Aliaksei Sukhavetsky's team went to Ekaterinburg, where they will play in the VTB United League match against Uralmash on March 31. Read more about the upcoming meeting in the preview.
Season 2023/24
Minsk residents went on the road with high morale, after their first, and also psychologically important victory over Astana on the home court. On Sunday, MINSK will face Uralmash, which is currently the main competitor in Group B for the rest of the teams in the battle for the playoffs. In the last five matches, Rostislav Vergun's wards lost only MBA on the home court with a difference of only 2 points (77:79), but they overcame “Astana”, “Avtodor" and twice “Samara". However, in order to maintain leadership in their group in the standings, the Uralians will obviously be determined to continue their winning streak.
Leaders
Octavius Ellis is among the TOP 6 players in the League in terms of average points scored per game (17.5). To these, the center adds 7.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks (Ellis is second in the League in both indicators) and 1.5 assists in 27.53 minutes on the court. Garrett Nevels is currently in the lineup “Uralmash played all 35 matches with average stats of 14.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.38 minutes on the floor.
Forward of MINSK Jakob Cebasek: "We are going to Yekaterinburg for the game against Uralmash with a lighter attitude, without pressure. We need to demonstrate the same basketball as in the last game, the whole team moving the ball around the court with more energy. It is also necessary to stop their good and competent attacking combinations."
The roster of the opponent
Uralmash, Ekaterinburg
Guards
1.Anton Glazunov, 08.25.1986, 185 cm, Russia,
3. Stanley Whittaker, 10.21.1994, 183 cm, USA,
10. Kirill Pisklov, 09.22.1996, 192 cm, Russia,
11. Igor Novikov, 11.09.1992, 191 cm, Russia,
24. Garrett Nevels, 11.26.1992, 188 cm, USA.
Forwards
7. Ivan Pynko, 06.23.2000, 197 cm, Russia,
15. Javonte Douglas, 11.28.1992, 203 cm, USA,
17. Nikita Balashov, 06.19.1991, 208 cm, Russia,
25. Tyrell Nelson, 06.18.1995, 205 cm, USA,
34. Maxim Proschenko, 04.25.1997, 208 cm, Russia,
93. Alexander Zakharov, 06.12.1993, 203 cm, Russia.
The centers
2. Octavius Ellis, 03.10.1993, 208 cm, USA,
18. Kirill Mikheev, 04.27.1998, 213 cm, Russia,
The head coach is Rostislav Vergun, Belarus.
The match starts at 16:00 Belarusian time. The broadcast will be available on the website of the VTB United League and Belarus 5 Internet. For everyone, in the cafe of our club “Happy Day” at 3a Uralskaya Str., a match viewing will be organized with a 10% discount on the main menu using the code phrase “I'm rooting for MINSK“. Let's support our team together!