Direct duel in the fight for the Euroleague Playoffs on the court of Cazoo Baskonia

Valencia Basket men’s team will try to extend their good moment as a visitor in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and add again in the highest European competition on its most difficult court at national level and against the best local team in the Euroleague, Cazoo Baskonia (Friday 3, 8:30 p.m., Fernando Buesa Arena, DAZN/Movistar+ dial 65) in a game that closes round 26.

 

The Taronja team has the major challenge of seeking their second win in Vitoria on their fifth visit to this city in continental competition game, which would mean chaining the fourth win in a row as a visitor in the Euroleague and setting a new best all-time record for the entity.

 

It will not be easy on a court where historically they have only been able to win one out of five of their visits and against an opponent they have lost against in the previous two clashes this season.

 

To do this, Valencia Basket has moved the twelve players available to Vitoria. Martin Hermannsson continues with his acclimatization process after his serious knee injury still sidelined. His absence joins the injured center Kyle Alexander (due to the sprained right ankle he suffered last week against Olympiacos) and the long-term injured Van Rossom and Jiménez.

 

Valencia Basket begins this round located in the 9th position of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with 13-12 in the standings.

 

Rosters

CAZOO BASKONIA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Markus Howard

EE.UU

Base

1.79

1

Max Heidegger

Israel

Escolta

1.91

2

Sander Raieste

Estonia

Alero

2.01

8

Tadas Sedekerskis

Lituania

Alero

2.04

9

Vanja Marinkovic

Serbia

Escolta

1.98

11

Dani Díez

España

Alero

2.01

13

Darius Thompson

EE.UU/Italia

Base

1.93

21

Maik Kotsar

Estonia

Pívot

2.11

23

Steven Enoch

EE.UU/Armenia

Pívot

2.08

24

Matt Costello

EE.UU/CIV

Ala-pívot

2.08

31

Rokas Giedraitis

Lituania

Alero

2.02

34

Daulton Hommes

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

47

Arturs Kurucs

Letonia

Escolta

1.93

 

Joan Peñarroya

 

Entrenador

 

 

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Jared Harper

EE.UU

Base

1.78

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Klemen Prepelic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.91

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

James Webb

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/Armenia

Base

1.88

12

Jonah Radebaugh

EE.UU/MNT

Escolta

1.91

13

Shannon Evans

EE.UU/Guinea

Base

1.85

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

41

Jasiel Rivero

Cuba

Ala-pívot

2.06

 

Sidelined

 

 

 

24

Martin Hermannsson

Islandia

Base

1.90

 

Injured list

 

 

 

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

16

Millán Jiménez

España

Alero

1.99

21

Kyle Alexander

Canadá/Jamaica

Pívot

2.08

Álex Mumbrú

Entrenador

 

REFEREES: PUKL, ROCHA, BOUBERT