2016-17

Valencia Basket began a historic year, for the first time would participate in the silver category of Spanish basketball. For this, they relied on the core of the team that had achieved promotion the previous year in Castellón.

With José Canales at the helm on the bench, with Esther Díaz and Claudia Canuto at point guard, with Virginia Sáez, Sara Sáiz, María Domenech and Lucía Ripoll on the outside, and with Leles Muñoz, Rebeca Cotano, Silvia Collado and Marta Camarassa on the inside.

Despite achieving a creditable full house of 500 people in the Malvarrosa every day, problems began early. In addition to the absence of point guard and captain Bego Pallardó, there was the serious injury of Rebeca Cotano, a frontcourt reference. The days passed and despite the struggle and effort that was put into each game, the results did not come, with a dangerous record of 2-12.

The arrival of two players like the Montenegrin Kristina Rakovic and the Serbian Branka Lukovic, both inside, in addition to the return to the team of Bego Pallardó and the progressive recovery of Rebeca Cotano, helped to enhance the flight, and Valencia Basket began to win games in search of salvation.

Beautiful moments were lived, such as the derby against Picken Claret in a Fonteta that was already beginning to be a local game pavilion in some games, and that day already exceeded 1,000 spectators. The derby fell on the taronja side, which would certify in Leganés a day before the end the mathematical salvation. We would remain in the silver category.