At the end of the first phase of the West group last year, Rennes finished first, tied with Chartres, and the surprisingly promoted Loon Plage. The following ? The Bretons of coach Pascal Thibaud had the misfortune of losing their leader – and best player – Sébastien Cape, victim of a broken finger. As a result, the Union, after a mixed Top 10 (5 victories and as many defeats), had to let Chartres and Rouen fight for the first accession ticket. In the play-offs, the Breton team lost their flag in the quarter-finals, against the outsider Poitiers.
Chartres wins its first home match against Loon PLage
For this new exercise, the URB remains equipped to play the leading roles. “Rennes has refreshed its squad but has kept the same playing identity. It is a team which scores more than 80 points on average and plays with a lot of carelessness,” breathes CCBM coach Moatassim Rhennam, who visualized the Rennais’ first three matches (77-67 defeat at Rueil and success against Lorient, 81-77, and Tarbes, 97-84).
Return of Ricard-Dorigo
If Rennes lost a few executives in the off-season, like the leader Sébastien Cape (Vichy/ProB) or the American Leo Behrend, the club went looking for promising young people in the LNB, like the fullback Franck Damase, 21, from the ProA hopefuls of Gravelines or Selebangue Kameronn, 18, trained in Châlons-Reims (ProB).
The C’Chartres Basket Men, beaten, will have stood up to Quimper
To support the experienced Spanish pivot Cheick Condé and the Sclear brothers, the URB has relied on a British fullback, Danny Evans, who has not yet completely made his mark, as evidenced by his zero points against Tarbes.
As for Chartres, still waiting for Filipino pivot Ange Kouamé, the group will be complete with the return of winger Jérémy Ricard-Dorigo.
Chartres (Jean-Cochet hall), Friday October 6, at 8 p.m.
CCBM : Offurum (USA), Fortas, Pellin, Thevenard, Hippolyte, Tackamoud, Prost, Ateba, Mukuna, Ricard-Dorigo.
Rennes : Damase, Evans (ANG), Fontaine, A. and J. Sclear, Condé (ESP), Poncet-Le Berre, Selebangue, Le Carour.
Jean-André Provost
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