Élan Chalon

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Élan Chalon
Leagues LNB Pro A
Eurocup
Founded 1955
Arena Le Colisée
(5,000 seats)
Location Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Team colors White and Red
         
President Dominique Juillot
Head coach Mickaël Hay
Championships 1 French Championship: (2012)
2 French Cups: (2011, 2012)
1 Semaine des As Cup: (2012)
Website elanchalon.com
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Élan Chalon, full name, Élan Sportif Chalonnais, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. They play their national domestic league games in the LNB Pro A league and internationally in the Eurocup. The team's home arena is called, Le Colisée, which seats 5,000 spectators.

History

The club was originally founded in 1955, after the merger of Association Sportive Chalonnaise and Élan de Saint-Jean des Vignes. The club then merged with the football club Bourgneuf Val d'Or Mercurey of Bourgneuf Mercurey in 1970. The club reached full professional status in 1994. In season 2012-13, the team has played its first Euroleague season in history and finished competition in the group stage with 3 wins and 7 loses.[1]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Élan Chalon roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 00 France Tchicamboud, Steed 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-10-21)October 21, 1983
SG 6 France Outtara, Yakuba 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1992-01-24)January 24, 1992
SG 8 United States Slaughter, A. J. 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-08-03)August 3, 1987
F 9 France Bouteille, Axel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1995-04-14)April 14, 1995
PF 12 France Evtimov, Ilian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 32 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1981-06-18)June 18, 1981
PF 21 Switzerland N'Dumba-Capela, Clint 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1994-05-18)May 18, 1994
SF 22 France Aboudou, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1991-01-30)January 30, 1991
C 24 France Jean-Baptiste Adolphe, Michel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1979-12-28)December 28, 1979
PG 25 France Michineau, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 19 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1994-06-16)June 16, 1994
SF 30 Canada Joseph, Kris 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-12-17)December 17, 1988
PF 40 United States Brockman, Jon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-03-20)March 20, 1987
G/F -- Switzerland Louissaint, Axel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1996-01-03)January 3, 1996
Head coach
  • France Jean-Denys Choulet
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Romain Chenaud

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: December 13, 2013

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench
C Shelden Williams Michel Jean-Baptiste Adolphe
PF Ilian Evtimov Clint N'Dumba-Capela
SF Jordan Aboudou Vincent Gaillard
SG Cedrick Banks Marcus DenmonYakuba Outtara
PG Steed Tchicamboud Nicolas Lang

Honors

  • French League Championships: (1)
    • 2012
  • French Cup Championships: (2)
    • 2011, 2012
  • Semaine des As Cup Championships: (1)
    • 2012

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 Pro A 3 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Pro A 9 Round of 16 ULEB Cup Round of 32
2008–09 1 Pro A 7 Quarterfinalist Round of 16
2009–10 1 Pro A 12 Quarterfinalist EuroChallenge Last 16
2010–11 1 Pro A 5 Quarterfinalist Champion Runner-up
2011–12 1 Pro A 1 Champion Champion Champion EuroChallenge runner-up
2012–13 1 Pro A 4 Semifinalist Round of 32 Quarterfinalist Euroleague Regular Season

Notable players

Notable coaches

  • France Philippe Hervé
  • France Gregor Beugnot

References

  1. "Elan Chalon-Sur-Saone". euroleague.net. Retrieved 25 June 2013. 

External links

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