Basket Ball In Valencia

Basket Ball In Valencia

The Spaniards are one sports-loving lot. Football, basketball, golf, tennis. There isn't much hitting, striking, putting and throwing that the Spaniards don't indulge in. In Valencia too, this sporting tradition and passion rules and basket ball in Valencia happens to be one of the most popular sports in Valencia. Basket ball in Valencia occupies a pride of place in the sporting culture of Valencia, a close second after football in Valencia.

About Basket Ball in Valencia

Basket ball in Valencia is graced by two top-notch teams that are veritable forces to reckon with in the arena of basketball in Spain. Pamesa Valencia Basketball and the Etosa Alicante Basketball in Valencia are the two regional teams that play in the Spanish Professional Basketball League, organized by the ACB, which is the authoritative body for basketball in Spain.

Pamesa Valencia Basketball is the sponsorship title for the Valencia Basket Club, one of the more well-known of the basketball clubs in Valencia. It featured in the top ten of the ACB teams in the 2005-06 season and is a thumping presence in the slam-dunk action scene in Spain. They operate out of the Fuente San Luis in Valencia and recently, the elite squad at this club for basket ball in Valencia has been joined by the American guard Justin Hamilton (signed from Prokom Trefl Sopot) and Ruben Douglas (from MBC Dynamo Moscow).

The Etosa Alicante Basketball, also known as Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is another one of the clubs for basketball in Valencia and featured in the top 20 of the ACB League in the 2005-2006 season. They operate out of the Centro De Technificacion in Alicante, a 5,500 modern arena. Very recently they have acquired a few good players like Sonko (from Real Madrid Baloncesto), Quincy Lewis (from Olympiacos BC) and Josh Fisher (from CB Murcia) and are pinning its hopes on the new recruitments to scale the ranks of ACB League.

Basket ball in Valencia is not just about these two men's teams. The Spanish Liga Femenina, the woman's league of basket ball in Valencia too has thrown up teams of international standards, most notably the Rosa Casares Valencia. Rosa Casares has made a name for itself in the FIBA Euroleague too, with a phenomenal comeback from a 13-point deficit to clinch the game against US Valenciennnes in the 2005 version of the Euroleague.

Basket ball in Valencia has acquired the habit of scaling newer heights in the basket ball arena, creating sporting stars and generating and elevating the interest in the game.

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