Seychellois Abdel Kader Sylla ('90) -at the pic-, with 17.1 points and 10.9 rebounds, and french Kevin Thalien ('92), with 15.1 and 5.3 assists, are leading Nancy at the top of the standings after 15 games of the french Championnat Espoirs (14-1), a little better than Paris-Levallois (13-2) and Gravelines-Dunquerke (12-3). Only one team beat them. Was Le Mans at the eighth round (75-60) due to a big performance of guard Henri Kahudi ('91): 24 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.

 

In a second step is Paris-Levallois. The team of the capital has in guard Malela Mutuale ('91) as its best scorer with 13.3 and 3.9 steals, while cameroonian Junior M'Bida ('92) adds 12.1 and 7.9 rebounds. Finally Gravelines-Dunkerque is third. Its best elements? Romain Gregoire ('91), 15.3 and 6.1 boards, and Chrislain Cairo ('91), 12.4 and 7.9 rebounds.

 

Top Stats:

-Points: Tiegbe Bamba ('91, Limoges) 17.4

-Rebounds: Abdoulaye Loum ('91, Le Havre) 11.2

-Assists: Axel Julien ('92, Hyeres-Toulon) 6.5

-Steals: Thomas Cornely ('91, Limoges) 3.9

-Blocks: Rudy Gobert ('92, Cholet) 2.5

-Evaluation ('90): Abdel Kader Sylla ('90, Nancy) 22.5

-Evaluation ('91): Fabien Paschal ('91, Le Havre) 18.3

-Evaluation ('92): Rudy Gobert ('92, Cholet) 19.6

-Evaluation ('93): Clement Faroux ('93, Cholet) 10.3

-Evaluation ('94): Benjamin Sene ('94, Nancy) 6.7 

 

Photo: Patrice Saucourt