Bilbao Basket begins its journey in the FIBA Europe Cup today against champion Anwil Wloclawek
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He Surne Bilbao Basket starts today, in Poland, in front of the reigning champion of the competition, the Anwil Wloclawekwhich will be measured from 7:00 p.m. at the Hala Mistrzów in Wloclawek, his path in the FIBA Europe Cup, an international competition that the Biscayan team is competing in for the first time. Those coached by Jaume Ponsarnau, who have started very strong in the Endesa League, thus make their debut in this championship, and they do so against the leader of the Polish League, which won it in the 2022-23 season. EITB, through eitb.eus and ETB4, will broadcast the match live.
Bilbao Basket, in this context, will try this afternoon to confirm its good moment in the Endesa League, in which it is fifth, with four wins and one loss, within the group that is chasing Real Madrid, still undefeated. The Ponsarnau team also had a good start a year ago, and was also successful in the group stage of the FIBA Champions League, in which they took part.
Now, the Biscayan team visits not only the current champion of the FIBA Europe Cup, but also the fittest team in the Polish League, which leads with four wins in four games played. Anwil Wloclawek is a team in which the exteriors take center stage Amir Bell (7.5 points and 4.5 assists per game so far in the Polish league) and Victor Sanders (19.3 points and 18.8 rating) and the interiors Luke Petrusek (17,3 and 16), Tanner John Groves (7.5 and 5.5 rebounds). Kalif YoungIn addition, he contributes 7.3 points per game, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and a PIR of 13.8 in the Polish League.
In the words of Ponsarnau, it is a team that, “without being extraordinarily fast, runs very well on the counterattack, and is very aggressive”: “We will have to be very tough and very physical,” added the Catalan coach, who also warned of that “Anwil is the best team in the Polish League, and that Polish League has already become the fifth best in Europe.”
The youth player Unai Barandalla has entered for the Greek center Georgios Tsalmpouris in the call of twelve players for Bilbao Basket, which will begin its match at 7:00 p.m. Fans will be able to follow it live, on eitb.eus and on ETB4.
Source: Eitb
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