Iván Holguín López / @ivan_baloncesto
The Height Plan implemented by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation has given the opportunity to appreciate young Creole talents of great physical prowess, but none has attracted as much attention as Enrique Medina Roa, the 2.18-meter-tall “giant.”
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Medina Roa is developing his talent in Argentina, where he is a member of the Regatas Corrientes team. The native of the Falcón state arrived at the Corrientes club following having played in Arquitecturas, his first team. Since his arrival at Regatas, the 19-year-old had only played in the development league, but on March 13, Medina Roa made his professional debut.
The 2.18-meter young man saw his debut materialize in the match between Regatas and Instituto de Córdoba, a match that the latter team ended up winning by a score of 89-76. Medina Roa alone saw action for 56 secondswithout registering any statistical contribution.
🠀🇦🇷 Enrique Medina made his professional debut in the National League during the defeat of Regatas Corrientes once morest Instituto (89-76) in Córdoba.
He played the last 56 seconds of the engagement.
In the Development League he came from scoring 17 pts, his maximum with the club in LDD. pic.twitter.com/fgU92gEDeZ
– Santiago Aceituno R (@SantiAce23) March 14, 2023
This Thursday the 30th, Regatas will once once more see action in the Argentine National Basketball League, this time they will face the downcast San Lorenzo team, who following being a historic player in the league are now in the penultimate place with a 6-27 record , so Medina Roa might be seeing minutes of play once more.
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The 19-year-old player has already worn the national team jersey in the match that Venezuela lost to the Dominican Republic. In that game, the young man played 1:56 minutes and grabbed a rebound.