Girona Basketball with the intention of fighting for the top of the category

It was not the best season, the previous one, for the whole of Bàsquet Girona. Players who did not finish joining the system, a complicated season due to the whole issue that the coronavirus entailed, in addition to the non-arrival of victories and not having a grandstand in Fontajau, made the team led by Carles marco stay in a fourteenth position that was not enough for everyone. In short, they did not fulfill the mission.

With all these ingredients experienced in the last campaign, making it clear that Carles Marco would continue as captain of the benches, they got down to work and decided that a renovation of the roster It would be great to have more options to fight for the positions that give access to play ACB. Many new faces, a much more physical squad, solving past problems and looking for a personal stamp that characterizes this Bàsquet Girona. Marco will have a total of eight new faces, he will know that he will have a subsidiary playing in the EBA league after the merger with CEB Girona, and obtaining the first title of the preseason, the Catalan League, after winning the final against CB Prat.

At this point, in mid-October, with the team making a good start to the official season, the question arises as to the role that its president will play. Marc Gasol. The Catalan player, once his brilliant career in the NBA ended, decided to take a break, and it seems that from some moment to another he will make the leap from the offices to the LEB Oro courts. But for now, that fact has not happened, and the roster that Marco has is a team with important names, absolute internationals, contrasted in LEB and with all possible aspirations.

BASES

Albert Sàbat. The playmaker de Llagostera is one of the players who continue from the previous season in Girona. What’s more, it will be his third season. Captain of the team, at 36 years old, he is one of the mainstays of the project, being important in the creation of the game and a great shooter, he is also Marco’s extension on the track.

Josep Franch. A clear example that the Bàsquet Girona project likes and has a circulation. Franch arrives from the Basket Club Gries Oberhoffen of the French Pro B, and he was clear that he wanted to play in LEB Oro and do it in Girona. The point guard from Badalona, ​​with ACB experience, will be key to this new course, which will always provide an option to help the team.

Kaspars Vecvagars. The Latvian from Força Lleida, arrives to shore up the team’s outside play, being a very interesting one / two combo in the category. It was the first signing that materialized at the beginning of July, thanks to his physical capacity and his great defense, he will play an important role in Carles Marco’s gear.

Pol Molins. The young player emerged from the Joventut de Badalona quarry and after passing through different teams, in the summer convinced Marco to be one of the team’s guards. Coming from CB Zamora, international in the lower categories with Spain, the tall 1.97 baseman is a player with an enviable individual technique, with a great future ahead of him and eager to show that he can be an important piece in the rotation.

ESCORT / EWING

Gerard Sevillano. The one from Badalona is still in Girona and will continue to do so as one of the important players on the court and dressing room. Sevillano’s third season already, in the previous one he played an average of twenty minutes, scoring six points on average and 60% in shooting of two, in addition to helping with three rebounds in each game. The high forward is an all-rounder in many aspects of the game, key for Girona.

Mads Bonde. The absolute international with Denmark, is a forward of 1.98 who adds in many areas of the game. He has a privileged physique, with a range of possibilities both in attack and defense.

Robert Cosialls. One of those key players for the rotation of any team. You can help as three or as four. He is another of the players who continue from the previous season with very good movements in quick transitions, in addition to his help on the rebound.

INTERIORS

Gonçalo Delgado. Another absolute international with his country, in this case with Portugal. Coming from the Zentro Basket Madrid of LEB Plata, the 2.04 pivot will be of great help for the powerful interior game that Carles Marco and the sports management have created for this new course, especially after the departure of Biram Faye, who played together to the San Antonio Spurs the Summer league Of summer.

Olaf Schftenaar. The player from the Netherlands is another of the interior references that Girona Bàsquet will have. In this case, his outside shot and opening the defenses will be of great help, to later use his ability to pass. Of course, he is not a great intimidator or rebounder.

Èric Vila. The return of the prodigal son after making the americas. A trip that was fully expected, but that arrives at the Girona project with all possible desire and to return to being the same as before. After his departure from the FC Barcelona youth team to the NCAA, and his time at Texas A&M, Fresno State and Northwest Florida State, in addition to his inactivity last year due to a foot injury, he joined the Marc Gasol project, and has to become one of the main players. Versatile, with a privileged physique (2.09), comfortable in the pick & pop and active on the rebound. Many positive characteristics that make it one of the focal points of Bàsquet Girona.

Karamo Jawara. Coming from the Palma de LEB Oro, the Norwegian will be the great interior reference. At 2.03, he is the designated player to make a difference in the paint, as well as being a natural bully. Center tough, pure and physical. Very interesting couple that can form with Vila.

Jaume Sorolla. Another young player emerged from the FC Barcelona quarry, this 2.13 from Tortosa is also a tough player near the basket, who will be important in the second unit. Very eager to gain a foothold in the category and in Bàsquet Girona.

OBJECTIVE

The first mission that the red jacket team has is to be in the upper part as the days go by. Win all possible matches, especially against opponents who have the same goal. Once stages in the calendar are burned, Carles Marco’s team, depending on the classification, will be able to say if they can really fight to achieve the objective of fighting for promotion to Liga Endesa. They have put together a team to be able to do it, but LEB Oro has a quality and a level that makes it difficult to think of possible promotion as the only initial objective.