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André Vacheresse
André Vacheresse (12 October 1927 in Roanne – 17 June 2000) was a player and coach for the French basketball club Chorale Roanne Basket. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. Biography Vacheresse played for Chorale Roanne Basket from 1942 to 1962, and was the club's manager from 1977 to 1978 and its coach from 1978 to 1980. He was also a regular member of the France team with 70 caps and three titles as UFOLEP Champion of France. He won three medals at the FIBA EuroBasket: silver in Cairo 1949, and bronze in Paris 1951 and Moscow 1953. Vacheresse took part in the 1950 FIBA World Cup, in Buenos Aires, as captain with Maurice Marcelot, and finished in sixth place, and at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics, where France finished in eighth place. He later was involved with a number of basketball stadiums, particularly Joyeuse Boule in Roanne, of which he was président. Vacheresse died in July 2000. The town of Roanne named a new sports hall wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roanne
Roanne (; ; ) 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'' (French), with many Egyptian artifacts. Economy Roanne is known for gastronomy (largely because of the famous Troisgros family), textiles, agriculture and manufacturing tanks. Roanne station has rail connections to Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Étienne, Moulins and Lyon. The Roanne region produces, particularly, fresh red wines designated as of the '' Cote Roannaise.'' History The toponymy is Gaulish, ''Rod-Onna'' ("flowing water") which became ''Rodumna'', then ''Rouhanne'' and ''Roanne''. The town was sited at a strategic point, the head of navigation on the Loire, below its narrow gorges. As a trans-shipping point, its importance declined with the collapse of long-distance trade after the fourth century. In the twelfth century, the site passed to the comte du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro A (basketball)
The ProA is the second-tier league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. Officially the ProA is part of the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'', which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ''ProA'' and ''ProB''. Before the 2007–08 season, the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'' was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the top two teams qualify for the Basketball Bundesliga, and the teams positioned 15th and 16th are relegated to the lower league, ProB. Current teams (2024–25) Champions The champions of a given ProA season promote to the Basketball Bundesliga, along with the runner-up of the Finals. Performances by club Awards Coach of the Year Records Lachlan Dent holds the ProA league record for 3-poniters made in a single game. 7 April 2024, he hit 10 for his PS Karlsruhe Lions against Paderborn Baskets. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Basketball Players For France
Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Rushall * FC Olympic Tallinn, an Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Players At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorale Roanne Basket Players
A chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale: * Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody of "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), or a tune in a similar format (e.g. one of the themes in the Finale of Symphony No. 3 (Saint-Saëns), Saint-Saëns's Third Symphony) * Such tune with a harmony, harmonic accompaniment (e.g. chorale monody, chorales included in ''Schemellis Gesangbuch'') * Such a tune presented in a homophony, homophonic or homorhythmic harmonisation, usually four-part harmony (e.g. List of chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach's four-part chorales, or the chorale included in the second movement of Symphony No. 5 (Mahler), Mahler's Fifth Symphony) * A more complex setting of a hymn(-like) tune (e.g. chorale fantasia form in Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach's ''Schübler Chorales'', or a combination of compositional techniques in César Franck's ') The chorale originated when Martin Luther translated sacre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Deaths
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Sportspeople From Roanne
An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track and field and marathon runners but excluding e.g. swimmers, footballers or basketball players. However, in other contexts (mainly in the United States) it is used to refer to all athletics (physical culture) participants of any sport. For the latter definition, the word sportsperson or the gendered sportsman or sportswoman are also used. A third definition is also sometimes used, meaning anyone who is physically fit regardless of whether they compete in a sport. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise, accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the , ''at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Births
Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ** The first transatlantic telephone call is made ''via radio'' from New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom. ** The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois. * January 9 – The Laurier Palace Theatre fire at a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. * January 10 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' is released in Germany. * January 11 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. * January 24 – U.S. Marines United States occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Basketball Coaches
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * French (episode), "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * Française (film), ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Française De Basket-Ball
The French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) () is the governing body of basketball in France. It was founded in 1932 and has been a member of FIBA since 1933. The Federation operates the France national teams and organises the Coupe de France (French Cup) and the amateurs national championships; for the professional championship, the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) (men) and the LFB (women) have a delegation from the FFBB. It publishes ''BasketBall Magazine'' (formerly known as ''Basket-Ball''). France 1st Division Men's Clubs ( Pro A) Clubs are listed by their geographical designations on the official LNB website. ''(2021–22 season)'' * Boulogne-Levallois (Metropolitans 92) * Bourg-en-Bresse (JL Bourg Basket) * Cholet (Cholet Basket) * Chalon-Reims ( Champagne Basket) * Dijon (JDA Dijon) * Fos-sur-Mer (Fos Provence Basket) * Gravelines-Dunkerque (BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque) * Le Mans (Le Mans Sarthe Basket) * Le Portel (ESSM Le Portel) * Limoges (Limoges CSP) * Lyon-Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Busnel
Robert Busnel (19 September 1914 – 15 March 1991) was a French professional basketball player, coach, and administrator. During his playing career, the 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall Busnel, played at the power forward position. He was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor, in 1989, and was awarded the Olympic Order, by the IOC, in 1990. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2005. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor to the FIBA Hall of Fame. Basketball playing career During his playing career, Busnel played club basketball with FA Mulhouse, FC Grenoble, ESSMG Lyon, UA Marseille, and Racing Club de France. Busnel played for the senior French national team, from 1934 to 1949. He played at the 1939 EuroBasket, the 1946 EuroBasket, the 1947 EuroBasket, and the 1949 EuroBasket, where he won a silver medal. Basketball coaching career Busnel coached the senior French national w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
