The base of Basketball Club Murcia, José Antonio Marco, has completed its involvement with the Spanish under-20 to obtain the bronze medal at the Europeans more recently held in Rhodes (Greece).
And that it was the host who prevented Spain through to the final, which eventually achieved gold against France.
"The day before against Greece we took a stick important, because we really wanted to contest the final, but hey, against Italy (75-72), we bounced back pretty well from the defeat against Greece and eventually got a bronze which is very important "analyzes the director Abanilla game, while he confesses:" We are left with a bittersweet, because our intention was to have contested the final and try to get the first or second place but a medal is very difficult to achieve and in the end we finish the tournament well with it. "
The '8 'from CB Murcia says it has tried to "assist and support the team as coach asked me and the goal of getting a medal at the end we succeeded.
At the individual level, overall I'm happy with my performance and especially for having the medal. "
In this sense, agrees with his coach, Gustavo Aranzana, that "we played great basketball, but there were other selections, especially Greece, who also played a really good basketball.
It is clear that Spain was among the best. "
With this medal, Marco finds her involvement with the national team training categories, a cycle that ended with three metals of the same color, since both the U16 European de León (2005), as in the U20 Riga (2008 ) and Rhodes (2009), won the bronze.
"The truth that I have from 13 years to the selection, concentrating every summer ... and has been a very positive experience, where I met many colleagues who are now my friends.
This was my last summer and I'm a little sad about that, "he concludes.
Source: CB Murcia