{"id":167304,"date":"2026-01-14T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=167304"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:20:37","slug":"world-european-champ-maodo-lo-looks-to-take-zalgiris-to-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/world-european-champ-maodo-lo-looks-to-take-zalgiris-to-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"World &#038; European Champ Maodo Lo looks to take Zalgiris to the top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv welcomes Zalgiris back to Israel as they play a Euroleague Gameday 22 on Thursday (21:05). The yellow-and-blue will look to get back onto the winning track after having lost their last three games in continental competition as their record dropped to 8-13 and sit in 14th place. <\/p>\n<p>The Lithuanian squad was in the Holy Land just a couple of weeks ago and came away with a 93-80 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv and would like to replicate that success after splitting their last two Euroleague games and now sport a 12-9 record good for 9th place. <\/p>\n<p>Zalgiris, who is led by Tomas Masiulis is having a very good first year run as the club\u2019s head coach after having served as an assistant under Saras Jasikevicius at both Barcelona and Fenerbahce where he was part of the staff that helped win the Euroleague title last season. Masiulis\u2019s squad doesn\u2019t have a superstar per se but a group of solid veterans who understand their roles and what needs to be done in order to stay in the playoff hunt.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_167506\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167506\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5621.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5621-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5621-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5621-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5621-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-167506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maodo Lo &#8211; Photo credit- Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nOne of those players is Maodo Lo. <\/p>\n<p>The 33-year old guard has played for a number of European clubs that have played at the highest of levels including ALBA Berlin, Bayern Munich, Milano and Paris before joining Zalgiris. Lo was also a member of the Germany 2023 World Cup Championship squad as well as national team that also captured the 2025 Eurobasket. However, Lo, who is originally from Germany played his college ball at Columbia University in the Ivy League and began his professional career at Bamberg where he spent two seasons between 2016-2018.<\/p>\n<p>Following Zalgiris\u2019s victory against Hapoel Tel Aviv, The Sports Rabbi spoke with Lo about the club\u2019s season to date along with what the goals are ahead plus we talked about playing Maccabi once again after having lost at home by a substantial margin, 83-65.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really beat us badly,\u201d Lo began, reflecting back to the last time the two sides played. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a tough game against them here on their home court, with their fans behind them, so it\u2019s going to be difficult.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_167504\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167504\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5566.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5566-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5566-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5566-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5566-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-167504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit- Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nZalgiris began the season very well with a fantastic 6-2 start, but then went 4-6 and are now 2-1 in their last three games. Lo and his squad want to get back to piling up the wins but understands that there is a very long season to go, \u201cHopefully, that\u2019s the goal. Just keep going. In the EuroLeague, momentum and runs are really what it\u2019s all about. It\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Lo, there are a number of stellar guards including Nigel Williams-Goss and Sylvan Francisco which creates problems for the opposition, \u201cIt\u2019s going to make the playmaking easier for the team to have multiple ball handlers on the floor the majority of the time. It\u2019s going to make it difficult for teams to press us. Any of us players can start to dominate the game and make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Big man Moses Wright brings plenty of size and inside play which a guard like Lo relishes because of how skilled he can be in the paint and provides a nice target for the guards, \u201cHe has great leaping ability. He\u2019s a lob threat, so he\u2019s able to be effective in that way. He can grab offensive rebounds. He\u2019s physical, athletic and strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coach Masiulis had a great game plan for the win over Hapoel Tel Aviv and will no doubt look to make corrections as to how Zalgiris played when they lost to Maccabi. Lo explained what the former Lithuanian star brings to the table, \u201cHe just has a great game plan and he\u2019s implementing his ideas, his philosophies. You can see his influence in the coaching. He has strong ideas about how he wants to play and as a team we try to adapt, keep growing and find ways to execute.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_167508\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167508\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5631.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5631-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5631-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5631-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-167508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomas Masiulis &#8211; Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe Zalgirio Arena is one of the great places to play and always has an incredible atmosphere for the players to perform in, \u201cIt\u2019s a crazy fan base, they love basketball. It\u2019s great passion. You see it every game, they\u2019re there to support. It\u2019s pretty impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not common for a player out of the Ivy League to have the career that Lo has had to date as he spoke about what it took for him to reach the level that he has.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I just went day by day. I wasn\u2019t really sure. Up to the point when I played college, I didn\u2019t even know where this basketball journey was going to take me. I didn\u2019t know if professional basketball was in store for me. Somehow, you just keep going, keep building, keep getting better, keep growing confidence and then you start developing into a player who can play professionally at the highest level. The passion carried me, passion and love for basketball.<\/p>\n<p>As for where he thinks the season can take them, Lo knows that the possibilities are endless, \u201cAnywhere. It depends on how the cards fall, how well we keep coming together and improving. Anything can happen. We just try to keep getting better, keep building, catch certain runs, rhythm, momentum, winning streaks, anything is possible.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_167511\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167511\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8se2qrqr1l4a6hpobmp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8se2qrqr1l4a6hpobmp.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8se2qrqr1l4a6hpobmp-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8se2qrqr1l4a6hpobmp-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8se2qrqr1l4a6hpobmp-610x674.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8se2qrqr1l4a6hpobmp-1080x1193.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-167511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maodo Lo &#8211; Photo credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWith anything possible, does that mean he can see himself hoisting up the Euroleague trophy with Zalgiris being crowned as the champions of Europe? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be great. That would be amazing. Everyone is competing to be on top. That would be special.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv welcomes Zalgiris back to Israel as they play a Euroleague Gameday 22 on Thursday (21:05). The yellow-and-blue will look to get back onto the winning track after having lost their last three games in continental competition as their record dropped to 8-13 and sit in 14th place. 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