- Crvena Zvezda head coach Sasa Obradovic has coached Monaco on two separate occasions. His first stint came briefly during the COVID-19-cancelled 2019-20 season. He returned to the club in December 2021, leading Monaco to its first-ever EuroLeague Playoffs appearance that same season, and later to its maiden EuroLeague Final Four in Kaunas in 2023. Obradovic also captured two French League titles with Monaco before parting ways with the club last season.
- Crvena Zvezda swept Monaco last season, including a 90-98 win in Monaco when Sasa Obradovic was still Monaco's head coach. Zvezda has now won three straight games against Monaco. Before that, however, Monaco won five of the first six games between the two teams.
- Monaco's last win over Zvezda came in March 2024, a 98-80 victory on the night Mike James became the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer.
- The two teams also played in the 2018-19 EuroCup season, splitting road wins.
- Monaco guard Nemanja Nedovic is a Crvena Zvezda legend. He came through at the club and played for the club professionally for four seasons until 2012. He returned to the club in 2022 and spent the past three seasons there before leaving for Monaco.
- Crvena Zvezda's Donatas Motiejunas is playing on loan from Monaco, where he has spent the last four seasons.
- Crvena Zvezda big man Chima Moneke made his EuroLeague debut with Monaco in the 2022-23 season and helped the team reach its first-ever Final Four.
- Monaco's Nikola Mirotic and Crvena Zvezda's Nikola Kalinic were teammates at FC Barcelona during the 2022-23 season.
- Kalinic has also been a teammate of Nemanja Nedovic on the Serbian national team. They won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
- Dejan Davidovac and Ognjen Dobric have also been teammates with Nedovic on the Serbian national team.
- Zvezda's Codi Miller-McIntyre had a career high 4 steals against Monaco in Round 11.
- Monaco guard Mike James earned MVP of the Round honors while playing for CSKA Moscow against Crvena Zvezda in Round 14 of the 2019-20 season. He netted 29 points, making a career-best 6 triples on 7 attempts, and accumulated a PIR of 32 in a 100-74 victory.
- Mike James made a career-high 14 free throws while playing for CSKA against Crvena Zvezda in February 2020.
- Crvena Zvezda forward Semi Ojeleye posted career highs in Index Rating (30) and points (22) while playing for Valencia Basket against Monaco in March 2024.
- Last January in Belgrade, Monaco forward Jaron Blossomgame posted a career-high PIR of 24 in a loss against Crvena Zvezda.
- In that same game at Belgrade Arena, Monaco's Terry Tarpey had a career-high 7 rebounds.
Game Facts - AS Monaco
Entering this week, Mike James has posted PIRs of 10 or more in 17 straight games.
Entering this week, James has scored at least 10 points in nine straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Entering this week, James has dished at least 5 assists in 18 of his last 19 games.
Entering this week, James has made at least 1 three-point shot in five straight and eight of his last nine games.
Entering this week, Alpha Diallo has posted double-digit PIRs in 13 straight games.
Entering this week, Diallo has scored at least 11 points in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Diallo has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Entering this week, Elie Okobo has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Entering this week, Kevarrius Hayes has multiple offensive rebounds in eight straight games.
Entering this week, Hayes has at least 5 rebounds in six of his last seven games.
Entering this week, Matthew Strazel has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Nikola Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Entering this week, Mirotic has made multiple three-point shots in six straight games.
Entering this week, Mirotic has scored at least 10 points in six straight games.
Entering this week, Mirotic has posted a double-digit PIR in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Daniel Theis has blocked at least 1 shot in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-point shot in six straight games.
Season rankings
Entering this week, Mike James ranks eighth in scoring with 16.7 points per game.
Entering this week, James ranks sixth in average PIR with 18.6 per game.
Entering this week, James ranks third in assists with 6.4 per game.
Entering this week, Alpha Diallo leads the league in steals with 1.6 per game.
Entering this week, Kevarrius Hayes ranks fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Entering this week, Daniel Theis ranks fifth in two-point accuracy at 75.3%.
Entering this week, Nemanja Nedovic ranks eighth in three-point accuracy at 45.5%.
Records/Milestones
Entering this week, Mike James is the all-time leader in scoring with 5,644 points.
Entering this week, James is the all-time leader in performance index rating points with 5,847.
Entering this week, James is the all-time leader in free throws made with 1,261.
Entering this week, Nikola Mirotic ranks fourth all-time in points scored with 4,317. Vassilis Spanoulis is in third place with 4,455.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks fifth all-time in index rating points with 5,147. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is in fourth place with 5,308.
Entering this week, James ranks fourth all-time in assists with 1,661. Sergio Rodriguez is in third place with 1,874.
Entering this week, Mike James ranks second all-time in three-point shots made with 643. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 692.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks 13th all-time in three-point shots made with 468. Vassilis Spanoulis is in 12th place with 518.
Entering this week, Nemanja Nedovic ranks 17th all-time in three-point shots made with 444. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus is in 16th place with 453.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks fifth all-time in free throws made with 1,043. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is in fourth place with 1,071.
Entering this week, James ranks third all-time in two-point shots made with 1,227. Kyle Hines is in second place with 1,332.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks 16th all-time in two-point shots made with 935. Mike Batiste is in 15th place with 949.
Entering this week, James ranks sixth all-time in steals with 354. Rudy Fernandez is in fifth place with 367.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks 10th all-time in rebounds with 1,556. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus is in ninth place with 1,578.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks eighth all-time in defensive rebounds with 1,132. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus is seventh with 1,136.
Entering this week, James ranks 17th all-time in defensive rebounds with 942. Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus is in 16th place with 990.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks 17th all-time in offensive rebounds with 424. Edgaras Ulanovas of Zalgiris Kaunas is in 16th place with 426.
Entering this week, James ranks seventh all-time in games started with 261. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is in sixth place with 274.
Entering this week, Mirotic ranks 10th all-time in games started with 252. Vassilis Spanoulis is in ninth place with 254.
Entering this week, James ranks 19th all-time in games played with 345. Rudy Fernandez is in 18th place with 349.
Entering this week, Daniel Theis ranks 20th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.4%.
Entering this week, Jaron Blossomgame needs 8 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Game Facts - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Entering this week, Chima Moneke has posted PIRs of at least 18 in eight straight games.
Entering this week, Moneke has posted PIRs in double figures in 20 of his last 21 games.
Entering this week, Moneke has scored at least 11 points in eight straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Entering this week, Moneke has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in seven of his last eight games.
Entering this week, Moneke has at least 1 steal in six straight games.
Entering this week, Jared Butler has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
Entering this week, Butler has made 16 consecutive free throws.
Entering this week, Jordan Nwora has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight games.
Entering this week, Semi Ojeleye has pulled down multiple offensive rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Entering this week, Nikola Kalinic has made at least 1 three-point shot in six straight games.
Entering this week, Isaiah Canaan has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Entering this week, Joel Bolomboy has posted PIRs in double digits in seven of his last eight games.
Entering this week, Bolomboy has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in eight straight and 19 of his last 20 appearances dating back to the 2023-24 season.
Season rankings
Entering this week, Jordan Nwora ranks seventh in scoring with 17.3 points per game.
Entering this week, Chima Moneke ranks third in average PIR with 20.4 per game.
Entering this week, Moneke ranks second in rebounding with 7.4 per game.
Entering this week, Codi Miller-McIntyre ranks fourth in assists with 6.3 per game.
Entering this week, Nwora ranks third in steals with 1.4 per game.
Entering this week, Moneke ranks ninth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Entering this week, Moneke ranks 10th in two-pointers made with 4.3 per game.
Records/Milestones
Codi Miller-McIntyre set the EuroLeague single-game record for assists on February 8, 2024, while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. In that game, Miller-McIntyre dished 20 assists, the most ever in a single game entering this week.
Entering this week, Nikola Kalinic ranks eighth all-time in games started with 258. Mike James of AS Monaco is in seventh place with 261.
Entering this week, Kalinic ranks 11th all-time in games played with 366. Georgios Printezis is in 10th place with 375.
Entering this week, Kalinic ranks 19th all-time in steals with 276. Bryant Dunston of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is in 18th place with 280.
Entering this week, Kalinic ranks 20th all-time in defensive rebounds with 925. Tibor Pleiss is in 19th place with 930.
Entering this week, Kalinic needs 28 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Entering this week, Semi Ojeleye ranks 15th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.5%.
Entering this week, Dejan Davidovac needs 3 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Entering this week, Davidovac needs 13 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Entering this week, Ognjen Dobric needs 41 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Donatas Motiejunas set the EuroLeague single-game record with 18 defensive rebounds on December 7, 2011, while playing for Asseco Prokom Gdynia against Union Olimpija Ljubljana. In that game, Motiejunas pulled down 21 rebounds, the most rebounds in a single game by any active player.
Entering this week, Chima Moneke needs 5 offensive rebounds to reach 200 for his career.
Entering this week, Joel Bolomboy needs 3 more blocks to reach 100 for his career.