Gambrinus Brno coach Jan Bobrovsky has few scouting reports to go on while preparing his team for Wednesday's EuroLeague Women game with UMMC Ekaterinburg, so it is a good job he knows his opposite number well.

In charge of the hosts will be Milan Veverka, who used to work alongside Bobrovsky.

Of course, the knowledge shared by the pair will work both ways.

"Milan was my assistant for many years in Brno so his knowledge of our team can help him for sure, but everything will be decided by the players on the court," Bobrovsky said.

"It has been very hard to find things out about our opponent before the first game of this competition.

"We have not seen Ekaterinburg play this season until now. We know they have played four games in the (Russian Superleague) but have not seen them on video."

The opposition is not the only thing unknown to Bobrovsky - he also expects to learn a great deal about his own team.

		Deanna Nolan is one of Bobrovsky's new players.

"This game will test our qualities for the first time this season because the Czech league has shown nothing of our power," he said.

"We have three new players in our starting five (including American duo Sophia Young and Deanna Nolan) and we will see how everything will work in a hard game.

"On the other hand, Milan knows nothing about our new players either."

Veverka can counter with two new American signings of his own - Cheryl Ford and guard Nikki Teasley.

Ford, who played at the FIBA World Championship for Women this summer, was a team-mate of Nolan's in the WNBA-winning Detroit Shock last season.

With new players on board, Veverka is still trying to mould his players into the finished article.

"We are still working on the co-operation of our players," he said.

"We are working on offensive and defensive systems and we are still not in the best shape.

"We want to start well in the EuroLeague of course but Brno are a big favourite.

"It is also a very interesting situation for me personally."