Posts Tagged ‘Unics Kazan’
Zenit Downs Unics in VTB Top 4 Clash
Three games were on tap Sunday as Round 31 of the VTB United League 2015-16 regular season winds to a close. Kalev/Cramo defeated Tsmoki-Minsk. As expected Lokomotiv Kuban was able to hold off VEF Riga for the home win, 71-63. Arguably, the most important game of the trio was between two Russian clubs, Zenit St.…
Read MoreVTB United League: Unics closes on CSKA
There was no movement at the top of the VTB United League on Sunday, but Unics Kazan did draw closer to leaders CSKA Moscow. The Kazan club defeated Vita Tbilisi in a home cruise to make it fourteen consecutive wins in the VTB United League. Leaders and five time consecutive reigning champs, CSKA Moscow, was…
Read MoreVTB: Unics and Khimki keep pace
With VTB United League leaders CSKA Moscow playing tomorrow, it was the chance for the chasing pack to play catch up on Valentine’s Day. Second placed Unics Kazan and third placed Khimki Moscow Region were not in the loving mood as they made short work of their opponents to keep the pressure on the Army…
Read MoreVTB United League: Unics and Lokomotiv win
With CSKA Moscow and Khimki Moscow Region clashing on Monday, Sunday saw both second and fourth in the VTB United League keep pace with CSKA in fine fashion. Unics Kazan took apart BC Astana at home to keep hold of second place, while Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar had far too much for Avtodor Saratov at home…
Read MoreVTB United League: CSKA Moscow dominates
CSKA Moscow’s dominant form in the VTB United League continued on Sunday as Round 18 of the Regular Season got underway. There were four games during the day and joining CSKA in the winner’s circle were Nizhny Novgorod, Zenit St. Petersburg, and Unics Kazan. The four clubs combined victories meant that it was a clean…
Read MoreMarko Banic reunites with Unics
Croatian player, Marko Banic (205 cm) will be making his way back to Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) this coming 2015/16 season. Banic previously played for the Russian club in 2012/13. Marko was a former member of the Croatian national team from 2004 to 2010. He spent the 2014/15 season playing for ALBA Berlin (Germany-BBL). He played 23…
Read MoreLatavious Williams added by Unics Kazan
Latavious Williams (202 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. The 26-year-old Williams is coming off a 10-game stint with Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) where he produced averages of 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Latavious spent the 2014/15 season playing for Spanish club Bilbao…
Read MoreArturas Milaknis signs with Unics Kazan
Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) is reinforcing its roster with the addition of Arturas Milaknis (195 cm) this 2015/16 season. Arturas is a 29-year-old Lithuanian player who is a recent member of the Lithuanian national team this 2015. Milaknis has spent most of his professional career playing for Lithuanian mega team, Zalgiris Kaunas (LKL), so this move…
Read MoreArtsiom Parakhouski heads to Unics
Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) has added Belarusian big man Artsiom Parakhouski (211 cm, Radford’10) this 2015/16 season. Artsiom is coming from 2015 VTB United league semifinalist BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB), where he spent the 2014/15 season. The player posted solid numbers during the team’s run in the Euroleague. In 23 games he produced averages of 13.0…
Read MoreViktor Sanikidze departs Unics Kazan
Georgian import Viktor Sanikidze (203 cm) is no longer with BC Unics Kazan (Russia-Superleague) after representing them in three leagues in 2014/15. He played 13 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague where he produced averages of 4.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Viktor played three games for them during their run in the Eurocup…
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