Monaco Rejected by French Basketball Federation
Monaco's bid for a spot in France's third division was denied, leaving the club with no professional competition to enter next season after financial guarantee failures.
Monaco have run out of leagues to play in. The French basketball federation has turned down the club's application for a place in the third division, closing off the last route back into competitive basketball for next season.
The rejection follows a run of exclusions. Monaco had already been suspended from the EuroLeague, the EuroCup, the LNB top flight and every French cup competition. An approach to the Adriatic League also came back empty, though that competition had not entirely ruled out a spot in its own second division.
The common thread is money. Monaco failed to provide any organisation with guarantees of financial stability over the close season, and each door has shut in turn as a result.
With the French federation's answer now final, the club faces the prospect of next season with no professional competition to enter at all.
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