ALEXANDRIA – Il Team University of Cuspo Basket he finished in second place Final Four of the Open championship. In the Pala San Quirico final the coaching team Ferdinando Luccisano surrendered to the hosts of the Asti Basketball (final 49-45). The university students missed the last step to take first place. But the team’s growth path throughout the season is worth remembering (before this stop they had achieved eight consecutive victories). In the final the Alessandria players paid for the sins of their youth, suffering the pressure of the final against a much more experienced team. After a tense start with very cold hands, the proud reaction of the university students produced a comeback that led to a truly exciting sprint finish.
“The university student is at the center of the action of Cus Piemonte Orientale and a beautiful representation of him is the university basketball team, which this year had an extremely important championship from the point of view of results and progression” underlined the general secretary Cuspo Alessio Giacomini “I was sorry not to lift the cup as winners in the final, but second place for a recently established project like ours is certainly an important result. My applause and thanks go to the students and players of our team and to Ferdinando Luccisano, who took the reins of technical management and led the team to the playoffs“. Adds coach Luccisano: “PFor us it was a final and being a project born last year we have made giant strides. We faced a close-knit and experienced team, with good and prepared players. In difficult moments we made some mistakes, but I am happy with the result achieved. We will continue to work to do better and confirm ourselves next year, with more experience.”
