Espoir Basket Club

For the Rwandan basketball team, see Espoir BBC.

Espoir Basket Club
League	Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire Gabonese Cup
Location	Libreville, Gabon
President	David Chancel Likouma
Head coach	Michaël Hermann Oganda Igoue

Espoir Basket Club (in English: Hope Basketball Club), also known as Espoir BC, is a Gabonese semi-professional basketball team based in Libreville. ^[1] The team has won the Gabonese Cup in 2023. ^[2]

They play in the Estuaire Province's Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire (Libabe), and won the province championship in 2022 after defeating former champions Clutch Time in the final, 73–37. ^[3]

As runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup and replacement of champions Clutch Time, ^[4] Espoir earned the right to play in the 2023 BAL qualification. ^[5] In September 2022, Espoir recruited Stéphane Lasme, widely considered the best Gabonese player ever, as a reinforcement. ^[6] Michaël Oganda Igoue is the team's current head coach. ^[1]

Honours

Ligue de Basket-ball de l’Estuaire

• Champions (1): 2022

Gabonese Cup

• Winners (1): 2023
• Runners-up (1): 2022

In international competitions

BAL Qualifiers

• 2023 – In progress

Players

2022 roster

The following is the Espoir roster for the 2023 BAL qualification: ^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Espoir Basket Club roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name 1 Sow, Ali 5 Moundounga-Moumbeki, Warene (C) 7 Loussi, Junior 15 Moupomo, Dolivitch 30 Boukosso Igouwe, Hermann Junior 33 Kanga Lendouga, Emmanuel 34 Kounda Kounda, Mike Daniel 77 Meyet Aworet, Jarode 99 Minko, Tracey	Head coach Michaël Hermann Oganda Igoue Assistant coach(es) Bibeyi Ruth Glenna Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 13 October 2022

References

1. archysport (22 September 2022). "Gabon: Espoir Basket Club in battle order ahead of Basketball Africa League Zone 4 qualifiers". Archysport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
2. "Coupe du Gabon de basketball : Espoir BC s'arroge le trophée et rafle la mise". Gabonreview.com | Actualité du Gabon | (in French). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
3. "Estuaire-Basket-ball : Espoir sacré champion Supra ligue Libabe". TrustGabon (in French). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
4. "Get to know the first four teams to open the 2022 Road to BAL season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
5. Media, Binto (31 August 2022). "Basketball Africa League : Espoir BC va représenter le Gabon". Gabon Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
6. APP (17 September 2022). "Gabon-Basketball : Stéphane Lasme un renfort de taille pour Espoir BC". Agence de Presse Panafricaine (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
7. "Espoir Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 14 October 2022.