Tao Monplaisir, licensee of L’Éclair, won the finals of the 17th edition of the Challenge Benjamin(e)s, organized by the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) in partnership with the Junior NBA program on Friday April 26 in Paris. This is a great first for a Martinican basketball player.
It’s a nice coincidence. On the day of the coronation of the Éclair women’s team against Aigle Noir in the championship, a young player from the club distinguished himself at the national level.
Tao Monplaisir won during the finals of the Challenge Benjamin(e)s 2024 organized by the FFBB in partnership with the Junior NBA program. A great first for a Martinican basketball player.
15,980 participants were on the starting line. At the end of the departmental and then regional selection phases, the Benjamin(e)s Challenge delivered its verdict.
After being selected for the regional events, I trained at least once a day with my mother and my personal coach Ludovic Rigelo and sometimes after school and very early in the morning.
Tao Monplaisir
interviewed by Karl Sivatte
The Martinican Tao Monplaisir received his trophy from the hands of the 3×3 international, Marie-Eve Paget and the president of the FFBB Youth Commission, Agnès Fauchard on the floor of the Accor Arena, on the occasion of the Finals of the French Cup. • ©Bellenger/IS/FFBB
It was in the Tony Parker Gymnasiums in Charenton-le-Pont, south-east of Paris, that the 62 young boys and girls, aged 11 and 12, from France and Overseas participated in the national finals of the competition by completing the four individual events.
The difficulties were the change of environment and there were a lot of people so I had a bit of pressure. It was quite complicated at first, but I got used to it after the first test. Last year, I was eliminated in the departmentals and from that moment, I gave myself the goal of winning the national this year. I left to win the national title.
A mixture of shooting, passing and dribbling, the events called for speed and skill:
In addition to the trophy, the young Éclair received a memorable reward. He will fly to the United States to attend an NBA game.
This is a great gift and a dream for any young basketball player. It seems that the atmosphere is phenomenal.
After this victory, Tao Monplaisir thinks big. His goal is to play professionally.
My ambitions as a basketball player are to play professionally and reach the highest levels of basketball and my ultimate dream is to be drafted in the top 10 of the NBA.
Girls:
Garçons :
2024-04-28 17:34:00
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