Pedro Martínez returns to visit a Girona with two clear leaders
Marc Gasol and Kameron Taylor, the two mainstays of a team that receives the visit of a BAXI Manresa with two former Girona players in the squad
The only confrontation between Bàsquet Manresa and Club Bàsquet Girona 2014 took place in the first round of the current Endesa League, on December 30, 2022, and ended with an 82-79 victory for the Bages team who assert their dominance in the rebound and the great performance of Adam Waczynski.
The Girona team has two clear references. The first is Marc Gasol, the fourth most valued player in the competition, with 18 credits per game. The center is also third in blocks, with 1.3, the fourth most free throws scored, with 3.2, the leader in defensive rebounds, with 5.2, and the fourth most fouled, with 4.1. In the outside game, the highlight is Kameron Taylor, the fifth leading scorer in the championship, with 14.5 points (Jerrick Harding is the leader with 16.7). Taylor is also the leader in rebounds, with 1.7, fifth in minutes played, with 27, and in two-point shots, with 4.1.
Regarding team statistics, Básquet Girona is second in steals, with 10.96, third in dunks, with 3.17, and fifth in defensive rebounds, with 26.17, in blocks, with 2.91, and in turnovers, with 14.3.
Other interesting facts
-Pedro Martínez trained in Girona in the 2007-08 season, in which he had Marc Gasol under his command
-The 2020-21 season Dani Garcia was loaned to Básquet Girona when it was playing in the LEB Or
-In the match of the first round, played on December 30, 2022, Guillem Jou made his record of assists, with 3