- Last season in Athens, Panathinaikos center Omer Yurtseven was the MVP of the Round after leading the Greens to a 111-90 win over Virtus Bologna. Yurtseven had a career-high 27 points, making a career-best and a single-game club-record 13 two-pointers on 16 attempts. Yurtseven added 7 rebounds, a career-high 3 blocks, as well as 2 assists, for a career-best PIR of 34.
- Panathinaikos and Virtus first met in 1984. Panathinaikos shocked Virtus 83-89 to win the 2002 EuroLeague championship as the only champion this century to lift the trophy on the losing team's home floor.
- Virtus head coach Dusko Ivanovic coached Panathinaikos during the 2014-15 season and led the team to the 2015 Greek Cup.
- Virtus guard Luca Vildoza played for Panathinaikos during the 2023-24 season and helped it win the 2024 EuroLeague championship.
- Vildoza made a career-high 5 three-pointers while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Panathinaikos in November 2020.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort and Virtus big man Alen Smailagic were teammates at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade for two seasons, from 2021 to 2023.
- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis was a teammate of the Virtus guard Daniel Hackett at CSKA Moscow during the 2021-22 season.
- Kendrick Nunn has found success in games against Virtus, as he is averaging 18.6 points in five games against the Italian side. That includes dropping 27 points last January in a 111-90 home win, and scoring a buzzer-beater as the Greens triumphed 79-81 in Bologna in March 2024.
- In a Round 6 loss, Omer Yurtseven tied his career high with 3 blocks.
- Virtus big man Momo Diouf scored a career-high 15 points against Panathinaikos last January.
- Jerian Grant had a career-best 5 steals in Panathinaikos's 90-76 home win over Virtus last season.
- Virtus guard Carsen Edwards pulled down a career-best 6 rebounds while playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Panathinaikos in November 2022.
Game Facts - Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Entering this week, Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight games.
Entering this week, Nunn has made multiple triples in six of his last seven games.
Entering this week, Nunn has scored at least 17 points in eight straight games.
Entering this week, Nunn had PIRs of at least 15 in seven of his last eight games.
Entering this week, Nunn has at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Entering this week, Nunn has made 24 consecutive free throws.
Entering this week, Cedi Osman has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Osman scored in double figures and had a double-digit PIR in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Entering this week, Konstantinos Mitoglou has made 18 consecutive free throws.
Entering this week, Kenneth Faried has at least 5 rebounds in nine of his 10 games this season.
Entering this week, Jerian Grant has at least 1 steal in six straight games.
Entering this week, Grant has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Mathias Lessort has posted a PIR in double figures in 27 of his last 28 games.
Season rankings
Entering this week, Kendrick Nunn ranks second in scoring with 19.8 points per game.
Entering this week, Nunn ranks seventh in average index rating with 18.6 per game.
Entering this week, Nunn ranks sixth in free-throw shooting at 92.1%.
Entering this week, Kenneth Faried ranks third in rebounding with 7.3 per game.
Entering this week, Juancho Hernangomez ranks sixth in rebounding with 6.5 per game.
Entering this week, Faried ranks second in offensive rebounding with 3.4 per game.
Entering this week, Hernangomez ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.
Entering this week, Faried ranks fifth in blocks with 1.2 per game.
Entering this week, Kostas Sloukas ranks sixth in assists with 5.4 per game.
Records/Milestones
Kendrick Nunn set the single-season EuroLeague scoring record with 802 points during the 2024-25 season.
Entering this week, Kostas Sloukas is in second place all-time with 444 games played, behind only the 464 – and counting – played by Real Madrid’s Sergio Llull.
Entering this week, Sloukas is the all-time leader in playing time with 10,185 minutes.
Entering this week, Sloukas is ranked second all-time with 1,985 assists. Nick Calathes of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade is the all-time leader with 2,174 and counting.
Entering this week, Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 1,068 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,131.
Entering this week, Sloukas is in sixth place all-time with 4,233 career points. Sergio Llull is fifth with 4,257 points and counting.
Entering this week, Sloukas is ranked third all-time with 5,299 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is second with 5,704 and counting.
Entering this week, Sloukas is in 10th place all-time with 531 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo is ninth with 532, and Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is eighth with 590 triples made and counting.
Entering this week, Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Entering this week, Nunn ranks 12th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.1%.
Entering this week, Sloukas ranks 16th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.2%.
Entering this week, Sloukas is in 17th place all-time with 283 career steals. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Kyle Hines are tied for 15th with 287 steals apiece.
Entering this week, Sloukas needs 22 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Entering this week, Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.3-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Entering this week, Juancho Hernangomez needs 1 three-pointer made to reach 100 for his career.
Entering this week, Mathias Lessort needs 1 two-pointer made to reach 600 for his career.
Entering this week, Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Entering this week, Cedi Osman needs 8 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Game Facts - Virtus Bologna
Entering this week, Carsen Edwards has scored at least 11 points in 10 of his last 11 games.
Entering this week, Alen Smailagic has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.
Entering this week, Smailagic has at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Luca Vildoza has made at least 1 steal in 15 straight games.
Entering this week, Vildoza has had PIRs in double figures in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Matthew Morgan has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.
Entering this week, Morgan has scored at least 10 points in 10 of his last 11 games.
Entering this week, Derrick Alston Jr. has scored in double figures and posted double-digit PIRs in five of his last six games.
Entering this week, Alston Jr. has made multiple three-pointers in eight straight games.
Season rankings
Entering this week, Carsen Edwards ranks sixth in scoring with 17.7 points per game.
Entering this week, Edwards ranks fifth in three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Entering this week, Derrick Alston Jr. leads the league in three-point accuracy at 60.0%.
Entering this week, Luca Vildoza ranks fourth in steals with 1.4 per game.
Entering this week, Aliou Diarra ranks third in two-point accuracy at 78.3%.
Entering this week, Saliou Niang ranks eighth in two-point accuracy at 73.2%.
Records/Milestones
Entering this week, Alessandro Pajola ranks second all-time with a 3.1-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Entering this week, Daniel Hackett ranks 15th all-time in assists with 987. Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos Piraeus ranks 14th with 1,104 assists and counting.
Entering this week, Hackett needs 1 rebound to reach 900 for his career.
Entering this week, Luca Vildoza needs 1 three-pointer to reach 300 for his career.