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For the first time in the 2024/25 season (but we hope not for the last time), a sold-out is recorded in the Krasnodar Basket Hall. It’s easy to understand the high interest of basketball fans: not only is Lokomotiv Kuban currently in great shape, but they’re also coming to visit us…
The youngest Russian top-club
One championship, two Supercup victories – Zenit has collected quite a decent set of trophies, despite the fact that they debuted in the VTB United League only 10 years ago, on October 6, 2014.
Does this date remind you of anything? Yes, that’s right – less than a month ago, on October 6, Loko defeated Zenit in St. Petersburg with a score of 83:76. Hardly the way to celebrate the anniversary that they wanted. As for the total count of wins, this was the 37th meeting of the opponents, of which Lokomotiv won 19, Zenit – 18.
At the same time, the Krasnodar team also has something to revenge for – the defeat in the series for bronze medals last season. So the game will definitely be intense.
It is also worth noting that the two best scoring teams of this season are meeting. Loko scores an average of 90.9 points per game, while Zenit does 89.6. In addition, the Krasnodar club leads the league in rebounds (39.7), steals (9.3) and blocks (5.2). The Petersburgians lead in free throw percentage (81.3).
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Zenit’s leading scorer is Dwayne Bacon, a forward with 207 games for Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic. He is currently 8th in the league averaging 15.3 points.
Having playing against Astana and Samara, Zenit center Alex Poythress took first place in the tournament in blocks, overtaking Isaiah Whaley and Andrei Martyuk.
Vince Hunter and Antonius Cleveland share third place in the league in steals. By the way, Cleveland is in the Top 3 in Loko in all major statistical indicators. Zenit also has such a versatile player – Xavier Moon (14.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.2 steals – he’s only weak in blocks).
Zenit’s third-leading scorer is Lebanese-American Omari Spellman (13.4 points), who’s CV includes 39.1% of three-pointers for Golden State in the 2019/20 season.
Alexander Shcherbenev will return to Krasnodar for the first time as a player for another club. The Lokomotiv alumnus decided to move to Zenit in the summer, for whom he has played in 6 out of 10 matches since the start of the championship, spending an average of 9.5 minutes on the court (3.3 points, 2.5 assists).
The game will be broadcasted live on Match, Start Triumph, Krasnodar TV channels, as well as on the VTB United League website and on ours.
We invite ticket and season ticket holders to come to Basket Hall as early as possible. The arena doors will open for fans at 1:30 PM. Let’s turn a sold-out into a full house!
Go Loko!