Chorale Roanne Basket

Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white. Their mascot is a black woman named Putriphelia.

History
In Chorale's history, the team won two national titles; in 1959 and most recent in 2007. The teams honour list also includes a La Semaine des As Cup (in 2007) and multiple European campaigns. In the 2007–08 season, the club even played in the top level Euroleague. In the 2013–14 season, the club was relegated to the LNB Pro B.

In the 2018–19 season, Roanne won the Pro B championship and promoted back to the Pro A after a five-year absence.

Achievements

 * French Championship
 * Champions (2): 1958–59, 2006–07
 * French Cup
 * Runner-up (1): 1963–64
 * La Semaine des As Cup
 * Winners (1): 2007
 * LNB Pro B Leaders Cup
 * Winners (2): 2017, 2019

Individual awards

 * Pro A Foreign MVP
 * Dewarick Spencer – 2007
 * Marc Salyers – 2008

Notable players
• 🇨🇲 Ben Mbala 2018-present

• 🇫🇮 Antti Kanervo 2016–17

• 🇫🇮 Matti Nuutinen

• 🇫🇷 Pape Badiane 2005-08

• 🇫🇷 Laurent Cazalon 2000-03; 2006-

• 🇫🇷 Alain Gilles 1962-65

• 🇫🇷 Marc-Antoine Pellin 2005-10

• 🇫🇷 André Vacheresse 1942-60

• 🇫🇷 Luc-Arthur Vebobe

• 🇫🇷 Henri Villecourt 1956-60

• 🇫🇷 Guerschon Yabusele 2013-15

• 🇫🇷🇮🇱 Arthur Rozenfeld 2016-17

• 🇸🇳 Makhtar N'Diaye 1999–01; 2003–04

• 🇷🇸 Dušan Kecman 2012-13

• 🇸🇪 Kenny Grant

• 🇺🇸🇵🇷 John Holland

• 🇺🇸 Mike Bauer 2005-06

• 🇺🇸 Ricky Davis 2011

• 🇺🇸 Fennis Dembo 1990-92

• 🇺🇸 Aaron Harper 2005-07

• 🇺🇸 Cedric Henderson 1990-92

• 🇺🇸 Marc Salyers 2006-08

• 🇺🇸 Dewarick Spencer 2005-07

• 🇺🇸 Terry Stotts 1988-89

• 🇺🇸 David Thirdkill 1989-90

• 🇺🇸 Justin Wright-Foreman

Head coaches

 * 2011-14 : 🇲🇪 Luka Pavićević
 * 2000-11 : 🇫🇷 Jean-Denys Choulet
 * 1998-00 : 🇫🇷 Mike Gonsalves
 * 1996-98 : 🇫🇷 Patrick Macazaga
 * 1993-96 : 🇫🇷 Gilles Versier
 * 1988-93 : 🇫🇷 Alain Thinet
 * 1985-88 : 🇫🇷 André Jacquemot
 * 1984-85 : 🇫🇷 Yvon Leca
 * 1983-84 : 🇫🇷 Alain Monestier
 * 1982-83 : 🇫🇷 Jacky Odin
 * 1980-82 : 🇫🇷 Jean-Paul Pupunat
 * 1977-80 : 🇫🇷 André Vacheresse
 * 1975-77 : 🇫🇷 Jeff Dubreuil
 * 1974-75 : 🇺🇸 Dick Smith
 * 1972-74 : 🇨🇿 Ludvick Luttna
 * 1971-72 : 🇫🇷 Gérard Sturla
 * 1970-71 : 🇫🇷 Lucien Piegad
 * 1961-69 : 🇫🇷 Maurice Marcelot
 * 1945-61 : 🇫🇷 André Vacheresse