The beautiful story of Cholet Basket in this 2024-2025 season is made up of equally delightful individual chapters. The latest to end this end of the year 2024 is that of Léopold Levillainyoung hopeful that Fabrice Lefrançois has recently integrated into his rotation.
“I didn’t necessarily think I would succeed in impacting the collective like that”
Launched into the deep end against Dijon at the start of the week (12 minutes), Leopold Levillain once again experienced the joy of hitting the floor against Nanterre on Saturday December 22. And the interior once again delivered good minutes for CB, achieving his first significant performance among the pros (4 points on 2/4 shots, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks).
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With a slightly longer playing time than the match against the JDA (15 minutes), the Montpellier player gave good relays in a Cholet racket disrupted by mistakes (4 for Vautier, Wheealer, Ebou-Ndow) and devoid of Jamuni McNeace. At the microphone of West FranceLéopold Levillain confided his reaction after this 3rd successful outing among the professionals.
“I think I finished the match better than I started it”he analyzed. “So yes satisfied, obviously but above all because we managed to win. I managed to score this time, but it's really a bonus, it's not what I'm being asked to do. What matters is to defend hard and bring energy. »
With only five years of basketball behind him and above all a strong past as a former rugby player (up to the national level with Nîmes), Léopold Levillain is therefore experiencing accelerated progression with Cholet. The former Stade Toulousain Basket player, who joined the Gautier Academy this season, is satisfied to already have a good impact on the collective.
“I don’t think I had any particular expectations, to be very honest. Afterwards, I didn't necessarily think I would succeed in impacting the collective like that. When you're young, you think about yourself first, about playing the best you can. »
