Gian Clavell, Prometey: 'I just want to win'

Prometey Slobozhanske is in a unique situation this season. The Ukrainian-based club cannot play in its home country because of the ongoing war and thus has moved its operations to Riga, Latvia, after receiving wild cards from both the EuroCup and the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League to compete this season. Thus far Prometey is making Ukrainian fans proud, as it sits atop the Latvian-Estonian League and is 2-1 in Group A of the EuroCup Regular Season. Last week Prometey beat last season's finalist Frutti Extra Bursaspor 90-84 at home behind 26 points from Gian Clavell, who is the subject of this week's [Eurocupbasketball.com](http://Eurocupbasketball.com) interview. "This is literally the first team I have been on that we all are away from our homes," Clavell said. "So especially the Ukrainian players feel at home when \[Ukrainian fans\] come. They can talk to them. They feel their support. So, yeah, we feel very happy and are very thankful for those fans that travel and come to support us." 

**Hi Gian, congratulations on the win over Frutti Extra Bursaspor. What was the key to beating one of the powerhouses in the competition?** 

"First of all, I'm glad we got the win, especially against a good team like Bursaspor. They have been really good the last couple of years and it definitely was a big win for us. We just tried to be aggressive. We just tried to play our best game after the loss to Brescia. I think we lost by 34, so we needed to show a sense of urgency to go get the win."

"I think we've got a great team. We can really make some noise in the EuroCup."

**You played against your former team. Was that an extra motivation in this game?** 

"Every time you play against a former team is always a form of motivation. But all I have is all love for Bursa. I have good memories, especially since my wife was pregnant when I was playing in Bursa, so I have a little extra love for them. But yes, I have good friends, I have a really good relationship with the trainers, so I'm glad I got to see them. It's always good to see some familiar faces and I can't wait to see them again in Bursa."

**Issuf Sanon had a big game in that win. He’s still a young player. How good can he be?**

"He can be really good, man. He can be really good. Of course, he is still young. He has to improve a lot of things, just like all of us, but he can be really good. If he can get consistent and get a consistent shot, I think he can take that next step to a bigger EuroLeague team, maybe NBA, you know, but he's got to stay focused, stay consistent and just put the work in." 

**D.J. Stephens is one of the most exciting players to watch in the EuroCup. What’s it like playing with him?**

"It's easy, man! I love playing with him. I know last year I played against him and I didn't like playing against him because there's nothing you could do when they throw it up. He's just going to dunk, regardless, no matter what. But this year, I'm glad I can be one of his teammates. He's really a great guy. That's the best part of him. He's one of the best guys I've known and it's really easy to play with him. We have good communication, we got good chemistry. We understand each other and he understands the game which makes it easier for all of us to give him those passes and just make him a good player."

Gian Clavell has helped his team, Prometey Slobozhanske, have a 2-1 start in Group A of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season.

2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup highlights: Glen Clavell, Prometey

**For fans who are not familiar, tell us a little about the logistics of the team this season with you guys being a Ukrainian team playing in Riga.**

"Yes. So we are from Ukraine. We are from a little outside of Dnipro and they wanted to play basketball, so they moved to Latvia. And our team consists of literally half of the national team of Ukraine, the Americans, Ondrej \[Balvin\], who is from the Czech Republic, and Caleb Agada, who is from Canada. So I think we've got a great team. We can really make some noise in the EuroCup, especially because we have a really good coach who cares about the players. He cares about you getting better which is all you want from a coach, and we are a complete team. I feel we are very deep. Anybody can play 20 minutes or plus. We don't have to play 40 minutes a game, none of that. So I think that will be to our advantage for us once we get to March and April."

**What type of fan support are you feeling from fans in Latvia?**

"It's hard, man, because the team is from Ukraine, so people are really starting to get to know us here in Latvia. So sometimes they will come to games little by little. But like I said, I mean, we are making noise and that's how they are finding out about us here in Latvia, too. I know that Ukraine, for those Ukrainian fans that travel, or just stay here and support us, you know, we really appreciate them. We try to give them a show for two hours since they have some hard times over there in Ukraine with the war. So we're trying to just play as hard as we can for them and trying to represent Ukraine as best as we can."

**We have seen groups of fans from Ukraine making their way to the games. What has that meant to the players?**

"We love it, we love it. We feel like we are playing in Ukraine. This is literally the first team I have been on that we all are away from our homes. I mean, we all, literally, this is the first time I've been on that. We all are always from our homes. So especially the Ukrainian players feel at home when they come. They can talk to them. They feel their support. So, yeah, we feel very happy and are very thankful for those fans that travel and come to support us." 

"We're trying to just play as hard as we can for [the fans] and trying to represent Ukraine as best as we can."

**You played in Ukraine last season before the war. How did that impact your decision to sign with Prometey this season?**

"Well, it's a fun fact from it. Prometey offered me last year before Budivelnik and I just said, no, I don't know why I said no. And I ended up signing with Budivelnik. And last year, with the war going on, they stopped all the games and stuff like that. So they came this year again and I said, 'you know what? I like this style of game'. I like the coach and I like the team that they had last year. They had a really good team with really good players that had good chemistry. So I wanted to be a part of a winning team. I wanted to win games and I feel like I made the best decision."

**You will play against Joventut Badalona in Spain before the break. How much are you looking forward to that game? What needs to be done to get a chance to win at Palau Olimpic?** 

"Joventut is a good team, and they have good players: Kyle Guy, Tomic, Pau Ribas, and I think they have a Dominican point guard \[Andres Feliz\], as well. They have Joel Parra... they have a good squad over there, man. I feel like we just got to play our game. We got to rebound the ball, we got to play defense. We got to be locked in on defense for 40 minutes. But we know they are a good basketball team. They move the ball, they find the open guy. They really don't force anything. And then we just got to play our game on offense. We've got to run the ball and just move the ball side to side to get the easier shot, but it will be a good game. I'm excited to play against them. My wife is from Spain and like half of my family from my wife's side is from Spain. So I'm happy to go back to my second home." 

**As we look ahead, what would you consider to be a successful season for Prometey and for you, personally?**

"For Prometey, I feel we can qualify for the top eight. I feel like we can be either from the one spot to the eighth spot, you know, either one of them or just to qualify and just make a deep run in the playoffs. I feel like we got the team to do it. We haven't even figured out how to play consistently. So I feel like once we figure that out, we are going to be a hard team to play against. So yeah, just go as far as we can. Of course, we want to go to the championship game and win it, but we are just going to take it one game at a time. We are not going to watch, to go into the future and just make so many outcomes, because you never know. But yes, just make the playoffs and then just go as far as we can. It's one game at a time. And then for me personally, I just want to win games, man. I just want to win games. I know I have been in leagues in which I always come eighth or always come seventh or just barely going to the playoffs. So I just want to win, man. I just want to win as many games. I just want to win championships. And individually, whatever the team needs me to do at that moment, at that specific time, I will do it. So whatever the team needs me to be, and win games!"

London fans can pay donation to charity and watch team play for free at OVO Arena Wembley

The London Lions will play in a world-famous venue in Round 4 of the 7DAYS EuroCup, as they take on Buducnost VOLI Podgorica at the 12,500-seat OVO Arena Wembley, which regularly hosts concerts from A-list artists, boxing bouts between big names, awards shows, and much, much more.

Not only is this the first-ever time that a basketball game will be play at OVO Arena Wembley, but London has partnered with London-based food charity City Harvest and waived the cost of ticket fees, as it is instead accepting donations of £1, £2, £5 or £10, with all of this money going to the charity. By donating just £1, City Harvest is able to help provide up to four free meals for children who need support at this difficult time.

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London got off to a winning start at home in the EuroCup by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento 80-75 at Copper Box Arena in Round 2, with Ovie Soko putting in a very impressive performance that saw him earn tri-MVP honors for that week. It has lost both of its road games to this point, but back in the English capital, the expected large crowd at OVO Arena Wembley could spur the team on to its second victory of the campaign.

“We are very excited to welcome City Harvest as our new charity partner," said Lenz Balan, Vice President of 777 Partners, the owners of the London Lions. "Fans will instead be able to get a ticket for the game by making a donation to the charity to help provide food for people in need. We are focused on making an impact not only on the court but also in our community and hope that the fans will help get behind this initiative. The game at the OVO Arena Wembley will mark a momentous occasion as it’s just the second EuroCup game to be played in the UK since 2007.”

London Lions v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2022-11-01T19:30:00.000Z)

### Riding the record stats

Joventut Badalona (2-1) enters Round 4 as the best three-point shooting team as it has knocked down an [unbelievable 52.8%](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=U2022&category=FieldGoals3Percent&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=accumulated) of three-point shots this season. Joventut has great shot selection, attempting the second-fewest threes, 17.7 per game, and making 9.3 on average. The best-ever single-season percentage is 45.4% by Valencia Basket back in the 2002-03 season and no team since the 2013-14 campaign has finished the season shooting better than 43.0% percent.

Joventut has nine players who have attempted at least 1 three-pointer eight players who have made at least 1 shot, and seven of them are shooting 50.0% or better. Andres Felize leads the way at 75.0%, Henry Ellenson is at 62.5% and Pau Ribas at 60.0%, [all ranked among the top 10](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2022&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals3Percent) through three rounds. Now, they [host an athletic Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/joventut-badalona-prometey-slobozhanske/U2022/35/) (2-1) which has made just 25.3% of its three-pointers this season.

Henry Ellenson is tied for fifth with 62.5% three-point shooting through three rounds.

Newcomer Paris Basketball (2-1) will look for its third win [when Gran Canaria (2-1) comes to the French capital](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/paris-basketball-gran-canaria/U2022/39/#comparison). Paris has been exciting to watch with a strong game in the paint led by Ismael Kamagate, who leads the EuroCup in blocks (3.3 bpg.) and is tied for third in rebounding (9.0 rpg.), while Kyle Allman ranks second in scoring with 20.0 points per game. As a team, Paris ranks second in scoring (89.0 ppg.) on a fourth-best two-point shooting (58.7%), second in blocks (4.7 bpg.) and fourth in rebounding (39.0 rpg.). On the other hand, Gran Canaria makes more threes than any other team, [12\.7 per game](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=U2022&category=FieldGoalsMade3&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=accumulated), and attempts more triples more than any other team (32.0 per game). Both numbers are on pace to be the highest ever in EuroCup history. A.J. Slaughter leads the way with 3.3 triples per game, while Ferran Bassas, Vitor Benite and Nico Brussino have made 2.3 per contest.

Gran Canaria makes 12.7 triples per game

### Streaks and milestones

Another team on a record pace is Germani Brescia (2-1), winner of its last two games, which has an average PIR of 109.0, on pace for the best-ever, a record currently held by 2007-08 Joventut (108.5). Brescia also ranks third in scoring (88.3 ppg.), rebounds (42.0 rpg.) and two-point accuracy (59.5%) and fourth in blocks (4.0 bpg.). It will [put all those numbers to the test](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/germani-brescia-mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/U2022/33/#comparison) against the only undefeated team left, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (3-0). Playing its third season in the competition, this has been the first time Bourg has strung together three wins in a row and it will look to make it four. Bourg already won on Italian soil two weeks ago against Umana Reyer Venice and will hope to get the job done again.

On the other end of the spectrum is Dolomiti Energia Trento, which has a 0-3 record but averages 20.3 assists per game. The only team that dishes it [better than Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=U2022&category=Assistances&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=accumulated) is a newcomer Hapoel Tel Aviv (2-1), led by assists leader J'cowan Brown (7.7 apg.). [Hapoel and Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/hapoel-tel-aviv-dolomiti-energia-trento/U2022/40/) play each other on Wednesday in what could be an assists-filled encounter. Trento will try to end its 15-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Slask Wroclaw (0-3) will look to end its eight-game losing streak [at home against Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/slask-wroclaw-turk-telekom-ankara/U2022/36/) (2-1). The last time Slask won a EuroCup game was in March of last season, against Trento.

Coach Emanuele Molin and Trento looking to snap a 15-game losing streak

### Champs re-unite in neighboring clash

Two teams that did not start their season quite like they imagined will play a Round 4 game with a must-win feel to it when Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (0-3) makes a 250 kilometer trip [to play Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/umana-reyer-venice-cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/U2022/31/) (1-2) on Wednesday. Cedevita is the only winless team in Group A and Reyer picked up its first win of the season last week at Cluj-Napoca. The two sides played last season, splitting home wins, including Reyer's 77-70 win before Cedevita won 105-90 in Ljubljana.

It will be a chance for a pair of reigning EuroCup champions and frontcourt teammates from the past two seasons, Amar Alibegovic and Amedeo Tessitori, to catch up and go against one another. The two played for Virtus the past two seasons, helping it reach the EuroCup Semifinals in 2021, and win the 2022 crown. This season, both players have had up-and-down showings. Tessitori scored 12 points in the season opener, but has played only 6 minutes in the last two games, in which he was scoreless. Alibegovic scored in double digits in home games in Rounds 1 and 3, but was scoreless in Cedevita's only road game so far this season.

Watch the Game Highlights from Umana Reyer Venice vs. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, 12/15/2021

Umana Reyer Venice vs. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana - Game Highlights

### Long awaited trips

In its 16th EuroCup season, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2-1), which has played 185 games in the competition, is set to do something it has not done before - travel for a EuroCup game on British soil. Tuesday's [visit to the London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/london-lions-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2022/38/) (1-2) comes more than two decades after its last trip to face a team from London which came in the 2000-01 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season when Buducnost beat London Towers 88-95.

Earlier that same day, in the Round 4 opener in Group B, Veolia Towers Hamburg (2-1) will play its first official game in Greece when it [pays a visit to Promitheas Patras](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/promitheas-patras-veolia-towers-hamburg/U2022/37/) (2-1). On Wednesday in Group A, U-BT Cluj-Napoca will play an official game against a club from Lithuania when it [travels to play 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys-u-bt-cluj-napoca/U2022/32/) (1-2). Even though Cluj is a EuroCup newcomer it has been playing in European club basketball competitions for more than three decades, however, it has before never played against a Lithuanian opponent. It will also be a chance for Lietkabelis forward Zeljko Sakic to play against his former team, where he was a teammate of then-teenager Nandor Kuti and played under head coach Mihai Silvasan.

Another player who might see many of his former teammates is newly signed Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2-1) [swingman Sindarius Thornwell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/bursaspor-brings-aboard-swingman-thornwell/). He made his competition debut with ratiopharm Ulm (1-2) last season and helped the team reach the quarterfinals by averaging 10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists, starting in each of his 13 appearances. [Bursaspor welcomes Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/frutti-extra-bursaspor-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/34/) on Wednesday in Group A.

Round 4 at a glance

Joventut Badalona will be playing for the first time ever against Prometey Slobozhanske (2-1) on Wednesday in a Group A showdown in Spain. The hosts come off an impressive road win at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, 78-100, with Henry Ellenson and Ante Tomic leading the winning effort with 15 and 14 points, respectively. Prometey defeated last season's runner-up, Frutti Extra Bursaspor, 90-84 behind Gian Clavell's 26 points.

After losing the second game, Joventut (2-1) is back on the winning track. It is second in the EuroCup in assists (20.3) and best at shooting from beyond the arc (52.8%). The hosts have the upper hand on Prometey in shooting accuracy from all ranges, but the visitors excel on defense, which has already won them two games this season, surprising many. Clavell (17.3 ppg.), DJ Stephens (12.3 ppg., 8.7 rpg.) and Caleb Agada (12 ppg.) are the main offensive trio for Prometey, so Joventut will have to pay close attention to them while also watching those defensive rebounds, since Prometey is third in the competition in offensive rebounding (12.7 orpg.). 

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The debut season of the visitors continues to be on the rise, especially after a prestige win against Bursaspor. Jovenut averages a PIR of 99.3, so Prometey will have to work hard on all fronts in order to be in a position to win the game in Badalona. The hosts, true to their tradition, are more of an offensive team, so Prometey will have to close in on defense and watch for Tomic, Ellenson and Kyle Guy, three players who average 37.0 points per game.

Joventut, Prometey play for third win

Joventut Badalona v Prometey Slobozhanske (2022-11-02T19:15:00.000Z)

The London Lions welcome Buducnost VOLI Podgorica to the English capital on Tuesday night, but the game will not take place at its usual home of Copper Box Arena, as the 12,500-seat OVO Arena Wembley becomes the Lions' home for the night.

London began its debut 7DAYS EuroCup campaign with a loss on the road at Hapoel Tel Aviv, but in Round 2 it won on its home floor against Dolomiti Energia Trento to record the first victory for a British team in the EuroCup in 18 years. Another road defeat followed for London last week, this time against Gran Canaria, but back in front of its home support – and in a legendary venue like Wembley – it will be looking to put on another show. Star forward Sam Dekker could make his return from injury, too, which would be a big boost for head coach Ryan Schmidt.

It is a different story for Buducnost, as it looks to play the role of party pooper on London's big night. After tasting defeat to Veolia Hamburg Towers at Moraca Sports Center in the opening round, Buducnost responded with back-to-back triumphs over Slask Wroclaw on the road and then Promitheas Patras at home. Some Buducnost players, including first-year players Alpha Kaba and Trae Bell-Haynes, seem to have found their feet, with the team appearing to get better with each game. Buducnost is not going to be fazed going into Wembley, which is a scary prospect for London.

London hosts Buducnost at Wembley Arena

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys and U-BT Cluj-Napoca face off at Cido Arena on Wednesday night with both teams looking to respond after disappointing results in Round 3 of the 7DAYS EuroCup.

On the road at Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, Lietkabelis (2-1) fell to an 86-73 loss, despite a 21-point night from Jamel Morris. Lietkabelis was defeated in the opening round by Prometey Slobozhanske, but it then bounced back by winning at home against ratiopharm Ulm. Back in the comforts of Cido Arena, the team will be out to make it two wins from two on its home floor, with Morris (14.3 ppg.), Kristian Kullamae and Gyorgy Goloman all likely to play key roles in any success that Lietkabelis has.

Cluj (1-2) has two defeats on its record after losing to Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse in Round 1 and Umana Reyer Venice in Round 3, with its only win coming at home over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. To this point, the team's only away game came against Bourg, so it will be without the significant support it receives at BTarena when it travels to take on Lietkabelis. Yet, if the likes of Leonardo Meindl (18.3 ppg., 8.3 rpg.), Jordan Taylor (14.3 ppg., 4 apg.) and Stefan Bircevic (13.3 ppg.) continue to play as they have in the opening three games, Cluj will fancy its chances.

As they recover from setbacks, Lietkabelis and Cluj meet

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2022-11-02T17:00:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice hosts Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana at Palasport Taliercio on Wednesday night with both teams having failed to live up to the hype they generated over the summer. Although Reyer managed to record its first win in Round 3, Cedevita remains winless after the opening three games.

Reyer lost in Rounds 1 and 2, on the road at ratiopharm Ulm and at home to Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, before grabbing its first win in Romania at U-BT Cluj-Napoca, 80-85. After seeing the likes of new signings Derek Willis and Marco Spissu play pivotal roles in the win over Cluj, head coach Walter De Raffaele will hope that some of the other new arrivals can take another step forward. Up against a Cedevita team that is 0-3 on the season, and back in the comforts of Palasport Taliercio, Reyer will be out to put on a show in front of its home supporters.

There is still a long way to go in the season, but Cedevita needs to get its season back on track sooner rather than later, so turning up and stealing a win in Venice could be the medicine it needs. Cedevita had a tough start to the season, facing two of the favorites to win the 7DAYS EuroCup in Frutti Extra Bursaspor and Joventut Badalona at home in Rounds 1 and 3, and now it faces another team with one of the best rosters in the competition. Yet, if Cedevita is able to come away with a victory from Venice, it may provide the confidence boost that the team needs to start its rise up the standings.

Reyer faces Cedevita in clash of two teams looking to show their potential

Umana Reyer Venice v Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2022-11-02T19:15:00.000Z)

In the first game to tip in Round 4, Promitheas Patras hosts Veolia Hamburg Towers in Group B on Tuesday at 18:30 CET. Promitheas (2-1) comes off its first loss of the season, in overtime against Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, 95-89. Hamburg (2-1) edged Slask Wroclaw 87-83 in Round 3. Promitheas is 8-0 against German teams in European competitions and 6-0 in the 7DAYS EuroCup. This marks Hamburg's first visit to Greece, which makes the game even more interesting. 

Promitheas relies on its uptempo offense to win the game. It leads the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup in scoring with 90.3 points per game and ranks third in three-point shooting percentage (42.3%). Joe Young (24.7 ppg.) leads the team in scoring, followed by Arnoldas Kulboka (13.3 ppg.) and Trevis Simpson (10.7 ppg.). Promitheas also averages 7.7 steals per game and putting pressure on Hamburg's guards Ziga Samar and Kendale McCullum may be a key to this game's outcome. 

Hamburg is shooting the ball even better from downtown, having made 43.5% of its three-point shots to rank second overall, only behind Joventut Badalona (52.8%). Unlike last season, Hamburg is not using the three-point shot as its main weapon, taking just 23.7 attempts from downtown. James Woodard (13.0 ppg.), Marvin Clark (12.0 ppg.) and McCullum (11.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg.) are leading the team. Cutting down on turnovers (16.3 per game) may be critical for the visitors. 

Promitheas, Hamburg finally meet

Promitheas Patras v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2022-11-01T17:30:00.000Z)

An intense game is expected at Palaleonessa A2a where Germani Brescia hosts Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse on Tuesday in Group A. Brescia (2-1) looks for its third consecutive victory, however, it will not be easy as Bourg (3-0) is the only undefeated squad left in the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup. This marks Bourg's first-ever visit to Brescia, which adds even more anticipation to this showdown, as both teams battle for first place in Group A. 

Brescia has bounced back from an opening night loss and has averaged 101.0 points in its two wins. Amedeo Della Valle (15.7 ppg., 4.7 apg.) has been its main pillar until now, followed by Troy Caupain (15.3 ppg.) and CJ Massinburg (11.0 ppg.). Brescia ranks third in defensive (29.3 drpg.) and total rebounds as well as in two-point shooting (59.5% 2FG). Powering the boards against a very physical team could be critical for the hosts. 

Bourg hopes to keep its great momentum going, particularly on defense. It has limited its last two opponents, Umana Reyer Venice and 7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys, to 73 points apiece. In those two games, Bourg held its opponents to a total of 24 assists and collected 16 steals. Putting pressure on Della Valle and Caupain is critical, as well as running its offense through Jordan Floyd (15.3 ppg.), Isiaha Mike (14.0 ppg.) and James Palmer (12.0 ppg.). 

Brescia hosts undefeated Bourg

Germani Brescia v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2022-11-01T19:30:00.000Z)