For the first step with Tofas, AEK is without its people

The first of the two steps that separate her from the “16” phase of the Basketball Champions League wants to take tonight AEK. The team of Ilias Kantzouris welcomes in the closed of Liosion without people (respecting the second of the three games behind closed doors) the Tofa of the former coach of “Enos” Dimitris Priftis (19:30, COSMOTE Sport 4, sport-fm.gr).

AEK is coming off a defeat by PAOK at the same stadium for the Basket League, however, it wants to continue the great European victories it took at home against Reggio Emilia and Carcillaga, finishing second in the group stage. There are no competitive problems for the “yellow and black”, who will also have him available Isaiah Miles, while they will play the second game of the series on Tuesday (10/1) in Boursa, two days after the match with Olympiacos in SEF for the championship. If a third match is needed, it will be held on Wednesday, January 18, again in Liosia, without people.

On the other side, Tofas comes complete, after Tyler Ennis also recovered. The Turkish team, which last year reached the quarterfinals where it was eliminated by losing two games in a point to eventual title winners Tenerife, is eighth in the domestic league with a 6-7 record and is coming off an 88-82 loss in Smyrna to Karsijaka. American guard Rob Gray is the heavy artillery of Tofa with an average of 20.7 points, while he is flanked on the perimeter by Tyler Ennis. Dion Thompson and Buba Toure make up a very dynamic front line, while Suleiman Braimo is the team’s main forward. The experienced Arturas Milaknis is the team’s best shooter, while Turkish internationals Ugurlu and Buyuktuncel play an important role.

The referees of the match will be Saverio Lazzarini (Italy), Lorenzo Baldini (Italy) and Martins Kozlovskis (Latvia).

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