Valencia Basket reconnects with the Fonteta to host Surne Bilbao Basket

Valencia Basket men’s team will reconnect with their fans almost a month after their last official home game to face Surne Bilbao Basket (Saturday, March 8, 18:00, Fonteta, Movistar Deportes 3) in a Liga Endesa round 22 game.

 

After returning with positive feelings from the break with a solid win in Zaragoza, the team will try to continue their positive home momentum in the Liga Endesa against a rival who is in good form and has won two of their last five visits to the Fonteta.

 

Valencia Basket is well aware of the match from the first half of the season in Bilbao, which was played between the two teams with the lowest turnover percentages in the Liga Endesa. In that game, Valencia Basket had to come from behind and couldn't secure the win until the final moments, winning 98-103.

 

In addition to the long-term injuries of Ethan Happ and Sergio De Larrea, the team will also be without Dominican guard Jean Montero due to a left ankle sprain.

 

Valencia Basket currently occupies fourth place in the Liga Endesa with a record of 15-6.

 

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

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

1.98

23

Lucas Marí

España

Escolta

1.97

24

Matt Costello

EE.UU/CIV

Pívot

2.08

35

Amida Brimah

Ghana

Pívot

2.13

37

Semi Ojeleye

EE.UU/NIG

Alero

2.01

77

Nate Sestina

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.05

 

Injured list

 

 

 

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

1.98

8

Jean Montero

Rep.Dominicana

Base-Esc

1.88

22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

Pedro Martínez

Entrenador

 

SURNE BILBAO BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

3

Harald Frey

Noruega

Base

1.88

5

M. Ali-Abdur-Rahkman

EE.UU

Escolta

1.96

7

Malcolm Cazalon

Francia

Alero

1.98

9

Rubén Domínguez

España

Escolta

1.97

11

Thijs De Ridder

Bélgica

Ala-pívot

2.03

12

Tomasz Gielo

Polonia

Ala-pívot

2.05

17

Marvin Jones

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

19

Melwin Pantzar

Suecia

Base

1.90

22

Xavi Rabaseda

España

Alero

1.96

30

Zoran Dragic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.96

32

Tryggvi Hlinason

Islandia

Pívot

2.15

43

Amar Sylla

Senegal

Ala-pívot

2.06

77

Kristian Kullamae

Estonia

Escolta

1.93

 

Jaume Ponsarnau

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: Fernando Calatrava - Sergio Manuel - Roberto Lucas