Orléans Loiret Basket
Basketball team in Orléans, France
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Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro B League.
(1993–2010)
Orléans Loiret Basket
(2010–present)
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| Leagues | Pro B | ||
| Founded | 1993 | ||
| History | Entente Orléanaise Loiret (1993–2010) Orléans Loiret Basket (2010–present) | ||
| Arena | CO'Met Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10150 | ||
| Location | Orléans, France | ||
| Team colors | Maroon, Gold | ||
| President | Olivier Rouet | ||
| Head coach | Lamine Kébé | ||
| Championships | 1 Pro B Championship 1 French Cup 2 Leaders Cup Pro B | ||
| Website | orleansloiretbasket.fr | ||
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History
Entente Orléanaise was founded in 1993. The club was the French Cup runner-up and the French Pro B League champion in 2006. Orléans Loiret Basket competed in the French Pro A League for the first time in the 2006–07 season. In 2009 and 2010, the club was the French La Semaine des As Cup runner-up.
The following season, the club competed in the EuroLeague, Europe's most prestigious competition. At the end of the season, in 2010, OLB won the French Cup, against Gravelines-Dunkerque, which was the first national cup title win in their history.
In 2017, the club was relegated to the second division, Pro B, before returning to Betclic Elite two years later, qualifying for the play-offs in 2021 and dropping back down to Pro B in 2022.
Until the end of March 2023, they played games at the 3,222-capacity Palais des Sports, with the big games being played at the 5,500-capacity Zénith d'Orléans. 2023 was marked by their entry into their new major venue, the 10 150-capacity CO'Met Arena.
In 2025, OLB won a new trophy, the Leaders Cup Pro B, beating Boulazac. The following year, in 2026, it was won again Caen Basket Calvados.
Arena
The club's home arena for Pro B national domestic games is the 10150 seat CO'Met Arena.
Honours and titles
Domestic
- Pro B
- Champions (1): 2005–06
- French Cup
- Winners (1): 2009–10
- 'Leaders Cup Pro B
- Winners (1): 2024–25, 2025-26
European record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| EuroLeague | |||
| 2009–10 | Regular season | 6th place in Group B with Olympiacos, Unicaja, Partizan, Efes Pilsen and Lietuvos rytas | |
| EuroCup | |||
| 2010–11 | Qualifying round | Eliminated by Azovmash in the qualifying round | |
| 2012–13 | Regular season | 4th place in Group H with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Ulm and Dinamo Sassari | |
| FIBA EuroChallenge | |||
| 2010–11 | Regular season | 4th place in Group H with Oostende, Mons-Hainaut and SLUC Nancy | |
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2009–10 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Champions | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 9th | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | |||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 17th | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro B | 6th | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro B | 2nd | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Pro A | 8th | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Pro A | 17th | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Pro B | 7th | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Pro B | 4th | |||
| 2024–25 | 1 | Pro B | 3rd | |||
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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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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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Nobel Boungou Colo- Antoine Eito
- Adrien Moerman
- Malela Mutuale
- Marc-Antoine Pellin
- Laurent Sciarra
Elio Sadiku
Miralem Halilović
Tomislav Gabrić
Giovan Oniangué
Amara Sy
Chima Moneke
Maleye N'Doye
Kris Joseph
Cedrick Banks- Brian Greene
- Ben Dewar
- Brandon Heath
- Brandon Jefferson
- Paris Lee
- Kyle McAlarney
- David Noel
- J. R. Reynolds
- Theron Smith
- Chevon Troutman
Head coaches
- Philippe Herve
- Germain Castano