Élan Chalon

Élan Chalon
Leagues	LNB Pro A, FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1955
Arena	Le Colisée
Arena Capacity	5,000
Location	Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Team colors	White, Red
President	Dominique Juillot
Head coach	Mickaël Hay
Championships	1 French Championship 2 French Cups 1 Semaine des As Cup
Website	elanchalon.com
Uniforms
Home Away

Élan Chalon, full name, Élan Sportif Chalonnais, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. They play their national domestic league games in the LNB Pro A league and internationally in the Eurocup. The team's home arena is called, Le Colisée, which seats 5,000 spectators.

History

The club was originally founded in 1955, after the merger of Association Sportive Chalonnaise and Élan de Saint-Jean des Vignes. The club then merged with the football club Bourgneuf Val d'Or Mercurey of Bourgneuf Mercurey in 1970. The club reached full professional status in 1994. In season 2012-13, the team has played its first Euroleague season in history and finished competition in the group stage with 3 wins and 7 loses.

Logos

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  2013–present

Players

Current roster

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

Élan Chalon roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 4 Kalinoski, Tyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) – (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 SF 5 Hazell, Jeremy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986 PG 6 Michineau, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) – (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 SF 9 Bouteille, Axel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 SF 10 Gradit, William 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 C 11 Lessort, Mathias 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995 PF 12 Evtimov, Ilian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) – (1981-06-18)18 June 1981 PG 21 Roberson, John 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) – (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 C 31 Booker, Devin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) – (1991-02-28)28 February 1991 PF 32 Brownlee, Justin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988	Head coach Jean-Denys Choulet Assistant coach(es) Romain Chenaud Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 16 April 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Eric Dawson	Mathias Lessort
PF	Marcus Dove	Scott Suggs
SF	William Gradit	Ilian Evtimov
SG	Elston Turner Jr.	Axel Bouteille
PG	Steed Tchicamboud	Anthony Ireland	David Michineau

Honors

• French League: (1)
  • 2012
• French Cup: (2)
  • 2011, 2012
• Semaine des As Cup: (1)
  • 2012

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2006–07	1	Pro A	3	Semifinalist		Quarterfinalist	–	–
2007–08	1	Pro A	9	–	Round of 16	–	2 ULEB Cup	R32
2008–09	1	Pro A	7	Quarterfinalist	Round of 16	–	–	–
2009–10	1	Pro A	12	–	Quarterfinalist	–	3 EuroChallenge	L16
2010–11	1	Pro A	5	Quarterfinalist	Champion	Runner-up	–	–
2011–12	1	Pro A	2	Champion	Champion	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	RU
2012–13	1	Pro A	4	Semifinalist	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist	1 Euroleague	RS
2013–14	1	Pro A	8	Quarterfinalist	Round of 32	–	2 Eurocup	RS
2014–15	1	Pro A	8	Quarterfinalist	–	–	–

Notable players

Mamoutou Diarra Stéphane Ostrowski Steed Tchicamboud Ilian Evtimov Thabo Sefolosha Rimas Kurtinaitis Slobodan Šljivančanin Daniel Lee Zaza Enden Uri Cohen-Mintz A.J. Slaughter Alade Aminu Garth Joseph Trevor Harvey Rowan Barrett

John Best Keith Gatlin Udonis Haslem Will McDonald Tracy Murray Charles Pittman Malcolm Delaney Blake Schilb Marcus Denmon Shelden Williams Shawnta Rogers

Notable coaches

• Philippe Hervé
• Gregor Beugnot
• Jean-Denis La Choule

External links

• Official website (French)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page