BAXI Manresa faces a definitive derby at home against Joventut
This Saturday's match at 18:00 could see the Manresa team close the first round in 8th position. The Penya team is coming off a run of 6 consecutive victories.
A match with all the ingredients to experience a night full of emotions. Derby between BAXI Manresa and Joventut de Badalona at Nou Congost. At stake is a new victory and, for the Manresa team, the ability to secure a place in the top 8 in this first round.
Last match of the first round of the Endesa League, and BAXI Manresa has earned the right to qualify for the top 8. To do so, they will have to win their match at Joventut or hope that Barça and Zaragoza do not tie them with wins and recover the points difference. A great atmosphere is expected at Nou Congost. The entire squad is available for coach Diego Ocampo.
The Penya team is on a run. They have won their last 6 games in the Endesa League and still have a chance of being seeded in the Copa del Rey. The team from Badalona has Ante Tomic as their most valued player, followed by the shooter Kassius Robertson or the recently renewed Sam Dekker. The team also has players from the academy like Kraag or the veterans Ribas and Vives, and league experts like Pustovyi or the former Manresa player Hanga.
Diego Ocampo appeared before the press this Friday. The Ourense coach said that "they may have one of the best interior games in the league, Pustovyi is a great finisher and Tomic is like a point guard; they have very experienced players who know the league very well; they pass the ball very well and are accurate but it is not by chance, but they manage to take many shots, they have a very good balance between inside and outside".