Visit to Gran Canaria with good connoisseurs of the islanders
Up to four members of the BAXI Manresa team have played for the Claretian team, which is the team with the most fouls received. We will see a good assistant duel between Albicy and Dani Pérez.
Bàsquet Manresa has won 27 of the 57 matches against Gran Canaria. The last victory of the Bages team occurred on January 16, 2022 at Nou Congost (91-72), in a demonstration of collective play led by Moneke, Valtonen, Bako and Maye.
The islanders have two players among the best in the competition in different sections: Damien Inglis is the fourth most free throw scorer per game, with 4, while Andrew Albicy is the fifth most assists dealer, with 5.4 per duel. In front will be Dani Pérez, fourth with 6.3.
As for team statistics, Jaka Lakovic's team is the Liga Endesa team that receives the most fouls, with 22.5, the third that scores the most free throws, with 17, the fourth that captures the most defensive rebounds, with 25.5, and the fifth that makes the most dunks, with 3 (BAXI Manresa is fourth with 3.25).
Other interesting facts
-Up to four members of the squad have at some point passed through the ranks of Gran Canaria. The one who has been there the longest is the coach Pedro Martínez, who has served in three stages: from 2002 to 2005, from 2009 to 2014 and in 12 games in the 2018-2019 academic year. His assistant coach, Salva Camps, played there at the end of the 2002-2003 season and 29 games in 2004-2005, and coached there in 2017 (assistant to Luis Casimiro) and 2019 (technician of the second team to LEB Plata). As for the players, Frankie Ferrari played 12 games there in the 2020-2021 course and Marcis Steinbergs was there from 2019 to 2021, playing for the LEB Plata affiliate and participating in two games in the Endesa League in the 2020-2021 season.
-Dani García set his record for steals, with 3, in Gran Canaria's visit to Nou Congost on January 16, 2022