Espoir Basket Club (in English: Hope Basketball Club), also known as Espoir BC, is a Gabonese semi-professional

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team based in

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. They play in the

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's Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire (Libabe), and won the province championship in 2022 after defeating former champions Clutch Time in the final, 73–37. As runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup and replacement of champions Clutch Time, Espoir earned the right to play in the

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. In September 2022, Espoir recruited

Stéphane Lasme Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme (born December 17, 1982) is a Gabonese former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), with the UMass Minutemen, and he was selected by the Golden State Wa ...

, widely considered the best Gabonese player ever, as a reinforcement. Mickael Oganda is the team's current head coach.

Honours

Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire * Champions (1): 2022 Gabonese Cup * Runners-up (1): 2022

In international competitions

BAL Qualifiers *

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– ''In progress''

Players

2022 roster

The following is the Espoir roster for the

References

Basketball teams in Gabon Libreville {{Africa-basketball-team-stub Road to BAL teams