Fifteenth day of championship for RivieraBanca Basket Rimini which, net of recoveries against Jesi and Ancona, is preparing to conclude its first round with the longest away match of the regular season: the trip to the capital to face the LUISS Rome, currently twelfth in the standings (record: 5-9), Sunday 16 January at 18:00 at the PalaLuiss.
The Lazio, led on the bench by Coach Andrea Paccarie, they are an extremely young team (average age 21.8 years) that can count on a very long roster. LUISS, which for now remains the only team to have snatched the pink report against leaders Roseto on the third day, has returned from a good moment of form as evidenced by the streak of three consecutive victories and in general a record of 4-1 in the last five games which also include the successes against Jesi and, above all, Senigallia.
The Capitoline players certainly express themselves better on the home parquet, the PalaLuiss, which has different characteristics than, for example, the PalaFlaminio: it is a fairly small, more contained field, which enhances the hosts on both halves.
The control room is entrusted to one of the most ‘elderly’ players of the group, that is the point guard born in 1997 Marco Pasqualin who in his career boasts a promotion in A2 with Cento as well as numerous participations in the playoffs of Serie B. Not very high (178 cm), he is a very talented playmaker with excellent realization skills (10.3 average points so far) both from the bow and from two points.
The ‘guard’ slot has been occupied since the 1998 class Cesare Barbon, a product of the Reyer Venezia youth sector, a very talented player who makes three-point shooting his specialty (39% from over the arch for him this season). Remaining in the external department we find the guard / wing born in 1997 Giorgio Di Bonaventura, coming from Teramo and with A2 career experiences with the shirts of Cento, Latina and Roseto: player with excellent offensive qualities, he can play both front and back basket and is one of the main references of Luiss Roma, so far he travels at 8.9 points and an average of 5.4 rebounds per game.
The long pack of Lazio includes the guard / winger born in 1999 Matija Jovovic, an athlete of thickness normally used by ‘4’, but who for several minutes also acted as a center, so far the author of an excellent championship as shown by the 8.8 points and 6 rebounds on average per game. Under the dashboards we also find the 2000 class center Francesco Buzzi, already known by Coach Mattia Ferrari for his training in Casale Monferrato: good size (205 cm), he is a very generous player who can count on excellent dexterity.
The most dangerous player of LUISS Roma comes off the bench, that is the point guard born in 2001 Domenico D’Argenzio, author in the last victory with Senigallia of the decisive basket at the end: very skilled in creating shooting situations, he is a play-combo that can also play alongside Pasqualin as a guard. So far he is the best scorer of his with 12 points per game.
Coach Paccariè can also count on the 2000 class guard / winger Riccardo Murri, a complete and versatile player with an average of over 20 ‘per game who is always ready when called upon and contributes with an average of 6.9 points per game.
During the current season, just over a month ago, the entry of the 1996 class winger arrived for the Lazio players Marco Legnini, the most ‘senior’ player on the roster who had started the year in C Gold, always in a Roman team. In the three games played so far he has shown himself with 7.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and a good 33% from the arc.
Two young long as the class of 2002 close the roster Davide Tolino and the 1998 class Matteo Converso, both very well placed (204 cm and 208 cm respectively) but with different characteristics: Tolino more inclined to open up for the shot thanks to his polite hand, Converso makes more use of physicality and athleticism.
RivieraBanca Basket Press Office Rimini
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