Marcus Hammond during 2024 preseason with Rouen
Marcus Hammond officially signs with Poitiers for the 2025-2026 season
July 1, 2025
Gabriel Pantel-Jouve
Poitiers starts its season without two injured players
ELITE 2 - Poitiers Basket 86 will have to play without Marcus Hammond and Jean Vergez-Pascal for their French Cup opener. Both are injured and absent tonight against Les Sables d'Olonne.
Photo Credit : Florentin Bruère
Poitiers Basket 86 starts the 2025-2026 season with a depleted roster. For their first official game of the season, this Friday evening in the French Cup against Les Sables d’Olonne, PB86 must do without two players, Marcus Hammond (1.90 m, 25 years old) and Jean Vergez-Pascal (1.88 m, 18 years old).
Marcus Hammond and Jean Vergez-Pascal absent tonight 📋
More information here 👇https://t.co/bnl5Lx2rIu#GoPB👊 pic.twitter.com/GCnuMqcIV9
— Poitiers Basket 86 (@pb86officiel) September 12, 2025
Marcus Hammond injured his ankle
American guard Marcus Hammond, who joined Poitiers this summer after a season with Rouen, injured his left ankle during practice. Additional examinations will determine the exact duration of his unavailability.
Jean Vergez-Pascal also out
Young Jean Vergez-Pascal is also forced to remain in the infirmary. Suffering from a sprain, he will miss tonight’s game.
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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