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Basketball team in Libreville, Gabon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Espoir Basket Club
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Espoir Basket Club (in English: Hope Basketball Club), also known as Espoir BC, is a Gabonese semi-professional basketball team based in Libreville.[1] The team has won the Gabonese Cup in 2023.[2]

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They play in the Estuaire Province's Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire (Libabe), and won the province championship in 2022 after defeating former champions Clutch Time in the final, 73–37.[3]

As runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup and replacement of champions Clutch Time,[4] Espoir earned the right to play in the 2023 BAL qualification.[5] In September 2022, Espoir recruited Stéphane Lasme, widely considered the best Gabonese player ever, as a reinforcement.[6] Michaël Oganda Igoue is the team's current head coach.[1]

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Honours

Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire

  • Champions (1): 2022

Gabonese Cup

  • Winners (1): 2023
  • Runners-up (1): 2022

In international competitions

BAL Qualifiers

  • 2023In progress

Players

2022 roster

The following is the Espoir roster for the 2023 BAL qualification:[7]

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

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References

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