Homegrown Talent Still Without Contracts for 2025-2026
In mid-February, over 25 locally trained players (JFL) are still without contracts at this stage of the 2025-2026 season.
Photo Credit : SCABB / Laurent Peigue
With the 2025–26 season at the halfway mark, a surprising number of French-trained players (JFL) are still on the market. Roughly 20 players who have logged time across France’s three professional divisions — or in recognized leagues abroad — remain unsigned as the Leaders Cup tips off. Here’s the list:
Point Guards
- Charly Pontens (Champagne Basket, ELITE 2)
- Benoit Mangin (Berck, NM1)
- William Mensah (Le Havre, NM1)
- Louis Rucklin (Orchies, NM1)
- Renathan Ona Embo (CD Povoa, Portugal)
- Carl Ona Embo (Boulogne-sur-Mer, NM1)
- Adel Alain (SCABB Lab, NM1)
Shooting Guards
- Matthieu Missonnier (Quimper, ELITE 2)
- Theo Benoit (Lorient, NM1)
- Julian Ngufor (Rennes, NM1)
- Joris Ortega (BC Copenhagen, Denmark)
Small Forwards
- Jessie Begarin (Fos Provence, ELITE 2)
- Anthony Racine (Elan Béarnais, ELITE 2)
- Kemy Lagab (Cologne, Germany)
- Nobel Boungou-colo (Lions de l’APR, BAL)
- Boukhary Cissoko (Avignon, NM1)
- Jason Mahinmi (Cities Panthers, Austria)
Power Forwards
- Charles Kahudi (Dijon, Betclic ELITE)
- Thomas Hieu-Courtois (SCABB, ELITE 2)
- Alexis Dargenton (Tours, NM1)
- Jean-Michel Mipoka (Les Sables Vendée, NM1)
- Moustapha Toure (Metz, NM1)
- Kevin Lavieille (without club)
Centers
- Ousmane Camara (Loon Plage, NM1)
- Jimmy Djimrabaye (Lorient, NM1)
- Kevin Dinal (without club)
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Gabriel Pantel-Jouve is the founder and editor-in-chief of BeBasket, which he has been running since 2010 (formerly known as Catch & Shoot). Having studied at the École Publique de Journalisme de Tours and two universities in North America, he has developed his expertise in French basketball, from the National League to amateur divisions, over the past 20 years. Alongside this, he is also involved in the development of clubs in the Montpellier area.
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