Élan Sportif Chalonnais
Encyclopedia
The Élan Sportif Chalonnais is a French basketball
club, based in Chalon-sur-Saône
.
The club was founded in 1970 as the merger of Chalon-sur-Saône
and Bourgneuf Mercurey
, reaching professional status in 1994. Mainly playing in red and white, the team's arena is called Le Colisée
, which seats 4000 spectators.
Trevor Harvey
Mamoutou Diarra
Stéphane Ostrowski
Thabo Sefolosha
Zaza Enden
Keith Gatlin Udonis Haslem
Will McDonald
John Best
Charles Pittman
Tracy Murray
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club, based in Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon....
.
The club was founded in 1970 as the merger of Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon....
and Bourgneuf Mercurey
Mercurey
Mercurey dates from pre-historic times, and is the most widely recognized and important wine village of the Côte Chalonnaise, producing more wines than all other village appellations combined....
, reaching professional status in 1994. Mainly playing in red and white, the team's arena is called Le Colisée
Le Colisée
Le Colisée is an arena in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of Élan Sportif Chalonnais. The arena holds 4,000 people....
, which seats 4000 spectators.
Current squad
2011–2012| Number | Name | High | Nationality | Post |
| .. | Alade Aminu Alade Aminu Abdul Alade Aminu is an American professional basketball player. He attended college at Georgia Tech. His brother is NBA player Al-Farouq Aminu. Aminu graduated from Georgia Tech in 2009 and went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft... |
2,08 |  United States |
5 |
| .. | Bryant Smith | 1,96 | United States |
3 |
| .. | Malcolm Delaney Malcolm Delaney Malcolm Hakeem Delaney is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team. He is from Baltimore, Maryland and attended Towson Catholic High School.-Early life:... |
1,91 | United States |
2 |
| .. | Nicolas Lang | 1,96 |  France |
1/2 |
| .. | Jordan Aboudou Jordan Aboudou Jordan Aboudou is a French basketball player who plays for French Pro A league club Chalon/Saone.-References:... |
1,97 | France |
3 |
| .. | Blake Schilb Blake Schilb Blake Schilb is an American basketball player.A 6'7" guard, Schilb played at Loyola University Chicago from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, he became Loyola's first player since Alfredrick Hughes in 1985 to earn Associated Press All American honors after averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists... |
2,01 | United States |
3/4 |
| .. | Ilian Evtimov Ilian Evtimov Ilian Evtimov , is a professional basketball player. A French national, he is the youngest son of Bulgarian basketball star Ilija Evtimov and the brother of professional Euroleague player Vassil "Vasco" Evtimov. Evtimov played basketball in the United States at NCAA Division 1 North Carolina State... |
2,01 | France |
3/4 |
| .. | Steed Tchicamboud Steed Tchicamboud Steed Tchicamboud is a French basketball player who played 16 games for the French men's national basketball team in 2008 .-References:... |
1,93 | France |
1 |
| .. | Jean-Baptiste Adolphe | 2,06 | France |
5 |
| .. | Joffrey Lauvergne | 2,07 | France |
3/4 |
Famous players
Garth JosephGarth Joseph
Garth McArthur Fitzgerald Joseph is a Dominican professional basketball player who previously played in the NBA....
Trevor Harvey
Trevor Harvey
Trevor Livingston Harvey is a professional basketball player. He is 2.11 meters tall and 109 kilograms weight. Has good anticipation for blocked shots without fouling...
Mamoutou Diarra
Mamoutou Diarra
Mamoutou Diarra is a French professional basketball player. He is tall and 225 lbs. in weight. He can play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.-Pro career:...
Stéphane Ostrowski
Stéphane Ostrowski
Stéphane Ostrowski is a retired French basketball player. A 6 ft 8.75 in power forward, he is widely considered one of the major figures of French basketball and was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list. He led CSP Limoges to the Saporta Cup title in...
Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss professional basketball shooting guard who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey. He is also under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, but is playing overseas because of the 2011 NBA lockout....
Zaza Enden
Zaza Enden
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Keith Gatlin Udonis Haslem
Udonis Haslem
Udonis Johneal Haslem is an American professional basketball player who is currently a power forward for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Haslem played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a key member of four Florida Gators NCAA tournament teams...
Will McDonald
Will McDonald
William McDonald is an American professional basketball player. He graduated from the University of South Florida.-References:****...
John Best
John Best
John Best may refer to:* John William Best , Royal Air Force pilot* John Best , British politician* John Best , US/English soccer defender* John Best , Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard...
Charles Pittman
Charles Pittman (basketball)
Charles E. 'Charlie' Pittman is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" 220 lb forward....
Tracy Murray
Tracy Murray
Tracy Lamonte Murray is a retired American professional basketball player who played for six different NBA franchises and two Greek clubs, with a final stint in France...