Ubal arrives on loan to Bilbao Basket: “It’s a dream to continue in ACB”
Rigo’s injury immediately set off the alarms in Miribilla. The third cruciate ligament rupture in his career. A disgrace for the captain and a blow in the locker room. Goudelock had fallen before, also on his knee and seriously. So the escort position is very diminished. The first to arrive is Uruguayan point guard Agustín Ubal (Montevideo, 19 years old, 1.98m). Barça had agreed to his transfer to Lleida from LEB Oro, but there was an option to abort the operation if an ACB club appeared, as has happened. The agreement is until the end of this season.
The young promise acted in three teams and two categories last year. After passing through the Barça subsidiary in the EBA, she made her debut with the first team under Jasikevicius. She played in 3 matches in the Endesa League and He made his debut in the Euroleague and then he was transferred to Breogán, where he was present in 9 commitments. The Uruguayan player has played the FIBA AmeriCup with his country’s national team, averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds and one assist. He has also played in the World Cup qualifiers, in which he has averaged 8.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Ubal is already in Bilbao and has attended AS for a few moments: “I wanted to continue growing and I had made up the idea of going to Lleida, to the second category, but at the last minute a player at Bilbao Basket (Rigo) was injured and this option. I am glad for the opportunity, although I am sorry that it is due to a misfortune of a colleague. Continuing in ACB is a dream, last year I got to know this League and my goal is to succeed in it. There is a lot of demand and that will help me to progress”.
The sports director of Bilbao Basket, Rafa Pueyo, defines the new culé pearl in this way: “We believe that Agustín Ubal is a very talented player. The first thing he has to give us is the ambition and energy of the young players. He is young, but he is already an absolute international with his national team. In addition to his enthusiasm and his energy, which we already have, he is a player with quality and a good physique who we hope will help us both on the day and in the two competitions”. He has an Italian passport. In Bilbao there is no problem of quotas, since it has five as required by FIBA to enter the Champions League: Hakanson, Francis Alonso, Rabaseda, Reyes and Rosa. In principle he arrives as chip 12 for Ponsarnau.