And in the end, it’s Victor Wembanyama who wins. Accustomed to winning all forms of individual distinction for several months (best player, defender and youngster of Betclic Élite, number one in the 2023 Draft), “Wemby” has won this time the Alain Gilles Trophywhich rewards the best French basketball player of the current year.
The interior of Spurs thus succeeds Laëtitia Guapo, crowned in 2022, and with his 178 points (including 15 first places), he is ahead of Marine Johannès (79 points) certainly acclaimed by the public, as well as Sandrine Gruda (51 points). Note that DNA of Sports, through the voice of Emmanuel Laurin, was part of the jury selected by the FFBB in 2023.
A just reward for Victor Wembanyama, author of a high-flying season between Europe, selection and the United States. Not content with having contributed to France’s qualification for the last World Cup, “Wemby” guided Boulogne-Levallois to the Betclic Élite final (21.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.0 blocks), before arriving at San Antonio with his status as first choice in the Draft.
In addition to Laëtitia Guapo, Nando De Colo (2015, 2016), Céline Dumerc (2017), Fabien Causeur (2018), Rudy Gobert (2019) and finally Nicolas Batum (2021) have also won the Alain Gilles trophy in the past. A club of winners joined by a certain Victor Wembanyama, therefore.
