As announced on our site Friday, Frédéric Fauthoux, at the end of his contract with JL Bourg Basket, which he led to the Eurocup final, extended his lease until 2027 on the bench of the Bressan club, announced Saturday its president, Julien Desbottes, at a press conference.
The coach’s situation is therefore regularized before the Franco-French clash in the Eurocup final starting Tuesday against Paris Basketball, with the possibility of competing in the Euroleague in the event of a coronation.
Frédéric Fauthoux was courted by Asvel, where he signed a successful stint as assistant to TJ Parker between 2020 and 2022, marked by two French championship titles (2021 and 2022). “The choice was complicated,” admitted the emblematic ex-player of Elan Béarnais. Opposite, there was a great program, a great project, the assurance of playing in the Euroleague and the title for sure and the friendship that I have with Tony (Parker), a former teammate. The equation was not easy to solve,” said the French coach.
The Blues in the viewfinder?
Frédéric Fauthoux being mentioned as a potential successor to Vincent Collet at the head of the France team, at the end of his contract at the end of the Olympic tournament, a possible appointment on the bench of the Blues is judged “completely compatible with the project of the club”, according to Julien Desbottes, president of the JL.
“It’s part of the discussions that we were able to have quite some time ago because it’s one of the hypotheses,” he explained. Eurocup and the French team are much more compatible than the Euroleague with the French team. This is a personal but profound opinion. Obviously it would be a source of pride for us to have the coach of the French team at the JL but there is a coach in place and we owe him respect,” added Desbottes.
2024-04-06 12:29:43
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