Zenit St Petersburg vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul
· This will be the first-ever time Efes visits Zenit. They have only played twice so far, both games in Istanbul. This season in Round 1, Zenit bested Efes 69-73 behind Kevin Pangos, who scored a career-high 23 points and dished 7 assists.
· In the first official meeting between two teams in November last season, Efes held off Zenit 90-88. In that game, Zenit set a club record with 26 assists and Austin Hollins set a Zenit mark with 7 three-pointers made.
· Efes guard Krunoslav Simon and Khimki forward Andrey Zubkov were teammates at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar during the 2014-15 campaign.
· Zenit's Will Thomas and Efes center Tibor Pleiss shared the frontcourt at Valencia Basket during the 2017-18 season.
· Zenit's Kevin Pangos was a teammate of Efes point guard Vasilije Micic at Zalgiris Kaunas in 2017-18. They helped the team reach the 2018 Final Four.
· Efes big man Chris Singleton was a teammate of Zenit's Andrey Zubkov during the 2015-16 season at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. They helped Lokomotiv reach the EuroLeague Final Four.
· Zenit sharpshooter K.C. Rivers posted his career-high in assists with 6 playing for Real Madrid against Efes in November 2014.
· Zenit's Dimitry Khvostov had a career-high with 14 points in a December 2014 road win against Efes while playing for Nizhny Novgorod.
· Zenit center Arturas Gudaitis matched his career-high with 3 steals playing for AX Armani Exchange Milan in an 81-80 home win against Efes in November 2018.
· This will be the first-ever time Efes visits Zenit. They have only played twice so far, both games in Istanbul. This season in Round 1, Zenit bested Efes 69-73 behind Kevin Pangos, who scored a career-high 23 points and dished 7 assists.
· In the first official meeting between two teams in November last season, Efes held off Zenit 90-88. In that game, Zenit set a club record with 26 assists and Austin Hollins set a Zenit mark with 7 three-pointers made.
· Efes guard Krunoslav Simon and Khimki forward Andrey Zubkov were teammates at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar during the 2014-15 campaign.
· Zenit's Will Thomas and Efes center Tibor Pleiss shared the frontcourt at Valencia Basket during the 2017-18 season.
· Zenit's Kevin Pangos was a teammate of Efes point guard Vasilije Micic at Zalgiris Kaunas in 2017-18. They helped the team reach the 2018 Final Four.
· Efes big man Chris Singleton was a teammate of Zenit's Andrey Zubkov during the 2015-16 season at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. They helped Lokomotiv reach the EuroLeague Final Four.
· Zenit sharpshooter K.C. Rivers posted his career-high in assists with 6 playing for Real Madrid against Efes in November 2014.
· Zenit's Dimitry Khvostov had a career-high with 14 points in a December 2014 road win against Efes while playing for Nizhny Novgorod.
· Zenit center Arturas Gudaitis matched his career-high with 3 steals playing for AX Armani Exchange Milan in an 81-80 home win against Efes in November 2018.
Game Facts - Zenit St Petersburg
Roster
Fifteen different players have appeared in games for Zenit this season.
Nine different players have started for Zenit so far this season; Kevin Pangos and Will Thomas are the only players to start every game.
Alex Poythress has been unavailable for Zenit's last three games.
Streaks
Kevin Pangos has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his last 13 games.
Billy Baron has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.
Arturas Gudaitis has posted double-digit PIRs in five consecutive games.
Rankings
Kevin Pangos ranks fourth this season with 6.4 assists per game.
Alex Poythress leads the league in fouls committed with 3.3 per game.
Records/Milestones
Arturas Gudaitis has exactly 100 blocks for his career.
Kevin Pangos needs 1 more three-pointer to reach 200 for his career.
Will Thomas needs 30 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Roster
Coach Ergin Ataman has used 13 different players in his starting lineups so far this season. No player has started every game.
Chris Singleton has never sat out of a EuroLeague game. He has made 181 appearances in five seasons in the competition, which is the fourth-longest streak in the EuroLeague all-time.
New signing Dzanan Musa is set to make his Efes debut.
Streaks
Bryant Dunston has posted a PIR in double figures in eight of his last nine games.
Vasilije Micic has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Micic has scored at least 14 points in eight of his last nine games.
Micic has recorded a PIR in double-digits in eight of his last nine games.
Shane Larkin has at least 1 steal in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shots in five of his last six games.
Rankings
Vasilije Micic ranks seventh this season with 5.2 assists per game.
Shane Larkin ranks third in steals this season with 1.5 per game.
Bryant Dunston ranks fifth this season with 1.2 blocks per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague all-time single-game scoring record with 49 points in a Round 11 win over FC Bayern Munich last season. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin also knocked down a record-tying 10 triples again against Olympiacos Piraeus in Round 28 last season, when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 260.
Dunston ranks ninth in EuroLeague history with 435 career offensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is eighth with 439.
Sertac Sanli ranks third all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.99%.
Tibor Pleiss ranks seventh all-time with 179 blocked shots. Ioannis Bourousis is sixth with 194.
Chris Singleton needs 4 more blocks to crack the EuroLeague career top 20. He enters this round tied for 23rd place with 120 blocks. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv GM Nikola Vujcic (122) is 22nd and Darjus Lavrinovic (123) is 21st. Gustavo Ayon is in 20th place with 124.
Singleton has exactly 200 steals for his career.