Joventut: a fruitful rival for personal records
Three players from BAXI Manresa squad have made their best performance in the ACB against the Badalonians
Bàsquet Manresa and Club Joventut Badalona have faced a total of 39 times in the capital of Bages, and the home team has won 16 times, the last in the 2013-2014 season (90-78), and has tied at two more (77 in the 1973-1974 season and 73 in 1974-1975). In the last four duels the green-and-blacks have won, always by five or less points of difference.
The Badalona team have as a clear reference the center Ante Tomic, the fifth most valued man in the competition, with an average of 17.5 credits. The Croatian also ranks fifth in rebounds, with 6.1 catches per game, and second in two-point shots, with 5.6 per game. Saturday's rival of BAXI Manresa has very successful players in any distance: Vladimir Brodziansky is the best in the percentage of three-pointers (60.7%), Simon Birgander is third in the two-point shots (76.1%) and Xabi López-Aróstegui, fifth in the free throws (96.7%). The Basque also occupies a prominent ranking in the defensive rebounds section, third with 4.5 per match.
Joventut, as evidenced by their good ranking in the Endesa League (fifth with 8 wins and 3 losses), is among the top five in up to nine statistical categories: it is second in percentage of three-pointers (41.70%), third in percentage of free throws (79.91), fourth in efficiency (100.18), in points in favor (84.82) and in free throws scored (15.55), fifth in rebounds (36.73), in defensive rebounds (25.73), assists (18.45) and fouls received (20.73).
Other interesting facts
-The Badalona team was the first that Pedro Martínez coached in the ACB, making its debut on March 11, 1990, at home against Zaragoza (100-84).
-Eulis Báez played for Joventut in the 2011-2012 season
-Up to three players signed their best performance in the ACB against the green-and-blacks: Báez achieved 32 efficiency credits on the Joventut court on April 1, 2018, Deividas Dulkys also achieved its maximums in points (24) and rating (31) when he wore the Obradoiro shirt on December 3, 2016, in Galicia. Finally, Dani Pérez shone with Delteco GBC against Carles Duran's team: 27 points, 6 of 9 in two-point shots, 4 of 5 in three-pointers and 36 efficiency credits.