Valencia Basket seeks to consolidate in the Euroleague Top-8 hosting Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv

Turkish Airlines Euroleague returns to Fonteta two weeks after the last home game with the complicated challenge for Valencia Basket of trying to pass the best defensive machinery of the competition, the Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (Friday 21, 21:00h, Fonteta , DAZN) and look for a new prestigious victory that will allow the taronja squad to consolidate within the Playoff zone in a round 25 game.

 

The Taronja team has won four of its last six Euroleague games to remain in the top eight, but to continue looking up, it needs to get strong at home, where it has fallen into two of its last three commitments. Friday's game will unbalance the history of clashes between these two teams in Fonteta, which so far is a win for each side.

 

To try to put for the first time in the current season a positive balance in its standings, Jordan Loyd and Sam Van Rossom ara sidelined and point-guard Guillem Vives is doubtful until the last minute.

 

Valencia Basket starts this round 25 located in the seventh position of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, with a balance of 12-12.

 

Coach Jaume Ponsarnau

"We are not in our best moments of health and strength. We play against a strong team with probably the best defense in the EuroLeague. I think that having most of our remaining games at home is crucial. There is also a mental factor, and playing with our people always helps us. Maccabi has 18 players, and they can deal with injuries a bit better than us. They have a great roster, very well-built. In defense they do brilliant work"

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Name

Birthplace

Position

Height

1

Quino Colom

Spain

PG

1.88

2

Vanja Marinkovic

Serbia

SG

1.98

5

Maurice Ndour

Senegal

PF

2.06

6

Alberto Abalde

Spain

SF

2.02

7

Louis Labeyrie

France

PF

2.08

10

Mike Tobey

USA

C

2.13

12

Brock Motum

Australia/LIT

PF

2.08

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

C

2.05

16

Guillem Vives

Spain

PG

1.92

19

Fernando San Emeterio

Spain

SF

1.99

30

Joan Sastre

Spain

SG

2.01

42

Aaron Doornekamp

Canadá/NED

PF

2.01

Sidelined

3

Jordan Loyd

USA

SG

1.93

9

Sam Van Rossom

Belgium

PG

1.88

Jaume Ponsarnau

Entrenador

 

MACCABI FOX TEL AVIV

Nº

Name

Birthplace

Position

Height

0

Elijah Bryant

USA

SG

1.96

1

Scottie Wilbekin

USA

PG

1.88

2

Quincy Acy

USA

PF

2.01

3

Jalen Reynolds

USA

C

2.07

4

Angelo Caloiaro

USA

PF

2.03

5

Othello Hunter

USA

C

2.03

6

Sandy Cohen

USA

SG

1.98

8

Deni Avdija

Israel

SF

2.05

9

Aaron Jackson

USA

PG

1.90

11

Tyler Dorsey

USA

PG

1.96

14

Nate Wolters

USA

PG

1.93

15

Jake Cohen

Israel

C

2.10

32

Amar’e Stoudemire

USA

C

2.08

 

Ioannis Sfairopoulos

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: RADOVIC, DIFALLAH, TRAWICKI