Orleans fired past Rouen to clinch ProB playoff title. Therefore the team earned ProA promotion. The game was mostly controlled by Entente Orleans 45. SPO Rouen managed to win second period 21-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Entente Orleans 45 forced 19 SPO Rouen turnovers. It was a good game for American point guard Brandon Jefferson (175-91, college: MSU Denver, agency: Inception Sports) who led his team to a victory with 25 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Bosnian forward Miralem Halilovic (205-91, agency: PEPI SPORT) contributed with 8 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American-Nigerian forward Christian Nwogbo (201-91, college: Cedarville, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 18 points and American point guard Jamar Diggs (190-88, college: Wofford, agency: Octagon Europe) added 16 points in the effort for SPO Rouen. Top scorers: Orleans: B.Jefferson 25+3reb+7ast, G.Oniangue 13+3reb, G.Curier 8+3reb+2ast, M.Halilovic 8+6reb+3ast, M.Mutuale 8+1reb, B.Spearman 8+2reb+2ast Rouen: C.Nwogbo 18+3ast, J.Diggs 16+4reb+1ast, L.Kromah 11+4reb, J.Begarin 6+3reb+2ast, A.Coleman 5+9reb+4ast, J.Maille 4+3reb
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ProB Round 34: Roanne are ProB champions - May 25, 2019
The Regular Season in ProB just ended. The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. There were many interesting games last round. The round ended with favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most exciting game of round 34 in the ProB took place in Nancy. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 5th ranked Sluc Nancy (22-12) to eighth ranked ADA Blois (19-15) 70-67 on Friday evening. ADA Blois had a 37-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Michael Craion (195-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. point guard Thomas Cornely (190-91, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Bastien Vautier (210-98) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. Sluc Nancy's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. ADA Blois have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Gries/Oberhoffen. Sluc Nancy at the other side keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Very important is a road loss of second ranked SPO Rouen (24-10) against fourth ranked JA Vichy (24-10) on Friday night. Visiting SPO Rouen was defeated by JA Vichy in a tough game in Vichy 72-77. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of SPO Rouen. Worth to mention a great performance of David Denave (193-85) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 6 rebounds. Charles-Henri Bronchard contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. JA Vichy's coach Guillaume Vizade allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. point guard Jean-Baptiste Maille (190-93) replied with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for SPO Rouen. JA Vichy moved-up to third place, which they share with Rouen. Leader Chorale de Roanne delivered the twenty sixth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 17th ranked Caen (8-26) 95-51. Matt Carlino scored 19 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side BJ Monteiro responded with 5 points and 6 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chorale de Roanne have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 26-8 record. Caen lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with 26 games lost. Fifteenth-ranked Denain Voltaire (12-22) made lots of trouble for ninth ranked Nantes (18-16). The visitors from Nantes managed to secure only one-point victory 65-64. However their fans expected much easier game. Jeremiah Wilson notched 9 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort. Nantes' coach Jean-Baptiste Lecrosnier used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Nantes maintains ninth position with 18-16 record, which they share with Poitiers. Denain Voltaire at the other side keeps the fifteenth place with 22 games lost. Eighteenth-ranked C'Chartres (7-27) made lots of trouble for fourteenth ranked Quimper UJAP (13-21) on Friday. The visitors from Quimper managed to secure only one-point victory 107-106. However their fans expected much easier game. Bernard King fired a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 assists for the winners. Quimper UJAP's coach Laurent Foirest used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Quimper UJAP moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Evreux and Lille. C'Chartres lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 27 lost games.
Rest of the games of round 34 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Gries/Oberhoffen was defeated by Poitiers in a road game 90-79. Lille was smashed by Orleans at home 71-94. Evreux was destroyed by Saint-Chamond on the opponent's court 107-74. Paris managed to outperform Aix-Maurienne in a home game 72-70. The best stats of 34th round was 10 points and 9 rebounds by Jerome Cazenobe of Denain.
Leader Chorale de Roanne delivered the twenty sixth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 17th ranked Caen (8-26) 95-51. Chorale de Roanne forced 25 Caen turnovers and outrebounded them 39-25 including 16 on the offensive glass. American-Italian point guard Matt Carlino (190-92, college: Marquette) scored 19 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American-Kenyan forward Robert Nyakundi (202-89, college: SMU) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Chorale de Roanne players scored in double figures. At the losing side American-Cape Verdean swingman BJ Monteiro (196-90, college: Duquesne) responded with 5 points and 6 assists and naturalized Swiss center David Ramseyer (202-87) scored 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chorale de Roanne have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 26-8 record. Caen lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with 26 games lost. Top scorers: Roanne: M.Carlino 19+4reb+4ast, R.Nyakundi 15+5reb, T.Ville 12+2reb+4ast, C.Cavallo 12+3reb+2ast, A.Tanghe 11+8reb, I.Fevrier 7+7reb+2ast Caen: D.Ramseyer 13+2reb, J.Tolbert 10+4reb+1ast, B.Pamba-Juille 6+3reb+1ast, C.Ona-Embo 5+2ast, B.Monteiro 5+4reb+6ast, W.Hanley 4+5reb+1ast
There was an upset when higher ranked Gries/Oberhoffen (19-15) was defeated on the road by tenth ranked Poitiers (18-16) 90-79 on Friday. Poitiers made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Poitiers outrebounded Gries/Oberhoffen 39-26 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Power forward Mickael Var (205-90) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Arnauld Thinon (178-87) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Four Poitiers players scored in double figures. Naturalized Guyanese forward Gide Noel (200-93) produced 18 points and 7 rebounds and Spanish guard Javier Forcada (193-88) added 16 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Poitiers moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Nantes. Newly promoted Gries/Oberhoffen dropped to the seventh position with 15 games lost. Top scorers: Poitiers: M.Var 18+15reb+1ast, A.Thinon 18+1reb+4ast, K.Mendy 13+5reb+3ast, P.Guillard 10+6reb+1ast, K.Harley 9+2reb+4ast, W.Niles 9+3reb+3ast Gries/Oberhoffen: G.Noel 18+7reb+1ast, J.Forcada 16+1reb+6ast, D.Tarvydas 13+3reb+2ast, E.Yates 9+2reb, R.Hillotte 8+6reb+2ast, Y.Siegwarth 6+2reb+2ast
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Entente Orleans 45 (25-9) smashed on the road 12th ranked Lille Metropole (13-21) 94-71 on Friday. Entente Orleans 45 made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. Entente Orleans 45 looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Bosnian forward Miralem Halilovic (205-91, agency: PEPI SPORT) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American point guard Brandon Jefferson (175-91, college: MSU Denver, agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 20 points and 6 assists. Four Entente Orleans 45 players scored in double figures. Naturalized Senegalese forward Antoine Mendy (198-83) produced 19 points and 8 rebounds and Spanish guard Marcos Suka-Umu (193-85) added 11 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Entente Orleans 45 have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Lille Metropole lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 21 games lost. Top scorers: Orleans: M.Halilovic 22+11reb+7ast, B.Jefferson 20+4reb+6ast, G.Curier 17+7reb+1ast, K.Moendadze 11+2reb+1ast, J.MBida 6+3reb+2ast, B.Spearman 6 Lille: A.Mendy 19+8reb+1ast, M.Suka-Umu 11+1reb+4ast, F.Tortosa 10+3reb+1ast, M.Acker 8+3reb+2ast, T.Lecomte 5+1ast, L.Loubaki 4+4reb+2ast
Very expected game when 13th ranked ALM Evreux (13-21) was rolled over on the road by seventh ranked Saint Chamond (20-14) 107-74 on Friday. Saint Chamond made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. Saint Chamond outrebounded ALM Evreux 41-30 including 31 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Tunisian Makram Ben-Romdhane (205-89) fired 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American forward Malik Cooke (200-89, college: S.Carolina, agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 20 points. Saint Chamond's coach Alain Thinet felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Damien Bouquet (196-94) produced 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Theo Leon (180-92) added 16 points and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Saint Chamond moved-up to sixth place. Loser ALM Evreux dropped to the twelfth position with 21 games lost. Top scorers: Saint-Chamond: M.Cooke 20+3reb+1ast, M.Ben Romdhane 14+7reb+3ast, M.Guichard 13+3reb+6ast, J.Hoyaux 13+2reb, G.Paumier 12+4reb+3ast, J.Rinna 11+3reb+4ast Evreux: D.Bouquet 19+7reb+4ast, T.Leon 16+2reb+7ast, D.Reed 12+9reb+2ast, R.Kayembe 11+6reb+3ast, A.Scott 9+1reb+2ast, F.Booker 6+1reb
Eighteenth-ranked C'Chartres (7-27) made lots of trouble for fourteenth ranked Quimper UJAP (13-21) on Friday. The visitors from Quimper managed to secure only one-point victory 107-106. However their fans expected much easier game. Quimper UJAP shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 57.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. American guard Bernard King (196-81, college: Texas A&M) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 assists for the winners. Alexis Desespringalle (192-91) chipped in 18 points. Quimper UJAP's coach Laurent Foirest used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Stephane Gombauld (202-97) produced a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds and American forward Will Felder (201-91, college: Miami, OH, agency: Octagon Europe) added 25 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Quimper UJAP and four C'Chartres players scored in double figures. Quimper UJAP moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Evreux and Lille. C'Chartres lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 27 lost games. Top scorers: Quimper: B.King 28+2reb+11ast, A.Desespringalle 18+1ast, C.Wood 15+2reb+2ast, V.Joaquim 14+4reb+1ast, L.Dussoulier 11+5reb+3ast, M.Choplin 7+5reb+4ast Chartres: S.Gombauld 30+10reb+2ast, W.Felder 25+6reb+2ast, O.Romain 22+3reb+7ast, K.Bichard 10+5reb+10ast, P.Clerence 8+2reb+1ast, A.Sollazzo 7+5reb+4ast
Very predictable result when eleventh ranked Paris (16-18) edged at home 16th ranked Aix-Maurienne (9-25) 72-70 on Friday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Paris looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Trinidad and Tobago-Australian point guard Daniel Dillon (193-86, college: Arizona) fired 10 points and 7 assists for the winners. Center Garry Florimont (202-87) chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds. Paris' coach Jean-Christophe Prat used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Cameroonian forward Benoit Mbala (203-95) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds and Canadian-Jamaican point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-91, college: Calgary) added 18 points respectively for lost side. Four Aix-Maurienne players scored in double figures. Paris have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Paris maintains eleventh position with 16-18 record. Aix-Maurienne lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth place with 25 games lost. Top scorers: Paris: S.Francisco 13+3ast, G.Florimont 10+7reb+1ast, D.Dillon 10+3reb+7ast, V.Chery 9+5reb+2ast, G.Denis 8+2reb+2ast, K.Joseph 8+3reb+2ast Aix-Maurienne: J.Ogungbemi-Jackson 18+4reb+3ast, B.Mbala 17+13reb+1ast, H.Suhard 12+1reb+3ast, R.Brooks 11+4reb+3ast, J.Zero 5+2reb+1ast, K.Corre 4+9reb+3ast
The most exciting game of round 34 in the ProB took place in Nancy. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 5th ranked Sluc Nancy (22-12) to eighth ranked ADA Blois (19-15) 70-67 on Friday evening. ADA Blois had a 37-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Michael Craion (195-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Point guard Thomas Cornely (190-91, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five ADA Blois players scored in double figures. Center Bastien Vautier (210-98) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and Ivorian point guard Souleyman Diabate (181-87) added 8 points, 9 assists and 5 steals respectively for lost side. Sluc Nancy's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. ADA Blois have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Gries/Oberhoffen. Sluc Nancy at the other side keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Top scorers: Blois: M.Craion 14+13reb+5ast, O.Gudul 13+6reb+1ast, C.Abouo 12+4reb, T.Johnson 10+8reb+2ast, T.Cornely 10+7reb+4ast, T.Eboh 5+3reb Nancy: W.Narace 11+6reb+1ast, B.Vautier 10+11reb+1ast, Y.Barrueta 10+6reb+1ast, M.Sommerville 9+2reb+2ast, D.Odiakosa 8+5reb, S.Diabate 8+3reb+9ast
Very important is a road loss of second ranked SPO Rouen (24-10) against fourth ranked JA Vichy (24-10) on Friday night. Visiting SPO Rouen was defeated by JA Vichy in a tough game in Vichy 72-77. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of SPO Rouen. Worth to mention a great performance of David Denave (193-85) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Charles-Henri Bronchard (200-82, agency: Court Side) contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. JA Vichy's coach Guillaume Vizade allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Point guard Jean-Baptiste Maille (190-93) replied with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and American point guard Jamar Diggs (190-88, college: Wofford, agency: Octagon Europe) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for SPO Rouen. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. JA Vichy moved-up to third place, which they share with Rouen. Top scorers: Vichy Clermont: D.Denave 17+6reb, C.Bronchard 12+8reb+2ast, Q.Hooker 12+5reb+3ast, A.Cumberbatch 12+5reb+1ast, R.Morency 11+2reb+2ast, M.Ngouama 6+1reb+1ast Rouen: J.Diggs 15+5reb+4ast, J.Begarin 12+2reb+3ast, J.Maille 12+7reb+5ast, L.Kromah 10+2reb, C.Nwogbo 10+4reb+4ast, C.Ponsar 7+5reb
Fifteenth-ranked Denain Voltaire (12-22) made lots of trouble for ninth ranked Nantes (18-16). The visitors from Nantes managed to secure only one-point victory 65-64. However their fans expected much easier game. American-Portuguese Jeremiah Wilson (205-88, college: Tarleton St.) notched 9 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and American point guard Ken Brown (180-89, college: Philander Smith) supported him with 13 points. Nantes' coach Jean-Baptiste Lecrosnier used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even 10 points and 9 rebounds by power forward Jerome Cazenobe (205-89) did not help to save the game for Denain Voltaire. Point guard Pierric Poupet (192-84) added 12 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Nantes maintains ninth position with 18-16 record, which they share with Poitiers. Denain Voltaire at the other side keeps the fifteenth place with 22 games lost. Top scorers: Nantes: K.Brown 13+2reb+3ast, S.Gibbs 10+2reb+2ast, G.Chathuant 10+2reb, J.Wilson 9+12reb+2ast, V.Fofana 8+2reb+1ast, L.Negrobar 6+6reb+3ast Denain: P.Poupet 12+5reb+2ast, J.Cazenobe 10+9reb+3ast, W.McKines 10+6reb+2ast, C.Moneke 7+1reb, M.Addison 6+3reb+1ast, Y.Morose 6+4reb+1ast
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Roanne capture ProB Leaders Cup title - Feb 17, 2019
Roanne - Rouen 66:60
Roanne claimed ProB Leaders Cup after they edged Rouen in the Final at the Disney Events Arena tonight. David Jackson (192-SG-86, college: W.Illinois) posted 16 points and 5 rebounds to pace the winners. He was named the MVP. Roanne dominated from the start. They grabbed a 21:16 lead after ten minutes. Roanne arrived at the big break up by 7 points 40:33. They maintained the lead throughout the third term. Roanne enjoyed a 50:44 advantage at the final break. They protected it well throughout the fourth term and raced to the victory. Ferdinand Prenom (204-C-91) had 10 points for the winners. Jean-Baptiste Maille (190-PG-93) replied with 16 points and 6 rebounds for Rouen.
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