Valencia Basket seeks its first win on the court of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Valencia Basket opens its only week in January in which it will not have to face three games visiting a court where it has not been able to win so far and where it is looking for its first victory, that of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (Thursday 21, 20:45h, Astroballe, DAZN) in a match corresponding to round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

 

The taronja team will try to extend the good feelings of their victory last week against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and their solid win on the Hereda San Pablo Burgos court to try to impose their rhythm and their offensive efficiency against one of the most physical defenses of the competition.

 

The infirmary has been emptied but it is in doubt whether Klemen Prepelic (who had missed the last two games due to a viral infection and is still quite weak) and Vanja Marinkovic (who this week has returned to practices after undergoing surgery in the right shoulder in early November) will be able to play this game.

 

The only confirmed sidelined player will be Bojan Dubljevic, who has already started working individually but has not yet returned to practices. The Valencian team begins this round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the ninth position of the tournament with an 11-9 in the standings, a balance that makes them be tied with the last two teams in the Playoff zone.

 

Rosters

LDLC ASVEL VILLEURBANNE

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

2

Allerik Freeman

EE.UU

Escolta

1.90

5

Charles Kahudi

Francia

Alero

1.99

6

Paul Lacombe

Francia

Escolta

1.95

8

Antoine Diot

Francia

Base

1.93

9

Rihards Lomazs

Letonia

Escolta

1.87

10

Moustapha Fall

Francia

Pívot

2.18

12

Amine Noua

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.03

13

Kevarrius Hayes

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.06

14

Derrick Walton Jr.

EE.UU

Base

1.85

21

Ismael Bako

Bélgica

Pívot

2.08

23

David Lighty

EE.UU

Alero

1.98

25

William Howard

Francia

Alero

2.03

28

Guerschon Yabusele

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.01

30

Norris Cole

EE.UU

Base

1.88

32

Matthew Strazel

Francia

Base

1.82

 

T.J. Parker

 

Entrenador

 

 

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

2

Vanja Marinkovic

Serbia

Escolta

1.98

3

Klemen Prepelic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.91

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

6

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

7

Louis Labeyrie

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.08

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

10

Mike Tobey

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

12

Nikola Kalinic

Serbia

Alero

2.02

16

Guillem Vives

España

Base

1.92

19

Fernando San Emeterio

España

Alero

1.99

21

Derrick Williams

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

24

Martin Hermannsson

Islandia

Base

1.90

30

Joan Sastre

España

Escolta

2.01

 

Injured list

 

 

 

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

Jaume Ponsarnau

Entrenador

 

REFEREES: LAMONICA, MOGULKOC, NEDOVIC