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 | ||||
| Nº | 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 | ||||
Nº | 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
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