Tough test for Valencia Basket on the challenging court of Joventut Badalona

Valencia Basket men’s team returns to the road after two wins in a row at La Fonteta to visit the tough court of Joventut Badalona (Saturday 15, 18:00, Olímpic Badalona, Movistar Deportes) in a Liga Endesa round 23 game.

 

The orange team will aim to extend its good form after returning to competition on a court where it has not had much success recently. They have lost six of their last seven visits and are currently on a three-game losing streak at the black and green home court.

 

In a direct clash between two teams with aspirations to finish in the top four positions of the Liga Endesa, Pedro Martínez's men could extend their advantage over one of their main rivals if they manage to break that negative trend at the Olímpic de Badalona.

 

Valencia won the most recent meeting, the first-leg game, with a score of 84-60.

 

Dominican Jean Montero already played just under fifteen minutes in the midweek game in which the orange team secured their ticket to the semifinals of the BKT EuroCup, so long-term injured players Ethan Happ and Sergio De Larrea will miss this game.

 

Valencia Basket currently occupies the fourth position in the Liga Endesa with a record of 16-6.

 

Rosters

JOVENTUT BADALONA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

1

Yannick Kraag

Países Bajos

Alero

2.02

2

Devon Dotson

EE.UU

Base

1.88

4

Pau Ribas

España

Escolta

1.94

13

Artem Pustovyi

Ucrania

Pívot

2.19

16

Guillem Vives

España

Base

1.92

17

Sam Dekker

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.06

18

Adrián Torres

España

Alero

2.03

20

Pau Majoral

España

Base

1.87

23

Michael Ruzic

Croacia

Pívot

2.06

30

Kassius Robertson

Canadá/Jamaica

Escolta

1.90

44

Ante Tomic

Croacia

Pívot

2.17

88

Adam Hanga

Hungría

Alero

2.01

 

Dani Miret

 

Entrenador

 

 

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Escolta

1.91

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Nate Reuvers

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.11

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

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

23

Lucas Marí

España

Escolta

1.97

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

 

Injured list

 

 

 

5

Sergio De Larrea

España

Base

1.98

22

Ethan Happ

EE.UU/MKD

Pívot

2.08

Pedro Martínez

Entrenador

 

REFEREES: J.C. García González – J. García González - Raúl Zamorano