The mercedino Fabricio Salas has just closed a very special 2022 in Ecuador, with a title, the recognition of Best Coach of the season and a surprising and unexpected proposal: direct the Ecuadorian basketball team from the next FIBA window (International Federation of Basketball).
“A quick negotiation took place. They had called me from the Ecuadorian Federation to do a survey and on December 23 they contacted me again confirming my position. This Thursday I traveled to Guayaquil, we met and at night it became official,” he said. From Ecuador, with joy, Salas.
“The idea is to work together with all the technical bodies. Lower a guideline so that all the teams have the same philosophy of play. There are ideas such as a height plan, the search for talent and a coaching school. But today the first thing It is the FIBA window against Bolivia, at the end of February or the beginning of March,” he added.
I think it was what I was missing, and it just happened in Ecuador. The truth is that it was unthinkable, but it happened”. Fabricio Salas.
Salas is a coach with a long history in Argentine basketball. He went through all categories, directing Riachuelo de La Rioja in the National League. The former Cyclist from Junín, in the Argentine League, also has international filming: in 2019 he led Pichincha of Bolivia to win the title undefeated, later participating in the South American League. And at the end of May he joined Punto Rojo, with whom he won the Ecuadorian League and competed in the twenty-fifth edition of the LSB.
“Obviously directing a national team is a huge challenge. I think it was what I was missing, and it just happened in Ecuador. The truth is that it was unthinkable, but it happened,” he said.
In full game. He participated twice in the South American League.
Regarding the group that he will have at his disposal, the DT from Mercedino seems satisfied and is optimistic: “It seems to me that there are very interesting players, youngsters with enormous projection. Today there are about 8 players in Argentina and we are looking at the different alternatives in the calls , but there is material. I said it as soon as I got to the League. In fact, at Punto Rojo I had to lead the youngest team in the tournament. I think it is the renewal that we are going to bet on the national team, and on Youth”.
Rooms, which is already drawing up a first squad list, will start training in mid-January. He will be 100% focused on the national team, and trying to successfully overcome the window (he is part of the AmeriCup 2025 qualifier) against a rival that has been giving him headaches in recent years.
“Bolivia has been winning for 2 years, and the objective is to pass the first classification. An away game and a local game are played. The winner would go to the June window. Now, we await confirmation of the FIBA date,” he closed. .
