Joventut: a derby with historical links
Eulis Báez, Pedro Martínez and Salva Camps will visit the court of one of their former teams
Bàsquet Manresa has visited the Joventut court 42 times and has won eight times, the last time last season (104-106).
One of the most outstanding players of the green-and-blacks is Xabi López-Aróstegui, who is doubtful. The small forward has the best percentage of free throws in the competition (96.9%), is the fourth who most free throws scores per game (3.9) and the fifth with most defensive rebounds (4). Another of the important men of the Badalona team is Ante Tomic, second in two-point shots (5.1) and fifth in offensive rebounds (2.4). They complete the appearance in the first positions of the statistical rankings Albert Ventura, fourth in percentage of three-pointers (47.4%), and Simon Birgander, fourth in percentage of two point shots (71.9%). As for team statistics, Joventut is third in turnovers (14.9), fourth in percentage of three point shots (39.81%) and in free throws scored (15.74) and fifth in percentage of free throws (79, 74%).
Other interesting facts
-Eulis Báez played 24 games with the green-and-blacks in the 2011-2012 season. When he was in Gran Canaria he played his best game in the Endesa League in Badalona, with 32 efficiency credits on April 1, 2018
-Pedro Martínez led the Badalona team in 19 games in the 1989-1990 season, in his debut as a coach at the ACB, and in 22 in 1994-1995
-Salva Camps was the Joventut assistant coach from 2015 to 2017
-Dani Garcia recovered a ball in the visit to the Olympic on May 12, 2019