The founding president of Étoile Angers Basket, the only person to have led the club since its creation in 2017, announces his departure after a decade marked by promotions and a spell in Pro B.
On Tuesday, October 27, Thierry Boisseau officially announced his withdrawal from the presidency of Étoile Angers Basket, a structure born in 2017 from the merger of ABC and Étoile d'Or Saint-Léonard. He was the only person to hold this position since the club's creation, making his presence a constant in the recent history of Angers basketball.
Over these ten years, the club recorded steady progress, with several successive promotions up to Nationale 1, and then to Pro B. A Leaders Cup title, won in 2023, stands among the highlights of this period. The club's stint in this division has nonetheless been mixed, falling short of the ambitions it had set out.
In his statements, the former executive looks back on a journey he describes as deeply personal. A significant part of his life was devoted to basketball and to the Angers structure, through sporting, financial and human decisions that were at times delicate. He also refers to the outside view of the project in its early days, when some observers saw it as an initiative of limited scope.
Thierry Boisseau's departure opens a new chapter for EAB, which must now ensure the continuity of its governance while consolidating its place in the landscape of French professional basketball. The terms of succession and the club's future direction will be decisive for its continued development.
Beyond the page being turned, this change of presidency marks the end of a founding cycle for a structure built in a short time. Its sporting and institutional record will remain associated with the commitment of a leader who supported the club's rise over the long term.
Over these ten years, the club recorded steady progress, with several successive promotions up to Nationale 1, and then to Pro B. A Leaders Cup title, won in 2023, stands among the highlights of this period. The club's stint in this division has nonetheless been mixed, falling short of the ambitions it had set out.
In his statements, the former executive looks back on a journey he describes as deeply personal. A significant part of his life was devoted to basketball and to the Angers structure, through sporting, financial and human decisions that were at times delicate. He also refers to the outside view of the project in its early days, when some observers saw it as an initiative of limited scope.
Thierry Boisseau's departure opens a new chapter for EAB, which must now ensure the continuity of its governance while consolidating its place in the landscape of French professional basketball. The terms of succession and the club's future direction will be decisive for its continued development.
Beyond the page being turned, this change of presidency marks the end of a founding cycle for a structure built in a short time. Its sporting and institutional record will remain associated with the commitment of a leader who supported the club's rise over the long term.
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Source: Ouest-France