Beaten at home by Dijon the previous day, Gravelines-Dunkerque revived on Friday at the opening of the 17th day of Betclic Élite and dominated Champagne Basket (102-77) in Reims. Hanging on to the break (48-42), the Northerners made the difference in the third quarter, outclassing their opponent 32-14. Kenny Kadji (24 points), Brandon Taylor (23 … Read more
Fifteenth in the last French Championship, Gravelines-Dunkerque drew the American John Jenkins in his nets (1.93 m, 30 years old). BCM announced on Saturday that the full-back has signed up for one season. – – In Bilbao last season (12.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists), alongside Jonathan Rousselle, a former club northerner, the American … Read more
Two of his leaders, Zack Wright (calf, out three weeks) and Codi Miller-McIntyre (fracture of the fifth metatarsus of the right foot, probable end of the season), in the infirmary, Bourg-en-Bresse was looking to strengthen in sight of the end of the season. The club, which only has Hugo Benitez in its ranks as a … Read more
This Thursday, the Kindarena of Rouen will host the second semi-final of the Final Four of the Jeep Elite, a meeting between the Lyon-Villeurbanne of Paul Lacombe in Strasbourg. Asvel will have to compose without many executives, who left to join the French team against the SIG which had posed great difficulties for them during … Read more
Strasbourg has long been in difficulty on the floor of Chalons-Reims (31-43 at the break). But the SIG preserved at the finish (79-72) its chances of top 4 and field advantage in the quarter-finals. Author of the basket with fault which allowed to take control of the score (70-67) with four minutes from the end, … Read more
A mid-table team in Pro B, Lille has agreed to release Thomas Hieu-Courtois before the end of the season so that he can discover the Jeep Elite for a few weeks with Strasbourg. This winger trained in Paris-Levallois had his best season at this level (10.2 points at 46%, 5.1 rebounds, 3 assists in 25 … Read more
Excellent operation for Bourg-en-Bresse. The players of Savo Vucevic surprised the SIG in Alsace (73-81) on behalf of the 17th day of Jeep Elite on Monday and are getting closer to Strasbourg in the standings. Fifth with 19 wins in 30 matches, they distance themselves from their direct pursuers: Levallois, Le Mans and Limoges. – … Read more
At the Ekinox, Bourg-en-Bresse almost created a sensation on Tuesday against Monaco, leader of the classification and recent winner of the Eurocup. The Bressans held high for the Roca Team throughout the meeting, even taking the lead on the scoreboard one minute from the end, thanks to a huge 3-point shot from Luka Askeric (73-72). … Read more
Boulazac, last in the standings, received this Wednesday Elan Chalon, penultimate, in a hall of the Pallio which welcomed spectators for the first time in several months. At the end of regulation time, the two teams could not decide between themselves (79-79) and had to play an extension with a dramatic outcome. – – While … Read more
Monaco continues its rider alone at the head of the Jeep Elite. In his room Gaston-Médecin, the recent winner of the Eurocup made short work of Gravelines-Dunkirk, winning the final score of 122 to 69. Zvezdan Mitrovic’s men took the lead from the first quarter (31-23), before driving the nail for good in the second … Read more