Orléans Loiret Basket

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Entente Orléanaise
Leagues Pro A
Eurocup
Founded 1993
History 1993 - present
Arena Palais des Sports
(capacity: 3,222)
Zénith d'Orléans
(capacity: 5,500)
Location Orléans, France
Team colors White and Black
         
President Christophe Dupont
Head coach Philippe Herve
Championships (1) Pro B Championship:
(2006)
(1) French Cup:
(2010)
Website Official Website

Entente Orléanaise, also known as Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of the Loiret department. The club plays in the French Pro A League.

History

Entente Orléanaise was founded in 1993. The club was the French Cup runner-up and the French Pro B League champion in 2006. Orléans Loiret Basket competed in the French Pro A League for the first time in the 2006-07 season. In 2009 and 2010, the club was the French La Semaine des As Cup runner-up. In 2010, the club won the French Cup, which was the first national cup title win in their history.

Arenas

The club's home arena for domestic matches is the Palais des Sports; for matches that require a larger capacity (such as Euroleague and Eurocup games) the club plays their home games at Zénith d'Orléans.

Roster

Entente Orléanaise roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 United States Banks, Cedrick 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1981-12-16)December 16, 1981
F 5 Mali Sy, Amara 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1981-08-28)August 28, 1981
SF 6 Senegal N'Doye, Maleye 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1980-08-19)August 19, 1980
PF 7 United States Greene, Brian 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1981-08-30)August 30, 1981
SG 8 France Lebrun, Maël 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1991-04-17)April 17, 1991
C 9 United States Monds, David  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-10-09)October 9, 1983
PG 10 France Pamba, Bryan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1992-01-07)January 7, 1992
PG 11 France Pellin, Marc-Antoine 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 26 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-09-03)September 3, 1987
C 14 France Joseph, Georgi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1982-11-23)November 23, 1982
SF 20 France Sangare, Yohann 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-04-05)April 5, 1983
Head coach
  • France Philippe Herve
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Jean-Christophe Prat
  • France François Peronnet
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2012-04-25

Achievements

Notable players

External links

Champions
Russia UNICS Kazan
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
Eliminated in Last 16
Eliminated in Regular Season
Eliminated in the Qualifying Round
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