Labaceda: “We are not a Euroleague team, but we have their ambitions”

Xavi LabacedaVice Captain Cerne Bilbao Basketball With Tomeu Rigo, despite “not a Euroleague team” “Same Aspiration” The strongest team and the intention to “win every game”, especially the home team.

“It’s not the name that plays. We have seen small teams exceed expectations. that is our intention. We have to defend home and make sure, like last year, Mirivira is our base,” the Catalan said before his first training session as ‘The Man in Black’. emphasized on

Labaceda reveals Bilbao Basket were the first clubs interested in signing him, with coach Jaume Ponsarnau expressing interest in him being an ‘important piece’ Along with the conversation, I encouraged him to accept the club’s offer Basque.

“I had one year left on my contract with Burgos, but the situation was not what I expected. Due to the relegation, the club was unable to sign an LEB contract, they had other plans and I wanted to remain with the ACB,” explained the international forward.

“It’s been a long summer and it was nice to have a refreshing coconut.” And I’m starting this new project with great enthusiasm,” he said, before revealing that he “does a lot of other things well” but isn’t a “team scorer.” At age 400, he has played more than 400 games in the ACB and can contribute “experience and seniority” to the group.

On his position as co-captain despite being a newcomer to Bilbao, Labaseda said, “Let’s ‘learn’ and ‘help’ from Rigo, the ‘man in black’ who has a lot of experience playing for Milivilla. I will,” he commented. “Exciting but difficult” season, to be a good team from the beginning.