Valencia Basket seeks to become strong at home to change its dynamics against UCAM Murcia

Valencia Basket returns to La Fonteta less than 44 hours after its defeat in European competition seeking to become stronger at home to change a negative dynamic that has led it to chain three losses in a Liga Endesa round 4 hosting UCAM Murcia (Sunday 16, 6:30 p.m., Fonteta, Movistar Deportes) in what will be the second stage of a straight line of five games in ten days.

 

Álex Mumbrú's men will have to turn the page and recover as physically and mentally as possible to face a tough challenge against a dangerous rival who took the win at La Fonteta last season and who have won in Valencia on four of their last ten visits.

 

In a match with many important aspects, the fight under the boards seems to be a fundamental element as two of the teams with the best rebounds in the Endesa League find themselves on the Fonteta boards.

 

In the absence of two training sessions before the game, coach Álex Mumbrú has thirteen players available, so just before the game coach will decide whether to keep former Murcian team player James Webb III out of the final roster or whether to deactivate the one of the other two non-UE players.

 

Millán Jiménez (left ankle) and the long-term injured Martin Hermannsson remain sidelined due to physical problems. Valencia Basket begins this round 4 located in the eighth position with a 2-1 in its standings.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Jared Harper

EE.UU

Base

1.78

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Klemen Prepelic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.91

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

James Webb

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/Armenia

Base

1.88

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

12

Jonah Radebaugh

EE.UU/MNT

Escolta

1.91

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

21

Kyle Alexander

Canadá/Jamaica

Pívot

2.08

41

Jasiel Rivero

Cuba

Ala-pívot

2.06

 

Lesionados

 

 

 

16

Millán Jiménez

España

Alero

1.99

24

Martin Hermannsson

Islandia

Base

1.90

Álex Mumbrú

Entrenador

 

UCAM MURCIA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Travis Trice

EE.UU

Base

1.83

1

Jordan Davis

EE.UU/AZE

Escolta

1.88

4

Ryan Luther

EE.UU/IRL

Ala-pívot

2.06

5

Niels Giffey

Alemania

Alero

2.00

7

Tomás Bellas

España

Base

1.85

11

Nemanja Radovic

Montenegro

Ala-pívot

2.08

12

Thad McFadden

EE.UU/GEO

Escolta

1.88

13

Artem Pustovyi

Ucrania

Pívot

2.19

18

Jordan Sakho

R.D.Congo

Pívot

2.07

21

Ilimane Diop

España

Pívot

2.10

25

David Jelinek

Rep.Checa

Alero

1.94

27

Sadiel Rojas

Rep.Dominicana

Alero

1.95

 

Sito Alonso

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: Antonio Conde - Rubén Sánchez - Alfonso Olivares