ELITE 2 Articles

NM1 - Vendée Challans Basket won the deciding game of the NM1 playoff finals against Mulhouse (80-70), allowing them to return to LNB after 36 years.

ELITE 2 / NM1 - Anatole Humeau, two-time Future Trophy MVP with JL Bourg, joins SCABB to start his professional career. The young point guard/shooting guard will play in both ELITE 2 and NM1.

Pro B - The Béliers de Kemper continue structuring their roster for their return to Pro B with the arrivals of Will Butler and Joel Awich. Meanwhile, young point guard Yohan Renou joins the professional squad while Jamar Abrams' extension has been made official.

Pro B - After a first season discovering Pro B with SCABB, Dutch international Jito Kok stays in the division by signing a one-year deal with Hyères-Toulon.

ELITE 2 - ADA Blois inaugurated its new performance center this Wednesday, June 18 - an ambitious and unique facility in France. A venue designed for its professional team, training academy and the people of Blois.

Pro B - Stade Rochelais has officially announced the signing of point guard Robert Ford III. The club returning to Pro B has also appointed two new assistant coaches.

Pro B - After his first two professional seasons at Saint-Chamond, Maël Hamon-Crespin is leaving. The French power forward is expected to soon join Champagne Basket.

Pro B - According to our sources, Alliance Sport Alsace shooting guard Marcus Gomis is set to join Poitiers Basket 86 next season.

Pro B - François Wibaut, young wing who trained at ASVEL's youth academy and had a promising first season in Pro B with Rouen, joins Élan Béarnais for three years.

Pro B - ADA Blois officially announced on Monday, June 9th the signing of Jonas Boulefaa. The 18-year-old power forward, coming from Pole France, becomes the club's second recruit this summer.

Pro B - True to its reputation as a springboard for young talent, Vichy promotes Elian Benitez and Alexandre Bouzidi at point guard, confirming its commitment to youth.

Betclic ELITE - After Assemian Moularé and Narcisse Ngoy, JL Bourg bets on another promising French-trained player in Yvann Mbaya, a solid center from Alliance Sport Alsace in Pro B.

Pro B - Fresh from being eliminated from the Betclic ELITE promotion playoffs, Orleans is already active in the transfer market. The Loire club is expected to set its sights on Siriman Kanoute, the Malian point guard who played for Aix-Maurienne these past two seasons. Orleans will look to rebuild its backcourt to return to the elite division.

Pro B - Le Portel qualified for the Betclic ELITE promotion playoff finals after eliminating Orleans, while JA Vichy forced a decisive game against Alliance Sport Alsace this Monday evening.

Pro B - After a successful season in Austria with Kapfenberg, Maxime Carène could join ALM Évreux in Pro B, according to Paris-Normandie. An important step for the Martinican center who hopes to follow Yvan Ouedraogo's path. The latter might actually stay.

Pro B - Carl Ponsar, Alliance Sport Alsace's all-time leading scorer, is being pursued by several clubs including Elan Béarnais, whom he eliminated in the Pro B playoff quarterfinals. The Pau club would also like to keep their American point guard Micah Speight.

Pro B - By activating his release clause, Dimitri Radnic leaves ALM Évreux and signs with Champagne Basket, where he will reunite with his former youth coach at JDA Dijon, Vincent Dumestre. One of Pro B's best ball thieves continues his progression.

Pro B - After signing Olivier Cortale, Denain Voltaire secures two more recruits: Spanish shooting guard Marcos Suka-Umu, fresh off winning the Pro B championship with Boulazac, and French point guard Gaetan Meyniel, who played for Blois after a stint in Betclic ELITE with Le Portel. The two players previously played together at Lille.

Pro B - While Théo Magrit is waiting for an offer from Betclic ELITE or Spain, his SCABB teammate Sofiane Briki intends to join Caen.