Gabriel Pantel-Jouve

EuroLeague - Mouhammadou Jaiteh suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury during a preseason game with Dubai. According to BasketNews, the French international could miss the entire 2025-2026 season and thus Dubai's first-ever EuroLeague participation.

EuroLeague - Tango Bourges Basket lost their first EuroLeague qualifying game (75-64) on Vilnius' court. Tango will need to overcome an 11-point deficit next Wednesday at Prado to hope to reach the regular season.

Betclic ELITE - SLUC Nancy, without Stéphane Gombauld, has signed German-Thai center Martin Breunig for the entire 2025-2026 season.

ELITE 2 - This Thursday September 18, Caen BC hosts JA Vichy for the opening of Elite 2 (formerly Pro B). Beyond this inaugural match, the division promises to be more competitive than ever, driven by increasing budgets, full arenas and ambitious projects.

EuroLeague - Back at Monaco after a suspension and doubts about his future, Mike James has extended until 2027. But the question of his role as captain remains open, while Matthew Strazel has clearly declined this responsibility.

Betclic ELITE - At the Casino de Monaco, AS Monaco held its season-opening press conference: between the arena construction project, securing EuroLeague license and reinforced roster (Nikola Mirotic, Kevarrius Hayes, Nemanja Nedovic, return of Yoan Makoundou, David Michineau), the club aims high after going through significant turbulence this summer.

Betclic ELITE - Philippe Ausseur confirmed that there will again be a weekly free-to-air Betclic ELITE game. The broadcasting channel remains to be determined, with several parties in discussion.

EuroBasket - European Champion with Germany, Dennis Schröder was named MVP of EuroBasket 2025, two years after his World Cup MVP title. The point guard recorded 12 assists in the final and scored the decisive basket at the end of the game.