Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Élite. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white.
History 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 was relegated to the LNB Pro B.
In the 2018–19 season, Roanne won the Pro B championship and promoted back to the Pro A after a five-year absence.
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueFrench CupLeaders CupEuropean competitions2006–071 Pro A1st Champion2007–081 Pro A2nd Round of 32 Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague 2008–091 Pro A5th Semifinalist Semifinalist 2 Eurocup 2009–101 Pro A3rd Round of 32 Semifinalist 3 EuroChallenge 3rd2010–111Pro A6thRound of 32Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague 2 Eurocup 2011–121 Pro A8th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge 2012–131 Pro A6th Round of 16 Quarterfinalist2013–141 Pro A15th Quarterfinalist 2014–152 Pro B 8th 2015–162 Pro B 16th 2016–172 Pro B 15th
Achievements French Championship Champions (2): 1958–59, 2006–07 French Cup Runner-up (1): 1963–64 La Semaine des As Cup Winners (1): 2007 LNB Pro B Leaders Cup Winners (2): 2017, 2019
Players
Current roster
Individual awards Pro A Foreign MVP Dewarick Spencer – 2007 Marc Salyers – 2008
Notable players
Head coaches
2011-14 : Luka Pavićević 2000-11 : 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
References
External links
Official website