader in free throws made with 1,155.

De Colo is the all-time leader in PIR with 5,361 index rating points.

De Colo is in second place all-time in scoring with 4,762 points. Mike James leads the all-time charts with 5,036 points and counting.

De Colo ranks sixth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,058. Mike James is fifth with 1,092 and counting.

De Colo is in fifth place all-time in steals with 355. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 365 steals and counting.

De Colo ranks 10th all-time in assists with 1,172. Dimitris Diamantidis is ninth with 1,255.

De Colo ranks 12th all-time with 497 career three-pointers made. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is 11th with 500. Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 501 and counting.

Tarik Black ranks 10th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.7%.

### Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

 

**Streaks**

Jake Cohen has made 19 consecutive free throws.

Tamir Blatt has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.

Blatt has made 18 consecutive free throws.

Jaylen Hoard has had a PIR of at least 10 in 22 of his 23 EuroLeague appearances.

Hoard has scored 12 points or more in 14 of his last 15 games.

Hoard has collected at least 1 steal in four straight and nine of his last 10 games.

Rokas Jokubaitis has had a PIR of at least 14 in five of his last six games.

Jokubaitis has had at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.

Roman Sorkin has scored at least 10 points in eight straight and 11 of his last 12 games.

 

**Season rankings**

Jaylen Hoard ranks 10th in average index rating with 18.1 per game.

Hoard ranks second in steals with 1.3 per game.

Tamir Blatt leads the league in assists with 7.3 per game.

Rokas Jokubaitis is tied for ninth in assists with 5.0 per game.

Blatt ranks fourth in free-throw shooting at 95.0%.

Blatt ranks 10th in three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.

Trevion Williams ranks 10th in offensive rebounding with 2.0 per game.

Maccabi has allowed a league-high 59.2% on two-point shooting.

 

**Records/Milestones**

John DiBartolomeo is 13th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Rokas Jokubaitis needs 5 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.

Two teams aiming for a strong finish to the season go head to head as ASVEL (11-16) welcomes Maccabi (7-20). 

Game Facts: ASVEL vs. Maccabi

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Top 10 Assists | February | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Virtus must avoid the slow start that saw it trailing by 25 at halftime of last week’s home game against Olympiacos and needs to improve its three-point shooting after only making 4 of its 22 long-range attempts in that game. Veteran [Daniel Hackett](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/daniel-hackett/001844/) will play a key role in trying to control the backcourt, while Efes has plenty of big men in good form with [Jordan Nwora](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jordan-nwora/013363/) netting 18 points in last week’s win over ALBA and [Rolands Smits](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rolands-smits/007109/) posting a season-high 17 points. Efes is aiming for a fourth straight win at home, while Virtus is in danger of suffering a sixth straight loss.

### Anadolu Efes Istanbul

 

**Streaks**

Shane Larkin has PIRs of 12 or more in six of his last seven games.

Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games.

Elijah Bryant has scored 12 or more points in nine of his last 10 games.

Vincent Poirier has PIRs of 10 or more in nine of his last 10 games.

Darius Thompson has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.

Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

Rolands Smits has made 14 straight free throws.

Ercan Osmani has made 11 straight free throws.

 

**Season rankings**

Ercan Osmani leads the league in free-throw shooting at 96.6%.

Dan Oturu ranks eighth in offensive rebounding with 2.0 per game.

Oturu ranks sixth in two-point shooting at 70.2%.

Vincent Poirier ranks fourth in blocks with 1.1 per game.

Rodrigue Beaubois ranks eighth in three-point shooting at 45.4%.

Efes leads the league in blocks with 3.7 per game.

Efes is third in the league in two-point accuracy at 58.6%.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Larkin is ranked 11th all-time in scoring with 3,474 points. Georgios Printezis is 10th with 3,599 points.

Shane Larkin is in eighth place all-time in three-pointers made with 534. Monaco's Mike James is seventh with 582 and counting.

Rodrigue Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 501. Vassilis Spanoulis is ninth with 518.

Beaubois is in 19th place in career scoring with 3,056 points. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 18th with 3,179 points.

Vincent Poirier ranks ninth all-time in blocks with 204. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth all-time with 216 and counting.

Poirier is in 12th place all-time with 445 offensive rebounds. James Gist is 11th with 452.

### Virtus Segafredo Bologna

 

**Streaks**

Isaia Cordinier has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games.

Toko Shengelia has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 13 of his last 14 games.

Shengelia has scored 12 points or more in eight straight games.

Shengelia has PIRs of 12 or more in eight straight games.

Will Clyburn has posted a PIR of at least 10 in 11 of his last 12 games.

Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.

Clyburn has at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.

 

**Season rankings**

Tornike Shengelia ranks ninth in scoring with 16.5 points per game.

Virtus pulls down a league-low 31.9 rebounds.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Ante Zizic ranks 16th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.5%.

Toko Shengelia ranks 12th all-time in scoring with 3,416 points. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 11th with 3,474 and counting.

Will Clyburn is in 16th place all-time in scoring with 3,279 points. Nick Calathes of AS Monaco is 15th with 3,280 points and counting and Kyle Hines is 14th with 3,339.

Shengelia is in 10th place all-time with 765 free throws made. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is in ninth place all-time with 766. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 789 and counting.

Daniel Hackett ranks 16th all-time in assists with 952. Theo Papaloukas ranks 15th with 977 assists.

Hackett is tied with Gianluca Basile for 18th place on the all-time charts with 261 career steals. Larkin is 17th with 271 steals and counting.

Achille Polonara needs 5 blocks to reach 100 for his career.

Alessandro Pajola ranks fourth all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Efes (13-14) will attempt to keep pushing for the top 10 with a visit from a Virtus team (7-20) whose postseason ambitions have vanished. 

Game Facts: Efes vs. Virtus

The Spanish team is hoping that last week’s battling *Clasico* victory will act as a catalyst for a rapid rise up the standings, and will again lean heavily on the shooting skills of ex-Panathinaikos star [Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/), who has scored at least 15 points in six consecutive games. In addition to the usual scoring exploits of [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), Panathinaikos will look for another strong display from former Real youth star [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/), who powered his team to victory at ASVEL last week with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Real won 90-86 when the teams met in Round 4, but the hosts will be confident of taking revenge after winning their last eight games in Athens.

### Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

 

**Streaks**

Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 32 straight games.

Nunn has scored 17 or more points in five straight games.

Juancho Hernangomez has PIRs of 12 or more in nine straight games.

Hernangomez has pulled down 7 or more rebounds in nine straight games.

Kostas Sloukas has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.

Sloukas has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.

Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.

Lessort has PIRs of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.

Omer Yurtseven has scored in double figures in four straight games.

 

**Season rankings**

Kendrick Nunn leads the league in scoring with 20.7 points per game.

Nunn leads the league in three-pointers made with 3.0 per game.

Mathias Lessort ranks fifth in average index rating with 20.5 per game.

Nunn ranks ninth in average index rating with 18.8 per game.

Wenyen Gabriel ranks seventh in blocks with 1.1 per game.

Lessort ranks third in rebounding with 7.1 per game.

Juancho Hernangomez ranks sixth in rebounding with 6.4 per game.

Lessort ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.

Lessort ranks third in two-point shooting at 74.1%.

Kostas Sloukas is tied for ninth in assists with 5.0 per game.

Sloukas ranks eighth in free-throw shooting at 92.8%.

Panathinaikos ranks second in the league in average PIR with 103.3 per game.

Panathinaikos ranks second in scoring with 87.4 points per game.

Panathinaikos ranks second in two-point shooting at 58.8%.

Panathinaikos ranks second in three-point shooting at 39.1%.

Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.3 per game.

Panathinaikos shoots free throws at a league-low 72.7%.

Panathinaikos has allowed a league-low 9.3 offensive rebounds per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 413 games played.

Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,830 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.

Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 972 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is third with 1,106.

Sloukas is eighth all-time with 3,940 career points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is seventh with 3,962 and counting.

Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,927 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,099 and counting.

Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.

Sloukas ranks 17th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 88.9%.

Sloukas is in 20th place on the all-time charts with 259 career steals. Daniel Hackett is 19th with 261 steals and counting.

Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 228 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.

Pleiss is tied with Nick Calathes of AS Monaco for 10th place with 1,008 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is ninth with 1,011.

Pleiss is ranked 14th all-time with 1,397 rebounds. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos is 13th with 1,401 and counting.

Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.

Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.0-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

### Real Madrid

 

**Streaks**

Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in 35 of his last 36 games.

Hezonja has scored more than 10 points in 12 straight and 20 of his last 21 games.

Hezonja has PIRs of 13 or more in 12 straight games.

Walter Tavares has at least 1 block in six of his last seven games.

Tavares had PIRs of 11 or more in five of his last six games.

Facundo Campazzo has made at least 1 three-point shot in four of his last five games.

 

**Season rankings**

Facundo Campazzo ranks eighth in average index rating with 19.5 per game.

Campazzo ranks third in assists with 6.7 per game.

Walter Tavares leads the league in blocks with 1.4 per game.

Tavares ranks second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.

Tavares ranks sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.

Tavares ranks second in two-point shooting at 74.6%.

Serge Ibaka ranks seventh in two-point shooting at 70.2%.

Real is second in the league in rebounding with 36.4 per game.

Real leads the league in defensive rebounding with 26.4 per game.

Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 59.6%.

Real has held opponents to a league-low 51.5% two-point shooting.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.

Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 463.

Tavares is in fourth place all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.4%.

Tavares ranks third all-time with 1,807 rebounds. Kyle Hines is second with 1,855 rebounds.

Tavares ranks third all-time with 680 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.

Tavares needs 15 more two-point baskets to reach 1,000 for his career.

Sergio Llull is the all-time leader with 434 EuroLeague appearances.

Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 669.

Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 4,122 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152.

Llull is sixth all-time with 1,442 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,474 and counting.

Facundo Campazzo is in 13th place all-time with 1,065 assists. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 12th with 1,084 and counting.

Llull ranks 12th all-time with 727 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is 11th with 748.

Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Facundo Campazzo ranks 11th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set the single-season EuroLeague record.

A repeat of the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game will undoubtedly deliver another memorable night as Panathinaikos (17-10) hosts Real Madrid (14-13).

Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Madrid

The visitors boosted their confidence with an outstanding road win at Zvezda last time out led by 25 points from [Sylvain Francisco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sylvain-francisco/007975/) – the seventh time this season he has surpassed 20 points. Baskonia’s inconsistency continued with a resounding loss at Partizan as no player scored more than 11 points, but Pablo Laso’s men have the added incentive of claiming the potential head-to-head advantage after winning well, 70-83, in Kaunas in Round 12. The big man duo of [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/) (17 points) and [Donta Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/donta-hall/011196/) (14 points and 11 rebounds) were instrumental in that triumph, so Zalgiris will look for tougher inside resistance to take a key road victory.

### Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

 

**Streaks**

Chima Moneke has double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.

Moneke has scored 10 or more points in six of his last seven games.

Moneke has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight straight games.

Nikos Rogkavopoulos has made at least 1 three-pointer in 20 straight games. He's made multiple threes in 16 of those games.

Donta Hall has accumulated double-digit PIRs in 15 of his last 16 games.

Markus Howard has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his last 13 games.

Trent Forrest has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games.

Forrest has collected at least 1 steal in six straight games.

Forrest has posted PIRs in double figures in seven straight games.

 

**Season rankings**

Chima Moneke ranks seventh in average index rating with 19.8 per game.

Moneke ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.5 per game.

Moneke ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.

Donta Hall ranks ninth in offensive rebounding with 2.0 per game.

Hall ranks third in blocks with 1.2 per game.

Hall ranks fifth in two-point shooting at 71.5%.

Markus Howard ranks ninth in three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.

Tadas Sedekerskis ranks seventh in three-point shooting at 46.7%.

Baskonia ranks second in rebounding with 36.5 rebounds per game.

Baskonia leads the league in offensive rebounding with 12.6 per game.

Baskonia ranks third in defensive rebounding with 23.9 rebounds per game.

Baskonia has held opponents to 53.5% two-point shooting, the second-lowest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Markus Howard made 148 triples last season to set the all-time single-season record.

Donta Hall leads the all-time charts in two-point accuracy at 74.2%.

Tadas Sedekerskis ranks 15th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.

Ognjen Jaramaz needs 2 points to reach 500 for his career.

## Zalgiris Kaunas

 

**Streaks**

Sylvain Francisco has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 straight games.

Francisco has made 22 consecutive free throws.

Ignas Brazdeikis has made 21 consecutive free throws.

Edgaras Ulanovas has made 16 consecutive free throws.

Alen Smailagic has made 14 consecutive free throws.

Arnas Butkevicius has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight games.

 

**Season rankings**

Ignas Brazdeikis ranks seventh in free-throw shooting at 93.8%.

Alen Smailagic ranks 10th in two-point shooting at 68.9%.

Sylvain Francisco ranks seventh in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

Zalgiris ranks last in the league in scoring with 77.9 points per game.

Zalgiris has averaged a league-low 15.2 assists per game.

Zalgiris's defense has allowed a league-low 78.5 points per game.

Zalgiris's defense has held opponents to a league-low 31.2% three-point shooting.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 360 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 463 and counting.

Dunston ranks eighth all-time with 1,572 rebounds. Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is seventh with 1,599 and counting.

Dunston ranks fourth all-time with 662 career offensive rebounds. Tavares is third with 680 and counting.

Dunston is in seventh place all-time with 1,044 two-pointers made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is sixth with 1,058 two-point makes and counting.

Edgaras Ulanovas ranks fourth all-time with 271 games started. His former teammate Paulius Jankunas is third with 283 starts.

Alen Smailagic ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.0%.

Two teams still hoping to mount a late push for the playoff places meet in northern Spain with Zalgiris (13-14) traveling to Baskonia (11-16). 

Game Facts: Baskonia vs. Zalgiris

The Italian team has done well to stay in the playoff picture despite several injury absentees and was happy to have the experience of [Fabien Causeur](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/fabien-causeur/001392/) available again for last week’s impressive win over Monaco following a two-month absence. That game also saw the best performance of the season from do-it-all [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/), with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 boards. Visiting coach Saras Jasekevicius also knows more than most about Milan’s biggest star, [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/), following their time together in Barcelona, and will hope that the experienced [Nicolo Melli](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nicolo-melli/002849/) will find a way to neutralize the power forward’s influence. Mirotic was the standout when the teams last met, pouring in 29 points in November’s road victory.

### EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

 

**Streaks**

Nikola Mirotic has scored at least 16 points in 15 straight games.

Mirotic has PIRs of at least 12 in 22 straight games.

Fabien Causeur has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 of his last 14 games.

Shavon Shields has made at least 1 three-point shot in 14 straight games.

Zach LeDay has scored 10 or more points in nine straight games.

LeDay has PIRs in double figures in eight of his last nine games.

Armoni Brooks has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

 

**Season rankings**

Nikola Mirotic ranks third in average index rating with 22.7 per game.

Zach Leday ranks sixth in average index rating with 20.0 per game.

Mirotic ranks fourth in scoring with 18.5 points per game.

Mirotic ranks fifth in rebounding with 6.5 per game.

Fabien Causeur leads the league in three-point shooting at 57.5%.

Leday is tied for fourth in three-point shooting at 50.0%.

Causeur ranks sixth in steals with 1.2 per game.

Armoni Brooks ranks third in free-throw shooting at 96.3%.

Ousmane Diop ranks ninth in two-point shooting at 69.0%.

Milan is second in free-throw shooting at 82.6%.

Milan leads the league in three-point shooting at 40.2%.

Milan has pulled down a league-low 8.9 offensive rebounds per game.

Milan has allowed 9.7 offensive rebounds per game, the third-fewest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Nikola Mirotic is ranked fifth all-time with 4,707 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,927 and counting.

Mirotic is in seventh place all-time in scoring with 3,962 points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is sixth with 4,028 points and counting.

Mirotic is in sixth place all-time with 952 free throws made. Felipe Reyes is fifth with 967.

Josh Nebo ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.6%.

### Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

 

**Streaks**

Nigel Hayes-Davis has made at least 1 triple in 32 straight games.

Hayes-Davis has made multiple triples in nine straight games.

Hayes-Davis has scored at least 12 points in 10 of his last 11 games.

Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight games.

Marko Guduric has scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games.

Guduric has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games.

Wade Baldwin has scored 10 or more points in six of his last seven games.

Errick McCollum has made 21 consecutive free throws.

McCollum has scored at least 12 points, made at least 1 three-pointer and had a double-digit PIR in four of his last five games.

 

**Season rankings**

Nigel Hayes-Davis is tied for sixth in scoring with 17.1 points per game.

Hayes-Davis ranks fourth in three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.

Fenerbahce ranks third in free-throw shooting at 79.9% points.

Fenerbahce is shooting a league-low 51.3% on two-pointers.

Fenerbahce is third in rebounding with 35.4 boards per game.

Fenerbahce is third in offensive rebounding with 12.2 per game.

Fenerbahce has held opponents to 9.5 offensive rebounds, the second-fewest in the league.

Fenerbahce's defense has held opponents to 53.8% two-point shooting, the third lowest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Nigel Hayes-Davis set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points in a victory over ALBA Berlin in Round 32 last season.

Nicolo Melli is in seventh place all-time in rebounds with 1,599. Ioannis Bourousis is sixth with 1,603.

Melli is in second place all-time in defensive rebounds with 1,195. Paulius Jankunas is the all-time leader with 1,453 defensive rebounds.

Dyshawn Pierre needs 32 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

Pierre needs 12 rebounds to reach 500 for his caree.

Scottie Wilbekin needs 16 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

Fenerbahce will complete its tough week on the road with a crucial contest at high-flying Milan (15-12). 