Élan Chalon

Leagues

LNB Pro A,
FIBA Europe Cup

Founded

1955

Arena

Le Colisée

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

Uniforms

Home

Away

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]

Logos

2007–2013
2013–present

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
2.0 !SG	4	USA !	Kalinoski, Tyler	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		7001230000000000000♠23 – (1992-12-19)19 December 1992
3.0 !SF	5	USA !	Hazell, Jeremy	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986
1.0 !PG	6	FRA !	Michineau, David	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb)	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1994-06-16)16 June 1994
3.0 !SF	9	FRA !	Bouteille, Axel	7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)		7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995
3.0 !SF	10	FRA !	Gradit, William	7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)		7001330000000000000♠33 – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982
5.0 !C	11	FRA !	Lessort, Mathias	7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)		7001200000000000000♠20 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995
4.0 !PF	12	FRA !	Evtimov, Ilian	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb)	7001340000000000000♠34 – (1981-06-18)18 June 1981
1.0 !PG	21	USA !	Roberson, John	7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)		7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-10-28)28 October 1988
5.0 !C	31	USA !	Booker, Devin	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002115000000000000♠115 kg (254 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-02-28)28 February 1991
4.0 !PF	32	USA !	Brownlee, Justin	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988

Head coach

Jean-Denys Choulet

Assistant coach(es)

Romain Chenaud

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster
Updated: 16 April 2016

Honors

French League: (1)
- 2012
French Cup: (2)
- 2011, 2012
Semaine des As Cup: (1)
- 2012
FIBA Saporta Cup: Runners-up (1)
- 2000–01
FIBA Europe Cup: Third place (1)
- 2015–16

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

Philippe Hervé
Gregor Beugnot
Jean-Denys Choulet

References

↑ LES ESPOIRS CHAMPIONS
↑ "Elan Chalon-Sur-Saone". euroleague.net. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ Chalon Hold Off Khimik To Punch Final Four Ticket

External links

Official website (French)
Eurobasket.com Team Page

Élan Chalon current roster

4 Kalinoski 5 Hazell 6 Michineau 9 Bouteille 10 Gradit 11 Lessort 12 Evtimov 21 Roberson 31 Booker 32 Brownlee Head coach: Choulet Assistant coaches: Chenaud

LNB Pro A

FFBB Awards French League System

2015–16 teams	AS Monaco Antibes Sharks Chalon-sur-Saône Châlons-Reims Cholet Dijon Gravelines-Dunkerque Le Havre Le Mans Limoges Lyon-Villeurbanne Nancy Nanterre Orléans Paris-Levallois Pau-Lacq-Orthez Rouen Strasbourg

Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Other competitions	French Leaders Cup French Cup Match des Champions

Awards	LNB Pro A Awards LNB Pro A MVP LNB Pro A Finals MVP

2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague

Champions	Olympiacos Piraeus

Runners-up	Real Madrid

Third place	CSKA Moscow

Fourth place	FC Barcelona Regal

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Anadolu Efes Caja Laboral Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Panathinaikos Athens

Eliminated in the Top 16	Group E Group F Alba Berlin BC Khimki Beşiktaş Brose Baskets Fenerbahçe Ülker Montepaschi Siena Unicaja Žalgiris Kaunas

Eliminated in the Regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Asseco Prokom Gdynia Emporio Armani Milano Élan Chalon KK Cedevita Lietuvos Rytas Mapooro Cantù Partizan mt:s Belgrade Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Eliminated in the third qualifying round	Le Mans Sarthe Basket

Eliminated in the second qualifying round	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk Unics Kazan

Eliminated in the first qualifying round	BC Donetsk PBC Lukoil Academic Ratiopharm Ulm Telenet BC Oostende

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