2023-05-17 23:05:06
The 19-year-old prodigy has taken all the trophies. FRANCK FIFE / AFP
Best player, best young and best defender, member of the best five too, “Wemby” wrote history this Wednesday, during the LNB trophies.
Victor Wembanyama and the rest of the world. Promised for the highest honors for many years, the 19-year-old prodigy walked on competition throughout the regular season with Boulogne-Levallois. Best scorer, rebounder and blocker, first player in the evaluation… All this without mentioning the second place won by the Mets 92 in the standings, behind the untouchable AS Monaco but ahead of Asvel. “Wemby” therefore logically raided the LNB trophies, the winners of which were unveiled this Wednesday on beIN SPORTShe who had already been named MVP of the All Star Game at the end of the past year, on the boards of the Accor Arena.
As in the last two seasons, the probable future San Antonio player has been named the best young player in the French championship ahead of Zaccharie Risacher (Asvel) and his teammate at Boulogne-Levallois, Bilal Coulibaly, who is also registered in the Draft. . Note that the 2.21m giant inherited this award with three different clubs, Nanterre in 2021, Asvel in 2022 and therefore Boulogne.
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It’s for this kind of thing that I wear number 1.
Victor Wembanyama
The native of Chesnay also grabbed the title of best defender, beating Monegasques Alpha Diallo and Yakuba Ouattara. He succeeds Ismaël Kamagate (Paris Basketball). And guess who won the title of best player? Victor Wembanyama, preferred to Americans Ronald March (Roanne) and Matt Morgan (Le Mans). These three players are also part of the five of the season alongside the legend Nando De Colo (Asvel) and Vitalis Chikoko (Pau-Orthez). Recall that the title of best player had already returned to a member of the Mets 92 in 2022, Will Cummings.
«For me, an individual title is of no importance if it does not follow collectively. These trophies are sublimated only because we finished second. If we had been relegated or out of the play-offs, it would have been worth nothing at all …“, underlines the multi-awarded, not a little proud to be the first to achieve such a harvest. “It’s for this kind of thing that I wear number 1. I always want to innovate, especially if it’s also positive… All these trophies are good, but the greatest pride is to to have that of best youngster, it adds value to the rest“, he swears. And to conclude:I have to leave my mark».
Monaco draws a blank
Last year, it was Vincent Collet who won the trophy for best coach. The Boulogne-Levallois coach was still in the running this year. However, it was Laurent Vila who was rewarded for his prowess at the head of Cholet, seventh in the final championship standings and an unfortunate finalist in the Fiba Europe Cup.
The third suitor was named Sasa Obradovic, coach of an ASM which therefore does not obtain any trophy. We still find Mike James, Elie Okobo, Alpha Diallo and Donatas Motiejunas in the second five of the season, alongside Dijonnais Markis McDuffie. Never mind: after winning the Coupe de France, the Roca Team will come out as big favorites in the play-offs… even if Wembanyama wants to “end on an exceptional note and not just well», and therefore with the title of champion of France. It promises. Before that, she will play the Final 4 of the Euroleague in Kaunas, with a semi-final on the menu on Friday against Olympiakos, her executioner in the quarter-finals last season. The final is on Sunday, and it would be against Barça or Real Madrid.
The full list:
Best player: Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
Best defender: Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
Best hope: Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
Best coach: Laurent Vila (Cholet)
Five of the season: Ronald March (Roanne), Matt Morgan (Le Mans), Nando De Colo (ASVEL), Vitalis Chikoko (Pau-Orthez), Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
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