Bilbao, last stop in the Endesa League for Valencia Basket before the break

Valencia Basket men's team returns to the road to face its last game before the break in the competition for the Copa del Rey and the international qualification games, visiting the Surne Bilbao Basket court (Sunday 11, 12:30 p.m., Bilbao Arena, Movistar Sports) in a Liga Endesa round 22 game.

 

The taronja team will try to continue a good dynamic that has led them to win three of their last four games in national competition on a court where the record is tied, but where they have fallen in their last two visits and against a rival that took the victory from Fonteta in the first leg game.

 

Coach Álex Mumbrú's absences are piling up and he will have to face returning to a court where his number has been retired as a player with four certain absences.

 

The forward Xabi López-Arostegui has not been able to travel due to a sprained left ankle that prevented him from finishing Thursday's game against Olympiacos, so his absence joins the known absences of centers Brandon Davies and Boubacar Touré.In addition, one of the three non-EU members of the squad will miss this clash to comply with the ACB quota regulations.

 

Valencia Basket begins this round in fifth position in the acb with a balance of 13-8

 

Rosters

SURNE BILBAO BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

2

Adam Smith

EE.UU

Escolta

1.85

3

Keith Hornsby

EE.UU

Escolta

1.93

5

Denzel Andersson

Suecia

Ala-pívot

2.04

6

Sacha Killeya-Jones

Canadá/UK

Pívot

2.12

7

Tomeu Rigo

España

Escolta

1.93

8

Álex Reyes

España

Alero

2.02

11

Thijs De Ridder

Bélgica

Ala-pívot

2.03

12

Alex Renfroe

EE.UU/Bosnia

Base

1.91

19

Melwin Pantzar

Suecia

Base

1.90

22

Xavi Rabaseda

España

Alero

1.96

32

Tryggvi Hlinason

Islandia

Pívot

2.15

34

Georgios Tsalmpouris

Grecia

Pívot

2.16

77

Kristian Kullamae

Estonia

Escolta

1.93

 

Jaume Ponsarnau

 

Entrenador

 

 

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Jared Harper

EE.UU

Escolta

1.78

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Nate Reuvers

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.11

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

Justin Anderson

EE.UU

Alero

1.98

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

10

Damien Inglis

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.06

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

1.98

30

Kassius Robertson

Canadá/JAM

Escolta

1.90

37

Semi Ojeleye

EE.UU/NIG

Alero

2.01

47

Kevin Pangos

Canada/SLO

Base

1.85

 

Sidelined

 

 

 

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

21

Boubacar Touré

Senegal

Pívot

2.13

32

Brandon Davies

EE.UU/UGA

Pívot

2.08

Álex Mumbrú

Entrenador

 

REFEREES: Carlos Cortés - Francisco Araña - Andrés Fernández