Valencia Basket men’s team will look to rediscover its rhythm on one of the toughest courts to do so, as it visits Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv for the first time on Israeli soil (Thursday the 5th, 20:00, Menora Mivtachim Arena, Movistar+ Deportes) in a Round 27 EuroLeague matchup.
The taronja side will aim to put a poor start to the week behind them following their loss on the court of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and to recover the team identity that has kept them near the top of the EuroLeague standings throughout the season, this time against one of the most defensively solid teams in the entire competition.
This will be the fifth meeting between the two teams in just over ten months, with momentum favoring the Israeli side, who have won the last three encounters and also claimed a 93–100 victory in the first-round game at Roig Arena.
Valencia Basket has traveled to Israel with fourteen players, with the only confirmed absence being Matt Costello, who remains in Valencia to continue treatment for his left knee injury.
Valencia Basket begins this round in fifth place in the EuroLeague standings, holding a 16–10 record.
RostersHAPOEL IBI TEL AVIV
Nº
Nombre
Nacimiento
Posición
Alt.
0
Johnathan Motley
EE.UU
Pívot
2.06
1
Chris Jones
EE.UU/ARM
Base
1.88
2
Antonio Blakeney
EE.UU
Escolta
1.93
3
Elijah Bryant
EE.UU
Escolta
1.96
9
Guy Palatin
Israel
Base
1.93
10
Bar Timor
Israel
Base
1.91
14
Oz Blayzer
Israel
Alero
2.00
17
Collin Malcolm
EE.UU
Ala-pívot
2.00
21
Tai Odiase
EE.UU
Pívot
2.06
22
Vasilije Micic
Serbia
Base
1.96
24
Ishmail Wainright
EE.UU
Alero
1.96
25
Dan Oturu
EE.UU
Pívot
2.08
26
Yam Madar
Israel
Base
1.90
Dimitris Itoudis
Entrenador
VALENCIA BASKET
Nº
Nombre
Nacimiento
Posición
Alt.
0
Brancou Badio
Senegal
Escolta
1.91
1
Kameron Taylor
EE.UU
Alero
1.98
2
Josep Puerto
España
Alero
1.99
3
Nate Reuvers
EE.UU/Hungría
Ala-pívot
2.11
4
Jaime Pradilla
España
Ala-pívot
2.02
5
Sergio De Larrea
España
Base
2.00
6
Xabi López-Arostegui
España
Alero
2.00
7
Braxton Key
EE.UU
Ala-pívot
2.03
8
Jean Montero
Rep.Dominicana
Base-Esc
1.88
10
Omari Moore
EE.UU/MKD
Base-Esc
1.98
12
Neal Sako
Francia
Pívot
2.10
13
Darius Thompson
EE.UU/Italia
Base
1.93
32
Isaac Nogués-González
España
Escolta
1.96
77
Yankuba Sima
España
Pívot
2.11
Sidelined
24
Matt Costello
EE.UU/CIV
Pívot
2.08
Pedro Martínez
Entrenador
REFEREES: Ilija Belosevic, Jakub Zamojski, Stefan Calic