By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
At the end of the 2022-23 season, Cholet Basket couldn’t surely celebrate after losing the opportunity to win the first-ever trophy in the French club’s history since 2010, coming up short in the 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Final against Anwil Wloclawek. However, now they have a reason to be happy.
After getting the upper hand first against Telenet Giants Antwerp and then over Pallacanestro Varese, the French side beat Happy Casa Brindisi 80-69 to officially advance to the 2023-24 Basketball Champions League Regular Season, coming back to the competition after three years.
Neal Sako led his team in scoring with 19 points and 9/12 from the field, helped by the veteran Vojtech Hruban, who added 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. On the losing end, JaJuan Johnson went close to a double-double with 13 points and 7 boards, while Jamel Morris scored 15 points.
Beating the Italian side, Cholet Basket reached Group C in the Basketball Champions League Regular Season with Darussafaka, Lenovo Tenerife, and VEF Riga. Previously in the Qualification Rounds, SIG Strasbourg and Benfica also joined the Regular Season respectively in Group E and Group G.
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