FIT/One Würzburg Baskets - Bertram Derthona Basket Preview & Where to Watch
- → Tipoff at 17:30 GMT on Tuesday 28 January 2025.
- → Game to take place at the tectake ARENA, Würzburgs, Germany.
- → After a convincing start to the season, Würzburg are in search of some consistency as the Round of 16 start.
- → Bertram Derthona Basket ensured last season's woes were quickly forgotten with a casual 2-0 win against Peristeri Domino's.
It's offense against defense as FIT/ONE Würzburg Baskets host Bertram Derthona Basket
Bertram Derthona Basket's defense is a tough problem to solve for any team, even for this Basketball Champions League's 7th-best offense. Trailing only to clinical ERA Nymburk for defensive efficiency, Bertram Derthona Basket secured back-to-back wins to close their Play-Ins matchup early this time around.
The Piedmontese team are enjoying a positive season, both domestically and continentally, and while the trio of Vital, Strautins, and Kuhse are leading their offensive unit (a still 9th-best BCL Offensive rating with 111.11), they have impressed for defense and rim protection.
Their defensive anchor is Paris-born 24-years old Ismaël Kamagate: the former Paris Basketball prospect is shining as a rim protector, with a whopping 2.5 blocks per game and a BCL-leading 20 blocks in his 8 games during his debut season in the competition.
Around Kamagate, no one is safe - and the home side will be missing one of their key performers: Zac Seljaas. The Brigham Young graduate suffered a torn thigh muscle that will keep him out of play until at least the end of February. The Franconians replaced the MVP candidate (leading the league in PIE) with Aubrey Dawkins, averaging 10.2 points per game for Nizhny Novgorod this season.
Will losing Zac Meljaas, his epic mullet, and his scoring ability prove like too big a blow for FIT/One Würzburg as Bertram Derthona Basket approach?
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets - Bertram Derthona Basket: where to watch
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