Juan Rubio is one of the components of the trio of Murcian players who are competing in the Endesa League along with Chumi Ortega and Izan Almansa. It so happens that none of them play for UCAM Murcia, but all of them have gone through their youth system. The Murcian forward, at 30 years old, will be reunited with the university team and its roots tomorrow (6:00 p.m., DAZN) by being part of a Hereda San Pablo Burgos in which he is facing his second season in the Endesa League.
It was in the 2023-2024 season when Rubio debuted with Morabanc Andorra in the top category, Last year he played for Estudiantes, where he could not get promotion from the Primera FEB (LEB Oro) and this summer he signed for Hereda San Pablo Burgos to reinforce a position in which his Physical conditions and energy make him an important piece in the rotation.
The Murcian presents an average of 13:13 minutes on the court this season, with 2.1 points and three rebounds, and it will be one of the assets of the Brazilian Bruno Savignani, who is on a tightrope as coach of San Pablo Burgos after a chain of seven consecutive defeats, to try to stop important players on the university team such as Sander Raieste, Howard Sant-Roos or even the shooters Toni Nakic or Zach Hicks given his ability to also play the role of power forward if necessary.
In fact, the Inherit San Pablo Burgos wants to take advantage of this return to routine, after the break for the FIBA Windows, as an impetus to change its current dynamic and has made a move with the signing of center Ethan Happ, a declaration of intentions that will be the biggest threat for a UCAM Murcia that wants to maintain the progression and the level shown before the 'break', When he won in Lleida in a match in which he was able to break several records and confirm the best start in his history after eight days.
Neto, another well-known
Another player that UCAM Murcia will face will be point guard Raulzinho Neto. The Brazilian, who also coincided with Sito Alonso in the Basque Country, will meet again with the university students after spending the 2014-2015 season in Murcia and from there give the jump to the NBA with the Utah Jazz. During his stay at Barça a The injury prevented him from meeting the Murcians.
Two signings for the U22 team
Forward Álvaro Payovich and center Thibaut Blommaert They are the two new faces for UCAM Murcia in the U22 League. The university team has been reinforced with these two players for this project, where center Lee Aaliya and forward Joao Neves are their greatest references. They occupy third position in group B of the competition with four wins and three losses.
