Unicaja returns home this Saturday, March 14, a month after their last game at the Carpena to face Casademont Zaragoza (6:00 PM, broadcasted by DAZN and Unicaja Baloncesto Radio). It will be a reunion for the team with the coach who has led the team more times than any other in its history: Joan Plaza.
Unicaja Alhaurín de la Torre faces another weekend with two games. This time, Manolo Trujillo's team will defend the Blas Infante on Friday 13 at 8:30 p.m. against UCAM Murcia, and on Sunday 15 they will travel to the Basque Country to visit Bilbao Basket (11:00 a.m., broadcast on YouTube Liga U), the last game before the final stretch of the second phase of the tournament.
The top brass at Unicaja sit down with Berni Rodríguez to discuss the team's sporting future. Juanma Rodríguez, sporting director, Ibon Navarro, coach, and Asier Alonso, technical secretary, discuss how a team is formed, the current state of basketball, the most sought-after signings of the present and past... A chat about basketball with secrets revealed in the fourth episode of our podcast ‘Somos Un Equipo’ (We Are a Team).
Unicaja secured their place in the BCL quarterfinals after defeating Elan Chalon 70-80 on the road and capitalizing on Asisa Joventut's victory over Fitness Energy Würzburg Baskets in the other group game. This means the team will be in the BCL Final Four semifinals for the fifth consecutive season, though they had to overcome a determined French side that made them work hard for the win in the final minutes. Nihad Djedovic was the standout player (18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 20 PIR).
Unicaja travels to France to face Elan Chalon this Tuesday, March 10 (8:30 p.m., broadcasted by Teledeporte and Unicaja Baloncesto Radio, live from Le Grand Café Centro). The team is aiming for a victory that would take a giant step towards qualifying for the BCL quarterfinals against an opponent with whom they are tied in the group.
