With a perfectly marked roadmap since he was named national coach last September, and after setting the time for the Selection heading to Qatar with the first two victories in the qualifying phase for the World, Chus Mateo This week begins a meticulously planned trip by USA. From east to west, and from north to south, he will cross the country and travel more than 13,000 kilometers to be close to a good handful of players, up to twelve, with a present and future in the Selection. From the leader, Saints Aldamaeven the promising but still unknown brothers Diaz-Grahampassing through Mario Saint-Superygreat revelation of the last Eurobasket; Hugo González, Ndiaye, Aday Mara…
The coach’s journey begins in New York. The first stop is the only one that will not be expressly sports. will accompany Elisa Aguilarpresident of the FEBto an institutional visit to the offices of the NBA. Interesting, now that there is constant talk about its landing in Europe; and also for the possibility of exploring, as has happened on other occasions (2019 World Cup, 2021 Games, 2023 World Cup), the possibility of playing a friendly. Prior, perhaps, to Qatar World Cup.
From there, on the road. On January 28, Chus will see Hugo Gonzalez y This is Ndiaye in it Celtics-Hawks that will be played in Boston. From there, you will travel to East Lansing to visit the Candidate Marawho on January 30th plays there with Michigan. The next day he will fly to Texas to meet with Baba Miller and Jordi Rodríguez (Houston-Cincinatti) and on February 2 he will make contact with Ruben Dominguez, who plays in College Station.
The next day, flight of more than four hours to Portland. There, one of the highlights of the trip. On February 4, play Saint-Supery con Gonzaga; and two days later, Saints Aldama is measured with Memphis Grizzlies a Portland Trail Blazers. The stop with Aldama It will have substance. Chus Mateo will test your availability with a view to the Windows of July and September. Although it may seem far away, the World Cup is less than a year and a half away, it is a qualifier for the Olympics and the coach is obliged to take advantage of every moment at his disposal to shape the Spain what do you want to see in Qatar If, as everyone wishes, the classification is closed.
On February 8, the trip will continue in Iowa Citywhere he plays Alvaro Folgueiras. From there, I return to Kansas. This time, to Manhattanwhere Baba Miller and Jorge Fernández they face each other in a Kansas State-Cincinnati. And, to finish, California. Three stops. In San Francisco, Chus Mateo will see the brothers Díaz-Graham (Guillermo and Jorge). Will be back for a while Saint-Supery in Saint Clare; and will close the trip, after three weeks, in a big way. It will be present in the Los Angeles All-Star, where Hugo Gonzalez could be present in the Rising Star (rookie match).
In addition to the talk with Aldama, Chus Mateowho along the way will meet Dani Gomezthe trusted person who has signed up as coordinator of the network of informants in USA, will survey the availability of university students to participate in a training camp in Spain at the end of May or beginning of June. The intention of the coach, who will be back after adding almost 30,000 kilometers between transoceanic trips (about 16,000) and more than 13,000 on American soil, is to bring together the young people to keep them integrated into the orbit FEB and that, in addition, they are trained for a few days by technicians from the ACB.
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