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.
ByJulien Burke-


| League | Team | GP | min | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 2pts | 3pts | ft | OREB | DREB | TO | BA | PF | FD | +/- | EVAL | PIR | PIE | USG% | Poss. | TS% | eFG% | 3PAr | FTr | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TO% | AST-TO Rat. | STL% | BLK% |
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![]() CDF | ![]() PAU | 1 | 13:37 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 3/6 50,0% | 2/4 50,0% | 1/2 50,0% | 1/1 100,0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13,0 | 13,0 | 7,5 | 21,2% | 7,4 | 62,1% | 58,3% | 33,3% | 16,7% | 8,2% | 7,5% | 7,8% | 42,0% | 3,5% | 67,2 | 3,4% | 0,0% |
![]() ELI2 | ![]() PAU | 43 | 26:53 | 9,4 | 3,7 | 7,5 | 1,3 | 0,1 | 3,1/6,9 45,6% | 2,4/4,7 52,0% | 0,7/2,2 31,9% | 2,4/3,3 74,3% | 1 | 2,8 | 2,3 | 0,1 | 2,5 | - | 5,8 | 15,2 | 12,6 | 9,6 | 17,7% | 10,6 | 56,5% | 50,7% | 31,8% | 47,3% | 4,0% | 10,9% | 7,6% | 40,3% | 4,5% | 49,6 | 2,6% | 0,4% |
Thomas Cornely is a 32-year-old French point guard playing for Gravelines. During his career he has played for Limoges, Caen and notably Blois for 6 seasons.