Two powerhouses who are struggling for form go head to head as Barcelona (8-7) welcome former coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and his Fenerbahce (10-5) side.
Game Notes: Barcelona vs. Fenerbahce



Barca has lost five of the last six due to a dodgy defense which has allowed at least 90 points in each of those losses, while the Turkish team has dropped three of the last four with an injury-plagued backcourt failing to fuel offensive efficiency. Fener can at least rely upon former Barca star Nigel Hayes-Davis, who scored 28 points in last week’s embarrassing mauling by Monaco but only converted 1-of-9 three-point attempts. The home team will try to answer his threat through Jabari Parker, who is also looking for a return to form from deep after only making 4 of his last 24 attempts from three-point range.
Game Videos
- For Fenerbahce head coach Saruans Jasikevicus, this is his first game back at Palau Blaugrana against his former club since leaving in the summer of 2023. Jasikevicus coached Barcelona for three seasons, from 2020 to 2023, making Final Four appearance in each of those seasons, including the 2021 championship game. Jasikevicius also played at Barcelona for three seasons at the turn of the century, helping the club win the 2003 EuroLeague title.
- When Barcelona beat Fenerbahce 89-81 on its home floor last season, Willy Hernangomez posted career highs in points (21), two-pointers made (10) and rebounds (9).
- In November 2020, at Palau Blaugrana, with Coach Jasikevicius on its bench, Barcelona blew out Fenerbahce 97-55, which marked Fenerbahce's second-biggest loss ever in terms of margin of defeat in the EuroLeague.
- During its three seasons with Jasikevicius on the bench, Barcelona won five of its six games against Fenerbahce.
- Fenerbahce center Sertac Sanli spent two seasons with Barcelona, from 2021 to 2023, and helped the team reach a pair of EuroLeague Final Fours.
- Barcelona center Jan Vesely spent eight seasons at Fenerbahce, from 2014 to 2022, helping the team reach five EuroLeague Final Fours and win the 2017 EuroLeague title.
- Vesely was a teammate of Melih Mahumutoglu, Marko Guduric, Dyshawn Pierre, Metecan Birsen and Tarik Biberovic during his time with Fenerbahce.
- Barcelona's Kevin Punter and Fenerbahce's Wade Baldwin were backcourt mates at Olympiacos during the first part of the 2019-20 season.
- Baldwin won MVP of the Round honors after accumulating a PIR of 41 while playing for FC Bayern Munich against Barcelona in December 2020.
- The last time Wade Baldwin visited Palau Blaugrana, he made a career-high 10 two-pointers while playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a loss against Barcelona last April.
- Fenerbahce forward Nigel Hayes-Davis played at Barcelona in the 2021-22 season and helped it reach the Final Four.
- Nigel Hayes-Davis posted a career-high 5 seals in Fenerbahce's 88-74 win over Barcelona last March.
- In March 2022, Barcelona beat Fenerbahce 88-67 at home behind Alex Abrines, who shot a career-best 6-for-7 from three-point range, scoring 18 points.
- Sertac Sanli recorded a career-high 8 rebounds while playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a win against Barcelona.