Ludovic Chelle (born 3 January 1983) is a French-born Malian

basketball player 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 ...

currently playing for

JL Bourg-en-Bresse Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...

in the

Ligue Nationale de Basketball The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annu ...

.Ludovic Chelle
at eurobasket.com He is also a member of the

Mali national basketball team Mali national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball de Mali) represents Mali in men's international basketball competitions has yet to appear in the FIBA World Championship. Their best finish at the FIBA Africa Championship w ...

. Chelle has predominantly been a role player coming off the bench in his time in the French league. After signing in 2001 with

Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

, Chelle has played for four teams in the league. His best season came with

Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. 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 an ...

in 2005, averaging 8.9 points per game in 34 games. He also participated in the

FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

with

Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in 1922, as the basketball section of the multi-sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. In 2007, the ...

in 2004. Chelle averaged 11.1 PPG during the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship in helping Mali to an eighth-place finish in the tournament.

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1983 births Living people Citizens of Mali through descent Malian men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Toulouse French men's basketball players HTV Basket players French sportspeople of Malian descent {{Mali-basketball-bio-stub