DIRECT. French Basketball Cup: Poitiers

Thursday 09th January 2025 07:11 AM

This round of 16 looks like a reunion between the two clubs, after having fought three times for accession to Pro A. On paper, the advantage goes to the Bourg-en-Bresse team, fifth in the Elite championship. this season, but the Poitevins have a fervent audience in their room. To be followed live on .3NoA this Thursday January 9 from 7:50 p.m. and in free replay a few minutes after the end of the match. The comments are signed Freddy Vetault and Simon Darnauzan.

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The show promises in advance given the talent of the players present on the floor. Poitiers – Bourg en Bresse, these two clubs know each other well. They face each other in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France after having fought three times for accession to Pro A. If the Poitevins had won in play-off semi-finals 2008 and 2009 subsequently playing four seasons in the Elite, the Burgiens took their revenge in finale 2014.

The victory of the Bressans and the joy of their coach Frédéric Fauthoux during the match against Saint-Quentin on December 27, 2024
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Since then, JL Bourg has become a reference in French Basketball. Fourth in Betclic Elite last year, the team coached by Landais Frédéric Fauthoux, new coach of the French men’s team, also reached the final of the Eurocup.

The public of the Saint-Eloi hall will meet the French internationals Hugo Bénitez and Jean-Marc Pansa, the coach of the French team Frédéric Fauthoux who brought victory to France against Cyprus at the Arena Futuroscope last November.

Jonathan Jeanne, Poitiers basketball, during a final meeting against Orléans on December 27, 2024.
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Fifth in the championship this season, she will leave with the favor of the forecasts against the Poitevins. They are seventh in Pro B for their second consecutive season at this level. After two years spent in national one, Andy Thornton-Jones’ players start the match with a seven-point lead, due to the gap between the two teams.

.3NoA, Basjet channel, invites you to follow this meeting live from 7:50 p.m. this Thursday, January 9, with comments from Freddy Vetault and our consultant Simon Darnauzan.