Espoir Basket Club Explained
| City: | Libreville, Gabon |
| Colour1: | white |
| Colour2: | blue |
| League: | Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire
Gabonese Cup |
| President: | David Chancel Likouma |
| Coach: | Michaël Hermann Oganda Igoue |
Espoir Basket Club (in English: Hope Basketball Club), also known as Espoir BC, is a Gabonese semi-professional basketball team based in Libreville.[1] The team has won the Gabonese Cup in 2023.[2]
They play in the Estuaire Province's Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire (Libabe), and won the province championship in 2022 after defeating former champions Clutch Time in the final, 73–37.[3]
As runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup and replacement of champions Clutch Time,[4] Espoir earned the right to play in the 2023 BAL qualification.[5] In September 2022, Espoir recruited Stéphane Lasme, widely considered the best Gabonese player ever, as a reinforcement.[6] Michaël Oganda Igoue is the team's current head coach.
Honours
Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire
Gabonese Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
- Runners-up (1): 2022
In international competitions
BAL Qualifiers
Players
2022 roster
The following is the Espoir roster for the 2023 BAL qualification:[7]
References
- Web site: archysport . 2022-09-22 . Gabon: Espoir Basket Club in battle order ahead of Basketball Africa League Zone 4 qualifiers . 2022-10-02 . Archysport . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-04-02 . Coupe du Gabon de basketball : Espoir BC s’arroge le trophée et rafle la mise . 2023-07-05 . Gabonreview.com Actualité du Gabon . fr-FR.
- Web site: 2022-07-18 . Estuaire-Basket-ball : Espoir sacré champion Supra ligue Libabe . 2022-10-02 . TrustGabon . fr-FR.
- Web site: Get to know the first four teams to open the 2022 Road to BAL season . 2022-10-13 . FIBA.basketball . en.
- Web site: Media . Binto . 2022-08-31 . Basketball Africa League : Espoir BC va représenter le Gabon . 2022-10-02 . Gabon Matin . fr.
- Web site: APP . 2022-09-17 . Gabon-Basketball : Stéphane Lasme un renfort de taille pour Espoir BC . 2022-10-02 . Agence de Presse Panafricaine . fr-FR.
- Web site: Espoir Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022 . 2022-10-14 . FIBA.basketball . en.
