Sanjustino hit the market and confirmed the incorporation of Strack, a 32-year-old perimeter scorer, as a major signing for the 2026 season. El Verde is reinforced in this way to face a demanding year, with double competition: Federal Basketball League and local tournament.
The arrival of Strack represents a strong commitment from the San Juan leadership, which adds experience, goals and leadership to its team. The perimeter player has just finished a highly successful cycle in Almagro de Esperanza, where he wore the Águilas jersey for four seasons, between 2021 and 2025.
Goal and leadership
In that period, Strack was one of the key pieces of the teamprotagonist of several consecrations and a reference on and off the court, establishing himself as one of the most decisive players in regional basketball.
With this incorporation, Sanjustino begins to outline a competitive team with clear aspirations, while Almagro will have to rearm after a significant lossin a season that will once again have Green at the national level and seeking prominence at the local level.
23 representatives of the province
Once the deadline to report the qualifiers to the next Federal League 2026 by the Sports Associations and Regions met on December 19, there are 23 teams that have achieved their ticket to the third category competition.
In the case of the Santafesina Association, the institution of the provincial capital will be represented by the 4 semifinalists of the recent Pre Federal tournament: Almagro and Alma Juniors of Esperanza, Gimnasia y Esgrima of the city of Santa Fe and Sanjustino. If one more quota is released, it would be in the hands of Rivadavia Juniors, which has already confirmed its intention to compete.
As for the rest of the member Associations of the province’s Federation, the representation was defined with the following casts. Olimpia BBC de Venado Tuerto and Firmat FBC will play for Venadense, and Unión y Juventud de Bandera and Atlético Tostado will play for the so-called Region 5.
A total of 8 teams will be participating in Rosarina, including Gimnasia y Esgrima, Temperley, Atalaya, Sportsmen Unidos, Náutico Sportivo Avellaneda, CAOVA, Sportivo América and Unión y Progreso (Rosario).
In addition, Argentino and San Martín de Marcos Juárez, Sportivo Rivadavia de San Genaro and Atlético Carcaraña qualified for the Cañadense Association; For the Western Santafesino Association, Atlético Sastre and Atlético María Juana will be present, and for the Rafaelina, Atlético de Rafaela will participate.
These twenty-three clubs will reliably confirm their participation next January 23 when they make the payment of the corresponding guarantee and register for the tournament. Some of them have already announced that they will not be part of the gamearguing budgetary reasons, or the structural demands on the part of CAB regarding the female branch.
