Caracas.- The Venezuelan Basketball Federation announced the 24 eligible players that coach Fernando Duró will have for the double qualifying date for the Americup 2022. Said commitments will be played in Cali, with confirmed times and dates: against Colombia on February 21 and against to Chile on 22.
Among the 24 members of the list there are news. There are veterans and touring players with the red shirt, and other young people, even some abroad, who are being taken into account for the first time in the senior team, he reported sportsvenezuela.com.
Most come from playing the Basketball Super League, others arrive in rhythm with their different teams in leagues outside the country.
Gregory Vargas had his last performance on December 12 in Romania, before having to leave the team for personal reasons. Heissler Guillent was with Vinotinto in Argentina, during the previous days, but he has not played with Astros de Jalisco since November after being eliminated in the zone final in Mexico.
Michael Carrera has three consecutive victories in Spain with Forsa Lleida averaging 15.3 / 8.6 / 1.0 with 47% shooting from the field. Néstor Colmenares is also active with the Córdoba Institute in Argentina, and is in Brazil playing the Champions League of the Americas.
Miguel Ruíz ended his season with Gimansia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia after not qualifying for the Final Four. He last appeared on January 28 in the loss against La Unión.
José Vargas, Pedro Chourio, Yohanner Sifontes, Anthony Pérez, Eliezer Montaño, Windi Graterol and Luis Bethlemy are the most experienced of those who played in the Superliga and have not seen action since its completion. Luis Carrillo was summoned in 2017 for this same competition.
Luis Betancourt and Arían Amundaray were the surprises on the double date of November. José Materán is another of the young people who has already put on the national jersey. José Ascanio has been part of other preselections. Alí Mata, Raymond Rada, José Sojo, José Bracho, and Anyelo Cisneros are more options that coach Duró will have to rejuvenate the squad in this concentration.
Andrés Marrero and Fabrizio Pugliatti are the promises abroad. The first is in his last year of High School in the United States and Pugliatti in the second division of Italian basketball at 16 years old.
The Argentine coach has a list for a change. New names, familiar faces and those who have achieved great things. We will have to wait to find out how many from abroad the FVB will finally be able to count on, since the health situation complicates all kinds of transfers for these athletes.