Espoir Basket Club (in English: Hope Basketball Club), also known as Espoir BC, is a Gabonese semi-professional basketball team based in Libreville.[1] The team has won the Gabonese Cup in 2023.[2]
| Espoir Basket Club | |
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| League | Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire Gabonese Cup |
| Location | Libreville, Gabon |
| President | David Chancel Likouma |
| Head coach | Michaël Hermann Oganda Igoue |
They play in the Estuaire Province's Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire (Libabe), and won the province championship in 2022 after defeating former champions Clutch Time in the final, 73–37.[3]
As runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup and replacement of champions Clutch Time,[4] Espoir earned the right to play in the 2023 BAL qualification.[5] In September 2022, Espoir recruited Stéphane Lasme, widely considered the best Gabonese player ever, as a reinforcement.[6] Michaël Oganda Igoue is the team's current head coach.[1]
Honours
editLigue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire
- Champions (1): 2022
- Winners (1): 2023
- Runners-up (1): 2022
In international competitions
edit- 2023 – In progress
Players
edit2022 roster
editThe following is the Espoir roster for the 2023 BAL qualification:[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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References
edit- ^ a b archysport (22 September 2022). "Gabon: Espoir Basket Club in battle order ahead of Basketball Africa League Zone 4 qualifiers". Archysport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Coupe du Gabon de basketball : Espoir BC s'arroge le trophée et rafle la mise". Gabonreview.com | Actualité du Gabon | (in French). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Estuaire-Basket-ball : Espoir sacré champion Supra ligue Libabe". TrustGabon (in French). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Get to know the first four teams to open the 2022 Road to BAL season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Media, Binto (31 August 2022). "Basketball Africa League : Espoir BC va représenter le Gabon". Gabon Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ APP (17 September 2022). "Gabon-Basketball : Stéphane Lasme un renfort de taille pour Espoir BC". Agence de Presse Panafricaine (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Espoir Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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