The city of Madrid – although this time the Magic Box – again host the final at 4 from First Feb the first weekend of June (7 and 8). After 9 months of competition and many and many games, Movistar Students, Flexar Fuenlabrada, Super Agropal Palencia and Real Betis Basketball The last place available in the ACB is disputed. In this way, the new team will be known that will accompany Silbö San Pablo Burgos and will complete the 18 clubs of the Endesa League.
4 teams with recent past in ACB – about students and Fuenlabrada with many years of experience – want to return to the maximum competition of our basketball. Some projects made by and for this. In the last seasons, the competitive level of First Feb (former Leb Gold) has risen a lot and The ascent is increasingly expensive. And if not, they tell the 'estuo'.
F4 box / FEB
The students seek the long -awaited ascent
The Sum Capital team 4 consecutive seasons In the second state competition. Since its descent on 20/21, the student picture has always made teams with the clear objective of promoting. However, You have never finished forming a good block and has lacked little to get the promotion. In 2022, he fell into the semifinal against Bàsquet Girona; The following year, he fell into the play-off against San Pablo Burgos; And the previous season, he lost the final against Força Lleida.
The Movistar Students after a game this season / AS
This season, with change of coach in between (Natxo Lezkano for Pedro Rivero), The Ramiro Club has formed a very good team and has been much more consistent. With players of great talent such as Joaquín Rodríguez (ceded from Casademont Zaragoza), Jayson Granger (on his return to the Magariños Club), Francis Alonso or Leave Kravic, Gipuzkoa Basket overwhelmed a 3-0 by fast track and hope to beat Betis in the semifinals for Sunday to celebrate the return to the Endesa League.
The illusion of flexing fuenlabrada
In the second season of Fuenlabrada in First Feb after their descent, the Fuenlabreños have been able to form A team with ascending options. Despite internal problems in the club -mainly economic –the Fuenlabreño team has been able to get the sports situation ahead and stand in this 'Final Four'. Like Movistar Students, He solved his pairing in the play-off with Tizona Burgos by fast track (3-0).
Flexar Fuenlabrada template appreciates the support of the fans after a game / Basketball Fuenlabrada
The Madrid team configured A team with more experience than youth. The first goes by the hands of players with many years in the category, such as Johnny Dee, Edu Durán, Osvaldas Matulionis or Iván Cruz. Youth and hunger put it Yannick Nzosa y Fernando Zurbriggen. Finally, it is worth highlighting the presence of Leo WestermannFrench base with a wide trajectory in Euroleague and that was in the ranks of Barça in the 2020-21 season.
Palencia wants to return a year later
You could say that The 'outsider' of this 'final four' is the super agropal Palencia. After descending from Endesa League after his first experience in the highest national competition, the main objective of the Palencia club was have first Feb. With a good team but without being one of the favorites to dispute the promotion, the Castillanoleon team It has 'cast' in the final to 4 after charging one of the great candidates: Monbus Obradoiro. Without a doubt, the most surprising series of the play-off, which ended with a 3-1 in favor of Palencia.
The Palencia Printles: Wintering (I), Kamba (C) and Vaulet (D) / Palencia basketball
Regarding the previous template, the Palencia club kept 3 players: Chema González, Manu Rodriguez and Mahaeu Kamba. The latter, emblem of the club, which has once again been a fundamental player for the aspirations of the entity. The return of Electric Wintering After his year at the 'Estu' it has also been very important, along with 2 key incorporations: Cameron Krutwig and Juampi Vaulet. The first -reveration of the previous season- came from Força Lleida, with which he promoted to Liga Endesa. A very intelligent 4-5 that has taken the inner baton. The second, the Argentine Vaulet, left Baxi Manresa and the Endesa League to have more transcendence in the game and be much more important. And so it has been.
Betis's important bet
After a summer of doubts about the continuity of the project, Real Betis came out with A team to compete with a clear objective: ascent. They started very strong with several days in the first position, but then they had a bad streak that made them fall out of the standard head posts. However, they managed to solve the ballot and finished the regular phase in fourth position. In play-off, they had The most exciting tie, having to play until the fifth game against a fighter Cartagena.
The Vediblanca squad celebrates the first victory in San Sebastián / Real Betis Basketball
Few or no team have agglutinated both Player with ACB experience. To be more precise, Virtually the entire template (9 of 12). The list is long: Vitor Benite, Aleksandar Cvetkovic, David Jelinek, Jonathan Kasibabu, Rubén López de la Torre, Babatunde Olumuyiwa, Dino Radancic, Alex Renfroe and Álex Suárez. Some more than less, but many of them With a great career, such as Benite, Renfroe or Jelínek. Definitely, A team made to ascend.
F4, a successful format
This year's It is the fourth edition of this final F4 format. Integrated since the 2021-22 season, the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) has 'copied' the Euroleague model. Very emeionating and different from the previous one of the classic final (as in the Endesa League, for example), but which converts the city where it is celebrated In the meeting point of 4 hobbies overturned with their equipment.
A curious fact that comes is that Only a host team has been able to proclaim himself winner: Basketball Girona. It was in the first edition, winning Movistar Students in the final. The following year, Palencia took it in Burgos; And last year, Lleida did the same in Madrid. What will happen this year? We will discover it on Sunday!
