Chorale Roanne Basket
Basketball team in Roanne, France
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Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Élite. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white.
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| Leagues | LNB Élite | ||
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| Arena | Halle André Vacheresse | ||
| Capacity | 5,020 | ||
| Location | Roanne, France | ||
| Team colors | White, Navy, Blue, Orange | ||
| President | Daniel Pérez | ||
| Head coach | Jean-Dennis Choulet | ||
| Championships | 2 French Championships 3 Pro B 2 Pro B Leaders Cup 1 La Semaine des As Cup | ||
| Website | chorale-roanne.com | ||
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History
In Chorale's history, the team won two national titles; in 1959 and most recent in 2007. The teams honour list also includes a La Semaine des As Cup (in 2007) and multiple European campaigns. In the 2007–08 season, the club even played in the top level Euroleague. In the 2013–14 season, the club was relegated to the LNB Pro B.
In the 2018–19 season, Roanne won the Pro B championship and promoted back to the Pro A after a five-year absence.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | Leaders Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2006–07 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Champion | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Pro A | 2nd | Round of 32 | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Round of 32 | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | 3rd |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Round of 32 | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | QR1 |
| 2 Eurocup | RS | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Pro A | 8th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | QF |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Round of 16 | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 15th | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2014–15 | 2 | Pro B | 8th | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | Pro B | 16th | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | Pro B | 15th | ||||
Achievements
- French Championship
- Champions (2): 1958–59, 2006–07
- French Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1963–64
- La Semaine des As Cup
- Winners (1): 2007
- LNB Pro B Leaders Cup
- Winners (2): 2017, 2019
Players
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Individual awards
- Dewarick Spencer – 2007
- Marc Salyers – 2008
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Ben Mbala 2018-present
Jackson Rowe 2020-21
Antti Kanervo 2016–17- Matti Nuutinen
Pape Badiane 2005-08- Laurent Cazalon 2000-03; 2006-
- Alain Gilles 1962-65
- Marc-Antoine Pellin 2005-10
- André Vacheresse[1] 1942-60
- Luc-Arthur Vebobe
- Henri Villecourt 1956-60
- Guerschon Yabusele 2013-15
Arthur Rozenfeld 2016-17
Makhtar N'Diaye 1999–01; 2003–04
Dušan Kecman 2012-13
Kenny Grant
John Holland- Mike Bauer 2005-06
- Ricky Davis 2011
- Fennis Dembo 1990-92
- Aaron Harper 2005-07
- Cedric Henderson 1990-92
- Marc Salyers 2006-08
- Dewarick Spencer 2005-07
- Terry Stotts 1988-89
- David Thirdkill 1989-90
- Justin Wright-Foreman
Head coaches
- 2011-14 :
Luka Pavićević - 2000-11 : Jean-Denys Choulet
- 1998-00 : Mike Gonsalves
- 1996-98 : Patrick Macazaga
- 1993-96 : Gilles Versier
- 1988-93 : Alain Thinet
- 1985-88 : André Jacquemot
- 1984-85 : Yvon Leca
- 1983-84 : Alain Monestier
- 1982-83 : Jacky Odin
- 1980-82 : Jean-Paul Pupunat
- 1977-80 : André Vacheresse
- 1975-77 : Jeff Dubreuil
- 1974-75 : Dick Smith
- 1972-74 :
Ludvick Luttna - 1971-72 : Gérard Sturla
- 1970-71 : Lucien Piegad
- 1961-69 : Maurice Marcelot
- 1945-61 : André Vacheresse
