Zenit St Petersburg vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan
· Milan leads this series 2-1 with the home team winning every game so far. Last season, Zenit beat Milan at home 79-70 with Arturas Gudaitis scoring 16 points.
· Last season Milan registered an 82-76 home win with Kyle Hines collecting 12 points and 8 rebounds.
· When they met for the first time in the 2019-20 season, Milan pulled out a 73-72 home win over Zenit with Kaleb Tarczewski collecting 11 points plus 9 rebounds.
· Zenit big man Arturas Gudaitis spent three seasons playing for Milan, from 2017 to 2020. He appeared in 69 EuroLeague games in that period.
· Milan guard Malcolm Delaney was a teammate of Zenit forward Andrey Zubkov during the 2015-16 season at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. They helped Lokomotiv reach the EuroLeague Final Four.
· Zenit forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas played a season and a half with Milan, joining the team in January 2018 and playing through the end of the 2018-19 season.
· Milan center Kyle Hines and Zenit guard Dmitry Kulagin were teammates at CSKA Moscow for two seasons, from 2015 to 2017. They won the 2016 EuroLeague title together.
· Milan big man Dinos Mitoglou played under current Zenit head coach Xavi Pascual at Panathinaikos Athens late in the 2017-18 season and early in the 2018-19 season.
· Andrey Zubkov scored a career-high 15 points playing for Khimki Moscow Region against Milan in December 2017.
· Milan leads this series 2-1 with the home team winning every game so far. Last season, Zenit beat Milan at home 79-70 with Arturas Gudaitis scoring 16 points.
· Last season Milan registered an 82-76 home win with Kyle Hines collecting 12 points and 8 rebounds.
· When they met for the first time in the 2019-20 season, Milan pulled out a 73-72 home win over Zenit with Kaleb Tarczewski collecting 11 points plus 9 rebounds.
· Zenit big man Arturas Gudaitis spent three seasons playing for Milan, from 2017 to 2020. He appeared in 69 EuroLeague games in that period.
· Milan guard Malcolm Delaney was a teammate of Zenit forward Andrey Zubkov during the 2015-16 season at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. They helped Lokomotiv reach the EuroLeague Final Four.
· Zenit forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas played a season and a half with Milan, joining the team in January 2018 and playing through the end of the 2018-19 season.
· Milan center Kyle Hines and Zenit guard Dmitry Kulagin were teammates at CSKA Moscow for two seasons, from 2015 to 2017. They won the 2016 EuroLeague title together.
· Milan big man Dinos Mitoglou played under current Zenit head coach Xavi Pascual at Panathinaikos Athens late in the 2017-18 season and early in the 2018-19 season.
· Andrey Zubkov scored a career-high 15 points playing for Khimki Moscow Region against Milan in December 2017.
Game Facts - Zenit St Petersburg
Streaks
Jordan Loyd has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 of his last 16 games.
Jordan Mickey has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings
Conner Frankamp ranks fourth this season in three-point accuracy at 47.1%.
Records/Milestones
Records/Milestones
Sergey Karasev needs 5 rebounds to reach 100 for his career.
Mateusz Ponitka needs 1 assist to reach 200 for his career.
Game Facts - AX Armani Exchange Milan
Streaks
Shavon Shields has scored in double figures in 13 of his last 14 games.
Shields has made at least 1 three-point shot in 14 of his last 15 games.
Shields has a double-digit PIR in 10 of his last 11 games.
Shields has at least 1 steal in 10 of his last 11 games.
Shields has made 10 consecutive free throws.
Malcolm Delaney has recorded double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Devon Hall has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Nicolo Melli has pulled down at least 6 rebounds in five of his last six games.
Dinos Mitoglou had double-digit PIRs in four of his last five games.
Luigi Datome has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings
Sergio Rodriguez ranks fifth this season in assists with 4.5 per game.
Luigi Datome is tied for seventh this season in three-point accuracy at 46.9%.
Devon Hall is tied for eighth this season in three-point shots made with 2.1 per game.
Records/Milestones
Kyle Hines ranks 12th all-time with 2,826 points scored. Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 11th with 2,832 and counting.
Hines is ranked second all-time with 265 blocked shots. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is the all-time leader with 276 and counting.
Hines ranks second all-time with 676 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is the all-time leader with 705.
Hines ranks third all-time with 1,121 two-point shots made. Ante Tomic is second with 1,137.
Hines ranks fifth all-time with 1,516 rebounds. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,545.
Hines ranks 14th on the EuroLeague career charts with 578 free throws made. Ioannis Bourousis is in 13th place with 581.
Sergio Rodriguez ranks 11th all-time with 3,449 index rating points. Hines ranks 10th all-time with 3,604 index rating points. Jan Vesely is ninth with 3,611 and counting.
Rodriguez ranks third all-time with 1,454 assists. Nick Calathes of FC Barcelona is second with 1,583 and counting.
Rodriguez ranks third all-time with 508 three-pointers made. Vassilis Spanoulis is second with 518.
Rodriguez is in sixth place all-time with 3,222 points. His former teammate Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is in fifth place with 3,252 and counting.
Rodriguez ranks 10th all-time with 255 career steals. Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Gianluca Basile are tied for eighth place with 261 each.
Luigi Datome ranks seventh all-time in free throw accuracy at 90.9%.
Nicolo Melli ranks 19th all-time with 1,027 total rebounds. Nikola Vujcic is 18th with 1,037.
Malcolm Delaney needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.