First commitment will be away for the tricolor and the rematch will be played at 18:30, on June 16, at the Voltaire Paladines Polo Coliseum.
The presidents of the Ecuadorian Basketball Federation (FEB), Jose Arevalo, and of the Guayas Sports Federation, Roberto Ibáñez, they held a business meeting at the colosseum Voltaire Paladins Polo to prepare what will be the rematch match between the men’s basketball team of Ecuador and Bolivia, for its passage to the qualifying phase for the world championship of this sport.
Arévalo indicated: “The first game will be on June 12, in Tarija (Bolivia) and on June 16 in Guayaquil, with the presentation of the two teams. Both games belong to the qualifying stages for the World championship. Whoever wins (by best average of points or baskets) must participate in a home run with Chile, Paraguay and Nicaragua. Classify the first ”.
The preparation of the team is in charge of coach Jhon Escalante and the national basketball manager indicated that they completed a microcycle. “We had a micro-cycle in which the arrival of Ecuadorian players who are active abroad was defined. About 20 days, before traveling to Bolivia we will have a bubble-type concentrate due to biosafety protocols ”.
The also president of the National Sports Federation of Ecuador (Fedenador) highlighted that the selection is made up of young basketball players who participate in sports tournaments. Argentina and the United States. Mentioned to Bryan Carabalí (Quimsa from Argentina), Luis Reasco and Aarón Capurro (both at the New Mexico Military Institute-United States), Joshua Castillo (Students from Olavarría in Argentina), who will be accompanied by more young players and some with experience like Engels Tenorio.
Arévalo indicated that from this Saturday the team will concentrate and regretted that due to the pandemic there was a limitation to better fulfill the preparation. “But the realization of the U-23 League did help last year and the U-24 tournament is scheduled this year where the teams will be able to have some reinforcements. This has allowed and will allow there to be movement in national basketball to arrive in better conditions for the game against Bolivia ”.
Regarding the coach, Arévalo pointed out that he has completed a process with the national teams since he has been in charge of several categories having positive results. “We had a historic qualification to the World Cup in basketball in the U-17 ladies category, competing in the U-18, and we were close to the World Cup in 2018.”
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The top basketball leader in Ecuador indicated that in another last tie, Bolivia already eliminated Ecuador by difference in baskets, but now things will be different. “I think we have a strong team, a team in which the best decisions have been made and I think we are going to have a positive result.”
The national team is also made up of Eduardo Caicedo Cuero, Jair Roldán Tenorio, Mairon Cuero Racines, Aníbal Malatay Sanmartín, Alexander Guerra, Alfredo Salgado, Jordan Cárdenas, Jordan Torres, Engels Tenorio, David Arcila, Carlos Delgado, Jonathan Arboleda, Bryan Carabalí, Luis Reascos, Aarón Capurro and Joshua Castillo. (D)
