Catalan base Pol Figueras is Obradoiro’s second reinforcement

Obradoiro already has two new faces to launch the Moncho Fernández projectwhich will once again have its loyal professional team that will once again fight for the team’s survival in the Endesa League.

Another addition to the Obradoirista payroll this summer is point guard Pol Figueras (La Selva del Camp, Tarragona, 1998). Sign for the season. He is 25 years old and is 1.87 tall. He comes from Bàsquet Girona, the team with which he averaged 2.8 points, 0.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 rebounds and a PIR of 2.5 in 14 minutes per day last year in the ACB. He played 32 games.

The Catalan point guard arrived in Fontajau last summer from Palma, from LEB Oro, with the calling card of the best assistant in the second category of Spanish basketball. Figueras has already made his debut in the ACB with Barça, after his statement with the Blaugrana team, Figueras played one campaign in Ourense Basketball and two in Palma.

At only 12 years old, he became part of the youth academy of Barcelona. It was three and a half seasons in the LEB Oro office and on the morning of October 2, 2016, he made his debut with Barcelona in the ACB, wearing the number 18 behind him. It was in Manresa, occupying one of the victims who at that time was in a basic position in the Barça team. He played ten and a half minutes in Barca’s triumph (50-56). in a duel in which Ante Tomić stood outwho finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and a PIR of 25.

His second and final match with the Barcelona team in the first division was three weeks later. It was his Palau Blaugrana debut, an impressive 80-58 win against Real Betis. On this occasion, he was on the track for only two minutes.

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Last season he visited the caldera with Girona on the third day of the championship. Obradoirists won 89-63, who dominated from the beginning with a good performance by Dragan Bender (18 points and PIR 24). Pol Figueras did not score in fifteen minutes (0 points from 2 attempts and 0 from 2 three-pointers).

In the match of the 2nd round, at the Palau Girona-Fontajau, it started better for the Catalans, who overcame the loss of Marc Gasol. Those of Aíto García Reneses they scored in the second half (93-76). Figueras played almost 16 minutes and scored 10 points (2 three-pointers and 2 baskets on 4 attempts), along with an assist and seven points. On February 11, 2023, he achieved his goalscoring record of his short career in the Endesa League.

Eduardo Pascual, sports director of Obra, explains that «with Paul Figueras we are adding his versatility, energy and the illusion of his youth to the team. He is a player with potential, who already showed last season that he belongs in this league.” He insists that he “has a very good work ethic and is constantly improving. He is intelligent and above all a team player.