Men's team 02 Apr 2026

Valencia Basket begins the final sprint of the EuroLeague Regular Season on Virtus Bologna’s court 

EuroLeague round 35

Miguel Ángel Polo

Valencia Basket men's team enters the final sprint of the last four games of the EuroLeague Regular Season in a strong position, with a difficult away visit to Virtus Bologna’s court (Friday the 3rd, 20:30, Virtus Arena, Movistar Deportes 2) in a game corresponding to Round 35 of Europe’s top club competition.

The taronja side will look to get back to winning ways on the road in this tournament on a court that has historically been difficult for them and where they have never managed to win in the EuroLeague.

A victory would not only represent a firm step toward qualification for the knockout stage, but it would also bring a new taronja record for their away performance in this competition.

Valencia Basket, coached by Pedro Martínez, will begin in Bologna a new stretch of five games in ten days, with the coach welcoming back Dominican guard Jean Montero. However, it is also a week in which the team’s preparations have been affected by physical issues.

Forwards Kameron Taylor and Xabi López-Arostegui have been ruled out for the game, while Braxton Key and Isaac Nogués have missed training sessions due to a virus, and their participation in the match remains doubtful.

Valencia Basket begins this round in fourth place in the EuroLeague standings with a 21–13 record.

Rosters

VIRTUS BOLOGNA

Nombre
Nacimiento
Posición
Alt.

1

Luca Vildoza

Argentina

Base

1.91

3

Carsen Edwards

EE.UU

Base

1.80

7

Saliou Niang

Italia

Alero

1.99

9

Alen Smailagic

Serbia

Ala-pívot

2.06

21

Derrick Alston Jr.

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.07

23

Daniel Hackett

Italia

Base

1.97

24

Francesco Ferrari

Italia

Alero

2.04

30

Matthew Morgan

EE.UU

Escolta

1.88

31

Aliou Diarra

Mali

Pívot

2.06

34

Karim Jallow

Alemania

Alero

1.98

35

Mouhamet Diouf

Italia

Pívot

2.08

45

Nicola Akele

Italia

Alero

2.03


Nenad Jakovljevic

Entrenador


 

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/Hungría

Ala-pívot

2.11

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

2.00

7

Braxton Key

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

8

Jean Montero

Rep.Dominicana

Base-Esc

1.88

10

Omari Moore

EE.UU/MKD

Base-Esc

1.98

12

Neal Sako

Francia

Pívot

2.10

13

Darius Thompson

EE.UU/Italia

Base

1.93

24

Matt Costello

EE.UU/CIV

Pívot

2.08

32

Isaac Nogués-González

España

Escolta

1.96

77

Yankuba Sima

España

Pívot

2.11


Injured list


1

Kameron Taylor

EE.UU

Alero

1.98

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00


Pedro Martínez

Entrenador


 

REFEREES: Ilija Belosevic, Olegs Latisevs, Sergio Silva