CSKA basketball player Gankevich about the match against UNICS: “Both opponents are determined to take first place”

Before CSKA Alexander Gankevich spoke to about his adaptation to the Moscow club after leaving Paris Nizhny Novgorod, and also shared his expectations for the United League regular season match with UNICS.

The Army team announced on Monday the transfer of the 28-year-old basketball player on loan until the end of the current season.

On Saturday, April 13, UNICS will meet at home with CSKA in the final round of the regular championship of the VTB United League. Kazan leads the standings of Group A, the army team is second. The game starts at 18:00 (Moscow time).

— How were your first days at the club you previously played for?

– GOOD. I know all the Russian players on the team, I have already played against all the foreigners. I met everyone, everything is fine.

— Was it easy to learn the team’s playing system? Or are you still in progress?

— I have already learned more than half of the combinations. But over time, during the game, I will remember everything to the end.

— What interesting things do you expect in the away match against UNICS? What are you preparing for the final match of the United League regular season?

— Some of the strongest teams in the league meet. Both opponents are determined to take first place. The fight will be intense until the very last moment. It is clear that UNICS will not be relaxed. And we are also preparing very seriously.

— Have you already communicated with UNICS players Andrei Vorontsevich and Mikhail Belenitsky, with whom you played for PARI NN this season?

– In season – yes (laughs). But now, of course not. Well, tomorrow, I think, we’ll talk. They will not be allowed to communicate before the match. I don’t know. But anything is possible,” Gankevitch told .

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