The first phase of the tournament is played with seven teams, divided into two groups, between Saturday and Sunday the initial calendar is completed.
June 19, 2021 – 12h14
The Ecuadorian Basketball Development League U24 started on Friday in Tulcán and Ambato, venues that host the groups for this contest that seeks to promote the activity of the basket.
The place in Tulcán is Knights of the North ATE, who receives Pirates of the Lakes (Imbabura) and LDU-Santa Maria (Pichincha), teams that make up Group A, based in the Coliseum November 19.
“We want to reactivate basketball in a professional way to have a competitive selection, “he explained Armando Valdespino, physical trainer of the northern team.
On Friday’s day, Gentlemen ATE, from the hand of coach Lucas Gil Russo, beat LDU-Santa María 77–70.
Carlos Delgado was the top scorer of the match with 29 points, while his partner Mairón Cuero contributed 27. Erick Reyes stood out for the albos, with 22 units
This Saturday, Piratas will compete with LDU-Santa María, while on Sunday, Caballeros will face Pirates.
The Group B is played in Ambato and on Friday it played its first day, with wins by Importadora Alvarado and Punto Rojo.
The Importers outperformed Rincón de Castilla by 61 to 57. Alexander Guerra was Importadora’s top scorer with 14 points, and Rodrigo Beltrán scored 15 for the visitors.
In another game, Alfredo Salgado’s 24 points could not prevent the defeat of Sacramento, a quintet that fell 70-56 to Punto Rojo LR, which had Adrián Rivadeneira as its best exponent and scorer of 15 units.
This Saturday continues the activity of Group B With the duels between Rincón de Castilla and Punto Rojo LR, in another game Sacramento is measured with Importadora Alvarado.
For Sunday, Importadora plays with Punto Rojo and Rincón de Castilla with Sacramento.
Tournament modality
The first phase will be played under the modality all against all. The next date of the national tournament will be between June 22 and 24 in Quito (Group A), while the other key will move to Babahoyo, for games between June 24 and 27.
According to the schedule of the Ecuadorian Basketball, the crossing phase (A vs. B) will be from July 1 to 4 in Ibarra. (D)
