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UNICS Kazan beats CSKA on the road and stays atop of the VTB League
Yesterday’s game between two of Europe’s top-teams, UNICS Kazan and CSKA Moscow, was one for the ages and had three overtimes. CSKA Moscow went to one of the key games of the entire season without a number of key players, and also without coach Dimitris Itoudis. He has missed several recent games due to illness.…
Read MoreCSKA loses second game in a row and drops to third place in VTB League
UNICS Kazan and CSKA Moscow are the two top teams in the VTB League and last year’s finalists. They squared off this weekend in Kazan. CSKA entered this game battled and bruised after losing the last four games (VTB League and Euroleague). Nevertheless, CSKA took an early 8-0 lead and was ahead by 42-32 in…
Read MoreUNICS Kazan bolsters frontcourt by inking Jarrell Brantley
UNICS Kazan bolstered its frontcourt by inking power forward Jarrell Brantley to a one-year deal, the club announced Monday. Brantley (201 cm, 25 years old) arrives from Utah of the NBA, where he averaged 2.2 points in 30 games last season. He has also played for the Salt Lake City of the G League. Before…
Read MoreUNICS Kazan adds Marco Spissu to backcourt
UNICS Kazan fortified its backcourt by signing Italian Olympian Marco Spissu. The contract is for one season with an option for a second. Spissu (184 cm, 26 years old) arrives from boyhood club Dinamo Sassari, where he spent the past four years. He averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, and 1.6 steals in 27 Italian League…
Read MoreMario Hezonja to UNICS Kazan, switches EuroLeague teams
Mario Hezonja (202 cm, G/F) has left Panathinaikos. He has signed with Unics Kazan with which he makes a lateral move to a EuroLeague competitor. He averaged 14.4 ppg in eight EuroLeague contests for ‘the Greens’ last season. Mario Hezonja also played five seasons in the NBA. He suited up for Orlando, Portland, and New…
Read MoreLorenzo Brown tabbed by UNICS Kazan
Lorenzo Brown (196 cm, G/F) has signed with UNICS Kazan in Russia. Brown played EuroLeague last season for Fenerbahce. He averaged 9.5 ppg and 3.4 assists in 37 EuroLeague contests. Brown played five seasons in the NBA for four different teams. He played two seasons for the Toronto Raptors during the 17/18 and 18/19 seasons.…
Read MoreUnics Kazan reaches VTB League finals
UNICS beat Lokomotiv-Kuban at home in Game 3 of the VTB League semi-finals – 74:70. Lokomotiv Kuban had lost the first two games of the VTB League semi-finals and ran out of options. Therefore, they decided to go all out and try something new. Lokomotiv started Grigory Motovilov and Andrey Martyuk for the first time…
Read MoreUnics Kazan also wins the second game in VTB semi-finals
Unics Kazan beat Lokomotiv Kuban 79-69 in the second game of the VTB semi-final series. The teams traded blows in the first half and kept each other in check. The second quarter was also an even fight. The difference between the two teams was never more than three points. Lokomotiv led much of the quarter,…
Read MoreUnics Kazan takes the lead in the VTB League semi-finals
In the VTB League semi-finals, Unics Kazan beat Lokomotiv on the road in overtime (98-87). They are now 1-0 in the semi-final series. Lokomotiv Krasnodar entered the semi-finals with a handicap since they had to play without two key players; regular-season MVP Mantas Kalnietis and Nigel Williams-Goss. Therefore it was no wonder that Unics Kazan…
Read MoreUnics Kazan advances to VTB League semi-finals
Russian team UNICS Kazan beat Zielona Gora from Poland (90-79) in game two of the VTB League quarterfinals and advances to the semi-finals. UNICS Kazan took the lead from the start, but the Poles seized momentum quickly. They managed to impose their style of play on UNICS Kazan. With three-pointers, Zielona Gora’s stood its ground…
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