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ESSM Le Portel
ESSM Le Portel logo
LeaguesPro A
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
HistoryESSM Le Portel
(1931–present)
ArenaLe Chaudron
Capacity3,500
LocationLe Portel, France
Team colorsGreen, Dark Grey, White
     
Head coachÉric Girard
Websiteessm-basket.fr

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.[1] 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.

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. Wt. Age
PF 5 Burkina Faso Traoré, Jean-Victor 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 39 – (1985-06-20)20 June 1985
G 6 France Mangin, Benoît 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 36 – (1988-06-03)3 June 1988
SG 8 United States Ehambe, Moses 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 38 – (1986-05-22)22 May 1986
C Israel Rothbart, Robert 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 38 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986
PG United States Curry, Brandyn 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1991-02-10)10 February 1991
PF United States Williams, Darrell 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 35 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989
SF France Drouault, Pierre-Étienne 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990
SF United States Crockett, Jeffrey 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1991-10-16)16 October 1991
SG United States Hilliard, Anthony 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 38 – (1986-06-28)28 June 1986
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 25 July 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Robert Rothbart Darrell Williams
PF Jean-Victor Traoré
SF Jeffrey Crockett Pierre-Étienne Drouault
SG Moses Ehambe
PG Brandyn Curry Benoît Mangin

Notable 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.

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)

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

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

Honours

References