A first test before the championship. Champagne Basket takes on Lille, this Saturday, August 27. A preparation match, at home, at the René-Tys complex. Kick off at 7 p.m.
Six friendly matches are scheduled before the first official match, for the Coupe de France, on September 21. An advancement of the meeting is under study because the players will play again two days later but for the Leader’s Cup, on September 23. We will find Pro B from October 14, against Orleans.
After eight years in Betclic Elite, it’s a new era for the club which finds itself demoted to Pro B this year. This adventure will be followed by the new coach, Thomas Andrieux, who joined them in mid-April: “It’s a whole new team with a real mindset. We tried to get a mix with slightly more experienced players, but young players who aspire to reach the top level. “
– Marie-Amelie Masson
The team is almost complete for upcoming matches. Full-back Lamine Sambé is retained, for the moment, with the selection of Senegal for qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup. Of the 2021-2022 squad, only winger Jean-Philippe Dalle has remained. Three Hopes have been promoted.
He came straight from Limoges… Timothé Crusol, 21 years old and 1m93, leaderwill take its first steps in this Pro B championship which presents “much more hardness where you have to have a warrior mentality.” Impatient, his goal is already well anchored in his head: “We want to go up. We want to win. We want to be first in the championship. I am someone who never gives up. I will bring a lot of energy in defense and attack, I am there to play the team and take everything that is to be taken.“
Grégoire Lefebvre, General Manager, wanted to address a few words to these new players to remind them “that they are good basketball players, there is no doubt about it. But the Pro B does not require skills related to basketball but human qualities such as humility.“Before highlighting the main objective: be at the top of the leaderboard. “There are no others…“