Clash at the top of the Liga Endesa against Real Madrid.

Valencia Basket men's team will play their third game in a row at La Fonteta within five days, just over 43 hours after losing at home for the first time. The taronja squad will face a high-stakes game at the top of the Liga Endesa standings against Real Madrid (Sunday 22, 18:30h, Fonteta, Movistarplus+, Movistar Deportes), where the winner will end this 12th round as the leader of the competition.

 

The game will once again highlight the needs of those affected by the DANA of October 29 and focus on proposals to address related problems through the “15 games, 15 initiatives” campaign.

 

The Valencia team will look to take advantage of the momentum of a packed Fonteta to witness what could be the last visit to this venue from their most frequent opponent in the Liga Endesa (unless these teams meet again in the acb playoffs), and to recover from the fatigue of an overtime loss.

 

Our team will try stay true to a style that has made them the best offensive team in the competition, aiming to challenge the league's best defense. Although the historical record favors the visiting team by 19-25, Valencia Basket broke their losing streak in the regular ACB season against this rival last year.

 

Regarding Friday's game, Valencia will welcome back center Amida Brimah (ineligible for the postponed game) and will keep the same three injured players (De Larrea, Happ, and Reuvers).

 

Valencia Basket leads the Liga Endesa with a 9-2 record and a +132 in their overall Basket-average.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Escolta

1.91

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

8

Jean Montero

Rep.Dominicana

Base-Esc

1.88

10

Jorge Carot

España

Ala-pívot

2.06

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

1.98

24

Matt Costello

EE.UU/CIV

Pívot

2.08

35

Amida Brimah

Ghana

Pívot

2.13

37

Semi Ojeleye

EE.UU/NIG

Alero

2.01

77

Nate Sestina

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.05

 

Injured list

 

 

 

3

Nate Reuvers

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.11

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

1.98

22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

Pedro Martínez

Entrenador

 

REAL MADRID

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

6

Alberto Abalde

España

Alero

2.02

7

Facu Campazzo

Argentina

Base

1.81

8

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

Canadá

Escolta

1.91

9

Hugo González

España

Alero

1.98

11

Mario Hezonja

Croacia

Alero

2.02

13

Dzanan Musa

Bosnia

Alero

2.05

14

Gabriel Deck

Argentina

Alero

1.98

16

Usman Garuba

España

Ala-pívot

2.03

18

Serge Ibaka

R.D.Congo

Pívot

2.07

22

Walter Tavares

Cabo Verde

Pívot

2.20

23

Sergio Llull

España

Escolta

1.90

24

Andrés Feliz

R.Dominicana

Base

1.88

30

Eli John Ndiaye

España

Ala-pívot

2.04

 

Chus Mateo

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: Óscar Perea - Rafael Serrano - Andrés Fernández Carretero