- Round 11 marked the first-ever EuroLeague clash between these two teams and Fenerbahce beat Hapoel 74-68.
- Hapoel head coach Dimitris Itoudis coached Fenerbahce during the 2022-23 season and the first part of the following season before parting ways in December 2024, when the current Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius replaced him. Two players remain with the club from the time Itoudis coached the team: Tarik Biberovic and Melih Mahmutoglu.
- Fenerbahce's Jasikevicius and Hapoel's Itoudis have a long history together. Itoudis was an assistant coach with Panathinaikos Athens when Jasikevicius played there (2007 through 2010 and again in 2011-12). They won the 2009 EuroLeague championship together, as well as three Greek League crowns and three Greek Cups.
- Hapoel center Johnathan Motley spent two seasons with Fenerbahce, making his EuroLeague debut with the club in the 2022-23 campaign and then helping it reach the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four the following season.
- Hapoel point guard Yam Madar played at Fenerbahce in the 2023-24 season and helped it win the Turkish League and Cup crowns.
- Hapoel guard Tyler Ennis spent the 2018-19 season with Fenerbahce, but he suffered a season-ending injury five games into the campaign.
- Fenerbahce guard Nando De Colo and Hapoel head coach Dimitris Itoudis spent five years together with CSKA Moscow, from 2014 to 2019, and won a pair of EuroLeague championships (2016, 2019).
- Hapoel point guard Vasilije Micic played under Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2017-18 season. They reached the 2018 Final Four together.
- Micic had a career game in February 2021 while playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a 74-106 win over Fenerbahce, scoring a personal-best 37 points on 4-of-6 two-point shooting, 6-of-6 on three-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws plus 5 assists, 3 steals and 8 fouls drawn for a PIR of 44, which was also a career high.
- Fenerbahce forward Mikael Jantunen was a teammate of Hapoel's Collin Malcolm at Paris Basketball the past two seasons.
- Hapoel's Chris Jones scored a career-high 27 points to lead LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to an 84-82 win over Fenerbahce in December 2021.
- Hapoel head coach Dimitris Itoudis coached Fenerbahce during the 2022-23 season and the first part of the following season before parting ways in December 2024, when the current Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius replaced him. Two players remain with the club from the time Itoudis coached the team: Tarik Biberovic and Melih Mahmutoglu.
- Fenerbahce's Jasikevicius and Hapoel's Itoudis have a long history together. Itoudis was an assistant coach with Panathinaikos Athens when Jasikevicius played there (2007 through 2010 and again in 2011-12). They won the 2009 EuroLeague championship together, as well as three Greek League crowns and three Greek Cups.
- Hapoel center Johnathan Motley spent two seasons with Fenerbahce, making his EuroLeague debut with the club in the 2022-23 campaign and then helping it reach the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four the following season.
- Hapoel point guard Yam Madar played at Fenerbahce in the 2023-24 season and helped it win the Turkish League and Cup crowns.
- Hapoel guard Tyler Ennis spent the 2018-19 season with Fenerbahce, but he suffered a season-ending injury five games into the campaign.
- Fenerbahce guard Nando De Colo and Hapoel head coach Dimitris Itoudis spent five years together with CSKA Moscow, from 2014 to 2019, and won a pair of EuroLeague championships (2016, 2019).
- Hapoel point guard Vasilije Micic played under Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2017-18 season. They reached the 2018 Final Four together.
- Micic had a career game in February 2021 while playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a 74-106 win over Fenerbahce, scoring a personal-best 37 points on 4-of-6 two-point shooting, 6-of-6 on three-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws plus 5 assists, 3 steals and 8 fouls drawn for a PIR of 44, which was also a career high.
- Fenerbahce forward Mikael Jantunen was a teammate of Hapoel's Collin Malcolm at Paris Basketball the past two seasons.
- Hapoel's Chris Jones scored a career-high 27 points to lead LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to an 84-82 win over Fenerbahce in December 2021.
Game Facts - Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv
Streaks
Elijah Bryant has posted double-digit PIRs in 33 straight games.
Bryant has scored at least 12 points in nine of his last 10 games.
Antonio Blakeney has scored at least 14 points in four of his last five games.
Blakeney has posted a PIR of at least 14 in four of his last five games.
Blakeney has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.
Blakeney has made multiple three-pointers in five of his last six games.
Dan Oturu has scored at least 10 points in seven of his last eight games.
Oturu has posted double-digit PIRs in 13 of his last 14 games.
Chris Jones has posted a PIR of at least 13 in four straight games.
Jones has made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.
Vasilije Micic has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight and seven of his last eight games.
Collin Malcolm has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Ish Wainright has made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.
Wainright has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Season rankings
Elijah Bryant ranks second in average PIR with 20.9 per game.
Dan Oturu ranks first in two-pointers made with 5.7 per game.
Bryant ranks ninth in two-pointers made with 4.3 per game.
Oturu ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.
Oturu ranks third in blocks with 1.3 per game.
Oturu ranks third in two-point accuracy at 72.5%.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth in free-throw accuracy at 91.0%.
Records/Milestones
Vasilije Micic ranks 17th all-time in scoring with 3,371. Nick Calathes of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade is 16th with 3,401 and counting.
Micic ranks 12th all-time in assists with 1,233. Dimitris Diamantidis is 11th with 1,255.
Micic ranks 19th all-time in three-point shots made with 434. Jaycee Carroll is 18th with 437.
Dan Oturu ranks third all-time in two-point accuracy at 71.5%.
Johnathan Motley ranks 20th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.2%.
Motley needs 3 offensive rebounds to reach 200 for his career.
Collin Malcolm needs 28 points to reach 500 for his career.
Elijah Bryant has posted double-digit PIRs in 33 straight games.
Bryant has scored at least 12 points in nine of his last 10 games.
Antonio Blakeney has scored at least 14 points in four of his last five games.
Blakeney has posted a PIR of at least 14 in four of his last five games.
Blakeney has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.
Blakeney has made multiple three-pointers in five of his last six games.
Dan Oturu has scored at least 10 points in seven of his last eight games.
Oturu has posted double-digit PIRs in 13 of his last 14 games.
Chris Jones has posted a PIR of at least 13 in four straight games.
Jones has made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.
Vasilije Micic has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight and seven of his last eight games.
Collin Malcolm has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Ish Wainright has made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.
Wainright has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Season rankings
Elijah Bryant ranks second in average PIR with 20.9 per game.
Dan Oturu ranks first in two-pointers made with 5.7 per game.
Bryant ranks ninth in two-pointers made with 4.3 per game.
Oturu ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.
Oturu ranks third in blocks with 1.3 per game.
Oturu ranks third in two-point accuracy at 72.5%.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth in free-throw accuracy at 91.0%.
Records/Milestones
Vasilije Micic ranks 17th all-time in scoring with 3,371. Nick Calathes of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade is 16th with 3,401 and counting.
Micic ranks 12th all-time in assists with 1,233. Dimitris Diamantidis is 11th with 1,255.
Micic ranks 19th all-time in three-point shots made with 434. Jaycee Carroll is 18th with 437.
Dan Oturu ranks third all-time in two-point accuracy at 71.5%.
Johnathan Motley ranks 20th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.2%.
Motley needs 3 offensive rebounds to reach 200 for his career.
Collin Malcolm needs 28 points to reach 500 for his career.
Game Facts - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Streaks
Nando De Colo has made 29 consecutive free throws.
Talen Horton Tucker has scored at least 10 points in eight straight games.
Horton Tucker has posted double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Wade Baldwin has posted a PIR of at least 13 in four of his last five games.
Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 18 of his last 19 games.
Bonzie Colson has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Colson has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Nicolo Melli has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.
Khem Birch has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Season Rankings
Nando De Colo ranks first in free-throw accuracy at 97.8%.
Tarik Biberovic ranks second in free-throw accuracy at 97.3%.
Bonzie Colson ranks third in free-throw accuracy at 95.1%.Wade Baldwin ranks sixth in assists with 5.6 per game.
Colson ranks second in three-point accuracy at 51.6%.
Talen Horton Tucker ranks sixth in two-pointers made with 4.8 per game.
Records/Milestones
Nando De Colo is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.5%.
Nando De Colo ranks second all-time in scoring with 5,157. Mike James of AS Monaco is first with 5,795 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks second all-time in performance index rating points with 5,835. Mike James of AS Monaco is first with 6,023 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks fourth all-time in steals with 376. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 397 and counting.
Nicolo Melli is tied with Sergio Rodriguez for 10th place all-time in steals with 309. Pablo Prigioni is ninth with 322.
Nando De Colo ranks 10th all-time in assists with 1,293. Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid is ninth with 1,303 and counting.
Wade Baldwin ranks 18th all-time in assists with 946. Lorenzo Brown of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 17th with 956 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks 10th all-time in three-point shots made with 547. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is ninth with 552 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks second all-time in free throws made with 1,272. Mike James of AS Monaco is first with 1,310 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks eighth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,122. Ante Tomic is seventh with 1,137.
Nicolo Melli ranks sixth all-time in rebounds with 1,794. Felipe Reyes is fifth with 1,799.
Nicolo Melli ranks second all-time in defensive rebounds with 1,338. Paulius Jankunas is first with 1,453.
Nicolo Melli ranks 13th all-time in offensive rebounds with 456. Tornike Shengelia of FC Barcelona is 12th with 461 and counting.
Nicolo Melli ranks 12th all-time in blocks with 176. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus is 11th with 179 and counting.
Nicolo Melli is tied with Tornike Shengelia of FC Barcelona for ninth place all-time in games started with 257. Nikola Kalinic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is eighth with 264 and counting.
Nicolo Melli ranks 13th all-time in games played with 370. Georgios Printezis and Edgaras Ulanovas of Zalgiris Kaunas are tied for 11th with 375.
Nando De Colo ranks 19th all-time in games played with 352. Mike James of AS Monaco is 18th with 354 and counting.
Nando De Colo has made 29 consecutive free throws.
Talen Horton Tucker has scored at least 10 points in eight straight games.
Horton Tucker has posted double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Wade Baldwin has posted a PIR of at least 13 in four of his last five games.
Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 18 of his last 19 games.
Bonzie Colson has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Colson has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Nicolo Melli has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.
Khem Birch has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Season Rankings
Nando De Colo ranks first in free-throw accuracy at 97.8%.
Tarik Biberovic ranks second in free-throw accuracy at 97.3%.
Bonzie Colson ranks third in free-throw accuracy at 95.1%.Wade Baldwin ranks sixth in assists with 5.6 per game.
Colson ranks second in three-point accuracy at 51.6%.
Talen Horton Tucker ranks sixth in two-pointers made with 4.8 per game.
Records/Milestones
Nando De Colo is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.5%.
Nando De Colo ranks second all-time in scoring with 5,157. Mike James of AS Monaco is first with 5,795 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks second all-time in performance index rating points with 5,835. Mike James of AS Monaco is first with 6,023 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks fourth all-time in steals with 376. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 397 and counting.
Nicolo Melli is tied with Sergio Rodriguez for 10th place all-time in steals with 309. Pablo Prigioni is ninth with 322.
Nando De Colo ranks 10th all-time in assists with 1,293. Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid is ninth with 1,303 and counting.
Wade Baldwin ranks 18th all-time in assists with 946. Lorenzo Brown of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 17th with 956 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks 10th all-time in three-point shots made with 547. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is ninth with 552 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks second all-time in free throws made with 1,272. Mike James of AS Monaco is first with 1,310 and counting.
Nando De Colo ranks eighth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,122. Ante Tomic is seventh with 1,137.
Nicolo Melli ranks sixth all-time in rebounds with 1,794. Felipe Reyes is fifth with 1,799.
Nicolo Melli ranks second all-time in defensive rebounds with 1,338. Paulius Jankunas is first with 1,453.
Nicolo Melli ranks 13th all-time in offensive rebounds with 456. Tornike Shengelia of FC Barcelona is 12th with 461 and counting.
Nicolo Melli ranks 12th all-time in blocks with 176. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus is 11th with 179 and counting.
Nicolo Melli is tied with Tornike Shengelia of FC Barcelona for ninth place all-time in games started with 257. Nikola Kalinic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is eighth with 264 and counting.
Nicolo Melli ranks 13th all-time in games played with 370. Georgios Printezis and Edgaras Ulanovas of Zalgiris Kaunas are tied for 11th with 375.
Nando De Colo ranks 19th all-time in games played with 352. Mike James of AS Monaco is 18th with 354 and counting.