ESSM Le Portel

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| leagues = Pro A

| founded = {{Start date and age|1931}}

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| history = ESSM Le Portel
(1931–present)

| arena = Le Chaudron

| capacity = 3,500

| location = Le Portel, France

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| coach = Eric Girard

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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

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.[http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nord-pas-de-calais/basket-le-portel-en-pro-1021019.html Basket : Le Portel en Pro A] 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

European record

class="wikitable"

! Season

! Competition

! Round

! Club

! Home

! Away

!

rowspan=9| 2017–18

| rowspan=9|FIBA Europe Cup

| QR2

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Bnei Herzliya

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 74–55

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#ffc | 74–74

|17px

rowspan=3 |RS

| {{flagicon|NED}} Donar

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 60–49

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#fdd | 77–72

|rowspan=3|17px

{{flagicon|BIH}} Bosna

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 101–51

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 66–86

{{flagicon|BEL}} Antwerp Giants

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 94–79

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 70–73

rowspan=3 |SR

| {{flagicon|TUR}} İstanbul BB

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 86–49

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 80–83

|rowspan=3|17px

{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 79–72

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 57–76

{{flagicon|FIN}} Kataja

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 90–68

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 77–82

rowspan=1 |R16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Dinamo Sassari

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 100–81

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#fdd | 72–55

|17px

rowspan=1 |QF

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#dfd | 86–80

| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#fdd | 76–62

|17px

Season by season

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!Season

!Tier

!League

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}}

!{{Tooltip|W–L|Wins-Losses}}

!French Cup

!colspan=3|European competitions

style="background:#efefef;"|2013–14

| align="center"|2

| Pro B

| align="center"| 5th

|

| Round of 32

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"|2014–15

| align="center"|2

| Pro B

| align="center"| 9th

|

|bgcolor=silver | Runner-up

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"|2015–16

| align="center"|2

| Pro B

| style="background:#BBF3BB" align="center"|2nd

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| Round of 32

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2016–17

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"|8th

| {{center|19–17}}

| Quarterfinalist

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2017–18

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 11th

| {{center|16–18}}

| Round of 16

| 4 FIBA Europe Cup

align=center|{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinalist}}align=center|14–1–3
style="background:#efefef;"| 2018–19

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 16th

| {{center|10–24}}

| Round of 16

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2019–20

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 18th{{ref|1|1}}

| {{center|4–20{{ref|1|1}}}}

| Round of 64

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2020–21

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 13th

| {{center|13–21}}

| Round of 32

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2021–22

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 14th

| {{center|13–21}}

| Round of 64

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2022–23

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 12th

| {{center|15–19}}

| Round of 16

| colspan=3|

style="background:#efefef;"| 2023–24

| align="center"|1

| Pro A

| align="center"| 8th

| {{center|17–17}}

| Quarterfinalist

| colspan=3|

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:{{note|1|1}} Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

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Players

=Current roster=

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{{player3|num = 1 |nat = USA |first = Deondre |last = Burns | pos =PG | m= 1.91 |year=1997|month=1 |date=16}}

{{player3|num = 2 |nat = FRA |first = Christopher |last = Ebunangombe | pos= G | m= 1.93 |year=2007|month=7 |date=26}}

{{player3|num = 3 |nat = CAN |first = Marek |last = Klassen | pos =PG | m= 1.85 |year=1992|month=6 |date=11}}

{{player3|num = 4 |nat = USA |first = Deandre |last = Gholston | pos= G | m= 1.96 |year=2000|month=7 |date=8 }}

{{player3|num = 5 |nat = FRA |first = Lahaou |last = Konaté | pos= GF | m= 1.96 |year=1991|month=11|date=17}}

{{player3|num = 6 |nat = FRA |first = Gaëtan |last = Meyniel | pos= PG | m= 1.85 |year=2000|month=7 |date=15}}

{{player3|num = 7 |nat = FRA |first = Digue |last = Diawara | pos= F | m= 2.06 |year=1998|month=10|date=3 }}

{{player3|num = 10 |nat = FRA |first = Jess |last = Esso Essis | pos =GF | m= 2.01 |year=2005|month=8 |date=11}}

{{player3|num = 11 |nat = FRA |first = Mathieu |last = Boyer | pos =FC | m= 2.08 |year=1995|month=10|date=22}}

{{player3|num = 15 |nat = USA |first = C.J. |last = Kelly | pos =G | m= 1.96 |year=1998|month=4 |date=14}}

{{player3|num = 19 |nat = FRA |first = Izan |last = Le Meut | pos= C | m= 2.11 |year=2004|month=5 |date=27}}

{{player3|num = 23 |nat = FRA |first = Ivan |last = Fevrier | pos= PF | m= 2.06 |year=1999|month=2 |date=8 }}

{{player3|num = 24 |nat = USA |first = Jack |last = Nunge | pos =FC | m= 2.13 |year=1999|month=2 |date=20}}

{{player3|num = 66 |nat = LAT |first = Kristers |last = Zoriks | pos =G | m= 1.93 |year=1998|month=5 |date=25}}

{{player3|num = |nat = USA |first = Cassius |last = Stanley | pos =G | m= 1.96 |year=1999|month=8 |date=18}}

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| head_coach =

  • {{player||FRA|Eric Girard}}

| asst_coach =

  • {{player||FRA|Arnaud Ricoux}}
  • {{player||FRA|Karim Diop}}

| roster_url = https://essm-basket.fr/equipes/betclic-elite/2024-2025/

| accessdate = April 10, 2025

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=Notable players=

{{see also|:Category:ESSM Le Portel players}}

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References

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