Orléans Loiret Basket

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Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro B League.

Orléans Loiret Basket
Orléans Loiret Basket logo
LeaguesPro B
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
HistoryEntente Orléanaise Loiret
(1993–2010)
Orléans Loiret Basket
(2010–present)
ArenaPalais des Sports
Capacity3,222
LocationOrléans, France
Team colorsMaroon, Gold
   
PresidentChristophe Dupont
Head coachVacant
Championships1 Pro B Championship
1 French Cup
Websiteorleansloiretbasket.fr

History

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Entente Orléanaise was founded in 1993. The club was the French Cup runner-up and the French Pro B League champion in 2006. Orléans Loiret Basket competed in the French Pro A League for the first time in the 2006-07 season. In 2009 and 2010, the club was the French La Semaine des As Cup runner-up. In 2010, the club won the French Cup, which was the first national cup title win in their history.

Arenas

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The club's home arena for French League national domestic games is the 3,222 seat Palais des Sports; for games that require a larger capacity (such as EuroLeague and EuroCup games) the club plays their home games at the 5,338 seat Zénith d'Orléans.

Honours and titles

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Domestic

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European record

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Season Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
2009–10 Regular season 6th place in Group B with Olympiacos, Unicaja, Partizan, Efes Pilsen and Lietuvos rytas
EuroCup
2010–11 Qualifying round Eliminated by Azovmash in the qualifying round
2012–13 Regular season 4th place in Group H with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Ulm and Dinamo Sassari
FIBA EuroChallenge
2010–11 Regular season 4th place in Group H with Oostende, Mons-Hainaut and SLUC Nancy

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. French Cup European competitions
2009–10 1 Pro A 6th Champions 1 Euroleague RS
2010–11 1 Pro A 11th 3 EuroChallenge RS
2011–12 1 Pro A 3rd
2012–13 1 Pro A 10th 2 Eurocup RS
2013–14 1 Pro A 9th
2014–15 1 Pro A 16th
2015–16 1 Pro A 11th
2016–17 1 Pro A 17th

Players

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Current roster

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

Orléans Loiret roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 6   Difuidi, Neftali 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-11-03)3 November 2001
C 7   Dossou, Jean-Fabrice 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-04-06)6 April 2000
PF 9   Leloup, Jérémy 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1987-01-31)31 January 1987
C 14   Mbida, Junior 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-01-19)19 January 1990
PG 21   Mutuale, Malela 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-06-18)18 June 1991
PF 23   de Lattibeaudiere, Tyran 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-01-25)25 January 1991
SF 31   Mipoka, Jean-Michel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 39 – (1985-09-28)28 September 1985
PF   Gabrić, Tomislav  2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-08-17)17 August 1995
Head coach
  •   Germain Castano
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Emmanuel Coeuret
  •   Pierre Tillay

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: January 8, 2023

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

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