Philippe Hervé (entraineur de l'OLB) présentant son équipe 2010-2011

All of Orléans was on time Wednesday 22 September for the launch of the 2010-2011 season for the Orléans Loiret Basket basketball team. For the second year running, the head office of Mr. Bricolage at Chapelle Saint-Mesmin (western suburb of Orléans) hosted the presentation of the basketball team for the new Pro A season. The event attracted more than 500 individuals including club partners, local politicians, and the representatives or directors of local companies, institutions and entities. The evening also provided the opportunity to launch the new club name: Orléans Loiret Basket. This new name replaces “Entente Orléanaise Loiret” to adapt to the change in the major partners of the club. The previous logo is maintained with the new club name. Directors presented the team of managers, coaches and technical staff behind the club. The presentation of the players was the high point of the evening. Only two of the current players were on the team for the previous season.

Christophe Dupont (President of Orléans Loiret Basket) presented the shirts held by Serge Grouard, Mayor of Orléans (on the left) and Eric Doligé, President of the General Council of Loiret (on the right).

Eric Doligé (President of the Conseil Général of Loiret) and Serge Grouard (Mayor of Orléans) presented the shirts for the 2010-2011 season: the white shirt, for home games, in the colours of the Conseil Général of Loiret, and the black shirt, for away games, with “Ville d’Orléans” marked. This was a rich evening and a splendid setting for the arrival of the players. A group of Harley Davidsons from “Orléans Centre Chapter” opened up the route, with their horns blazing. The motorcyclists encircled a Kenworth truck with a bed carrying the basketball players. The Sax Avenue orchestra played for the evening and the late cocktail. Video of the summary of the evening: LAUNCH EVENING sent by ORLEANS-LOIRET-BASKET. – Check out our sports videos, hot off the press.

More than 500 made the trip to the head office of Mr. Bricolage for the launch of the 2010-2011 season for Orléans Loiret Basket.

The Sax Avenue orchestra

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Highlight it in red in your diaries, Bercy, 16 May 2010,

to cheer on the Entente Orléanaise Loiret basketball team!

The team is sponsored by Mr.Bricolage and has reached the final of the French basketball cup knocking out CSP Limoges (75 – 68) playing at home.

The Entente Orléanaise team will play against the Gravelines club at the sports stadium of Paris-Bercy,on 16 May. This is a big day in the basketball sector as all of the finals matches for the French cup will be played at Bercy on the same day (junior male and female teams, professional men’s and women’s teams).

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After an intensive first half of the season (almost 30 matches in 3 months!) and initial participation in Euroleague, the Entente Orléanaise Loiret team recently achieved the 5^th slot in the Pro A championship classification and qualified for the Semaine des As (Aces’ week). This event will be held at the stadium of Lyon-Villeurbanne from 18 to 21 February 2010, and will pit the best 8 teams against each other mid-championship.

On 30 January 2010, the Entente Orléanaise team will play against Cholet (ranked 2nd in the championship) at the Zenith stadium in Orléans for a match sponsored by … Mr Bricolage! More than 300 members of personnel from the Mr.Bricolage head office will attend the match and Jean-François Boucher, Group CEO, will kick the match off. Expect a hard-hitting match between the 2 leading teams in the championship!

Consult previous articles :

The Entente Orléanaise team wins the day against the running French Champion!

A good kick-off for the Entente Orléanaise Loiret at the basketball Euroleague

Partnership with the Entente Orléanaise Loiret basketball team: the season kicks off