- Barcelona leads Efes 14-13 in games between them this century. Efes celebrated a 96-86 win in Round 8 with Will Clyburn scoring 24 points.
- Last season at Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona edged Efes 82-77 with Rokas Jokubaitis scoring a career-high 16 points.
- In the 2021 championship game, Efes beat Barcelona 86-81 to capture its first EuroLeague crown.
- Efes edged Barcelona 3-2 in their best-of-five EuroLeague Playoffs series in 2019.
- Barcelona set its club scoring mark in a EuroLeague road game and set a club record in three-pointers made with 19 when it beat Efes 83-107 in Istanbul in March 2018.
- Barcelona's single-game individual record for PIR is 40, which Ante Tomic set against Efes in February 2014. In that game, Tomic also tied the club record with 11 two-point shots made.
- Efes recorded its team record in two-point shots made with 32 against Barcelona in October 2002.
- The EuroLeague single-game record for two-pointers made is 18, which Kaspars Kambala set with Efes against FC Barcelona in October 2002.
- Sertac Sanli joined Barcelona from Efes in the summer of 2021 after spending three seasons with Efes and helping the team win the 2021 EuroLeague title.
- Sanli has played alongside Dogus Balbay, Bugrahan Tuncer and Shane Larkin on the Turkish national team, too.
- Egehan Arna was a teammate of Barcelona's Jan Vesely and Nikola Kalinic at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul from 2015 to 2019. Together they won the 2017 EuroLeague crown and reached the Final Four in each of the four seasons.
- Efes center Tibor Pleiss played at Barcelona during the 2014-15 season. He was a teammate of current Barca guards Alex Abrines and Tomas Satoransky.
- Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola was a teammate of Efes guards Rodrigue Beaubois and Shane Larkin during the second part of the 2016-17 season at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Efes point guard Vasilije Micic played under Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2017-18 season. They reached the 2018 Final Four together.
- Micic and Kalinic have been teammates on the Serbian national team.
- The last time Efes won in Barcelona, 86-88 in February 2021, Micic paced Efes with 26 points and 5 assists to earn the weekly co-MVP award.
- Micic was the EuroLeague MVP for Game 1 of the 2019 playoffs after posting a PIR of 30 when Efes beat Barcelona 75-68. He scored 21 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting and dished 7 assists in that game.
- Shane Larkin has had five weekly MVP performances against Barcelona. In Round 18 in the 2019-20 season, Efes pulled out an 82-86 road with Larkin collecting 26 points, 5 assists and 2 steals and for a performance index rating of 35. It was also the first of Larkin's unprecedented four consecutive MVP of the Round honors.
- Larkin earned MVP of the Round honors in Round 25 of the 2018-19 season after scoring 37 points and accumulating a PIR of 43 in a 92-70 home win over Barcelona. He was also MVP of Games 3 and 5 of the 2019 playoffs against Barcelona. Larkin scored 30 points on 6-of-7 three-point shooting in just 24 minutes for a PIR of 34 in Game 3 and had 18 points on 5-of-11 three-point shooting plus 7 assists for a PIR of 19 in Game 5.
- In December 2020, when Efes won 86-79 in Istanbul, Larkin posted 23 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 9 drawn fouls for a performance index rating of 37 and earning weekly MVP honors.
- Larkin matched his career-high in steals with 4 playing for Baskonia against Barcelona in January 2017.
- Last year in Istanbul, Barcelona pulled out a 93-95 overtime win behind a career-high 24 points from Sertac Sanli.
- Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola matched his career-high with 10 assists playing for Real Madrid against Efes in Game 2 of their best-of-five playoff series in 2021.
- Efes center Ante Zizic had career-highs in points (24), PIR (33) and two-pointers made (12) playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Barcelona in March 2021.
- Zizic set his career high with 11 defensive rebounds playing for Darussafaka Istanbul against Barcelona in March 2017.
- Barcelona big man Jan Vesely set his career-high in PIR with 36 playing for Fenerbahce against Efes in October 2018.
- Barcelona center Mike Tobey posted his career highs with 21 points and PIR 27 playing for Valencia Basket against Efes in December 2020.
- Last season at Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona edged Efes 82-77 with Rokas Jokubaitis scoring a career-high 16 points.
- In the 2021 championship game, Efes beat Barcelona 86-81 to capture its first EuroLeague crown.
- Efes edged Barcelona 3-2 in their best-of-five EuroLeague Playoffs series in 2019.
- Barcelona set its club scoring mark in a EuroLeague road game and set a club record in three-pointers made with 19 when it beat Efes 83-107 in Istanbul in March 2018.
- Barcelona's single-game individual record for PIR is 40, which Ante Tomic set against Efes in February 2014. In that game, Tomic also tied the club record with 11 two-point shots made.
- Efes recorded its team record in two-point shots made with 32 against Barcelona in October 2002.
- The EuroLeague single-game record for two-pointers made is 18, which Kaspars Kambala set with Efes against FC Barcelona in October 2002.
- Sertac Sanli joined Barcelona from Efes in the summer of 2021 after spending three seasons with Efes and helping the team win the 2021 EuroLeague title.
- Sanli has played alongside Dogus Balbay, Bugrahan Tuncer and Shane Larkin on the Turkish national team, too.
- Egehan Arna was a teammate of Barcelona's Jan Vesely and Nikola Kalinic at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul from 2015 to 2019. Together they won the 2017 EuroLeague crown and reached the Final Four in each of the four seasons.
- Efes center Tibor Pleiss played at Barcelona during the 2014-15 season. He was a teammate of current Barca guards Alex Abrines and Tomas Satoransky.
- Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola was a teammate of Efes guards Rodrigue Beaubois and Shane Larkin during the second part of the 2016-17 season at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Efes point guard Vasilije Micic played under Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2017-18 season. They reached the 2018 Final Four together.
- Micic and Kalinic have been teammates on the Serbian national team.
- The last time Efes won in Barcelona, 86-88 in February 2021, Micic paced Efes with 26 points and 5 assists to earn the weekly co-MVP award.
- Micic was the EuroLeague MVP for Game 1 of the 2019 playoffs after posting a PIR of 30 when Efes beat Barcelona 75-68. He scored 21 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting and dished 7 assists in that game.
- Shane Larkin has had five weekly MVP performances against Barcelona. In Round 18 in the 2019-20 season, Efes pulled out an 82-86 road with Larkin collecting 26 points, 5 assists and 2 steals and for a performance index rating of 35. It was also the first of Larkin's unprecedented four consecutive MVP of the Round honors.
- Larkin earned MVP of the Round honors in Round 25 of the 2018-19 season after scoring 37 points and accumulating a PIR of 43 in a 92-70 home win over Barcelona. He was also MVP of Games 3 and 5 of the 2019 playoffs against Barcelona. Larkin scored 30 points on 6-of-7 three-point shooting in just 24 minutes for a PIR of 34 in Game 3 and had 18 points on 5-of-11 three-point shooting plus 7 assists for a PIR of 19 in Game 5.
- In December 2020, when Efes won 86-79 in Istanbul, Larkin posted 23 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 9 drawn fouls for a performance index rating of 37 and earning weekly MVP honors.
- Larkin matched his career-high in steals with 4 playing for Baskonia against Barcelona in January 2017.
- Last year in Istanbul, Barcelona pulled out a 93-95 overtime win behind a career-high 24 points from Sertac Sanli.
- Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola matched his career-high with 10 assists playing for Real Madrid against Efes in Game 2 of their best-of-five playoff series in 2021.
- Efes center Ante Zizic had career-highs in points (24), PIR (33) and two-pointers made (12) playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Barcelona in March 2021.
- Zizic set his career high with 11 defensive rebounds playing for Darussafaka Istanbul against Barcelona in March 2017.
- Barcelona big man Jan Vesely set his career-high in PIR with 36 playing for Fenerbahce against Efes in October 2018.
- Barcelona center Mike Tobey posted his career highs with 21 points and PIR 27 playing for Valencia Basket against Efes in December 2020.
Game Facts - FC Barcelona
Streaks entering this week
Nicolas Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Laprovittola has dished at least 3 assists in his last nine games.
Jan Vesely has racked up a PIR of at least 10 in each of his last five games.
Rankings entering this week
Mike Tobey is tied for fourth this season in two-point shooting at 73.7%.
Nicolas Laprovittola is tied for second this season in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Laprovittola ranks eighth this season in assists with 5.2 per game.
Tomas Satoransky is tied for sixth this season in three-point shooting at 50.0%.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Tomas Satoransky ranks third all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kyle Kuric ranks sixth all-time in free throw accuracy at 90.8%.
Kuric ranks seventh all-time in three-point accuracy at 44.6%.
Nikola Mirotic is ninth all-time with 681 free throws made. Marcus Brown is eighth with 690.
Mirotic needs 14 triples to reach 300 for his career.
Jan Vesely is ranked second all-time with 1,219 two-pointers made. Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is the all-time leader with 1,246 and counting.
Vesely ranks sixth all-time with 532 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is fifth with 539 and counting.
Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 1,436 rebounds. Georgios Printezis is sixth with 1,452.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 181 blocks. Ioannis Bourousis is seventh with 194.
Vesely is ninth all-time with 3,162 points scored. Paulius Jankunas is eighth with 3,241.
Vesely is fifth all-time with 4,024 index rating points. Kyle Hines is fourth with 4,040 and counting.
Vesely is in seventh place all-time with 286 steals. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is sixth with 301 and counting.
Vesely needs 23 assists to reach 500 for his career.
Mike Tobey ranks seventh all-time in two-point accuracy at 66.2%.
Corey Higgins needs 2 triples to reach 250 for his career.
Higgins needs 16 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Nicolas Laprovittola needs 15 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Nicolas Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Laprovittola has dished at least 3 assists in his last nine games.
Jan Vesely has racked up a PIR of at least 10 in each of his last five games.
Rankings entering this week
Mike Tobey is tied for fourth this season in two-point shooting at 73.7%.
Nicolas Laprovittola is tied for second this season in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Laprovittola ranks eighth this season in assists with 5.2 per game.
Tomas Satoransky is tied for sixth this season in three-point shooting at 50.0%.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Tomas Satoransky ranks third all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kyle Kuric ranks sixth all-time in free throw accuracy at 90.8%.
Kuric ranks seventh all-time in three-point accuracy at 44.6%.
Nikola Mirotic is ninth all-time with 681 free throws made. Marcus Brown is eighth with 690.
Mirotic needs 14 triples to reach 300 for his career.
Jan Vesely is ranked second all-time with 1,219 two-pointers made. Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is the all-time leader with 1,246 and counting.
Vesely ranks sixth all-time with 532 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is fifth with 539 and counting.
Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 1,436 rebounds. Georgios Printezis is sixth with 1,452.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 181 blocks. Ioannis Bourousis is seventh with 194.
Vesely is ninth all-time with 3,162 points scored. Paulius Jankunas is eighth with 3,241.
Vesely is fifth all-time with 4,024 index rating points. Kyle Hines is fourth with 4,040 and counting.
Vesely is in seventh place all-time with 286 steals. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is sixth with 301 and counting.
Vesely needs 23 assists to reach 500 for his career.
Mike Tobey ranks seventh all-time in two-point accuracy at 66.2%.
Corey Higgins needs 2 triples to reach 250 for his career.
Higgins needs 16 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Nicolas Laprovittola needs 15 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks entering this week
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 31 straight games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 30 of his last 31 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 33 of his last 34 games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Clyburn has scored at least 15 points and had PIRs of 16 or more in 11 of his last 12 games.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games.
Beaubois has scored at least 10 points in each of his last eight games.
Beaubois has racked up a PIR of at least 11 in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings entering this week
Vasilije Micic ranks third this season in average index rating with 20.9 per game.
Micic ranks fourth this season in scoring with 17.9 per game.
Micic ranks third this season in assists with 6.3 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks fourth this season in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Clyburn ranks second this season in scoring with 19.1 per game.
Clyburn ranks 10th this season in two-point shots made with 3.9 per game.
Clyburn ranks sixth this season in rebounding with 6.1 per game.
Micic and Clyburn are tied for third this season in made three-point shots with 2.6 per game.
Rodrigue Beaubois is tied for sixth this season in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Ante Zizic ranks sixth this season in two-point shooting at 72.2%.
Amath M'Baye ranks third this season in three-point shooting at 52.6%.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he 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 318 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 325 and counting.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 209 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 225 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,315 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,390 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,268 career rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 11th with 1,271 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 539 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 423 offensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is 11th with 439.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 1,038 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,203 and counting.
Larkin needs 3 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.0%.
Zizic needs 32 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Will Clyburn needs 33 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Clyburn needs 58 points to reach 2,500 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 11 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Beaubois needs 10 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shane Larkin needs 18 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 31 straight games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 30 of his last 31 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 33 of his last 34 games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Clyburn has scored at least 15 points and had PIRs of 16 or more in 11 of his last 12 games.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games.
Beaubois has scored at least 10 points in each of his last eight games.
Beaubois has racked up a PIR of at least 11 in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings entering this week
Vasilije Micic ranks third this season in average index rating with 20.9 per game.
Micic ranks fourth this season in scoring with 17.9 per game.
Micic ranks third this season in assists with 6.3 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks fourth this season in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Clyburn ranks second this season in scoring with 19.1 per game.
Clyburn ranks 10th this season in two-point shots made with 3.9 per game.
Clyburn ranks sixth this season in rebounding with 6.1 per game.
Micic and Clyburn are tied for third this season in made three-point shots with 2.6 per game.
Rodrigue Beaubois is tied for sixth this season in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Ante Zizic ranks sixth this season in two-point shooting at 72.2%.
Amath M'Baye ranks third this season in three-point shooting at 52.6%.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he 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 318 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 325 and counting.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 209 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 225 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,315 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,390 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,268 career rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 11th with 1,271 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 539 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 423 offensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is 11th with 439.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 1,038 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,203 and counting.
Larkin needs 3 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.0%.
Zizic needs 32 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Will Clyburn needs 33 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Clyburn needs 58 points to reach 2,500 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 11 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Beaubois needs 10 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shane Larkin needs 18 triples to reach 400 for his career.