Valencia Basket makes up its postponed game against Casademont Zaragoza

Valencia Basket men’s team will make up their postponed game from Round 7 of the Liga Endesa against Casademont Zaragoza (Friday 15th, 20:45h, Fonteta, #Vamos), which was initially delayed due to the consequences of the DANA storm. This will be the first national competition game after the tragedy, still marked by the remembrance of the victims and those affected, using the social platform that elite sports provide to ensure that the ongoing efforts in the affected areas are not forgotten. To continue raising awareness about the need to keep making progress toward recovery, a new initiative will be highlighted within the "15 games, 15 initiatives" campaign, which showcases specific actions to help those who continue to suffer the aftermath of the tragedy in their daily lives.

 

Valencia Basket will try to extend its good run of results in an extremely emotional match that will be marked by the potential return of Bojan Dubljevic to the Fonteta after his departure from the club in the summer of 2023. The Montenegrin center arrives as the highest-rated player in the Liga Endesa and leads the best scorer team in the competition.

In a clash between the two teams that score the most three-pointers in the ACB, the "taronja" team will aim to maintain its strengths in rebounding and ball control to extend their impressive home record against this opponent, having not lost at home to them since 2015 and winning ten consecutive games at the Fonteta. However, they were defeated less than two months ago in a preseason game by 89-86, with a strong second-half comeback by the Aragonese team.

Valencia Basket will have the same injury absences as in recent games, with Filipovic (back) and Happ (foot and right foot adductor) sidelined for this game. Point guard Chris Jones continues his gradual return to full fitness, having played twelve minutes in Tuesday's win. Valencia Basket ends this seventh round in fourth place, with a 4-1 record and a pending game against La Laguna Tenerife at the Fonteta.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Escolta

1.91

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Nate Reuvers

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.11

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

1.98

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

8

Jean Montero

Rep.Dominicana

Base-Esc

1.88

10

Jorge Carot

España

Ala-pívot

2.06

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

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

 

Injured list

 

 

 

18

Goran Filipovic

Croacia

Base

1.80

22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

Pedro Martínez

Entrenador

 

CASADEMONT ZARAGOZA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Marco Spissu

Italia

Base

1.85

2

Trae Bell-Haynes

Canadá/Jamaica

Base

1.88

3

AJ Slaughter

EE.UU/Polonia

Escolta

1.91

4

Santi Yusta

España

Alero

2.00

5

Lucas Langarita

España

Escolta

1.92

7

Miguel González

España

Alero

2.03

8

Yoanki Mencía

Cuba

Ala-pívot

1.98

10

Jaime Fernández

España

Ala-pívot

2.06

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

15

Joaquín Rodríguez

Uruguay/ESP

Escolta

1.94

19

Emir Sulejmanovic

Bosnia

Ala-pívot

2.05

44

Jilson Bango

Angola

Pívot

2.08

 

Porfirio Fisac

 

Entrenador

 

 

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