If the evening ended badly, this Sunday at the Palais des Sports for Élan Béarnais with the defeat against Limoges (66-69), on the other hand, it had started in the most beautiful way, and with a lot of emotion, on the occasion of the many tributes paid to the “President”, Pierre Seillant. “Special evening”, announced the club, with the surprise presence of Dragan Lukovski, and many other former, from Mathieu Bisséni via Frédéric Fauthoux, Antoine Rigodeau or Paul Henderson. The highlight of the show, the Élan Béarnais revealed that the parquet floor of the Palais des Sports in Pau would now bear the name of Pierre Seillant, president of the club for 41 years, and whose trophy shelf is lined with 17 titlesin all competitions.
The emotion of the “Presi”
Very moved when discovering the surprise, Pierre Seillant later reacted live on France Bleu Béarn Bigorre: “The emotion was strong because I didn’t expect it at all, I would never have thought of it. The Americans want to keep the link with the historical Elan, and continue this story. We could have won this match, it’s the only shadow of this dream evening that I will remember until my last days“.