VTB United League. Zenit at Zielona Gora. Preview

On February 14 Zenit will fight against the Polish Energa Basket League defending champion, Zielona Gora in the VTB League. It will be our fifth back-to-back road game.

Zielona Gora strengths in the VTB League 

Points

16.6 – Nemanja Nenadic (Serbia, guard, 196 cm)

Rebounds

6.4 – Dragan Apic (Serbia, center, 206 cm)

Assists

4.4 – Nemanja Nenadic (Serbia, guard, 196 cm)

Steals

1.1 – Dragan Apic (Serbia, center, 206 cm)

Zenit strengths in the VTB League

Points

14.6 – Billy Barin (USA, guard, 188 cm)

Rebounds

5.6 – Alex Poythress (USA, forward, 206 cm)

Assists

4.6 – Mateusz Ponitka (Poland, forward, 198 cm)

Steals

1.0 – Mateusz Ponitka (Poland, forward, 198 cm)

Quote

Zenit BC Head Coach Xavier Pascual:

We have another tough game and trip on our schedule. This is the 5th game in 14 days and it will be away from home again. We are up against a good team with good big man and scoring guards. Victory is our goal, but in order to achieve it, we must restore our tone and energy and show the best qualities on both sides of the court.

Zenit BC forward Andrey Zubkov:

The mood is very serious. After the defeat from ALBA, we need to return to the winning path. We don’t look at the standings, it’s a very good team, they beat UNICS, so we’re going with a good attitude. The whole team will try to neutralize Nenadic, because we mainly play team defense, so I think everything will work out. I think we can do it! We have 12 people in the roster, I think we will win.