UNICS – is silver medalist of the Kondrashin and Belov Cup

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16.09.2023

Following the victory in the Khayretdinov Cup, BC UNICS basketball players take away the silver medals of the Kondrashin and Belov Cup from St. Petersburg. In the final the white-greens had a difficult time in the absence of three guards Erick Green, Marcos Knight and Evgeny Kolesnikov at once. Kazan lost to Zenit in the last minutes with a score of 77:82, despite 23 points and 6 rebounds from Jalen REYNOLDS, who was recognized as the best center of the tournament.

Zenit (Saint Petersburg) – UNICS (Kazan) – 82:77 (25:25, 23:17,16:20,18:15).
UNICS: Reynolds (23+6 rebounds+3 steals), Labeyrie (15+4 assists+3 rebounds), Bako (8+6 rebounds), Dimitrijevic (6+8 assists), Komolov (8+5 assists), Kulagin (7+4 assists), Tikhonenko (5).
Zenit: Kuric (22+4 rebounds), Frazer (21+4 assists), Hunter (13+7 rebounds).

UNICS has a start in the VTB United League Super Cup ahead. Next Friday, September 22, at 17:00 on the floor of VTB Arena in Moscow, our team will again play with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the 1/4 finals of the tournament.

POST-MATCH COMMENTS:

Vladislav ODINOKOV, BC UNICS forward:

«I think we didn't have enough roster depth to win today. We played with three «big» guys, two «small» guys dropped out of the rotation. Our leaders quickly scored fouls, which also affected the result.

It was nice to see former teammates Georgy Zhbanov and Vince Hunter. However, we are opponents on the court. Everyone tried to play hard. Despite the fact that the tournament is pre-season, everyone gave their best. We understand that Zenit is one of our main opponent in the upcoming season».

Jalen REYNOLDS, BC UNICS center:

«It is a honor to be selected as the best center in such a very competitive tournament and league. All glory to god. As for UNICS fans and our organization as a unit and family we have a long road ahead of us. We must continue to fight and represent the city of Kazan in a worrier mentality».