ILya for a time not so distant, the fantasy had little place on the basketball prosecution: the jerseys were numbered from 4 to 15 and basta. Each position has its number assigned automatically. For a few seasons, it is now possible to opt for a number from 0 to 99. Enough to allow each to find the one that suits them best and that she has fun wearing …
Marie Pardon: 5 “This is my favorite number. I was born on January 5, and we are five in my family. »»
Myrim Djondade : 9 “I like to have this number which is a tribute to my mother who died: she was born on September 9, 1969. When I arrived in Basket Landes, I was all the more happy to be able to take it since it was that of” Caps “(Céline Dumerc, editor’s note), which I liked a lot as a player. I am proud to register in this line of players who do not cheat. In the French team, I wear the number 11, it was my mom’s number when she was playing. »»
Sixtine Macquet: 13 “I had a long time on the 12th, like my father. I left him to a girlfriend at INSEP and I took the 13th. I wanted a number with a 3 because it sounds well. It was also the number of a friend who died. For all these reasons, it has become my lucky number. »»
“This is the number that I was assigned when I was little, and I always kept it”
Clarance djaldi-tabdi: 14 “This is the number that I had been assigned when I started. It is above all a tribute to my mom whose birthday is December 14. »»
Luisa Geiselsöder: 15 “I have always had it. When I started with the young people, the numbers went from 5 to 15 and corresponded to the position, and like I was great, I was forced to take the 15th. And then finally I kept it because I realized that it was exactly in the middle between my brother, who had the 8th, therefore -7, and my sister, who had the 22, so + 7. I like it, it’s a nice wink. »»
-Sixtine Macquet would not leave her 13 to anyone, ditto for Marie Pardon with the 5th.
Matthieu Sartre
JOHN EWODO: 16 “When I was little, I was 4. I always told myself that I would double this number when I had accomplished something. So when I became pro, I took the 8th. When I arrived in Basket Landes, the 8 was already allocated. So I thought it was the right time to double him again, and that’s how I ended up with the 16th. I like it, I think I’m going to keep it (smile). »»
Destiny Slocum : 24 “This is the number that I was assigned when I was little, and I always kept it, I want to. I got it a tattoo and I wear it as a pendant. »»
Louise Bussière: 28 “When I thought about a number, I thought of associating the numbers of my father and uncle when they were playing rugby. My father was a hooker, so 2, and my third line uncle, so 8. Which is 28 (laughs). »»
Leïla Lacan: 32 “At the start, I wanted on 12 which is the department number of Aveyron (Leïla is native of Rodez, editor’s note), but it was not possible, it was already taken. So I chose 32, which is the Gers number, a department where I have a lot of friends. »»
Kourtney Treffers : 42 “This is a very important number for me: it was that of my mother, who was a basketball player, and who died in 2001. She notably played for the University of New Jersey. My mother is my motivation and my faith, my reason to play: all I do, all the efforts I have is for her. »»
