Valencia Basket starts the second leg of the season by hosting Baxi Manresa in a fast-paced clash

Valencia Basket men’s team begins the second half of the Liga Endesa season by hosting Baxi Manresa at La Fonteta (Saturday 25, 18:00h, Movistar+ Deportes) in a acb round 18 game.

 

The Valencia squad will aim to maintain their strong home form in national competition against a rival that defeated them in the first half. So far, they have had the best results against teams in the upper part of the standings.

 

The clash between the two teams, who play with the highest number of possessions and have the shortest rotations in the entire Liga Endesa, is expected to be a high-intensity game with maximum pace, where the most effective offense (Valencia’s) will be tested against a team that has the best defensive efficiency in the competition.

 

Valencia Basket has had favorable past encounters, winning the last twelve visits of Baxi Manresa to La Fonteta. During the Catalan team's final visit to Fonteta, Valencia Basket will face the challenge of maintaining its unbeaten home record in national competition. Amida Brimah, who contributed to the Catalan victory in the first half with 4 points and 6 rebounds, will face the team where he started the season, which allowed him to land in the ACB.

 

The Valencia squad will have to wait until the pre-game to see if they can recover shooting guard Brancou Badio, who missed Wednesday’s win due to a severe contusion on his right thigh. At the same time, center Ethan Happ remains sidelined with an injury.

 

Valencia Basket begins the second leg of the regular season in third place with a record of 13-4.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Nate Reuvers

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.11

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

1.98

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

8

Jean Montero

Rep.Dominicana

Base-Esc

1.88

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

1.98

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

 

Questionable

 

 

 

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Escolta

1.91

 

Injured list

 

 

 

22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

Pedro Martínez

Entrenador

 

BAXI MANRESA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

4

Santiago Vescovi

Uruguay

Escolta

1.91

5

Guillem Jou

España

Escolta

1.95

8

Álex Reyes

España

Alero

2.02

11

Bodian Massa

Francia

Pívot

2.08

12

Marcis Steinbergs

Letonia

Ala-pívot

2.08

13

Musa Sagnia

Gambia

Alero

2.01

17

Mario Saint-Supery

España

Base

1.94

21

Derrick Alston Jr.

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.06

24

Cameron Hunt

EE.UU

Escolta

1.91

32

Retin Obasohan

Bélgica

Base

1.85

35

Jaume Sorolla

España

Pívot

2.11

55

Dani Pérez

España

Base

1.84

97

Emmanuel Cate

Rumanía

Pívot

2.06

 

Diego Ocampo

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: Óscar Perea - Javier Torres - Raúl Zamorano