ESSM Le Portel
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| Leagues | Pro A | ||
| Founded | 1931 | ||
| History | ESSM Le Portel (1931–present) | ||
| Arena | Le Chaudron | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Location | Le Portel, France | ||
| Team colors | Green, Dark Grey, White | ||
| Head coach | Kenny Grant | ||
| Website | essm-basket.fr | ||
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Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Pro A, the first tier in France.
History
[edit | edit source]In the 2014–15 season, ESSM had a historic run to the Coupe de France Final. They beat Pro A teams Le Mans, Le Havre, ASVEL and reigning French champion Limoges CSP to qualify for their first cup final ever. In the Final they lost 74–87 to SIG Strasbourg.
In the 2015–16 season, Le Portel won the Pro B play-offs which gained the team promotion to the LNB Pro A.[1] In the first Pro A season of the club, they reached the playoffs after they captured the eight-seed. In the following 2017–18 season, Le Portel made its European debut in the FIBA Europe Cup. In this competition, the team reached the quarter-finals, where it lost to Bakken Bears.
Arenas
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- Georges Carpentier (2003–2007)
- Salle Damrémont (2007–2013)
- Lycée Giraux-Sannier (2013–2015)
- Le Chaudron (2015–present)
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Coupe de France:
- Runners-up (1): 2014–15
European record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2017–18 | FIBA Europe Cup | QR2 | Israel Bnei Herzliya | 74–55 | 74–74 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg |
| RS | Netherlands Donar | 60–49 | 77–72 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna | 101–51 | 66–86 | ||||
| Belgium Antwerp Giants | 94–79 | 70–73 | ||||
| SR | Turkey İstanbul BB | 86–49 | 80–83 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg | ||
| Russia Nizhny Novgorod | 79–72 | 57–76 | ||||
| Finland Kataja | 90–68 | 77–82 | ||||
| R16 | Italy Dinamo Sassari | 100–81 | 72–55 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg | ||
| QF | Denmark Bakken Bears | 86–80 | 76–62 | File:Symbol delete vote.svg | ||
| 2024–25 | FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Estonia Kalev/Cramo | 54–77 | 63–66 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg |
| Hungary Alba Fehérvár | 104–73 | 104–80 | ||||
| Bulgaria Rilski Sportist | 74–60 | 80–60 | ||||
| SR | France Cholet | 60–92 | 82–85 | File:Symbol delete vote.svg | ||
| Spain Surne Bilbao Basket | 74–78 | 65–74 | ||||
| Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 83–76 | 70–80 |
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Season by season
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| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | French Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2013–14 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | Round of 32 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 2 | Pro B | 9th | Runner-up | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | Round of 32 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 8th | 19–17
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Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | 16–18
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Round of 16 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QF | 14–1–3 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | 10–24
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Round of 16 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Pro A | 18th1 | 4–201
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Round of 64 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | 13–21
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Round of 32 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Pro A | 14th | 13–21
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Round of 64 | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Pro A | 12th | 15–19
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Round of 16 | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Pro A | 8th | 17–17
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Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2024–25 | 1 | Pro A | 15th | 8–22
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Round of 16 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | 2R | 5–7 |
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players
[edit | edit source]Current roster
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Notable players
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