Valencia Basket seeks to extend the winning-streak hosting Movistar Estudiantes

Valencia Basket returns to the Fonteta just 42 hours after winning in the Palau Blaugrana to host Movistar Estudiantes (Sunday 12, 17:00h, Fonteta, Movistar Deportes) in a Endesa League round 32 game. The taronja team can mathematically certify their status as a top-seed for the Playoffs in the case of winning the game, although a Unicaja defeat in its game in Murcia would give the home-court in the quarterfinals before even start this game. And in case of achieving the victory, extend a positive streak that is already six wins in row in the Endesa League.

 

To try to get the win, the taronja team keeps the same two absences of the Barcelona match: Alberto Abalde (who continues with the recovery after being operated on a finger of the right hand) and Matt Thomas (operated on Friday in the right quadriceps). The team taronja has in favor its positive dynamic, the precedents in the Fonteta against this rival (has won in 10 of its last twelve visits) and the fact of having the most valued player in the Endesa League, Bojan Dubljevic with 16, 8 credits per game.

 

The Montenegrin center will live an interesting duel between two of the best rebounders of the championship before a Nik Caner-Medley who returns to the Fonteta as the best of the tournament in this section. Valencia Basket currently occupies the fourth position of the Endesa League with a balance of 21-10.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

3

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

7

Louis Labeyrie

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.08

8

Antoine Diot

Francia

Base

1.93

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

10

Will Thomas

EE.UU/Georgia

Ala-pívot

2.03

13

Mike Tobey

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

16

Guillem Vives

España

Base

1.92

17

Rafa Martínez

España

Escolta

1.90

19

Fernando San Emeterio

España

Alero

1.99

30

Joan Sastre

España

Escolta

2.00

42

Aaron Doornekamp

Canadá/Holanda

Ala-pívot

2.01

Injured list

6

Alberto Abalde

España

Alero

2.02

21

Matt Thomas

EE.UU

Escolta

1.96

Jaume Ponsarnau

Entrenador

 

MOVISTAR ESTUDIANTES

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Junior Etou

Congo

Alero

2.03

3

Gian Clavell

Puerto Rico

Escolta

1.93

5

Alessandro Gentile

Italia

Escolta

2.01

6

Ludde Hakanson

Suecia

Base

1.90

8

Darío Brizuela

España

Escolta

1.88

9

Edgar Vicedo

España

Alero

2.03

10

Omar Cook

EE.UU/MNT

Base

1.86

12

Goran Suton

Croacia

Ala-pívot

2.08

22

Nik Caner-Medley

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

32

Shayne Whittington

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

37

Fotios Lampropoulos

Grecia

Ala-pívot

2.06

77

Víctor Arteaga

España

Pívot

2.12

 

Josep M. Berrocal

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: CORTES, Carlos - ARAÑA, Francisco - SÁNCHEZ SIXTO, Alberto