{"id":19803,"date":"2026-05-09T06:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/19803\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:53:11","slug":"valencia-expected-to-field-u-22-roster-vs-baskonia-ahead-of-game-5-decider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/19803\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia expected to field U-22 roster vs. Baskonia ahead of Game 5 decider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valencia Basket is expected to field under-22 players against Baskonia on Sunday if the ACB does not change the schedule, as the club prioritizes Game 5 against Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/677-valencia-basket.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valencia Basket<\/a> clinched back-to-back victories in Athens to avoid elimination from the EuroLeague playoffs. Valencia defeated Panathinaikos <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/games\/view\/125272-panathinaikos-aktor-athens-valencia-basket.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">89-86<\/a> in Game 4 on Friday night, tying the series at 2-2 and forcing a decisive Game 5 back home.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tValencia Basket \/ Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Before the biggest game of their EuroLeague season, however, Valencia will first face Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in an ACB League matchup on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/depcopevalencia\/status\/2052871455474344298?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Deportes COPE Valencia<\/a>, the team plans to field a youth squad and under-22 players for the domestic game if the ACB does not make any changes to the schedule. Valencia prioritizes Wednesday&#8217;s EuroLeague game.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, between Game 2 and Game 3, Valencia lost to Manresa. For comparison, PAO has not played a domestic game since April 25.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia currently sits second in the ACB standings with a 21-8 record and five regular-season games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Game 5 against Panathinaikos is scheduled for May 13 at Roig Arena, with a spot in the EuroLeague Final Four on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 highlights:<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_6\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776501682_765_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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