La Rochelle

ELITE 2 - The first round of ELITE 2 delivered its share of surprises and confirmations. Orléans made a strong statement at Nantes (72-87), Blois resisted SCABB (85-81) and Roanne got revenge against Aix-Maurienne (79-73).

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.

Betclic ELITE - Philippe Da Silva, current head coach of Nanterre 92, is expected to join another Betclic ELITE club. According to Matthieu Marot from Le Populaire du Centre, Saint-Quentin would be very interested while Stade Rochelais is also monitoring the situation.

Betclic ELITE - Michael Caicedo will sign with La Rochelle as a medical replacement for Lucas Hergott. The young Spanish shooting guard/small forward, trained at FC Barcelona, who has EuroLeague experience and played for several Liga Endesa clubs, joins Betclic ELITE with ambitions to prove himself.