Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Zenit St Petersburg
· In their first – and only – official meeting to date, Efes held off Zenit 90-88 in November last season. In that game, Zenit set a club record with 26 assists, Austin Hollins set a Zenit mark with 7 three-pointers made and Alex Renfroe set a club record with 10 assists.
· 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 his 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.
· In their first – and only – official meeting to date, Efes held off Zenit 90-88 in November last season. In that game, Zenit set a club record with 26 assists, Austin Hollins set a Zenit mark with 7 three-pointers made and Alex Renfroe set a club record with 10 assists.
· 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 his 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 - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Roster
Chris Singleton has never sat out a EuroLeague game. He has made 161 appearances in five seasons in the competition, which is the fifth-longest streak in the EuroLeague all-time.
Shane Larkin will miss the season opener due to injury.
Erten Gazi is set to make his EuroLeague debut.
Streaks
Shane Larkin has made multiple threes in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has scored in double figures in 12 straight and 21 of his last 22 games.
Larkin has posted double-digit PIRs in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has collected at least 1 steal in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has made 19 consecutive free throws.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 straight games.
Vasilije Micic has posted double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Micic has hit at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings
Shane Larkin led the league last season in average PIR with 25.8 per game.
Larkin led the EuroLeague in scoring last season with 22.2 points per game.
Larkin ranked third last season in three-point accuracy at 50.9%.
Larkin led the league last season with 3.5 three-point shots made per game.
Vasilije Micic ranked fifth last season with 5.8 assists 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 in Round 28 last season, when he also scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 242 blocks. He trails only Fran Vazquez (249).
Dunston ranks ninth with 403 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter of Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv is eighth with 418 and counting.
Tibor Pleiss is sixth all-time with 175 blocked shots. Ioannis Bourousis is fifth with 194.
Dogus Balbay needs 1 more steal to reach 100 for his career.
James Anderson needs 3 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Game Facts - Zenit St Petersburg
Roster
Denis Zakharov, Igor Volkhin and Alex Poythress are set to make their respective EuroLeague debuts.
Streaks
Austin Hollins has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Hollins has at least 1 steal in 13 straight games.
K.C. Rivers has at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Rivers has hit at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Billy Baron has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings
Austin Hollins ranked fifth in steals last season with 1.4 per game.
Billy Baron was tied for seventh last season with 56 total triples made.
K.C. Rivers ranked eighth last season with 2.22 triples made per game and Baron was 10th with 2.15 on average.
Records/Milestones
K.C. Rivers needs 90 points to reach 1,500 for his career.