HISTORICAL CLASSIFICATION IN THE MÁLAGA MINI CUP

Girona U14 Basketball enters the Final Phase of the Endesa Mini Cup and will play it for the first time

Base | Friday, 08 December 2023

Básquet Girona will play the Final Phase of the Endesa Mini Cup, which will be played in Malaga, for the first time in history. He did it after the U14 beat UCAM Murcia Redexis (56-79) in the clash between two of the best runners-up of the four groups that made up the preliminary phase. The event took place in Tarragona, from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8.

The team trained by Jordi Pou and Jordi Gelis, with Dani Dorca as physical trainer and Laia Ventura as physiotherapist, began its career in the tournament on Wednesday with a defeat against one of the favorites to take the title , Valencia Basket (93-72). The team from Girona kept the game against the Valencian team, having moments of good play and getting ahead of the scoreboard, before the last period, in which the rival decided the balance.

In the double duel on Thursday, the Girona team won both games, against Granada and Obradoiro. In the first, they played a great game and, with great success, were able to win (76-35). In the evening, in a constant scrum throughout the game, the Girona team showed great competitive and team spirit to win, with a three-pointer with half a minute left to leave a five-point gap that did not go away escape (64-67).

The Final Phase of the Endesa Málaga Mini Cup will be played from February 15 to 18.

Post-classification declarations:

Xus Escosa, director of the Girona Basketball base: “The assessment I make of the phase, apart from the result which is ideal because you reach the final phase, is the great experience that the players have had with a great atmosphere in the bleachers and sportsmanship on the track.”

Totti Pou, head coach Básquet Girona U14: “I want to emphasize not so much what we did but above all how we did it, doing well the things we had to do well and applying our identity fantastically on the court. In addition, the The group’s atmosphere has been spectacular off the court and this allows them to play as a team on the court.”