The leadership of Group B of the 7DAYS EuroCup is at stake at Gran Canaria Arena

Valencia Basket faces the last of its series of four games in eight days to visit the Gran Canaria’s court (Tuesday 1, 9:00 p.m., Gran Canaria Arena, DAZN/Movistar+ dial 60) in a 7DAYS EuroCup round 12 game in which the leadership of group B is at stake. A first position that the taronja team would reach in the event of winning in the yellow team's court and that if the victory comes by 2 or more points, it will bring an extra prize by winning the basket-average between this two teams against a direct rival at the top of the group.

 

This clash will be the first visit in continental competitions to the Gran Canaria Arena, with the Claretian team becoming the ninth Spanish opponent Valencia Basket faces in European tournaments. Valencia Basket will try to extend a streak that is already eight wins in a row, although their precedents on this court are not positive in the Endesa League (they have lost in their last five visits and have not won at the Gran Canaria Arena since October 2016) to improve their record against Spanish rivals in Europe, which is currently eight wins and fifteen losses.

 

It will be the fourth time that these two teams will face each other this season, with a win for each in official games (Valencia Basket won the Endesa League’s one on Friday of last week by 91-62 and Gran Canaria won the first leg match by 89-90) and Taronja victory in preseason.

 

Josep Puerto (isolated at home due to COVID-19) and Víctor Claver (injured in his left foot) still sidelined, while Icelandic point guard Martin Hermannsson was unable to finish the game on the Lenovo Tenerife’s court due to a contusion in the right quadriceps and we will have to wait for his evolution to see if he can play against the yellows.

 

Valencia Basket currently occupies the second position in group B of the 7DAYS EuroCup, with 8-3 in the standings

 

Rosters

CB GRAN CANARIA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

3

Chris Kramer

EE.UU

Base

1.91

5

Ilimane Diop

España

Pívot

2.10

6

Andrew Albicy

Francia

Base

1.78

7

Miquel Salvó

España

Alero

2.05

8

AJ Slaughter

EE.UU/Polonia

Escolta

1.91

9

Nico Brussino

Argentina/Italia

Alero

2.05

10

Javi López

España

Base

1.90

13

Artem Pustovyi

Ucrania

Pívot

2.19

17

Sergi García

España

Base

1.93

18

Khalifa Diop

Senegal

Pívot

2.15

23

David Mutaf

Turquía

Escolta

1.94

31

Dylan Ennis

EE.UU/Serbia

Escolta

1.88

41

Oliver Stevic

Serbia

Pívot

2.04

 

Porfi Fisac

 

Entrenador

 

 

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Neno Dimitrijevic

Macedonia del N.

Base

1.90

3

Klemen Prepelic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.91

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

16

Millán Jiménez

España

Alero

1.99

24

Martin Hermannsson

Islandia

Base

1.90

41

Jasiel Rivero

Cuba

Ala-pívot

2.06

42

Alejandro Bellver

España

Alero

1.99

99

Louis Labeyrie

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.08

 

Sidelined

 

 

 

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

Joan Peñarroya

Entrenador

 

REFEREES: OBRKNEZEVIC, LAURINAVICIUS, BITTNER