Unprecedented duel and second visit in the club's history to Portugal
BAXI Manresa will play for the first time against SL Benfica, a rather unknown team with some players who may sound familiar to the most knowledgeable fans.
SL Benfica has players who have been through the Endesa League. One of them is Betinho Gomes, who played for Andorra from 2014 to 2016 and also for Lobos and Breogán. Another example is Maik Zirbes, who has been to several Euroleague teams, and finally, Toney Douglas, an NBA all-rounder and former Estudiantes player.
The Portuguese team scores an average of 78.5 points in the BCL. Among the top scorers, Broussard with 16 points, Almeida with 14, Gomes with 13.5 and Douglas with 10 stand out. On the other hand, Carter and Zirbes accumulate 8 and 5 points respectively.
SL Benfica stands out for its 3-point shots, with a 40% success rate. On the other hand, BAXI Manresa excels with 2-point shots and free throws, with 66.1% and 71.1% hits respectively.
It is the first time that Bàsquet Manresa will play against Benfica and the second visit we make to Portugal, since the first time was in the Korac Cup at Ovarense's court in the 1997-1998 season.
🗂️ 𝓐𝓹𝓾𝓷𝓽 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽ò𝓻𝓲𝓬
— BAXI Manresa (@BasquetManresa) October 24, 2022
✍️🏻 Gentilesa de @xavierprunes
🇵🇹 Demà visitem #Portugal per segona vegada
⌛️ La primera va ser per visitar l'Ovarense en la #CopaKorac del 1997-98, ara fa 25 anys
🤨 La temporada no va acabar malament
📰 la crònica de @diariRegio7 pic.twitter.com/25mfChTSg1