New 7DAYS EuroCup appointment in the Fonteta to receive Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Valencia Basket closes their three home games streak in 7DAYS Eurocup receiving in the Fonteta Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Wednesday 2, 20:30 h, Teledeporte deferred to 00: 30 h) in an game where taronja team will seek to assert the factor field before chaining four consecutive exits within this group D of the European competition. Coach Pedro Martínez will feature twelve professional players available, including Ukrainian Center Viacheslav Kravtsov, who could make his debut in European competitions with taronja shirt. Already not be part of the Valencian roster Greek SF Vladimir Jankovic, who yesterday Monday was sent on loan to Aris Thessaloniki. Taronja team will be released in this competition against a team that has not won in EuroCup but in Euroleague, with a final 3-pointer of Savanovic in the Fonteta to get the ticket to the Top 16 in the 2010-11 Euroleague.

 

Pedro Martinez: "The goal is to be solid at home"

Valencia Basket coach, Pedro Martínez, said before the game against Union Olimpija Ljubljana that "it is always important to win at home, the aim is always to be solid in your gym. We could not be so against the Hapoel and logically it is an opportunity that we have to be on Wednesday. Olimpija Ljubljana had experienced players, their parties in 7DAYS Eurocup, although they do not get the win have been regularly competed. They have very dynamic foreign players, Jefferson especially has much ability to score.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Will Thomas

USA/Georgia

Ala-pívot

2.03

8

Antoine Diot

France

Base/Escolta

1.93

9

Sam Van Rossom

Belgium

Base

1.88

10

Romain Sato

CAF

Alero

1.94

12

Vladimir Jankovic

Greece

Alero

2.02

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

16

Guillem Vives

Spain

Base

1.92

17

Rafa Martínez

Spain

Escolta

1.90

18

Pierre Oriola

Spain

Ala-pívot

2.06

19

Fernando San Emeterio

Spain

Alero

1.99

30

Joan Sastre

Spain

Escolta

2.00

43

Luke Sikma

USA

Ala-pívot

2.03

55

Viacheslav Kravtsov

Ukraine

Pívot

2.13

 

Pedro Martínez

 

Coach

 

 

UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

4

Jan Barbaric

Slovenia

Base

1.87

5

Devin Oliver

USA

Alero

2.04

6

Semen Shashkov

Russia

Ala-pívot

2.00

7

Drazen Bubnic

Slovenia

Ala-pívot

2.07

8

Mirko Mulalic

Slovenia

Escolta

1.95

9

Blaz Mesicek

Slovenia

Escolta

1.97

10

Jure Pelko

Slovenia

Base

1.87

11

Stevan Milosevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.10

12

Nikola Jankovic

Serbia

Ala-pívot

2.05

13

Brandon Jefferson

USA

Base

1.75

14

Ziga Jurcek

Slovenia

Escolta

1.96

15

Gregor Hrovat

Slovenia

Alero

1.96

18

Marko Mladan

Switzerland

Ala-pívot

2.06

 

Gasper Okorn

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: MANTYLA (Finland), FOUFIS (Greece) and BAUMANIS (Latvia)