On March 26, the Falcon Club Arena will host the final game of the 2022/23 season in the VTB United League. Astana will come to us from Kazakhstan, for which this match will also be the last of the season. Read more about the opponent in the preview.
Season 2022/23
The outcome of the match for both teams will no longer affect the position in the standings, but both teams will obviously want to finish the season on a winning note. But so far, the Kazakh team is being pursued by a series of defeats. Astana lost twice to Avtodor in five extreme duels (73:80), (70:79), Samara (73:92), Enisey (67:77) and PARMA-PARI (59:94).
One of the leaders of Astana was forced to miss several games of the opponent due to injury Kwame Vaughn (average stats: 14.2 points. 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 interceptions), so there is a chance that the defender will not come out on the floor in Minsk.
The most productive player of Oleg Kiselyov's team remains Markell Johnson, who spends almost 29 minutes on the floor on average, scoring 14.2 points, making 4.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals.
MINSK defender Uladzislau Mikulski: “Tomorrow we will play the last match of the season in the VTB United League, for Astana this game will also be the final one. We will do everything that depends on us to please our fans with another victory on the home court. We would like to thank the fans for their love of basketball and their tremendous support throughout the six playing months that we spent together with you”.
The opponent 's pre-game roster
Astana (Astana):
Guards:
2. Markell Johnson, 25.08.1998, 188 cm, USA
3. Rustam Murzagaliev, 24.05.1992, 190 cm, Kazakhstan,
8. Kwame Vaughn, 31.05.1990, 191 cm, USA
9. Vadim Sherbak, 24.05.1993, 194 cm, Kazakhstan
11. Magzhan Sarsengaliev, 23.02.2002, 186 cm, Kazakhstan,
20. Andrey Litvinenko, 28.01.1997, 191 cm, Kazakhstan,
76. Alexandr Orazbekov, 30.07.2002, 180 cm, Kazakhstan
99. Oleg Balashov, 07.05.1999, 185 cm, Kazakhstan.
Forwards:
21. Roman Marchuk, 04.03.1993, 198 cm, Kazakhstan,
23. Valery Likhodey, 10.23.1986, 204 cm, Russia,
25. Maksim Marchuk, 17.01.1994, 195 cm, Kazakhstan,
47. Ruslan Aitkali, 19.12.1997, 195 cm, Kazakhstan.
Centers:
15. Michael Myers, 02.07.1992, 206 cm, USA,
24. Dmitry Gavrilov, 27.11.1986, 204 cm, Kazakhstan,
35. Igor Kanygin, 30.06.1994, 207 cm, Russia,
55. Askar Maydekin, 28.05.1997, 203 cm, Kazakhstan.
Head Coach – Oleg Kiselyov (Russia)
The doors of the Falcon Club will open at 13:30, tickets can be purchased at the box office of the arena on the day of the game, as well as on the website and at points of sale KVITKI.by . Treats from EXPONENTA, the Minsk Plant of soft drinks, Caramba Schoollunch, as well as aquagrim, a creative zone, a photo zone, a zone for throws, a fanshop, and, of course, a bright game will be waiting for you in the arena! Let's support the team together!