Spartak Saint-Petersburg had stormed to a 5-1 record to top Group A of the EuroChallenge Regular Season and made it to the Last 16 of the competition.
Now the side looks even stronger following the signing of American guard Patrick Beverley.
The 22-year-old playmaker, an Arkansas Razorback who spent his first season in Europe with Dnipro of Ukraine, was on the books off Olympiacos last season.
He attempted to make it with the Miami Heat this season but wasn't able to maintain a place in the squad and has returned to Europe to play in Russia and the EuroChallenge.