ENDESA LEAGUE
With the arrival of Jordan Sakho, UCAM adds one more cash to a preseason with many absences. But, for the moment, only he will arrive. Five more players continue to focus on their national teams and, after friendly matches and ‘FIBA windows’, it is now that the moment of truth begins for them. Radovic (Montenegro), McFadden (Georgia), Pustovyi (Ukraine) and Jelínek (Czech Republic) start a Eurobasket today that, in the best of cases for the interests of Sito Alonso’s men, they will not have them in Murcia until almost half September, counting on their national teams not advancing from the first phase and having a few days off before starting a long season with UCAM.
It is the same case of Sadiel Rojas, although the forward does not begin his journey in the AmeriCup with the Dominican Republic until Saturday.
The fact that Sakho has been in Murcia for two days, and since yesterday training with UCAM, is due to the fact that the interior of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (but with a player’s license trained locally in Spain) has finished the competition for the moment representing his country. Unlike the continental tournaments in Europe, America or Asia (which was played in July and with the participation of the oceanic teams), AfroBasket was already played last year and the next one will not be until 2025.
Friendly in Valencia
In this way, Jordan Sakho will be able to participate in the first friendly of the UCAM Murcia CB of this preseason, tomorrow in Valencia against Gran Canaria and without television cameras. In addition to the homegrown players he deems appropriate, Sito Alonso will be able to count on Trice, Bellas, Klavzar, Davis, Anderson, Luther, Diop and Sakho from his first squad.
On Friday, September 9, at 7:00 p.m., the Murcian team will face Betis in the VII EncestaRías Tournament, in the Galician town of Vilagarcía de Arousa.
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