The 6 news of the week: end of course for Les Bleues at the World Cup, new budget record for Monaco!
Didn’t follow the daily news of the French and international basket this week? Do not panic, the drafting of Basket Europe you summarize the essential of what should not be missed from September 23 to 30.
All year, Basket Europe informs you weekly of the news of the French and European basket through the section “the 6 news of the week”. This is making its return for the launch pad of the 2022-2023 season.
World Cup: Les Bleues eliminated at the gates of the last four
Coming to Australia without pressure for results, the French team leaves the World Cup with honors. Forced to play against the excellent Chinese after their final defeat against Serbia in the group stage, the French fell this Thursday at the quarter-final stage despite a good resistance. A result encouraged despite everything for the first international campaign of Jean-Aimé Toupane at the head of the Blue with a collective in reconstruction, nine months from the Euro. The grand final between the United States, crushing winners of Canada in the semi-finals, against China, who fell from the host country on the wire, this Saturday at 8 a.m. (French time).
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Betclic Elite: back to school has its share of surprises!
The 2022-23 season festivities started a week ago, and we can already note some great performances. ADA Blois created the sensation of the second day by winning against ASVEL, three-time defending champion. Just days after the first victory in their history in Betclic Elite on the floor of Roanne. SLUC Nancy, another promoted, made an encouraging start by winning their first against Limoges CSP. In Gentilly, the second meeting against the Monegasque armada was more difficult. On an individual basis, we cannot miss the 41 points of Jordan Floyd (Bourg) against Paris Basketball.
LNB: all club budgets revealed, Monaco in record mode
As every year, the LNB has published a document with the budgets and payrolls of the Betclic Elite and Pro B clubs for the current season. For the first time in the history of the League, the consolidated budget of the first division clubs exceeds the symbolic bar of 120 million euros! The record budget for an elite French basketball club is reached at 20.7 million euros for AS Monaco (+47% compared to its 2021-22 budget). ASVEL follows in second place with 15.8 million euros.
Our exclusive interview with the president of the LNB Alain Béral
Alain Béral, 68, announced it: this is his last season as president of the National Basketball League after almost twelve years in office. Time to take an overview of the situation of the professional basket. Betclic Elite with 16 teams, finance of the post-Covid-19 league, training of French prospects abroad, passage of Americans to Elan Béarnais… discover our exclusive interview.
A new Euroleague and Eurocup broadcaster in France
This Tuesday, the organization Fedcom Media, partner of AS Monaco, officially launched its broadcasting platform dedicated to European basketball. It is called “Skweek”, in reference to the sound of moving shoes on the floor, and intends to make the two major European basketball leagues accessible and attractive. In addition to the 450 Euroleague and Eurocup matches broadcast live with commentary in French, pre-match broadcasts and debates occupy the programs of the OTT platform.
Prepare for your return to school with Basket Europe guides
After completing its Betclic Elite 2022-23 season guide, Basket Europe launched its Euroleague and Pro B guides this week. On the C1 side, the presentation of Turkish, Italian and Greek clubs are already available. On the second division side, you can already find the analysis of the teams of Aix-Maurienne, Angers, Antibes and ASA Basket. The Euroleague resumes on October 6 and the Pro B on October 14. In the meantime, the clubs of the second French professional championship compete in the Leaders Cup.
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Photo: Gabby Williams and Iliana Rupert (FIBA)