A Gran Canaria with guns from long distance
The islanders are one of the teams with the most success from the three-point line, especially through Brussino, and they visit a Nou Congost where they will find three old acquaintances
Bàsquet Manresa has won 27 of the 58 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' standout player is Nico Brussino, especially from long range. The Argentine is the fifth most three-point scorer, with 2.4, and the fourth in three-point percentage, with 45.6%. In the interior game they have Olek Balcerowski, fourth in two-point shooting percentage, with 69.2%, and Khalifa Diop, fifth in dunks, with 1.1.
As for team statistics, the team led by Jaka Lakovic is second in three-pointers scored, with 10.42, third in percentage of three-pointers, with 37.64%, third in fouls received, with 20,85, and fourth in blocks, with 3.09.
Other interesting facts
-Up to three 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 affiliate to LEB Plata). As for the players, Marcis Steinbergs was there from 2019 to 2021, playing for the LEB Plata affiliate and participating in two matches 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