He kept the following French players (Costentin, Devéhat, Gomez, Guillard, Maynier) and recruited two Americans from Brest (Younger and Gunn), the experimented Thomas Darnauzan and some young players from the under-20 team (Kanté, Florimont, Dienepo, Dalmat).

At the end of the regular season, the team finished third and gained access to the playoffs but eventually lost in the final against Besançon.

At the end of the regular season, Poitiers beat ASVEL and became the last team to enter the playoffs.

He was then named Assistant Coach for the French basketball team during the World Championship in Turkey and for the EuroBasket 2011, where France reached the final.

Poitiers Basket is known for its innovative communication, becoming the first sport club to create a TV show (Vis mon Match), broadcast on the website of the team.

Several thousands of people watched the show which was then shown in a movie theater for two days.

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