Basket. At 19, Manchois Ambroise Couture in the big leagues in Monaco
By Alexis Gothold
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He is only 19 years old, 2 meters tall and committed, this summer 2022with the club of monacoone of the two big elite stables of the French basket. Ambroise Couture was mainly trained in The Valonaisewhere it all started in 2013.
Marie-Thérèse Pichard, the president of the club, remembers the boy very precisely. ” Being PE teacher, I immediately identified him, she rewinds. It must be said that he exceeded everyone by a head! So she wants to steer him towards the basket, like his brother Manuel, but he doesn’t want to follow in his footsteps. “We had to push him a little, but when he tried, he immediately added,” adds the president.
30 points in his first game
So he starts with the Valognes U13s, and if he is not very coordinated in his actions at the very beginning, he very quickly becomes a fearsome player. “He was selected in inning teamthen in 4eafter two years with us, we offered him to join the Caen hope center. »
Ambroise Couture, “reserved” but inhabited by “a huge desire to succeed in what he undertakes”, then crossed the stages at great speed. Able to play at positions 3 and 4, he distinguished himself in particular at Rouenwhere he participates in France U18 Championship during the 2019-2020 season and finished top scorer in the championship, with an average of 24.5 points.
The following season, he discovers the Professional Bthe second national level – alongside another player who passed through the Channel, Quentin Ruel -, with two ends of the match in the key, but he blesses himself and do an almost white season.
Impressive in Nanterre
The Valognes decides to bounce back, last year, to Champagne basketmost of the time with the hopesbut also with the National 3 team (5e level). And this summer, it is therefore Monaco that recruits him, first to compete in the elite hope championship. During the 1re day, Saturday September 24 at Nanterrehis team lost (78-96), but he burst the screen with 30 points and 11 rebounds.
This September 27, he was still on the floor at Nancywith a new defeat at the key (54-72) but a new solid performance (11 pts, 12 rebounds).
We should also see it with the Monegasque reserve, which evolves in N3. But he can also admire the vice-champion of France and quarter-finalist Euroleague the last season. Before, who knows, playing there: this Tuesday, he was on the bench during the victory of the Roca Team in Nancy (89-76)…
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