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# Name HT Pos Age Nat Former Team 197.7 6'5.9''AVG. HEIGHT 27.3AVG. AGE 7IMPORTS 8NATIONALITIES # Name HT Pos Age Nat Former Team 196.2 6'5.3''AVG. HEIGHT 29.4AVG. AGE 5IMPORTS 7NATIONALITIES Eurobasket.com All-French NM1 Awards 2021 - Jul 4, 2021 Player of the Year:  Mathieu Boyer (208-C-95) of St-ChamondGuard of the Year:  Devon Thomas (183-PG-94) of ChallansForward of the Year: Du'Vaughn Maxwell (201-F-91) of ChartresCenter of the Year: Mathieu Boyer (208-C-95) of St-ChamondBosman Player of the Year: Michael Craion (195-F-89) of ToursImport Player of the Year: Devon Thomas (183-PG-94) of ChallansDomestic Player of the Year: Mathieu Boyer (208-C-95) of St-ChamondDefensive Player of the Year: Tommy Ghezala (184-PG-92) of SOPCCCoach of the Year: Philippe Namyst of Saint Vallier
1st Team Devon Thomas (183-PG-94) of Challans Aaron Anderson (178-PG-91) of Besancon Du'Vaughn Maxwell (201-F-91) of Chartres Michael Craion (195-F-89) of Tours Mathieu Boyer (208-C-95) of St-Chamond
2nd Team Fabien Ateba (192-G-91) of Tours Dovydas Redikas (193-PG-92) of Besancon Demond Watt (200-F-89) of Saint Vallier Guillaume Payen-Boucard (6'6''-F-90) of Mulhouse Alexis Thomas (208-C-95) of Saint VallierHonorable Mention  Ahmed Doumbia (195-PG-89) of Tours Kevin Lavieille (198-F-96) of Besancon Robert Turner III (188-G-93) of Vitre Mike Joseph (203-PF-94) of Toulouse Faycal Sahraoui (188-PG-79) of Toulouse Joel Awich (201-F-93) of Dax-Gamarde Miguel Buval (207-C-90) of Vanves Jerrell Wright (204-F-91) of Le Havre Karim Gourari (203-F-89) of Angers Johan Grebongo (202-F/C-94) of MulhouseNM1 Round 35: Tours and Saint Vallier clinch promotion - May 17, 2021 The Regular Season in NM1 just ended. Here is the last round review presented by ESL. The game between second ranked Toulouse (18-8) and seventh ranked Lorient (16-9) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Toulouse was defeated by Lorient in a tough game in Toulouse 63-67. They outrebounded Toulouse 42-27 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for naturalized Mali swingman Sourata Cisse (196-86) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 rebounds. Ivorian center Bali Coulibaly (199-95) helped adding 11 points and 9 rebounds. Benjamin Mondesir (195-99) responded with 20 points. Toulouse's coach Stephane Dao rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lorient maintains seventh place with 16-9 record. Toulouse lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with eight games lost. The game between Top Four teams took place in Tours. First ranked host Tours (20-6) defeated second-ranked Toulouse (18-8) 81-67. It was an exceptional evening for American-Icelandic forward Michael Craion (195-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Ahmed Doumbia accounted for 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American-Mali forward Ibrahim Djambo (208-92, college: Hofstra) came up with 23 points and 5 rebounds for Toulouse in the defeat. Tours have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 20-6 record. Toulouse lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with eight games lost. NM1 top team - Tours (20-6) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they beat sixth ranked Vendee Challans (14-12) 109-92. The best player for the winners was Michael Craion who scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Devon Thomas produced 29 points for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Tours. They maintain first place with 20-6 record. Vendee Challans at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. An interesting game took place in Lorient where 7th ranked Lorient (16-9) was upset on its own court by tenth ranked Lourdes-Tarbes (10-13) 85-77. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lorient. Calvin Jubenot orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 8 rebounds. Lourdes-Tarbes' coach Chris Chougaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Lourdes-Tarbes maintains tenth place with 10-13 record. Lorient at the other side keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 35: Dax-Gamarde won against Rueil on the opponent's court 76-69. Rennes managed to outperform Challans in a home game 88-83. Lorient managed to beat Rennes on the road 88-80.
Rueil - Dax-Gamarde 69-76 There was a minor upset when 9th ranked Rueil (11-15) was defeated at home by eleventh ranked Dax-Gamarde (10-16) 76-69. Dax-Gamarde outrebounded Rueil 39-28 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Kenyan-American forward Joel Awich (201-93, college: Cal Poly) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds. The former international point guard Xane dAlmeida (181-83) contributed with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Point guard Warren Racine (189-95) answered with 14 points and 6 assists and swingman Steven Ricard (200-90) added 11 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Rueil. Five Dax-Gamarde and four Rueil players scored in double figures. Dax-Gamarde maintains eleventh place with 10-16 record. Rueil at the other side keeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. Top scorers: Rueil: W.Racine 14+2reb+6ast, R.Gilchrist 13+4reb, N.Burrell 11+3reb+2ast, S.Ricard 11+6reb+2ast, V.Fandelet 9+5reb, M.Doumbe 8+6reb+3ast Dax-Gamarde: J.Awich 17+16reb+2ast, C.Mansare 16+5reb+1ast, M.Benhamed 16+4reb+2ast, L.Niangane 10+7reb+2ast, X.d'Almeida 10+5reb+8ast, B.Lifermann 7+2reb+6ast Lorient - Lourdes 77-85 An interesting game took place in Lorient where 7th ranked Lorient (16-9) was upset on its own court by tenth ranked Lourdes-Tarbes (10-13) 85-77. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lorient. Forward Calvin Jubenot (198-86) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Kilian Incredule (175-96) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Lourdes-Tarbes' coach Chris Chougaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Lithuanian Ronaldas Rutkauskas (203-92) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds and naturalized Mali point guard Ibrahim Saounera (179-87) added 15 points in the effort for Lorient. Four Lorient players scored in double figures. Lourdes-Tarbes maintains tenth place with 10-13 record. Lorient at the other side keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. Top scorers: Lorient: R.Rutkauskas 15+15reb+3ast, I.Saounera 15+3reb+2ast, S.Cisse 13+2reb+2ast, B.Coulibaly 11+8reb, G.Biruta 11+3reb+1ast, S.Cape 6+3reb+8ast Lourdes: K.Incredule 24+1reb+1ast, C.Jubenot 16+8reb+2ast, M.Clement 12+2reb+1ast, A.Prugnieres 8+5reb+5ast, L.Nikolic 8+5reb, R.Hillotte 6+5reb+3ast Rennes - Challans 88-83 The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Union Rennes' (16-10) home victory over 6th ranked Vendee Challans (14-12) 88-83. Union Rennes forced 19 Vendee Challans turnovers. Union Rennes players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. Guinean forward Cheick Sekou Conde (203-92, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Mourad El-Khir (202-88) contributed with 20 points and 5 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Devon Thomas (183-94, college: Texas Tech) answered with 19 points and 7 assists and swingman Kevin Bichard (196-86) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Vendee Challans. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted Union Rennes maintains fifth place with 16-10 record. Vendee Challans at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. Top scorers: Challans: M.Bigote 21+1reb, D.Thomas 19+1reb+7ast, K.Bichard 12+5reb+7ast, R.Dardaine 9+9reb+2ast, N.Kovanusic 7+3reb, A.Aygalenq 5+3reb+2ast Rennes: M.El-Khir 20+2reb+5ast, C.Sekou Conde 19+9reb+4ast, Y.Morose 11+9reb+1ast, B.Pamba-Juille 9+3reb+11ast, M.Lebrun 8+4reb+1ast, H.Pellure 8+1reb+1ast Tours - Toulouse 81-67 The game between Top Four teams took place in Tours. First ranked host Tours (20-6) defeated second-ranked Toulouse (18-8) 81-67. Tours players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American-Icelandic forward Michael Craion (195-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Guinean point guard Ahmed Doumbia (195-89) accounted for 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Tours players scored in double figures. American-Mali forward Ibrahim Djambo (208-92, college: Hofstra) came up with 23 points and 5 rebounds and naturalized Algerian point guard Faycal Sahraoui (188-79) added 6 points and 9 assists respectively for Toulouse in the defeat. Tours have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 20-6 record. Toulouse lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with eight games lost. Top scorers: Toulouse: I.Djambo 23+5reb+1ast, A.Thimon 14+2reb, J.Kennedy 12+3reb, J.Kyungu 6+4reb, F.Sahraoui 6+3reb+9ast, Y.Solle 4+2reb Tours: M.Craion 17+7reb+4ast, F.Ateba 14+4reb+1ast, J.Bichard 12+2reb+5ast, P.Olisemeka 12+2reb+1ast, A.Doumbia 9+7reb+4ast, R.Temgoua 8+2ast Challans - Tours 92-109 NM1 top team - Tours (20-6) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they beat sixth ranked Vendee Challans (14-12) 109-92. They outrebounded Vendee Challans 38-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. Tours shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 56.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Vendee Challans' players. The best player for the winners was American-Icelandic forward Michael Craion (195-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) who scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Guard Fabien Ateba (192-91) chipped in 24 points and 4 assists. American point guard Devon Thomas (183-94, college: Texas Tech) produced 29 points and swingman Kevin Bichard (196-86) added 17 points and 6 assists respectively for the hosts. Five Tours and four Vendee Challans players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Tours. They maintain first place with 20-6 record. Vendee Challans at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. Top scorers: Challans: D.Thomas 29+2reb+3ast, K.Bichard 17+6ast, M.Bigote 13+2reb+2ast, K.Nkounkou 11+8reb+1ast, F.Bondron 10+1reb, R.Dardaine 6+5reb+1ast Tours: F.Ateba 24+2reb+4ast, J.Bichard 18+3reb+4ast, M.Craion 17+7reb+9ast, A.Doumbia 15+6reb+4ast, P.Olisemeka 11+13reb+1ast, M.Chambre 8+1ast Rennes - Lorient 80-88 There was a minor upset when 5th ranked Union Rennes (16-10) was defeated at home by seventh ranked Lorient (16-9) 88-80. Lorient outrebounded Union Rennes 39-28 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Point guard Sebastien Cape (184-93) orchestrated the victory by scoring 29 points (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field). Naturalized Mali point guard Ibrahim Saounera (179-87) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Naturalized Ivorian point guard Bryan Pamba-Juille (184-92) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 assists and Guyanese forward Youri Morose (202-97) added 10 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Union Rennes. Five Lorient and four Union Rennes players scored in double figures. Union Rennes' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Lorient maintains seventh place with 16-9 record. Newly promoted Union Rennes keeps the fifth position with ten games lost. Top scorers: Rennes: B.Pamba-Juille 17+2reb+10ast, L.Fontaine 15+2reb+1ast, M.El-Khir 11+4reb+2ast, Y.Morose 10+7reb+3ast, C.Sekou Conde 8+6reb+3ast, M.Lebrun 8+2reb+2ast Lorient: S.Cape 29+2reb+2ast, S.Cisse 14+3reb+5ast, R.Rutkauskas 12+12reb, B.Coulibaly 11+9reb+4ast, I.Saounera 11+6reb+10ast, Y.Thalgott 5+1reb+1ast Toulouse - Lorient 63-67 The game between second ranked Toulouse (18-8) and seventh ranked Lorient (16-9) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Toulouse was defeated by Lorient in a tough game in Toulouse 63-67. They outrebounded Toulouse 42-27 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for naturalized Mali swingman Sourata Cisse (196-86) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 rebounds. Ivorian center Bali Coulibaly (199-95) helped adding 11 points and 9 rebounds. Benjamin Mondesir (195-99) responded with 20 points and point guard Victor Mopsus (182-99) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Toulouse's coach Stephane Dao rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lorient maintains seventh place with 16-9 record. Toulouse lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with eight games lost. Top scorers: Toulouse: M.Benjamin 20+2ast, V.Mopsus 10+7reb+3ast, M.Joseph 6+5reb+1ast, J.Kennedy 6+2reb, F.Sahraoui 6+4reb+4ast, I.Djambo 5+4reb+1ast Lorient: S.Cisse 17+5reb+1ast, B.Coulibaly 11+9reb+2ast, I.Saounera 10+7reb+4ast, G.Biruta 8+11reb+1ast, R.Rutkauskas 8+8reb, S.Cape 6+2reb+5ast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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