BAXI Manresa 22-23 debuts in an official match against Joventut

After playing five friendlies, the BAXI Manresa 2022-2023 will debut in an official match tomorrow Tuesday at 18:45 (live on Esport3). It will be in the first semifinal of the 43rd Catalan National League ACB, which will be played at the Palau d'Esports Catalunya in Tarragona, and the opponent will be Joventut de Badalona.

The team from Bageno is the current champion of the competition, after beating Barça 81-70 in the final of the 2021 edition, which was played at the Nou Congost. Pedro Martínez does not yet know if he will count on Babatunde Olumuyiwa, with discomfort in the sole of the foot, while there are other affected players who are doubtful.

Joventut comes to the duel after playing four pre-season games, the last one last Wednesday against Básquet Girona (with a defeat of the Badalonians by 89-93). Carles Duran's team performed at a high level last season, and this year they will look to maintain their good run of results. The green-and-blacks, who continue to count on their squad with important men such as Guillem Vives, Andrés Feliz, Pau Ribas, Joel Parra and Ante Tomic, have been strengthened with the additions of * Kyle Guy, Henry Ellenson, William Howard and Leonardo Okeke*.

In the preview of the match, Pedro Martínez explained that «we know things about Joventut, but others don't, they have a new player about whom we don't have much information. As always, we are more concerned about ourselves than the opponent, and more so at this height of the season».