Minsk residents will hold a VTB United League match against Runa Moscow on March 24 at the Falcon Club home arena. Read more about the meeting in the preview.
Season 2023/24
The wards of Erturul Erdogan are on the 5th line in group "B“ of the standings. Now Muscovites are accompanied by a crisis period with 5 consecutive defeats in matches against Uralmash, Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Avtodor, Astana and MBA. To stay in the play-in zone, Rune needs to resume its winning streak. However, in Minsk, Muscovites will meet for the first time with the tandem of Zach and Jarred, who in recent games poses the greatest danger to rivals.
Leaders
Nikola Ivanovic demonstrates the best average statistics in the Runa squad (14.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.4 steals in 28 games, spending an average of 29.11 minutes on the court). Jeremiah Hill averages 13.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.6 steals per game in 32 games of the season. Also, Aliaksei Sukhavetski's wards may meet in attack with powerful block shots from Alex Tayus, who is among the TOP 3 players in the League who make the most block shots on average per game (1.4).
MINSK center Zach Smith: “We are looking forward to the game against Runa. They have a good and experienced team. We are focused on hard work while we have a few days of preparation.”
The composition of the opponent
Runa, Moscow
Guards
1.Young Cameron, 03.24.1996, 198 cm, USA,
3. Andrey Sopin, 07.07.1997, 186 cm, Russia,
5. Jeremiah Hill, 04.09.1995, 188 cm, USA,
15. Kirill Savin, 12.01.2000, 196 cm, Russia,
18. Nikola Ivanovich, 02.19.1994, 190 cm, Montenegro,
99. Ivan Samoylenko, 08.23.2003, 195 cm, Russia.
Forwards
7. Nikita Malofeev, 12.02.2003, 203 cm, Russia,
8. Artyom Komissarov, 11.12.1990, 200 cm, Russia,
12. Alexa Radanov, 01.02.1998, 201 cm, Serbia,
13. Juvan Morgan, 04.17.1997, 202 cm, USA,
30. Danila Pokhodyaev, 02.04.2001, 204 cm, Russia,
43. Nikolay Zhmako, 09.04.1989, 195 cm, Russia.
Centers
9. Alex Tayus, 08.01.1988, 204 cm, Israel,
11. Boris Mitkin, 12.25.2002, 208 cm, Russia,
21. Egor Vanin, 02.29.2004, 2017 see, Russia,
37. Ilya Popov, 04.04.1995, 210 cm, Russia,
The head coach is Erturul Erdogan, Turkey.
Tickets for the MINSK - Runa ecomatch are available on the website and at points of sale kvitki.by , as well as in the lobby of the arena on the day of the game from 14:00. The match starts at 15:00. Please note that the entertainment program at the match will be partially canceled due to the tragic events of March 22 at Crocus City Hall. The game will begin with a minute of silence in memory of the dead.