BASKETBALL

Pregame Report: FC Barcelona – Fenerbahçe Beko

11 November 2020 Wednesday 10:01

In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 8, Fenerbahçe Beko is looking for an away victory over FC Barcelona, tomorrow at 23.00. This match will be broadcasted on beIN Sports 3.

Referees:

Borys Ryzhyk (Ukraine)
Olegs Latisevs (Latvia)
Tomislav Hordov (Croatia) 

Game notes – Fenerbahçe Beko

Lorenzo Brown, Nando De Colo, Edgaras Ulanovas and Jan Vesely have started every game for Fenerbahce so far this season.

De Colo will be sidelined for the next three to four weeks due to a calf muscle injury. De Colo has at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games. De Colo has made 35 consecutive free throws.

Ali Muhammed has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 of his last 11 games.

Jarell Eddie has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

Jan Vesely ranks sixth this season with 7.1 rebounds per game.

Jarell Eddie is tied for fourth this season with 2.4 three-point shots made per game. Eddie ranks third this season in three-point accuracy at 58.6%.

Jan Vesely is fifth all-time with 444 offensive rebounds. Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 903 two-pointers made. Czech star ranks 12th all-time with 154 career blocks. Vesely is ranked 10th all-time with 1,131 rebounds. Vesely is in 20th place all-time with 2,378 points. Jan needs 6 more free throws made to reach 500 for his career.

Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 94.2%. De Colo is ranked fourth all-time in scoring with 3,160 points. French star ranks fourth all-time with 798 free throws made. De Colo ranks seventh all-time with 3,531 index rating points.

Danilo Barthel needs 2 assists to reach 100 for his career.

Ali Muhammed needs 5 three-pointers to reach 300 for his career. He'll be the 20th player to hit that milestone.

Roster and Game Notes – FC Barcelona

Guards: Nick Calathes, Thomas Heurtel, Leandro Bolmaro, Brancou Badio
Forwards: Cory Higgins, Kyle Kuric, Alex Abrines, Adam Hanga, Sergi Martinez, Victor Claver, Nikola Mirotic, Rolands Smits
Centers: Pierre Oriola, Brandon Davies, Artem Pusvotyi, Ibou Badji
Coach: Sarunas Jasikevicius

Cory Higgins is the only player to start every game for Barcelona so far this season.

Nikola Mirotic has scored in double figures in 23 straight and 34 of his last 35 EuroLeague appearances. Mirotic has posted a performance index rating of 13 or more in each of his last 35 appearances dating back to the 2014 EuroLeague Playoffs. Mirotic has collected at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

Kyle Kuric has made 16 consecutive free throws.

Victor Claver has made 14 consecutive free throws dating back to the 2018-19 season.

Cory Higgins has made 15 consecutive free throws.

Nick Calathes has delivered at least 5 assists in 20 straight and 31 of his last 32 games.

Alex Abrines has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.

Nikola Mirotic is the league leader this season in average PIR with 23.8 per game.  Mirotic ranks fourth in scoring this season with 16.8 points per game. Mirotic ranks second this season in two-point accuracy at 81.3%.

Nick Calathes is the league leader this season with 6.9 assists per game.

Nikola Mirotic ranks fourth third in steals this season with 2.0 per game.

Alex Abrines is tied for fourth this season with 2.4 three-point shots made per game.

Kyle Kuric ranks second this season in three-point accuracy at 58.8%.

Thomas Heurtel ranks fifth all-time in assists with 1,203. 

Adam Hanga needs 3 blocks to reach 100 for his career.

Nick Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season record in the 2018-19 season with 286 total assists.

Calathes ranks fourth all-time time with 302 steals. Calathes is in second place all-time with 1,308 assists. Calathes is tied with Nikos Zisis for 10th place on the all-time charts with 176 games started. 

Team Stats - Offense (Barcelona – Fenerbahçe Beko):

Points: 81.1 – 75.9
2 PTs: %60.3 - %49.1
3 PTs: %36.6 - %41.6
FTs: %80.4 - %81.1
Rebounds: 34.7 – 34.4
Assists: 20.0 – 18.0
Steals: 5.6 – 6.7
Blocks:  3.0 – 2.0

Team Stats - Defense (Barcelona – Fenerbahçe Beko):

Points: 72.1 – 72.1
2 PTs: %49.1 - %48.3
3 PTs: %31.6 - %30.4
FTs: %75.2 - %73.9
Rebounds: 30.3 – 37.7
Assists: 16.7 – 15.7
Steals: 5.9 – 7.0
Blocks:  2.6 – 2.0

Stats Leaders (Barcelona – Fenerbahçe Beko):

Points: Mirotic 16.8, Davies 12.7, Higgins 10.7 / De Colo 13.0, Brown 12.3, Vesely 10.7
Rebounds: Mirotic 6.5 / Vesely 7.1
Assists: Calathes 6.9, Higgins 2.7 / Brown 4.9, De Colo 3.6
Efficiency: Mirotic 23.8, Davies 12.9, Higgins 12.4 / De Colo 15.9, Vesely 15.3, Brown 11.9

Past Meetings

2019-20 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Beko 74-80 FC Barcelona
2019-20 – Regular Season – FC Barcelona 89-63 Fenerbahçe Beko
2018-19 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Beko 88-82 Barcelona Lassa
2018-19 – Regular Season – Barcelona Lassa 65-84 Fenerbahçe Beko
2017-18 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Doğuş 86-82 Barcelona Lassa
2017-18 – Regular Season – Barcelona Lassa 68-83 Fenerbahçe Doğuş
2016-17 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe 68-65 Barcelona Lassa
2016-17 – Regular Season – Barcelona Lassa 72-73 Fenerbahçe
2014-15 – Regular Season – Barcelona 89-91 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2014-15 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 78-80 Barcelona
2013-14 – Top 16 – Barcelona 93-73 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2013-14 – Top 16 – Fenerbahçe Ülker 73-76 Barcelona
2013-14 – Regular Season – Barcelona 94-81 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2013-14 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 74-70 Barcelona
2012-13 – Top 16 – Fenerbahçe Ülker 60-99 Barcelona Regal
2012-13 – Top 16 – Barcelona Regal 100-78 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2010-11 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 69-75 Regal Barcelona 
2010-11 – Regular Season – Regal Barcelona 61-69 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2009-10 – Regular Season – Regal Barcelona 89-55 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2009-10 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 59-82 Regal Barcelona
2007-08 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 78-85 AXA Barcelona
2007-08 – Regular Season – AXA Barcelona 82-67 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2006-07 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 82-69 Winterthur Barcelona
2006-07 – Regular Season – Winterthur Barcelona 84-70 Fenerbahçe Ülker