Valencia Basket makes up a postponed game hosting 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys for the first time

The Valencia Basket men's first team catches up with its schedule by rescheduling the game from Round 6 of the BKT EuroCup, which was postponed due to the DANA storm that hit the province of Valencia the day before the original date of the match. This will be the first time in their continental history that they face 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (Friday, 20th, 20:30h, Fonteta, #Vamos). Originally scheduled for October 30th, this game is the second in three home games in five days. It represents the first opportunity for Valencia Basket to secure the win they need to ensure their place in the title playoffs of this competition. As expected, the game will also help raise awareness of the needs of those affected by this natural disaster, highlight the ongoing reconstruction efforts, and focus on new proposals to address issues through “15 games, 15 initiatives.”

With no prior meetings between the two teams, the Lithuanian side will become Valencia Basket's 107th European opponent and the fourth from this country (with a 5-4 record at Fonteta against teams from Lithuania). The problems are concentrated in the point guard and center positions, limiting the number of players available for this game. Inside, in addition to the injuries of Reuvers and Happ, Amida Brimah is not among the available options for this match as he was not part of the roster on the original date. In the backcourt, Sergio De Larrea has missed recent games due to an ankle injury, and Chris Jones had to leave Wednesday's game due to a sprained right ankle. Valencia Basket enters this rescheduled match at the top of Group B with a perfect 11-0 record.

 

Rosters

PLANTILLA VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Escolta

1.91

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

8

Jean Montero

Rep.Dominicana

Base-Esc

1.88

10

Jorge Carot

España

Ala-pívot

2.06

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

1.98

23

Lucas Marí

España

Escolta

1.98

24

Matt Costello

EE.UU/CIV

Pívot

2.08

37

Semi Ojeleye

EE.UU/NIG

Alero

2.01

77

Nate Sestina

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.05

 

Questionable

 

 

 

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

 

Not elegible

 

 

 

35

Amida Brimah

Ghana

Pívot

2.13

 

Injured list

 

 

 

3

Nate Reuvers

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.11

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

1.98

22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

Pedro Martínez

Entrenador

 

PLANTILLA 7BET-LIETKABELIS PANEVEZYS

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

2

Dovis Bickauskis

Lituania

Base

1.90

3

Dominykas Stenionis

Lituania

Base

1.79

10

Vytenis Lipkevicius

Lituania

Alero

1.98

12

Gabrielius Maldunas

Lituania

Pívot

2.04

13

Martynas Varnas

Lituania

Escolta

1.96

15

Marko Pecarski

Serbia

Pívot

2.08

16

Georgios Kalaitzakis

Grecia

Alero

2.01

17

Mantas Rubstavicius

Lituania

Escolta

1.98

18

Grantas Vasiliauskas

Lituania

Alero

2.02

25

Justin Briggs

EE.UU

Pívot

2.08

35

Danielius Lavrinovicius

Lituania

Pívot

2.06

50

Oleksandr Kovliar

Ucrania

Base

1.91

 

Nenad Canak

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: DRAGOJEVIC, RADOJKOVIC, POROBIC