Zaragoza: Intimidating team with a shared roles
The Aragonese, with ex-Manresa coach Aleix Duran on the bench, are the team with the most blocks in the league and share the leads
Bàsquet Manresa has won 8 of the 24 games against Basket Zaragoza 2002. The last triumph of the Bages team was on February 12, 2022 at Nou Congost, in a duel that was broken in the second quarter (94-73).
Several Aragonese players appear in the individual statistics rankings. One of them is Santi Yusta, fourth in free throws scored, with 3.6 per game, and fouls received, with 4.5, and fifth in steals, with 1.5. In this same section, Howard Sant-Roos is fourth, with 1.6. The other two outstanding men are in the center position, with a Tryggvi Hlinason who is second in blocks, with 1.8, and fourth in dunks, with 1.2, and a Christian Mekowulu which is the fourth with the most offensive rebounds captured, with 2.5.
Casademont Zaragoza is coached by Porfirio Fisac, and one of his assistants is Aleix Duran, who was in the ranks of Bàsquet Manresa in two different stages: from 2003 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2018.
Regarding team statistics, the Aragonese are leaders in blocks, with 4.5, and in fouls received, with 21.43. They occupy the second position in rebounds, with 38.64, in defensive rebounds, with 26.71, and in turnovers, with 15.79 (BAXI Manresa is fourth with 15.14). Finally, they are third in offensive rebounds, with 11.93, and fifth in steals, with 10.21, and in dunks, with 3.
Other interesting facts
-Adam Waczynski played last season for Zaragoza. There he made his record for assists in the Endesa League, with 6, on December 18, 2021 at the MoraBanc Andorra court. On the other hand, when he played for Obradoiro, he had his best game in the competition against the Aragonese, on October 24, 2015, with 8 rebounds and 36 rating credits.
-On May 26, 2019 in Zaragoza, Dani Garcia made his only block in the Endesa League.
-Frankie Ferrari played seven games with the Aragonese at the end of last season and seven more at the start of this one. In one of these in the 2022-2023 course, at home against UCAM Murcia, he made his only block in the competition.