HISTORICAL CLASSIFICATION IN THE MÁLAGA MINICOPA

El Bàsquet Girona U14 access to the Final Phase of the Endesa Minicopa and will play it for the first time

| Friday, 08 December 2023

Bàsquet Girona will play the Final Phase of the Endesa Minicopa, 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 Bàsquet Girona 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 Bàsquet 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.”