Return to La Fonteta in the Endesa League to defend the streak vs. Urbas Fuenlabrada

Valencia Basket will once again play an Endesa League game at La Fonteta three weeks later to host Urbas Fuenlabrada (Saturday 23, 6:00 p.m., Fonteta, Movistar Deportes) in a acb round 30 game.

 

In the midst of the Playoff of the European competition, the Taronja team will need to put all their attention to stop the dangerous offensive game of the Madrid team and try to keep open their positive streak at home, which has already extended to more than four months without losing in the Fonteta and thirteen wins in a row at home.

 

In addition, a victory for the Taronja team together with a defeat for UCAM Murcia in Bilbao or for Gran Canaria on the Monbus Obradoiro’s court, would mathematically seal Valencia Basket's presence in the Endesa League Playoff for the 16th season in row.

 

To do this, coach Joan Peñarroya will have a full pro-players roster with the return of Neno Dimitrijevic after his viral process (he already had 10 minutes on the court against Hamburg Towers) and the return to the list of shooting guard Olivier Hanlan, that in the Endesa League games he will take the place of the long-term injured Klemen Prepelic.

 

Although the precedents at La Fonteta are very favorable (20-2 in favor of Valencia Basket and a streak of eight wins in a row against this rival at home), the team is aware of the ability of Urbas Fuenlabrada, which was the only team that defended his own court in the Taronja visit in the first leg, taking the win at the Fernando Martín by a tight 88-87. Valencia Basket currently occupies the sixth position in the Endesa League, with a balance of 19-10.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Neno Dimitrijevic

Macedonia del N.

Base

1.90

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.05

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

10

Mike Tobey

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

21

Olivier Hanlan

Canadá

Escolta

1.93

24

Martin Hermannsson

Islandia

Base

1.90

41

Jasiel Rivero

Cuba

Ala-pívot

2.06

99

Louis Labeyrie

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.08

 

Sidelined

 

 

 

3

Klemen Prepelic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.91

Joan Peñarroya

Entrenador

 

URBAS FUENLABRADA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

1

Obi Emegano

Reino Unido

Escolta

1.95

5

Ziga Samar

Eslovenia

Base

1.97

7

Kyle Alexander

Canadá

Pívot

2.08

14

Leo Meindl

Brasil/Italia

Alero

2.01

21

Dusan Ristic

Serbia

Pívot

2.13

25

Álex López

España

Escolta

1.88

27

Chema González

España

Pívot

2.06

30

Jovan Novak

Serbia

Base

1.91

31

Christian Eyenga

R.D.Congo

Alero

1.98

32

Dragan Milosavljevic

Serbia

Alero

1.98

55

Kwan Cheatham

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.06

76

Bassala Bagayoko

Mali

Pívot

2.07

 

Lamar Peters

EE.UU

Base

1.83

 

Josep Mª Raventós

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: Jordi Aliaga - Juan de Dios Oyón - Joaquín García González