The return of basketball to the Prado de Bourges tonight (Tuesday 18/10): the Tangos welcome the Hungarians of Sopron for the Supercup. A half-gala half-competition match between the winner of the Eurocup (Bourges) and that of the Euroleague (Sopron). The berruyères have just won the friendly tournament of Clermont-Ferrand this weekend. A good omen as the team has been largely overhauled and automation is to be created. The winner will be the European super champion! A title of course all honorary but which has its importance. Especially since this is the first official match of this 2022-2023 season for Bourges Basket. The opportunity to break in a workforce of choice which has four major recruits: the Latvian Anete Steinberga, the Canadian Kayla Alexander, the French Ornella Bankollé, without forgetting the leader Yvonne Anderson (American-Serbian). First category reinforcement for the 6 remaining players from last season, all international or former French internationals: the very experienced Élodie Godin (captain of Bourges Basket who is playing her last season), Sarah Michel (captain of the France team), Endy Miyem (235 selections in blue) joined with the promising youth of Laëtitia Guapo (3×3 world champion this summer and Alain Gilles prize for best basketball player, men and women combined, of the year in France, the “wasp” succeeds as well as Nicolas Batum), Alix Duchet (still injured at the start of the season) and Pauline Astier.
A full Prado?
A formidable workforce with a tight defense and which offers interesting possibilities to vary the threats in attack (Kayla Alexander and Ornella Bankollé, for example, finished in the Top 5 of LFB’s best scorers last season). On paper Bourges has the means to do very badly this season. It remains to be confirmed on the floor why not this evening against Sopron. Be careful, however, the European champions are not there by chance and also rely on good defensive values led in particular by American Brittney Sykesthe American-Serbian Jelena Brooks or the Hungarian pivot Bernadett Hatar, one of the greatest players in activity (2.08m).
It’s on the berruyères will need the support of their public that’s good there should be many. At least 4,000 spectators are expected. Bourges / Sopron is at the Prado, at 8:00 p.m.