Real Madrid vs. KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
· Baskonia has enjoyed the better of its brief EuroLeague history against Madrid, winning five of their nine meetings. Real beat Baskonia 55-77 in Round 15. Jordan Mickey paced the winners with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
· Real Madrid guard Fabien Causeur played for Baskonia from 2012 to 2016. He was a teammate of current Baskonia players Ilimane Diop and Tornike Shengelia.
· Real Madrid coach Pablo Laso spent the bulk of his playing career in his hometown of Vitoria-Gasteiz with Baskonia in the 1990s. He helped lead the club to its first trophy, the 1995 Copa del Rey, as well as to back-to-back Saporta Cup final appearances.
· Real guard Nicolas Laprovittola spent the second part of the 2016-17 season playing for Baskonia. He was a teammate of Ilimane Diop and Tornike Shengelia.
· Baskonia's Luca Vildoza and Patricio Garino have been teammates with Madrid guards Facundo Campazzo and Laprovittola on the Argentinian national team. Together they won a silver medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
· Real forward Anthony Randolph and Baskonia guard Matt Janning were teammates at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar for the second part of the 2015-16 season; they helped the club reach the EuroLeague Final Four together.
· Janning had career highs of 21 points and a 21 performance index rating playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul against Real in April 2015.
· Randolph posted a career-high 12 defensive rebounds in Madrid's 87-91 home loss against Baskonia in October 2016.
· Baskonia has enjoyed the better of its brief EuroLeague history against Madrid, winning five of their nine meetings. Real beat Baskonia 55-77 in Round 15. Jordan Mickey paced the winners with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
· Real Madrid guard Fabien Causeur played for Baskonia from 2012 to 2016. He was a teammate of current Baskonia players Ilimane Diop and Tornike Shengelia.
· Real Madrid coach Pablo Laso spent the bulk of his playing career in his hometown of Vitoria-Gasteiz with Baskonia in the 1990s. He helped lead the club to its first trophy, the 1995 Copa del Rey, as well as to back-to-back Saporta Cup final appearances.
· Real guard Nicolas Laprovittola spent the second part of the 2016-17 season playing for Baskonia. He was a teammate of Ilimane Diop and Tornike Shengelia.
· Baskonia's Luca Vildoza and Patricio Garino have been teammates with Madrid guards Facundo Campazzo and Laprovittola on the Argentinian national team. Together they won a silver medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
· Real forward Anthony Randolph and Baskonia guard Matt Janning were teammates at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar for the second part of the 2015-16 season; they helped the club reach the EuroLeague Final Four together.
· Janning had career highs of 21 points and a 21 performance index rating playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul against Real in April 2015.
· Randolph posted a career-high 12 defensive rebounds in Madrid's 87-91 home loss against Baskonia in October 2016.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Roster
Real currently has 16 players registered for its EuroLeague roster, so at least four must sit out every game. Coach Pablo Laso used 11 different starters, and Walter Tavares is the only player to have started every game so far this season for Real.
Mario Nakic is the only player on the Real roster without any previous EuroLeague experience.
Anthony Randolph returned to action in Round 22 after missing five games.
Streaks
Facundo Campazzo has posted a performance index rating in double figures for 18 straight games.
Walter Tavares has blocked at least 1 shot in nine straight and 18 of his last 19 games.
Rudy Fernandez has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.
Trey Thompkins has made at last 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight appearances.
Thompkins has made 30 consecutive free throws.
Jordan Mickey has made 9 consecutive free throws.
Rankings
Walter Tavares ranks fifth this season with 6.7 rebounds per game.
Tavares leads the league this season with 2.2 blocks per game; Jordan Mickey is second with 1.1 per game.
Facundo Campazzo ranks third this season with 6.5 assists per game.
Campazzo ranks second in steals this season with 1.6 per game.
Anthony Randolph ranks sixth this season with 2.8 three-point shots made per game.
Records/Milestones
Facundo Campazzo set a club-record with 17 assists in a Round 12 win over Valencia.
Felipe Reyes is the EuroLeague career leader in games played with 349.
Reyes ranks second all-time with 1,785 total rebounds. Entering Round 23, he trails Zalgiris Kaunas's Paulius Jankunas by 9 for the all-time lead.
Reyes is the all-time leader with 696 offensive rebounds.
Reyes ranks third all-time with 1,089 defensive rebounds.
Reyes enters Round 23 is tied with Nando De Colo for fifth all-time with 3,010 points in his career. Paulius Jankunas of Zalgiris is fourth with 3,032 and counting.
Reyes ranks fourth all-time with 3,758 index rating points.
Reyes ranks third all-time with 965 two-point shots made.
Reyes ranks second all-time with 960 free throws made.
Sergio Llull ranks seventh all-time with 2,966 points.
Llull ranks seventh all-time with 1,077 assists. Milos Teodosic is sixth with 1,126.
Llull ranks fourth with 450 three-pointers made. Milos Teodosic is third with 471.
Rudy Fernandez ranks fifth all-time with 440 three-pointers made.
Fernandez ranks fifth all-time with 278 steals. Nick Calathes is fourth with 291 and counting.
Walter Tavares ranks 11th all-time with 148 blocks. Ante Tomic of FC Barcelona is 10th with 155 and counting.
Tavares is the all-time EuroLeague leader in two-point accuracy at 72.2%.
Tavares ranks first all-time in true shooting percentage at 70.5%.
Carroll ranks eighth all-time in free throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Carroll ranks 10th all-time with 375 three-point shots made. J.R. Holden is ninth with 377.
Rudy Fernandez is 32 points shy of 2,500 for his career.
Anthony Randolph is 7 points shy of 1,500 for his career.
Sergio Llull needs 30 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Llull needs 34 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Fabien Causeur needs 2 more three-point shots to reach 200 for his career.
Game Facts - KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Roster
Tornike Shengelia is the only Baskonia player to have started every game this season.
Jayson Granger will miss most of the season with a torn Achilles tendon.
Patricio Garino is sidelined indefinitely with a torn ACL in his right knee.
Luca Vildoza is sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Pierria Henry missed Round 22 due to facial fractures that require surgery.
Baskonia signed Semaj Christon and Zoran Dragic last week. Christon made his EuroLeague debut in Round 22.
Streaks
Luca Vildoza has made 30 consecutive free throws.
Tornike Shengelia has scored in double figures and had double-digit PIRs in five of his last six games.
Shengelia has a steal in six straight games.
Shavon Shields has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Nik Stauskas has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven consecutive games.
Matt Janning has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks seventh this season with 16.0 points per game.
Youssoupha Fall is tied for fourth in offensive rebounds this season with 2.5 per game.
Pierria Henry leads the league lead in steals this season with 1.8 per game.
Records/Milestones
Tornike Shengelia needs 1 offensive rebound to reach 200 for his career.
Luca Vildoza needs 8 more three-point shots to reach 100 for his career.