Next Wednesday, the famous American basketball league will organize its traditional draft, the moment when the teams select the best young people. Once again, it is a Frenchman who should be drawn first since the experts announce a duel between Alexandre Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher. The latter’s name is well known in Le Tampon since his uncle is none other than one of the founders of the club and above all allowed the development of sport on the island.

Written by Gaëtan Dumuids – Saturday June 22, 2024 at 6:24 p.m.

For 30 years, Marc Risacher has been involved in Tamponnaise Basket-Ball and has trained generations of basketball players. Next Wednesday, his nephew Zaccharie could be No. 1 in the NBA draft. Photos: Facebook (Tamponnaise Basket-Ball) and Instagram (_Zacch_10)

If the media attention is less strong than last year with the giant Victor Wembanyama, French basketball is seeing the emergence of a golden generation with two young talents who will compete for first place in the NBA draft this year. All the experts predict a Franco-French duel for the first name that Adam Silver, the league commissioner, will pronounce. It is therefore Alexandre Sarr or Zaccharie Risacher that the Atlanta Hawks should choose to strengthen their team.

The last mentioned is the son of Stéphane Risacher, former French international silver medalist at the Sydney Olympics, but also the nephew of Marc, the head of the sports and health department of the Tampon town hall and an emblematic figure of the Tampon club where he is still technical director, vice-president and coach. The latter remembers with amusement that his brother, visiting the island in 2000, “prepared for the Olympics on the grounds of Trois-Mares. »

Since the name of Zaccharie is mentioned in all the specialized media, Marc has been asked the same question: “Is he part of your family?” But it’s not just young basketball players who ask me this, many people outside of basketball also ask me the question. That’s when I realized how famous he’s becoming. »

A Reunion adventure longer than expected

It was in 1994 that Marc Risacher settled in Reunion Island. “Originally, I came for two years to play for the Tampon club and develop the sport which was experiencing popularity after the 1992 Olympics and the Dream Team. It was a municipal desire to allow the kids to play. There was everything to do”he explains before adding that he had a ” thunderbolt “ for Reunion, which he has never left since.

Very quickly, success was achieved. The club welcomes 200 young people and a sports-study system is set up where middle school students are supported with their homework in addition to training. 30 years later, the passion has not died down since the Tamponnaise Basket-Ball has 450 licensees divided into 14 teams with all age, level and gender classes represented and even has to refuse people. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

This year, the Tamponnaise has obtained no less than seven Reunion champion titles and five finalists. ” It is enormous “rejoices Marc Risacher who adds that his “greatest pride is what I call mini-sneakers. Today, I coach the children of the first kids I trained when I arrived. »

Obviously, Marc Risacher does not take the blame for the development of basketball in Tampon and Reunion. “I didn’t do this alone. People like Philippe Lécuyer and others allowed the development of the sport. We also benefited from the hard work carried out by the steering committee and the results are the fruit of everyone’s investment. »

The new generation coming up

Concerning local basketball players, Marc Risacher indicates that there are “promising young people” in the meeting. “One of the problems we have in training is the island syndrome where teams go around in circles. On the other hand, young Reunion Islanders are much less self-conscious and more motivated by the idea of ​​going to France. This has the consequence that our regional championship is made up of older players. It’s more difficult for them than it was 10 years ago with globalization, because they are competing with players from all over the world. But they are strong in their basketball and their mentality”he explains.

For his part, Marc Risacher also has family succession. After his first three children who moved towards activities more artistic than sporting, his adopted son Shawn Tanner plays in Pro B within the Étoiles d’Angers, while Noah is in a training center in Marseille.

But for now, the whole family is focused around Zaccharie and his future in the NBA. The latter carried out workouts with the Atlanta Hawks, but also with the San Antonio Spurs, who would be interested in proposing an exchange with the team which will select him, before associating him with Victor Wembanyama. Answer next Wednesday.

2024-06-22 14:31:20
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