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Cholet Basket
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President
Patrick Chiron
Address 3, Avenue Marcel Prat, 49307 Cholet Cedex, FRANCE
Tel. +33(241) 58 50 58
Fax +33(241) 58 13 64
Arena LA MEILLERAIE
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2009-2010 Games
Regular Season
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vs Benetton Basket
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Nov. 24
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at Dynamo Moscow
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Dec. 01
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at Crvena Zvezda
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Dec. 08
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vs Crvena Zvezda
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Dec. 15
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at Benetton Basket
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Jan. 05
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vs Dynamo Moscow
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Jan. 12
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Roster
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5
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CAUSEUR, FABIEN
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France
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Guard
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1.94
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1987
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6
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BARNETT, ALEXANDER
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USA
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Forward
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1.98
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1986
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7
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LARROUQUIS, THOMAS
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France
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Guard
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1.97
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1985
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8
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EITUTAVICIUS, ARVYDAS
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Lithuania
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Guard
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1.88
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1982
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9
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MEJIA, SAMUEL
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Dominican Republic
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Guard
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1.98
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1983
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11
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MARQUIS, CLAUDE
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France
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Forward
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2.04
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1980
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12
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LEONARD, CHRISTOPHE
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France
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Forward
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1.99
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1990
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13
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SERAPHIN, KEVIN
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France
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Center
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2.05
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1989
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14
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FALKER, RANDAL
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USA
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Center
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2.01
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1985
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15
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CHUPIN, MAXIME
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France
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Forward
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2.04
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1989
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16
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LINEHAN, JOHN
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USA
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Guard
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1.75
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1978
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18
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ROBINSON, ANTYWANE
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USA
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Forward
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2.03
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1984
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The Club
Fresh off its greatest run in European competition, Cholet Basket steps up to the Eurocup looking to make some noise. Despite missing the Eurocup last season when it lost in the qualifying stage, Cholet turned it around and marched through the EuroChallenge until the title game, ultimately losing by one basket to Virtus Bologna. Even though the history of Cholet Basket is quite short, basketball has existed in Cholet since 1926, when the basket section of the Club Omnisports Choletais de la Jeune France was established. In June 1975, some managers of that section decided to move and founded Cholet Basket. In its first season, 1975-76, the club played in the Reserves League. Between 1976 and 1983, Cholet reached the Excellence Departementale in the second division. After 12 years, Cholet finally reached the first division, in 1987-88, and qualified for a European competition in its first season among the French basketball elite. Players like Antoine Rigaudeau, Aymeric Jeanneau, Claude Marquis, Jim Bilba and Nando de Colo have developed in Cholet through the years. Cholet kept growing until 1998, when it won the French Cup, reached the Korac Cup semis and did the same in the French playoffs. The grand success of the French Cup was repeated the following year, 1999, when Cholet also qualified to the Euroleague for the first time in its history. In its first ULEB Cup season, 2002-03, Cholet was the next-to-last team to win a game, but rallied to almost advance to the elimination round. Cholet could not reach the elimination rounds in 2003-04, but with a team full of homegrown players, the club survived its ULEB Cup regular season group in the 2004-05 season. PAOK swept the two-way eighthfinal series and Cholet missed the French League playoffs, too. Two years ago signs of a bright future shined to all when Cholet shocked everyone in the Semaine des As. With an unstoppable De Colo as the star, Cholet thrashed defending champion Chorale Roanne by 18 in the quarterfinals, edged Asvel Basket in the semis and then overwhelmed Vichy 40-67 in the title game for its first domestic title in almost a decade. Last season’s EuroChallenge success overshadowed a tough domestic run, in which the club was unable to qualify for neither the Semaine des As nor the French League playoffs. Nevertheless, the excitement generated by going all the way to the EuroChallenge final will help to inspire this season as Cholet looks to remain a force to be reckoned with on the European front.
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