Étendard de Brest was a
basketball
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club based in
Brest,
France
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. Their home arena was
Salle Marcel Cerdan
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. Established in 1952, Brest played one season in the
LNB Pro A LNB may refer to:
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, in 2005–06. After being relegated to the
Nationale Masculine 1
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(NM1) in 2010, the club was declared bankrupt and was dissolved in 2016.
The club also played several matches in the
Brest Arena
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in 2015 and 2016. Brest reached the quarter-finals of the
French Basketball Cup
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once, in 2005.
Club Honors
*
LNB Pro B
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**Winners (1): 2004–05
Players
Notable players
*
Loic Akono
*
Brice Vounang
Brice Vounang (born December 3, 1982) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. Vounang signed with Étendard de Brest of the French League for the 2009-10 season.
College career
Born in Baleveng, Cameroon, Vounang played two years of NCA ...
Brest
Brest
Brest
Sport in Brest, France
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