BAXI Manresa travels to Türkiye to test Bahcesehir
The Bages team visits the court of one of the strongest teams in the competition, eager to maintain the fighting spirit they've shown in recent matches. Dani Pérez, Hugo Benitez, and Eli Brooks will remain in Manresa.
The pace doesn't slow for BAXI Manresa. After defeating Breogán at Congost, Diego Ocampo's team travels to Turkey to face a strong EuroCup opponent. They visit Bahcesehir College in Istanbul this Tuesday at 5:00 PM.
BAXI Manresa faces one of its last trips of the EuroCup's first phase to Turkey. The Manresa team is currently sixth in its group and has a chance to remain among the top teams at the end of the first phase. After this trip, they will have three home games in the European competition. For the trip to Istanbul, Diego Ocampo will still be without the injured Dani Pérez. Eli Brooks and Hugo Benitez are also unavailable.
This Tuesday's opponent in Turkey is a powerful team, a top-tier roster built to compete for the title, with big names and significant additions. The highest-rated player is Malachi Flynn, formerly of the NBA, but other notable names include Williams, Cavanaugh, Homesley, and Ponitka. Quality in every corner. In their previous meeting at Nou Congost, the Turkish team defeated BAXI Manresa 67-81.
Assistant coach Carlos Flores said beforehand that «they are a very difficult opponent, especially at home; they are in a great moment of confidence despite their league loss to Fenerbahce; the individual level of their players is very high, they don't need tactics to score; we need to stick to our style and prevent them from getting open shots in the first few seconds. If we are solid on one-on-one defense, we will have our chances.»