ESSM Le Portel

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.

ESSM Le Portel
LeaguesPro A
Founded1931 (1931)
HistoryESSM Le Portel
(1931–present)
ArenaLe Chaudron
Capacity3,500
LocationLe Portel, France
Team colorsGreen, Dark Grey, White
     
Head coachChristian Monschau
Websiteessm-basket.fr

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.[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

Le Chaudron, the home arena of ESSM since 2015
  • Georges Carpentier (2003–2007)
  • Salle Damrémont (2007–2013)
  • Lycée Giraux-Sannier (2013–2015)
  • Le Chaudron (2015–present)

Honours

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup QR2 Bnei Herzliya 74–55 74–74
RS Donar 60–49 77–72
Bosna 101–51 66–86
Antwerp Giants 94–79 70–73
SR İstanbul BB 86–49 80–83
Nizhny Novgorod 79–72 57–76
Kataja 90–68 77–82
R16 Dinamo Sassari 100–81 72–55
QF Bakken Bears 86–80 76–62

Season by season

Former logo of the team (2007–2015)
Season Tier League Pos. W–L French Cup European competitions
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
Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 Pro A 11th
16–18
Round of 16 4 FIBA Europe CupQF14–1–3

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

ESSM Le Portel roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Ngouama, Mehdy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1995-07-06)6 July 1995
SF 1 Abouo, Charles 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989
SG 3 Umeh, Michael 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1984-09-18)18 September 1984
G 5 Magrit, Théo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001
PG 6 Mangin, Benoît 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1988-06-03)3 June 1988
G 12 Dallo, Boris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1994-03-12)12 March 1994
C 13 Passave-Ducteil, Johan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1985-07-13)13 July 1985
F 16 Nseke Ebele, Damien 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2000-08-17)17 August 2000
G/F 21 Abrams, Jamar 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1989-06-21)21 June 1989
SF 22 McIntosh, MiKyle 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
C 25 Gordon, Wesley 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1994-07-14)14 July 1994
F/C 26 Eliezer-Vanerot, Cyrille 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1996-08-01)1 August 1996
SF 27 Wojciechowski, Mathieu 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992
F 91 Joseph, Georgi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 38 – (1982-11-23)23 November 1982
Head coach
  • Éric Girard
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jacky Périgois
  • Mike Happio

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: October 5, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Ousman Krubally Thomas Smallwood
PF Kwan Cheatham Edgaras Želionis
SF Antonio Ballard Cyrille Eliezer-Vanerot
SG Michael Umeh Pierre-Étienne Drouault
PG Jonathan Tabu Benoît Mangin

Notable players

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References

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