Like ASVEL, Pôle France will play the final phase of the Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade. In difficulty in the first half, to the point of finding themselves at -10 (23-33) 3 minutes from the break, Lamine Kebe’s players completely reversed the trend. Too physically dominant, they only conceded 8 points for the rest of the game. By accumulating the stops, they were able to find the rhythm to fly to the score, to the point of finishing at +30 (71-41). In particular, they dealt with the case Zachary Perrin (11 points to 4/12 on shots and 7 rebounds). Despite the defeat, the Antibes U18 was voted MVP of the weekend.
Aurele Brena-Chemille finished top scorer (14 points) in Pôle France while Noah Penda (13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals) and Melvin Ajinca (10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.8 steals on average, 14 points at 4/16 and 7 rebounds in the final) have been named in the ideal five of the competition.
Winner of this qualifying edition in Varèse, the 2004-2005 generation of Pôle France hopes to imitate its elders from 1993-1994 (which won in 2010 in Paris) and 1999-2000 (which won in 2017 in Istanbul ) by winning the final title.
