Élan Chalon

Élan Chalon
Leagues LNB Pro A,
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 1955
Arena Le Colisée
Arena Capacity 5,000
Location Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Team colors White, Red, Silver
              
President Dominique Juillot
Head coach Mickaël Hay
Championships 1 French Championship
2 French Cups
1 Semaine des As Cup
Website elanchalon.com
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Élan Chalon, full name, Élan Sportif Chalonnais, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. They play their national domestic league games in the LNB Pro A league and internationally in the Eurocup. The team's home arena is called, Le Colisée, which seats 5,000 spectators.

History

The club was originally founded in 1955, after the merger of Association Sportive Chalonnaise and Élan de Saint-Jean des Vignes. The club then merged with the football club Bourgneuf Val d'Or Mercurey of Bourgneuf Mercurey in 1970. The club reached full professional status in 1994.

In the 2011–12 season, Chalon won the LNB Pro A title which meant they had won their first ever French championship.[1] Élan Chalon won the Final of the league 95–76 over Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Billy Ouattara (24 points) and NBA prospect Clint Capela (22 points) lead the team to the win.

In the 2012–13 season, the team played its first Euroleague season in history and finished competition in the group stage with 3 wins and 7 loses.[2]

In the 2015–16 season, Chalon had European success and reached the Final Four of the FIBA Europe Cup.[3]

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Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Élan Chalon roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 United States Kalinoski, Tyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1992-12-19)19 December 1992
SF 5 United States Hazell, Jeremy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986
PG 6 France Michineau, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 21 – (1994-06-16)16 June 1994
SF 9 France Bouteille, Axel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995
SF 10 France Gradit, William 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982
C 11 France Lessort, Mathias 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995
PF 12 France Evtimov, Ilian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1981-06-18)18 June 1981
PG 21 United States Roberson, John 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1988-10-28)28 October 1988
C 31 United States Booker, Devin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 25 – (1991-02-28)28 February 1991
PF 32 United States Brownlee, Justin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988
Head coach
  • France Jean-Denys Choulet
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Romain Chenaud

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 16 April 2016

Honors

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 Pro A 3 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Pro A 9 Round of 16 2 ULEB Cup R32
2008–09 1 Pro A 7 Quarterfinalist Round of 16
2009–10 1 Pro A 12 Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge L16
2010–11 1 Pro A 5 Quarterfinalist Champion Runner-up
2011–12 1 Pro A 2 Champion Champion Champion 3 EuroChallenge RU
2012–13 1 Pro A 4 Semifinalist Round of 32 Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague RS
2013–14 1 Pro A 8 Quarterfinalist Round of 32 2 Eurocup RS
2014–15 1 Pro A 8 Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 Pro A Runner-up FIBA Europe Cup TBD

Notable players

Notable coaches

References

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