Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

club that is based in

Roanne Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France. It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fre ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white.

History

In Chorale's history, the team won two national titles; in 1959 and most recent in 2007. The teams honour list also includes a

La Semaine des As Cup The LNB Pro A Leaders Cup, or French Basketball League Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top-tier level of French professional basketball, the LNB Pro A. It was created in its current form in 2003 (after orig ...

(in 2007) and multiple European campaigns. In the 2007–08 season, the club even played in the top level Euroleague. In the 2013–14 season, the club was relegated to the

LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season ...

. In the 2018–19 season, Roanne won the Pro B championship and promoted back to the Pro A after a five-year absence.

Current roster

Season by season

Achievements

French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...

**Champions (2): 1958–59, 2006–07 *

French Cup The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professiona ...

**Runner-up (1): 1963–64 *

**Winners (1): 2007 *

LNB Pro B Leaders Cup The LNB Pro B Leaders Cup is a professional national basketball cup competition that is played in a given LNB Pro B (French 2nd Division) season. The trophy is the second tier level of its type in France, being one tier blow the LNB Pro A Leaders ...

**Winners (2): 2017, 2019

Players

Individual awards

; Pro A Foreign MVP *

Dewarick Spencer Dewarick Antwain Spencer (born May 4, 1982) is an American and Egyptian professional basketball player who plays for Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Nicknamed "Dee," he is tall and plays both point guard and shooting guard pos ...

– 2007 *

Marc Salyers Marc Douglas Salyers (born February 28, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played at the small forward and power forward positions. College career Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samf ...

– 2008

Notable players

Justin Wright-Foreman Justin Jamel Wright-Foreman (born October 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He previously played for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played ...

Head coaches

* 2011-14 :

Luka Pavićević Luka Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Лука Павићевић; born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Most lately, he served as the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League. Professional career A poin ...

* 2000-11 : Jean-Denys Choulet * 1998-00 : Mike Gonsalves * 1996-98 : Patrick Macazaga * 1993-96 : Gilles Versier * 1988-93 : Alain Thinet * 1985-88 : André Jacquemot * 1984-85 : Yvon Leca * 1983-84 : Alain Monestier * 1982-83 : Jacky Odin * 1980-82 : Jean-Paul Pupunat * 1977-80 : André Vacheresse * 1975-77 : Jeff Dubreuil * 1974-75 : Dick Smith * 1972-74 : Ludvick Luttna * 1971-72 : Gérard Sturla * 1970-71 : Lucien Piegad * 1961-69 : Maurice Marcelot * 1945-61 : André Vacheresse

References

External links

Official website
{{Pro A basket-ball

Sport in Roanne Basketball teams established in 1937 1937 establishments in France