Chorale Roanne Basket

Chorale Roanne
Leagues	LNB Pro B
Founded	1937
Arena	Halle André Vacheresse
Arena Capacity	5,000
Location	Roanne, France
Team colors	White, Navy, Blue, Orange
President	Daniel Pérez
Head coach	Raphaël Gaume
Championships	2 French Championships 1 La Semaine des As Cup
Website	www.chorale-roanne.com
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Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the second division LNB Pro B. Their coach is Luka Pavičević. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white.

In Chorale's history, the team won two national titles; in 1959 and most recent in 2007. The teams honour list also includes a La Semaine des As Cup (in 2007) and multiple European campaigns. In the 2007–08 season, the club even played in the top level Euroleague. In the 2013–14 season, the club relegated to the LNB Pro B.

Current roster

Former logo (2007–2014)

Chorale Roanne roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name SF 4 Jackson, Charles SG 5 Ville, Thomas SG 6 Grant, Kenny F 7 Vebobe, Luc-Arthur C 8 Brun, Pierre PG 9 Chapuy, Florian SF 10 Doucoure, Sadio PG 11 Young, Andre G/F 12 Martin, Torrell PF 13 Ho You Fat, Steeve C 14 Samake, Negueba PF 15 Yabusele, Guerschon SF 17 Desroses, Raphael	Head coach Frederic Brouillaud Assistant coach(es) Frederic Sorrentino Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 11 November 2014

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2006–07	1	Pro A	1	Champion		Champion	–	–
2007–08	1	Pro A	2	Runner-up	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist	1 Euroleague	RS
2008–09	1	Pro A	5	Quarterfinalist	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2009–10	1	Pro A	3	Semifinalist	Round of 32	Semfinalist	3 EuroChallenge	3rd
2010–11	1	Pro A	6	Quarterfinalist	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2011–12	1	Pro A	8	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	3 EuroChallenge	QF
2012–13	1	Pro A	6	Quarterfinalist	Round of 16	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2013–14	1	Pro A	15	Relegated	Quarterfinalist	–	–	–

Achievements

• French Championships (2): 1959, 2007
• French Cup (Finalist) : 1964
• La Semaine des As Cup (1) : 2007

Notable players

André Vacheresse 1942-60 Maurice Marcelot 1951-65 Henri Villecourt 1956-60 Alain Gilles 1960-65 Christian Petit 1971-76 Alain Vincent 1968-76 Dick Smith 1969-74 Lindsey Hairston 1977-83 Terry Stotts 1988-89 Ronnie Smith 1989-90 David Thirdkill 1989-90

Fennis Dembo 1990-92 Cedric Henderson 1990-92 Christophe Grégoire 1986-93 Franck Bouteille 1988-95 Mike Gonsalves 1988-94 Oliver Taylor 1994-96 Joey Beard 1998-99 Makhtar N'Diaye 1999-01;2003–04 Laurent Cazalon 2000-03;2006-pre Guerschon Yabusele 2013-15

Jimmall Ball 2000-02; 2003–04 Scott Forbes 2000-04 Marc M'Bahia 2001-02 Mike Bauer 2005-06 Dewarick Spencer 2005-07 Aaron Harper 2005-07 Marc Salyers 2006-08 Pape Badiane 2005-08 Marc-Antoine Pellin 2005-10 Ricky Davis 2011 Dusan Kecman 2012-13

Coaches

The 2007-08 team before a match with Fenerbahçe Ülker.

The 2007-08 team huddle before a match with Fenerbahçe Ülker.

• 2000- : Jean-Denys Choulet
• 1998-00 : Mike Gonsalves
• 1996-98 : Patrick Macazaga
• 1993-96 : Gilles Versier
• 1988-93 : Alain Thinet
• 1985-88 : André Jacquemot
• 1984-85 : Yvon Leca
• 1983-84 : Alain Monestier
• 1982-83 : Jacky Odin
• 1980-82 : Jean-Paul Pupunat
• 1977-80 : André Vacheresse
• 1975-77 : Jeff Dubreuil
• 1974-75 : Dick Smith
• 1972-74 : Ludvick Luttna
• 1971-72 : Gérard Sturla
• 1970-71 : Lucien Piegad
• 1961-69 : Maurice Marcelot
• 1945-61 : André Vacheresse

External links

• Official Team Website (French)