First chance to get the ticket for the Top16 vs. Turk Telekom Ankara

Valencia Basket will try to maintain the strength that the taronja squad has shown at home in the 7DAYS EuroCup in the round 7 game vs. Turk Telekom Ankara (Wednesday 14, 8:45 pm, Fonteta, Teledeporte) in a match in which a orange win joined by other results could certify mathematically the ticket for the Top 16. Against a rival who did not step on the Fonteta since 2002 and who is the only team of this nationality that has never lost in Valencia in European competition. To end that circumstance, Valencia Basket has its good precedents against Turkish rivals at home (10-2). Although the three already known sidelined players (Rafa Martínez, Diot and Joan Sastre), point guard Guillem Vives is questionable due to low back pain.

 

The Taronja squad already won in the first leg played in the Turkish capital by a score of 67-72 with a great game by Sam Van Rossom (12 assists). In this match, the Montenegrin center Bojan Dubljevic can become the historical leader of field goals converted in the 7DAYS EuroCup if he scores four baskets against the Turks. Valencia Basket currently occupies the second position of group C, with a balance of 4-2.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

1

Sergi García

España

Base

1.93

6

Alberto Abalde

España

Alero

2.02

7

Louis Labeyrie

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.08

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

10

Will Thomas

EE.UU/Georgia

Ala-pívot

2.03

13

Mike Tobey

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

19

Fernando San Emeterio

España

Alero

1.99

21

Matt Thomas

EE.UU

Escolta

1.96

42

Aaron Doornekamp

Canadá/Holanda

Ala-pívot

2.01

50

Ion Galarza

España

Alero

1.96

 

Lesión

 

 

 

8

Antoine Diot

Francia

Base

1.93

16

Guillem Vives

España

Base

1.92

17

Rafa Martínez

España

Escolta

1.90

30

Joan Sastre

España

Escolta

2.00

Jaume Ponsarnau

Entrenador

 

TURK TELEKOM ANKARA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

1

Sylven Landesberg

Israel

Alero

1.98

5

Reggie Redding

EE.UU

Escolta

1.96

6

Polat Kaya

Turquía

Alero

1.98

7

Fikret Can Akin

Turquía

Escolta

1.90

9

Yunus Sonsirma

Turquía

Escolta

1.92

10

Ender Arslan

Turquía

Base

1.88

14

Kaya Peker

Turquía

Pívot

2.08

15

Serhat Cetin

Turquía

Alero

1.97

17

Metin Turen

Turquía

Ala-pívot

2.06

21

Nusret Yildirim

Turquía

Pívot

2.03

22

Kenny Gabriel

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.05

44

TJ Campbell

EE.UU

Base

1.75

91

Vladimir Stimac

Serbia

Pívot

2.10

 

Burak Goren

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: JAVOR, JURAS and THEPENIER