Last season, Barcelona beat Fenerbahce 88-67 at home behind Alex Abrines who shot a career-best 6-for-7 from three-point range for 18 points.
In November 2020 at Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona blew out Fenerbahce 97-55, which marked Fenerbahce's second-biggest loss in terms of margin of defeat ever in the EuroLeague. In that game, Barcelona sharpshooter Kyle Kuric had a career-high 25 points and made a career-best and a club-record 7 three-pointers on 8 attempts.
The last time it beat Barcelona, Fenerbahce tied its EuroLeague club record with 17 three-pointers in an 88-82 home win in March 2019.
Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius played for Fenerbahce during the 2010-11 season and helped the team win the Turkish League and Cup double.
Jasikevicius and Fenerbahce head coach Dimitris Itoudis spent four seasons together at Panathinaikos Athens, first from 2007 through 2010 and again in 2011-12. Jasikevicius was a star playmaker and Itoudis was an assistant coach. In that time, they helped the Greens win the 2009 EuroLeague and three Greek League and Greek Cup crowns.
Barcelona center Jan Vesely played the last eight seasons for Fenerbahce and helped the team reach five EuroLeague Final Fours and win the 2017 EuroLeague title.
Barcelona forward Nikola Kalinic spent five years with Fenerbahce, from 2015 to 2020, and helped the team win the 2017 EuroLeague title and reach five consecutive Final Fours.
Vesely and Nikolic were teammates of Melih Mahumutoglu, Marko Guduric and Tarik Biberovic during their time with Fenerbahce.
Fenerbahce swingman Marko Guduric was a teammate of Kalinic and on the Serbian national team, too.
Nick Calathes spent the last two seasons at Barcelona and helped it reach two Final Fours, including the championship game in 2021.
Fenerbahce forward Nigel Hayes-Davis played at Barcelona last season and helped it reach the Final Four.
Barcelona center Sertac Sanli has played alongside Fenerbahce guard Melih Mahmutoglu on the Turkish national team.
Barcelona sharpshooter Kyle Kuric set his career-high with 7 rebounds against Fenerbahce in November 2019.
Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola tied a career-best with 10 assists playing for Real Madrid against Fenerbahce in April 2021.
Fenerbahce swingman Marko Guduric posted a career-best index rating of 30 playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Barcelona in October 2016.
Barcelona big man Oscar da Silva posted his career highs in PIR (26) and points (22) playing for ALBA Berlin against Fenerbahce in October 2021. He also posted a career-best 9 rebounds against Fenerbahce in March of last season.
Fenerbahce forward Nemanja Bjelica posted made a career-high 5 three-pointers against Barcelona in November 2013 and had a career-high 3 blocks against the same team in October 2013.
Game Facts - FC Barcelona
Nikola Mirotic has scored in double figures and posted double-digit PIRs in 13 of his last 14 games.
Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings
Rokas Jokubaitis ranks third this season in three-point accuracy at 75.0%.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky is the all-time leader with a 2.9-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kyle Kuric ranks fourth all-time in free throw accuracy at 91.2%.
Kuric ranks seventh all-time in three-point accuracy at 44.9%.
Nikola Mirotic ranks 10th all-time with 661 free throws made. Jaka Lakovic is ninth with 673.
Mirotic needs 29 triples to reach 300 for his career.
Jan Vesely ranks third all-time with 1,180 two-pointers made. Georgios Printezis is second with 1,194.
Vesely is tied with Ante Tomic for sixth all-time with 520 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is fifth with 526 and counting.
Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 1,395 rebounds. Georgios Printezis is sixth with 1,452.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 177 blocks. Ioannis Bourousis is seventh with 194.
Vesely is 10th all-time with 3,059 points scored. Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is ninth with 3,074 and counting.
Vesely is tied with Vassilis Spanoulis for eighth place all-time with 273 steals. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is seventh with 278 and counting.
Vesely is fifth all-time with 3,897 index rating points. Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is fourth with 3,964.
Mike Tobey ranks eighth all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.8%.
Kalinic needs 15 assists to reach 500 for his career.
Nicolas Laprovittola needs 5 triples to reach 150 for his career.
Game Facts - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Nemanja Bjelica has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 21 straight games dating back to the 2014-15 season.
Bjelica has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight games dating back to the 2014-15 season.
Bjelica has had double-digit PIRs in 27 of his last 28 games dating back to the 2014-15 season.
Nick Calathes has dished 5 or more assists in seven of his last eight games.
Scottie Wilbekin has made at least 1 three-pointer in 31 straight games.
Rankings
Scottie Wilbekin is tied for seventh this season in scoring with 15.6 points per game.
Johnathan Motley ranks fifth this season in offensive rebounding with 3.2 per game.
Nick Calathes ranks 10th this season in defensive rebounding with 4.6 per game.
Calathes ranks fifth this season in assists with 6.6 per game.
Calathes is tied for seventh this season in steals with 1.6 per game.
Nigel Hayes-Davis is tied for fourth this season in steals with 1.8 per game.
Records/Milestones
Nick Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season record in 2018-19 with 286 total assists.
Calathes is the EuroLeague career leader with 1,744 assists.
Calathes is in second place all-time time with 375 steals; his former Panathinaikos teammate Dimitris Diamantidis is the all-time leader with 434.
Calathes is third all-time with 242 career starts. Vassilis Spanoulis is in second place with 254.
Calathes ranks fourth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Calathes ranks 13th all-time with 3,530 index rating points. His countryman Kostas Sloukas is 12th with 3,609 and counting.
Calathes needs 4 triples to reach 250 for his career.
Scottie Wilbekin is ranked ninth all-time with 448 career triples made. Alexey Shved is eighth with 459.
Melih Mahmutoglu needs 10 triples to reach 200 for his career.