The canterano of Dénia Básquet Daniel Perez Palomares, who plays in the Junior team of Valencia Basket, was proclaimed champion of the first of the previous phases of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament organized by the Union of European Leagues (ULEB) between the 28 and 30 days of December in L'Alquería del Basket and the Fountain Pavilion of San Luis de València.
In this way managed to qualify directly among the eight best European teams in the category that will compete in Vitoria, in May, the Final Phase of this continental championship in parallel to the Final Four of the Euroleague of this campaign.
The Valencia headquarters had important teams with a long tradition such as FC Barcelona, Joventut de Badalona and Movistar Estudiantes on the Spanish side. The best teams from other countries also participated, such as Italy, represented by Virtus Bologna; France, for the Asvel Villeurbanne; Germany, for the Porsche Ludwigsburg and the USK Prague for the Czech Republic.
After overcoming the first day in the pre-Porsche Ludwigsburg (56-52) and USK Prague (70-60), the team played the pass to the final against Barcelona, before whom they played a great game winning by five points ( 81-76).
Against the Italians of the Virtus Bologna in the central court of the Fountain of San Luis, which presented an entrance of one thousand six hundred spectators, they returned to have a memorable performance, beating from the defense by the final result of 82-71 to an excellent team led by Camara, a color 2,14 player of stature who would be named MVP of the tournament.
Dani contributed with five points and a great defensive intensity to the victory in a team win in which all were protagonists and contributed their grain of sand.
Dénia Básquet congratulated Valencia Básket for this important achievement and wishes him all the luck for the Final Phase of the month of May in Vitoria. In particular, they showed their satisfaction for Daniel Pérez and all his family, since this classification supposes a prize to a cycle of eight years full of effort and great moments that undoubtedly deserved this great reward.
