Justinian Jessup’s Home Debut Against Würzburg Baskets in Basketball Bundesliga

Ratiopharm Ulm meets the Würzburg Baskets in the Basketball Bundesliga. The American Justinian Jessup celebrates his home debut against the Lower Franconians.

Justinian Jessup has been looking forward to his home premiere in the Ratiopharm Arena for days. The 25-year-old was signed by the Bundesliga basketball team Ratiopharm Ulm a few days ago because Dakota Mathias will probably not play again this season after his operation. In the 81:86 defeat in Vechta at the beginning of the week, Jessup was on the field for almost 13 minutes, but the American has not yet scored any points in his first game in the Ulm jersey. “It’s not all that bad. He has to really get to us first. He’s getting better every day,” says head coach Anton Gavel. On Saturday (6.30 p.m.) he gets home against them Würzburg Baskets the next chance to show your potential.

Jessup, who recently played in New Zealand, said: “European teams place greater emphasis on strategy and tactics. The speed is a bit slower, but there is more going on on the field. In general, not only is the game different, but the basketball culture with the fans is also very special.” There will also be a large backdrop Würzburg expected, there was already no ticket for the game against the surprisingly strong fourth-placed team on Friday. The Ratiopharm Arena is sold out once again.

Ulm’s main focus is Otis Livingston

Ulm’s coach Gavel meticulously analyzed the opponent’s strengths and supposed weaknesses. He is impressed by the way the Lower Franconians have presented themselves so far. “A very homogeneous team that absolutely deserves to be so high up in the table. Hats off to how they have developed,” he says. In mid-November, the champions celebrated an 88:83 win in Würzburg and never trailed. In the end, Otis Livingston almost brought his opponent close again. It is precisely this Livingston, Würzburg’s most conspicuous player, who has to be eliminated on Saturday, or at least slowed down. Gavel said: “It is impossible to keep a player like him at zero points. But if he’s already scoring points himself, he shouldn’t be able to put his teammates in the spotlight as well.”

2024-03-22 10:32:45
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