Last season, Marc Gasol left MLB and went to Girona Men's Basketball Team to serve as president and player. Under his leadership, the Girona men's basketball team broke into the top league for the first time, but because of identity problems, Marc Gasol did not complete the registration for the new season, until 24 hours before the start of La Liga, the league committee approved the amendment of the regulations, so that Gasol Jr. can play in La Liga as chairman and player. In the history of the tournament, Marc Gasol was the first to play as president and player.
Little Gasol
Marc Gasol, 37, is a Catalan born in Barcelona. After debuting from Barca, he joined the club of San Josep in Girona (also part of the Catalan region) in 2006, and after two years of training, he gradually became the top center in Europe, but after he went to the NBA, the San Josep club broke out in a financial crisis and finally announced its dissolution at the end of the 2012/13 season.
To fill Girona's gap in professional basketball, Marc Gasol funded the establishment of the Girona Men's Basketball Team in 2014 and became a player for the club last season. In the end, Gasol Jr. led the team to a 66-60 victory over the University in the play-offs, breaking into the Spanish top flight for the first time in the history of the team.
During the summer training, Marc Gasol trained with the team and also participated in warm-up matches, which can be stipulated in the league regulations: the president of the club cannot register as a player. Therefore, for a long time, the Girona men's basketball team did not register for Gasol Jr., and there was no information about him on the official website of the ACB League.
It was not until Monday evening local time that the Girona men's basketball team officially announced that Marc Gasol had completed his registration and would play in La Liga in the 2022/23 season. The other 11 players include point guards Kino Colom, Josep French and Pol Figueres, scoring guards Cameron Taylor, Fielerup, Handlik, small forward Pato Garino, big forwards Eric Villa and Pulkassin, and centrers Dushann Miletic and Sorolia.
On Wednesday night, the Girona men's basketball team will play its first top league game in team history against defending champions Real Madrid. In the just-concluded Super Cup, Real Madrid defeated Betis and Barca successively to complete the great feat of five consecutive titles. In the face of the mighty defending champion, can Gasol Jr. lead the team to achieve a blowdown? Fans can wait and see.