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Mr Bricolage and all of the partners of Orléans Loiret Basket met up for the team presentation evening for the 2011-2012 season of the Pro A basketball championships.

Over 400 individuals met on Thursday 29 September around the new OLB team at Place de Loire in Orléans.

The Pathé cinema on the same Place de Loire square had provided its large screen to present the team. A 3D film was shown at the beginning of the evening. The film’s cast consisted of the entire OLB team. The film was set to a Star wars theme in Orléans.

Mr Bricolage has been supporting Orléans Loiret Basket for three years now. Each year, Mr Bricolage is one of the main partners of the kick-off evening. The team includes many new faces (see the previous article on recruitment) for this new season. Recruitment efforts mainly focused on creating a homogenous, united and tight-knit team. Orléans Loiret Basket has announced its aim to rank among the elite in the Pro A basketball championship in 2011-2012.

Watch the Orléans Loiret Basket presentation film for the 2011-2012 season.

Orléans Loiret Basket – Le Film by ORLEANS-LOIRET-BASKET

The Orléans Loiret Basket team has recently added five new recruits to its ranks: Brian Greene, Marc-Antoine Pellin, Yohann Sangaré, David Monds and Georgi Joseph. They will be joining Amara Sy, Malèye Ndoye, Maël Lebrun, William Hervé and Johwé Casseus.

Brian Greene is back in the Orléans region. Brian is an experienced and aggressive US player, and good to have on your side for 3-point shots. He played in the finals of Semaine des As and then in the French championships 3 years ago.

Yohann Sangaré is an experienced player, both as a shooter and a passer. He was selected for the French team 18 times. He was coached by Philippe Hervé at Villeurbanne. By returning to Orléans, he will be rejoining his family and a friend, Amara Sy.

Marc-Antoine Pellin is a young point guard and a hard hit on the attack. Thanks to his height of 1.69 m, he is an excellent passer, while handy to have on the defensive. Marc-Antoine was born in Orléans, and is delighted to “return home”.

David Monds is a US player with a solid international career behind him. He arrived in France last season and proved his worth in Pro B, as 3rd blocker and 3rd in defensive rebounds as a pivot.

Georgi Josephis French, from Haiti, and an experienced pivot. He won the French Pro B championship in 2009-2010. He is a hard hitting player with character, both on the offensive and the defensive.

The Orléans Loiret Basket team will soon be complete. One final recruitment is imminent. The club is on the right road to claim the lead slot for the Pro A basketball championships for the 2011-2012 season. The Mr Bricolage group will be on hand to support the team.

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

(c) Sébastien Léger - www.EO45.fr

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).

Info on www.eo45.fr

The partnership agreement between the Mr.Bricolage group and the Pro A Basketball team, l’Entente Orléanaise Loiret, has recently been officially signed. The Mr.Bricolage logo will appear on the back of the players’ shirts for the next three seasons, at both national and European matches. Mr.Bricolage is therefore one of the main partners of the club, on the list of the 140 companies in Le Loiret who support the team.
Mr.Bricolage shares many values with the basketball team, such as team play, excellence, passion, strategy, respect…
Basketball ranks second in France in terms of the collective sport with the most number of players and Pro A league matches are broadcast all year long on the Sport + channel (Canal+ group).
L’Entente Orléanaise ended the season in second place at the Pro A championship. The team will be on the Play Offs board next June, at the championship pairing off the top 8 clubs for the season. Next year, l’Entente Orléanaise, whose coach, Philippe Hervé, has recently been awarded the title of best Pro A coach, will be playing in the European Cup.

Jean-François Boucher, CEO of the Mr Bricolage group, with the Entente Orléanaise Loiret team