We had to wait for the last seconds of the last quarter to see the Palais des Sports capsize with happiness. After a tense match, Orléans Loiret Basket wins its first victory of the season in Pro B against Saint-Quentin (67-63). Apart from the start of the match, where Germain Castano’s men inflicted a 13-0 on their opponents, the rest of the meeting was extremely tight. The OLB was often dominated on the rebound, lacked skill, but never cracked. To the point of going ahead in the score in the dying seconds of the match, thanks to a dunk from Tyran de Lattibeaudière and free throws from Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson.
man of the match
Jarred Ogunbemi-Jackson’s game reminds us how fast things go in sports. Last week, after the defeat against Châlons-Reims
the back was very criticized by his coach who asked him to “take on a lot more responsibility“. Message received 5 out of 5 for the Canadian-Jamaican: 27 points scored, 9 rebounds and 9 fouls caused. A boss match, warmly welcomed by Germain Castano: “I am very happy for him. Humanly, he is a wonderful boy who has never hidden behind excuses. He made the match that had to be made.”
sentence of the day
“Germain is a great coach, very honest. We both had a discussion. I wanted to play aggressive tonight, give everything on the floor. There I helped with my shot, but the next times, it will perhaps be in defense, in creation… We all needed this victory. We have to build our season on this result, to get as many victories as possible“confided Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson after the meeting.
The number of the day
33: this is Jarred Ogunbemi-Jackson’s assessment of this match. Scoring, aggressiveness, rebound… an XXL performance that finally launches his season and that of his teammates. The Orléanais will face Denain next week, on behalf of the 3rd day of Pro B.