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Basketball team in Le Portel, France
ESSM Le Portel
ESSM Le Portel logo
LeaguesPro A
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
HistoryESSM Le Portel
(1931–present)
ArenaLe Chaudron
Capacity3,500
LocationLe Portel, France
Team colorsGreen, Dark Grey, White
     
Head coachEric Girard
Websiteessm-basket.fr
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Pro A, the first tier in France.

History

In the 2014–15 season, ESSM had a historic run to the Coupe de France Final. They beat Pro A teams Le Mans, Le Havre, ASVEL and reigning French champion Limoges CSP to qualify for their first cup final ever. In the Final they lost 74–87 to SIG Strasbourg.

In the 2015–16 season, Le Portel won the Pro B play-offs which gained the team promotion to the LNB Pro A. In the first Pro A season of the club, they reached the playoffs after they captured the eight-seed. In the following 2017–18 season, Le Portel made its European debut in the FIBA Europe Cup. In this competition, the team reached the quarter-finals, where it lost to Bakken Bears.

Arenas

Le Chaudron, the home arena of ESSM since 2015
  • Georges Carpentier (2003–2007)
  • Salle Damrémont (2007–2013)
  • Lycée Giraux-Sannier (2013–2015)
  • Le Chaudron (2015–present)

Honours

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup QR2 Israel Bnei Herzliya 74–55 74–74
RS Netherlands Donar 60–49 77–72
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna 101–51 66–86
Belgium Antwerp Giants 94–79 70–73
SR Turkey İstanbul BB 86–49 80–83
Russia Nizhny Novgorod 79–72 57–76
Finland Kataja 90–68 77–82
R16 Italy Dinamo Sassari 100–81 72–55
QF Denmark Bakken Bears 86–80 76–62

Season by season

Former logo of the team (2007–2015)
Season Tier League Pos. W–L French Cup European competitions
2013–14 2 Pro B 5th Round of 32
2014–15 2 Pro B 9th Runner-up
2015–16 2 Pro B 2nd Round of 32
2016–17 1 Pro A 8th 19–17 Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 Pro A 11th 16–18 Round of 16 4 FIBA Europe Cup QF 14–1–3
2018–19 1 Pro A 16th 10–24 Round of 16
2019–20 1 Pro A 18th 4–20 Round of 64
2020–21 1 Pro A 13th 13–21 Round of 32
2021–22 1 Pro A 14th 13–21 Round of 64
2022–23 1 Pro A 12th 15–19 Round of 16
2023–24 1 Pro A 8th 17–17 Quarterfinalist
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

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

ESSM Le Portel roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 1 United States Pinckney, DeAndre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2000-02-29)29 February 2000
G 2 France Ebunangombe, Christopher 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2007-07-26)26 July 2007
C 3 Senegal Ba, Idrissa 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002
G 4 United States Gholston, Deandre 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-07-08)8 July 2000
G/F 5 France Konaté, Lahaou 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-11-17)17 November 1991
F 7 France Diawara, Digue 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-10-03)3 October 1998
PG 9 France Meyniel, Gaëtan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-07-15)15 July 2000
G/F 10 France Esso Essis, Jess 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2005-08-11)11 August 2005
G 15 United States Kelly, C.J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1998-04-14)14 April 1998
C 19 France Le Meut, Izan 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 20 – (2004-05-27)27 May 2004
PF 23 France Fevrier, Ivan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999
F/C 24 United States Nunge, Jack 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999
G 66 Latvia Zoriks, Kristers 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-05-25)25 May 1998
Head coach
  • France Eric Girard
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Arnaud Ricoux
  • France Karim Diop
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 5, 2024

Notable players

See also: Category:ESSM Le Portel players

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.

References

  1. Basket : Le Portel en Pro A

External links

ESSM Le Portel current roster
  • Head coach: Girard
  • Assistant coaches: Ricoux
  • Diop
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Other competitions
Awards
Other
2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup
Second round
Eliminated in the regular season
Eliminated in the qualifying round
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