Direct duel into the Endesa League top zone with the visit of FC Barcelona Lassa

Valencia Basket returns to play a Endesa League home game after two consecutive exits to receive FC Barcelona Lassa (Sunday 16, 18: 30h, Fonteta, # 0) in a direct duel between two teams that fight to stay in the seed spots for the Playoffs. In fact, the winner of this match will certify his ticket for the title elimination rounds, although the Taronja team has mathematical options to qualify for the eleventh consecutive season even losing if certain results are given.

 

Coach Pedro Martinez will have 12 professional players with the recovery of the French point guard Antoine Diot, although Slava Kravtsov is injured for the remainder of the season. The Taronja team will try to maintain their good streak against the Blaugrana team in the Regular Season (four consecutive wins at Fonteta) on a court in which they already have twelve Endesa League wins in a row. Valencia Basket currently occupies the second position of the national championship with a balance of 19 victories and 7 losses.

 

Pedro Martínez: "We need a high level, improve physically and mentally”

Valencia Basket coach, Pedro Martinez, said before the week 29 Endesa League game vs. FC Barcelona that "I think it can be a good game, attractive to the fans. We believe that we are not at our best but we are hopeful that we will be able to improve our level. Because it is necessary. To win a team like Barcelona or you are at a very high level in attack or defense or really few chances you will have. They have a great team and very good players. We aspire to be at a high level, to improve both physically and mentally after the latest events. And prepare for the final part of the League that is going to be very important"

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Will Thomas

EE.UU/Georgia

Ala-pívot

2.03

8

Antoine Diot

Francia

Base/Escolta

1.93

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

10

Romain Sato

R.Centroafricana

Alero

1.94

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

16

Guillem Vives

España

Base

1.92

17

Rafa Martínez

España

Escolta

1.90

18

Pierre Oriola

España

Ala-pívot

2.06

19

Fernando San Emeterio

España

Alero

1.99

21

Mike Tobey

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

30

Joan Sastre

España

Escolta

2.00

43

Luke Sikma

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

 

Baja

 

 

 

55

Viacheslav Kravtsov

Ucrania

Pívot

2.13

 

Pedro Martínez

 

Entrenador

 

 

FC BARCELONA LASSA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

1

Xavier Munford

EE.UU

Base

1.90

2

Tyrese Rice

EE.UU/Montenegro

Base

1.85

5

Justin Doellman

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.06

10

Víctor Claver

España

Ala-pívot

2.07

11

Juan Carlos Navarro

España

Escolta

1.92

14

Aleksandar Vezenkov

Bulgaria

Ala-pívot

2.06

20

Marcus Eriksson

Suecia

Alero

2.01

21

Moussa Diagné

Senegal

Pívot

2.11

24

Brad Oleson

EE.UU/España

Escolta

1.91

25

Petteri Koponen

Finlandia

Base

1.94

32

Alex Renfroe

EE.UU/Bosnia

Base

1.91

33

Stratos Perperoglou

Grecia

Alero

2.03

44

Ante Tomic

Croacia

Pívot

2.17

 

Georgios Bartzokas

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: PÉREZ PIZARRO -  MANUEL - FERNÁNDEZ