Bertram Derthona: here are the Lions' shirt numbers
The choice of shirt numbers is an important moment in a team's season and the Bertram Derthona is no exception. Between superstition, loyalty, models or personal idols, the players have decided which number to play with next season. The latest arrival in chronological order is Preston Knowles, which he tells of ˝I chose 2 because it is a number that has accompanied me throughout my career starting from my junior year at high school, then to college and in most of my experiences. 2 is the number that my friend Tyler Honeycutt, who recently passed away, had, and this also contributed to my choice˝. Francesco Stefanelli continues on the line of loyalty by choosing 5, which ˝It's a number that has always brought me luck and satisfaction on a personal and team level. A few years ago I decided to move from 13 to 5 because I wasn't happy with the season I had had and from that moment on I have never abandoned it.˝. A special date is the basis of the choice of Lorenzo Gergati, who confirmed the 31 with whom he already played last season in Tortona because ˝31 is the day of my birth, it is a number that I have always been fond of and that I chose every time I had the opportunity˝.
He remains faithful to the 11 Brett Blizzard, which tells how ˝It's a number that I've had throughout my career: as a boy I liked the way Bobby Hurley, who wore that number at Duke University, played, even though I'm a better shooter and he's better as a point guard than me˝. New number instead for Gabriele Spizzichini, who has always had the number 7 in his career and who, due to his experience in Tortona, chose the ˝34, because 7 had already been taken by Alibegovic and therefore I chose the addition I liked most to remain tied to my favorite number˝. The choice of 7 by Mirza Alibegovic stems from the desire of ˝to honor my father, who was a great basketball player: my brothers also play with the number 7˝. A beautiful personal memory is the basis of the choice of Gabriele Ganeto, which he will play with ˝10, which in sport is very evocative: it is the number I had in the two years in Vigevano and to which I am attached special memories that I hope to have in Tortona too˝.
Shirt numbers also confirmed for Claudio Ndoja e Luca Garri: there are several reasons behind Ndoja's choice, including being ˝arrived in Italy on the 13th and was born in 1985: 8+5 equals 13. Furthermore, my American shoe size is 13, but above all it is said that 13 brings bad luck and this stimulates me to demonstrate that on the pitch only the skill and not luck˝. A great team victory and a beautiful personal memory is the reason that led Garri to confirm the 15th, the It's the number I wore at the Athens Olympics. Until then I had often used the 13th, but from that moment on I never abandoned the 15th. A question of loyalty is the reason that led Marco Lusvarghi to choose the 16, which ˝it has always accompanied me since my debut at Reggiana, it is a number that I am very fond of because it is also my day of birth˝. New number instead for Justin Tuoyo, who left his beloved 5, the number ˝by Kevin Garnett, the model who inspired me˝, and opted for 4 ˝because it is immediately before the 5, which I have played with throughout my career˝.
