Unicaja already knows who its rivals will be in the Round of 16 of the BCL, who will be placed in Group J. The already qualified Rytas Vilnius and Manisa Basket were joined last night by Galatasaray, who beat Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball 75 to 73 in the third and decisive game of the Play-in. The next phase will begin next Wednesday, January 29, with Manisa Basket's visit to Carpena at 8:30 p.m.
Joventut Badalona will be Unicaja's rival in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey Gran Canaria 2025. The Malaga team has qualified for the cup competition with the honorary title of "winter champion". In its side, Joventut Badalona has finished the first round in fifth position with 11 wins and 6 losses. It will be the second time that Unicaja faces "Penya" in the Copa del Rey, the previous occasion was in the Valencia 2003 edition, which ended with a Malaga victory. The game between Unicaja and Joventut Badalona will be played on Thursday 13th at 6:30 p.m. peninsular time (5:30 p.m. Canary Islands time).
At the end of the draw, the reactions have followed one another and although it is a little early to assess a game that will be played in three weeks, both the coach, Ibon Navarro, and the Sports Director, Juanma Rodríguez, and the Club Ambassador, Carlos Cabezas, present live in Las Palmas, have offered their first impressions.
The U14 Unicaja Andalucía men's team already knows what its path will be in the Minicopa Endesa, which will be played in parallel to the Copa del Rey in Gran Canaria from 12 to 16 February at the Centro Insular de Deportes. Manolo Bazán's team is in Group A together with the current champion, Barça; Joventut Badalona and the host, Dreamland Gran Canaria.
Unicaja power forward Melvin Ejim has an injury to the soleus of his left leg that will prevent him from playing in the next game against Bàsquet Girona.
