SIG vs Pau/Orthez Coupe de France round of 16 draw, Digi Mart USA News: Jean-Pierre Hunckler, president of the French Basketball Federation, conducted the draw for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France on Thursday. SIG will host Pau/Orthez, with a date and time that the club says will be announced shortly on its social media channels.
It is a rematch of the 2022 final, which Pau/Orthez won against Strasbourg 95-86. SIG will welcome the Elan Béarnais in a few weeks for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
Hunckler carried out the draw himself on Thursday. The source noted that it was not a particularly glamorous affair.
The round of 16 pairings are: Boulogne-sur-Mer (N1, +7) or Rennes (N1, +7) versus Poitiers (Elite 2) or Caen (Elite 2); Berck (N1, +14) versus Dijon (Elite); Cholet (Elite) versus Paris (Elite); Nanterre (Elite) versus Bourg-en-Bresse (Elite); Blois (+7, Elite 2) versus Chalon-sur-Saône; Le Mans (Elite) versus Challans (N1, +14) or Nancy (Elite); Hyères/Toulon (Elite 2, +7) versus Lyon/Villeurbanne (Elite); SIG (Elite) versus Pau/Orthez (Elite).
The matches are currently scheduled for Tuesday, December 2 at 8 p.m., subject to change. SIG has also indicated on its social media that the date and time of the match at the Rhenus would be announced soon.
