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May 22, 2013
U16 international youth basketball - France win Dussman Trophy
Luxemburg hosted its first U16 international youth basketball tournament in Mersch. France went a perfect 3-of-3 to lift the Dussman Trophy.
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May 20, 2013
3rd win against Italy in EuroBasket preparation match
France get quickly into the match in Clermont-Ferrand and win by a comfortable margin against Italy (82-58) despite a late but infructuous comeback by their opponents.
Sandrine Gruda leads the scoring with 19 points, followed by Nwal-Endéné Miyem with 17 and Valériane Ayayi and Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui with 9 points each. Emméline Ndongue collects 7 rebounds while Edwige Lawson-Wade adds 6 assists to her account.
For Italy it is Francesca Dotto who top scores for her side with 9 points while Kathrin Ress has 8 rebounds.
May 19, 2013
EuroBasket preparation for the "Bleues" continues
In Roanne, the French team easily overcome Italy (67-39) with all the team members scoring. Only Ana Cata-Chitiga and Endéné Miyem are in double digits with 12 and 11 points each.
May 18, 2013
EuroBasket preparation match in Lyon
France win against Italy in Lyon (72-43) with all players scoring. Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui leads with 10 points while Endéné Miyem has the highest total of rebounds with 9.
Italy had a poor shooting day. Kathrin Ress is the top scorer with 10 points.
May 18, 2013
U16 Women Trophy 2013 - Dussmann
France have the edge over Belgium at the break (28-22). Omella Bankole and Alix Duchet are leading the scoring with 10 and 8 points each.
For Belgium Sofia Quahabi and Serena Lynn-Geldof have 9 points apiece.
France win (63-43) with Bankole on 18, Duchet on 16 and Aïda Sow on 13 points.
Belgium's top scorers are Fauve Bastiaenssens and Serena Lyn-Geldof with 9 points each.
More information with some clips of the match and interviews to appear tomorrow ...
May 17, 2013
Four leave EuroBasket Women training camp
Four 4 players the dreams of playing EuroBasket in France are over: Sara Chevaugeon, Laëtitia Kamba, Paoline Salagnac and Isabelle Strunc.
May 16, 2013
wbbif meets Brito de Sousa and David Girandière from UFAB 49
Brito de Sousa and David Girandière from UFAB 49 (Angers Basket) go one-on-one with wbbif two hours before the start of the 2013 edition of the LF2 Final Four.
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May 12, 2013
LF2 champions are Angers UFAB 49
The LF2 new champions come from Angers and beat regular season champions Cavigal Nice in a nail biting finish.
May 12, 2013
LF2 Final Four finishes with bronze for Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Pau-Lacq-Orthez had to wait until the last 15 seconds to end their LF2 season with a bronze medal. They beat COB Calais (70-67) in their last game of the 2012-13 season.
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May 11, 2013
Cavigal Nice's LF2 Final Four unbeaten record maintains intact
Cavigal Nice gave another demonstration of women playing basketball to easily overcome Pau-Lacq-Orthez in the second LF2 semi-final (78-55) to qualify for their second championship final.
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May 11, 2013
Angers' LF2 championship dreams continue
LF2 final four semi-final winners Angers have shown again why they are one of the best clubs in the second division after winning against COB Calais (68-59).
May 10, 2013
2012-2013 LF2 wbbif accolades
The 2012-2013 LF2 basketball season will go down as strange in history of second division basketball in France. Despite this wbbif has decided to hand out some end-of-season accolades.
May 09, 2013
Playing basketball with vigour at end of 2012-13 LF2 season - Mélanie Arnaud
Mélanie Arnaud has been playing basketball professionally with COB Calais for three seasons and her performance for March and April earned her the last wbbif player of the month award in LF2.
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May 08, 2013
2012-2013 LFB Statistics - Category Leaders
The top LFB statistics' leaders in points, rebounds, efficiency, assists and 3-point shooting for the 2012-13 season
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May 07, 2013
Youth basketball in Luxembourg - 12 players to play for France U16 named
Julien Egloff has selected 12 players for the U16 Women Trophy in Luxembourg: Belgium and the Slovak Republic will also participate in this youth basketball event.
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May 07, 2013
Olivia Epoupa - PREMIERS PAS (First steps in the LFB)
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May 05, 2013
2013 Coupe de France: Montpellier are French Cup winners for the second time
Lattes Montpellier's victory in the Coupe de France final at Paris Bercy against Nantes-Rezé (67-64) means that the Joë Jaunay trophy comes back to Montpellier after a year with Arras.
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May 05, 2013
2013 Cadettes Coupe de France: Chalon-sur-Saône are the champions
For the first edition of the U17 Coupe de France, two teams with no LFB links qualified for the final. In the end Chalon-sur-Saône beat Angers (64-55).
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May 05, 2013
Trophée Coupe de France Féminin 2013 winners: Saint-Etienne (CASE)
Saint-Etienne (CASE Basket) made up for their 2012 defeat in the final by winning the 2013 edition of the Trophée Coupe de France Féminin. They beat Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud (83-68).
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May 05, 2013
LFB team statistics for 2012-2013 season
On this page you find all the major LFB statistics for all the players who played during the 2012-2013 season in France.
May 04, 2013
Coupe de France - CASE Basket win the Amateur French Cup
CASE Basket (St. Etienne) have beaten Charnay Basket Bourg Sud (83-68) to win the French Cup for the first time in their history.
May 03, 2013
EuroBasket Women 2013: France name 20 players to prepare for EuroBasket
Pierre Vincent has named the 20 players he wants to use during his preparation for the EuroBasket Women 2013 finals in France.
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May 03, 2013
U20 French Championship- La Tronche Meylan championne de France
La Tronche Meylan are the U20 French champions after defeating Stade Français (62-44) in the final at Paris Bercy.
This competition was open to clubs that do not have teams in the LFB and LF2.
Apr 28, 2013
2012-2013 LF2 regular season ends with Pau-Lacq-Orthez qualifying for Final 4
Pau-Lacq-Orthez picked up the last ticket for the 2013 LF2 Final Four in the last game of the 2012-13 regular season.
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Apr 27, 2013
2013 LFB Champions are Bourges Basket
The 2013 LFB championship series final match followed the pattern of the first two games with the visitors winning. Bourges Basket have now 12 French championship titles.
Apr 26, 2013
LFB 2013 Challenge Round trophy goes to Tarbes
The 2013 edition of the LFB Challenge Round has been won by Tarbes. They swept Basket Landes (71-67) and (68-55).
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Apr 25, 2013
Bourges tie LFB Final with Montpellier
Bourges Basket have won the second match (60-53) to level the series.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday to decide the series.
Apr 21, 2013
LF2 round 25: Angers down Cavigal Nice while Léon Trégor & Pau battle for 4th
Angers' victory against Cavigal Nice secured them at least third place in the LF2 regular season table. They will face COB Calais in the first semi-final of the Final 4.
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Apr 21, 2013
LF2 basketball: Illkirch-Graffenstaden swing while Limoges ABC stutter
The LF2 encounter in Illkirch-Graffenstaden between the SIG and Limoges ABC went in favour for the fast running hosts.
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Apr 17, 2013
2013 LFB player awards: Géraldine Robert, Marianna Tolo, Emma Meesseman
The Ligue Féminine Basketball awards for 2012-2013 have been awarded to Géraldine Robert, Marianna Tolo and Emma Meesseman. BasketNews conducted the polls for the LFB.
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Apr 17, 2013
Playing basketball in the Challenge Round has been rewarding for Basket Landes
Today playing basketball at Basket Landes is all about qualifying for European competition basketball. By eliminating Nantes-Rezé in the Challenge Round they have achieved their objective.
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Apr 15, 2013
2013 WNBA Draft: Diandra Tchatchouang is selected by San Antonio
Belgium international Emma Meesseman who is currently playing for Villeneuve d'Ascq was also drafted in the second round. She was picked in 19th position by the Washington Mystics.
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Apr 15, 2013
Angers qualify for LF2 Final Four - another win for the CFBB
In LF2 round 24 Angers qualified for the Final 4, while the CFBB registered their second win of the season. Calais and Reims were the other winners.
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Apr 13, 2013
Cavigal Nice are 2012-2013 LF2 regular season champions
Cavigal Nice are the winners of the 2012-2013 LF2 championship and the hosts of the LF2 Final Four.
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Apr 13, 2013
2013 LFB Challenge Round: Cyril Sicsic smiling at last in Tarbes
Tarbes have qualified for the final of the 2013 LFB Challenge Round by sweeping Villeneuve d'Ascq. With the ticket assured for the EuroCup Women Cyril Sicsic can finally smile.
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Apr 13, 2013
2013 LFB Championship: Bourges Basket and Lattes Montpellier in final
Bourges Basket and Lattes Monpellier swept their LFB Championship play-off opponents Lyon BF and Perpignan Basket.
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Apr 10, 2013
Five players added to French training roster
Amel Bouderra, Jessica Clémençon, Lorraine Lokoka, Maud Medenou and Alice Nayo have been added to the list of players to participate in the preparation for EuroBasket Women 2013.
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Apr 07, 2013
LF2 basketball: Cavigal Nice on top while Angers stop COB Calais
Without playing in LF2 round 23 because of the forfeit of US Laveyron, Pau Lacq Orthez gained the most in the race for the F4. Cavigal Nice must wait a week to be officially crowned champions.
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Apr 07, 2013
2012-2013 LFB regular season ended with disappointment for Tarbes
During the last week of the 2012-2013 LFB season two rounds of games were played. Arras failed to escape relegation while Tarbes missed out on a top four finish.
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Apr 06, 2013
March LFB player of the month: Nwal-Endéné Miyem, Bourges Basket
Nwal-Endéné Miyem is the wbbif choice for the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) March 2013 player of the month.
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Apr 05, 2013
Playing basketball in France: Romane Bernies picks up young player accolade
Playing basketball during the 2013 EuroLeague Women Final 8 Romane Bernies came to live and as a result is the wbbif young player of the month for March.
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Apr 04, 2013
Playing basketball at Davidson is over for Katrin Chiemeka
Watch Katrin's video to find out what it takes to study and to be playing basketball in a U.S. university & hear some advice for future students who would like to get a taste of the American dream.
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Apr 02, 2013
EuroBasket Women 2013: France name 26 players for training roster
26 players have been named in Pierre Vincent's training roster for EuroBasket Women 2013. 7 members from the 2012 Olympic games silver medal winning squad are included in the training roster.
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Apr 02, 2013
2013 youth international basketball: Spain are Queens in Poinçonnet
Spain once again demonstrated why they are the youth international basketball Queens of Europe. They beat everybody in Poinçonnet to take home the 10th anniversary trophy of this tournament.
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Mar 31, 2013
LF2 basketball statistical category leaders for 2012-13
This page contains the LF2 leaders in five categories for the 2012-13 season: points, rebounds, efficiency, assists and three-point shooting. All statistics are verified by the FFBB.
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Mar 31, 2013
Youth international basketball: Spain are cool, Turkey and France interesting
Spain are the European Queens of youth international basketball. They had no trouble beating the Czech Republic while France only beat Turkey in overtime.
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Mar 30, 2013
LFB round 24: 2013 regular season champions are Lattes Montpellier
Lattes Montpellier clinched the 2013 LFB regular season title with two games to spare with their victory against USO Mondeville.
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Mar 30, 2013
2013 youth international basketball - Poinçonnet Tournoi International Cadettes
2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the youth international basketball tournament in Poinçonnet. The Czech Republic, France and Spain are joined by Turkey for this edition.
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Mar 28, 2013
2013 Coupe de France final is between Lattes Montpellier & Nantes-Rezé
2010 French cup winners Lattes Montpellier and Nantes-Rezé are the 2013 finalists for the "Coupe de France".
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