OUR OPPONENT

BROSE BASKETS (BAMBERG, GERMANY)

Founded in 1955
Team colors: red, silver and white
Honors: German National League (2005, 2007, 2010-2013, 2015), German National Cup (1992, 2010-2012), German Champions Cup (2007, 2010-2012, 2015)
Arena: Brose Arena (capacity – 6900)
President: Norbet Sieben
Official website: www.brosebaskets.de

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PRE-GAME QUOTES

Dusko Ivanovic, BC Khimki head coach:

“It’s a very important game for us. We don’t have much time to prepare but I think everybody is ready to play and do their best at this moment. Brose Baskets is a team that plays really good and intensively. They are very strong at home and every time play all forty minutes with big concentration. We also need to play with the same concentration”.

Paul Davis, BC Khimki center:

“This is it right now. I think we need this win for more than just to have the opportunity to continue to have good feeling and see what hard work does. We are not far off and I think now it’s not about necessarily basketball stuff but from our attitude, the atmosphere within the team and many other things. It’s good to go on the road and get a win. I hope that we will be able to regroup after that, keep getting better each week, and have a chance to move to the play-offs. We are going to Germany ready to fight. The only way we can win is to stay together and especially in the environment like that. We have a new coach right now and he’s trying to get used to the players as well as the players try doing the same. It’s a difficult situation especially with the biggest games of the season coming up. But the good thing is that everyone is competitive and wants to win. I hope he will bring new energy to the team. We are ready and it’s time to turn it around”.