Men's team 24 Jun 2025

Valencia Basket aims to extend the Finals and its history at La Fonteta in Game 3 vs. Real Madrid. 

Liga Endesa Finals

Miguel Ángel Polo

Valencia Basket men’s team returns home to face Endesa League Finals game 3 against Real Madrid (Wednesday 25th, 21:15h, Fonteta, Movistarplus+, Movistar Deportes) with the full energy of their fans behind them and no margin for error after losing the first two games of the series in the Spanish capital. The team is driven by the hope that the historic game tally achieved by our boys, who have called our home since 1987, won’t stop at 1,007 games.

The Taronja team will try to take the first step toward staying alive in the pursuit of what has so far been an impossible feat (no team has ever come back from a 2-0 deficit in an ACB Final). Our team aims to build on the identity and character they recovered in Game 2, where they only lost in overtime after a fierce and evenly matched contest.

Valencia Basket will try to repeat that strong performance in an emotional and special night, where the Fonteta will carry our players with its support as they attempt to replicate the solid home performances they've delivered so far in these playoffs, having won all three of their home games by an average margin of over 23 points.

Although the historical record is generally unfavorable for the Taronja squad, there are two promising signs: they have defeated the Madrid team in their last two visits to the Fonteta (including an 85-84 win this season), and they have managed to avoid being swept in six out of their seven playoff series against Real Madrid.

Coach Pedro Martínez has his full roster available for this match, except for long-term injury absentee Ethan Happ.


Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Escolta

1.91

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

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

2.00

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

12

Joel Soriano

EE.UU/R.Dom

Pívot

2.08

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



22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08


Pedro Martínez

Entrenador


 

REAL MADRID

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

16

Usman Garuba

España

Ala-pívot

2.03

18

Serge Ibaka

R.D.Congo

Pívot

2.07

20

Bruno Fernando

Angola

Pívot

2.08

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


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