ELITE 2 2025-26: games, news & stats

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Find all the latest news about the ELITE 2 competition for the 2026-2027 season.

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00h00Pau-Lacq-Orthez Returns to Betclic Elite After Winning ELITE 2 Finals Against Poitiers

Pau-Lacq-Orthez secured promotion back to Betclic Elite by defeating Poitiers 86-73 in Game 3 of the ELITE 2 Finals on June 18, 2026, ending three painful years in the lower division for one of French basketball's most storied clubs.

#Audrey Sauret Gillespie

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00h00ELITE 2 Playoffs: Pau Forces Game Three After Dominant Second-Half Performance in Poitiers

Elite 2 Playoffs - Pau-Lacq-Orthez stayed alive in the championship series with an 81-72 victory over Poitiers on June 15, 2026, forcing a decisive Game Three at home. A commanding second-half display turned around a difficult first-half deficit to level the series at 1-1.

ByJulien Burke-

#Samuel Idowu,

#Bastien Pinault,

#Sitraka Raharimanantoanina,

#Marcus Hammond,

#ELITE 2

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00h00American Investors Are Coming for French Basketball — And They’re Not Stopping at the Top Tier

Hyères-Toulon Var Basket becomes the fourth French basketball club in one year to attract American capital, joining Levallois, Orléans, and ASVEL — a trend that reveals how US investors now see growth opportunities across all divisions of French basketball, not just the elite.

#NM1,

00h00Anthony Barber and Nick Johnson Save Saint-Quentin in a Thrilling Game 2 Win Over Poitiers

#Jean-Philippe Dally,

00h00Kyle Riddley’s Efficient Night Reveals the Depth Advantage in Nantes’ Blowout of La Rochelle

ByJulien Burke-

#Nathan Soliman,

#Kyle Riddley,

#Jean-Fabrice Dossou,

00h00François Wibaut Heading to the NCAA: Penn State on His Trail After a Tough Season

ByGabriel Pantel-Jouve-

#NCAA,

00h00Guillaume Grotzinger heading to the NCAA? A serious possibility for the Champagne Basket point guard

ByGabriel Pantel-Jouve-

#Guillaume Grotzinger,

00h00Vichy: Élise Prodhomme will succeed Dounia Issa next season

ELITE 2 - Élise Prodhomme will be the next head coach of JA Vichy. The current JDA Dijon youth team coach will succeed Dounia Issa at the end of the 2025-2026 season.

ByGabriel Pantel-Jouve-

#Vichy,

00h00Vichy: Dounia Issa Activates Exit Clause, Elise Prodhomme Favorite to Succeed Him?

ELITE 2 - Dounia Issa is leaving JA Vichy. The coach has activated his exit clause to join ASVEL and the expanded staff wanted by Tony Parker. To succeed him on the JAV bench, Elise Prodhomme is reportedly the top favorite.

ByGabriel Pantel-Jouve-

#ASVEL,

#Vichy,