ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, lə hˈævɚ bˈæɾəld ɪts wˈeɪ bˈæk ˌʌp ðə lˈædɚ ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː sᵻkjˈʊɹd ɐ spˈɑːt ɪnðɪ ˌɛlˌɛnbˈiː pɹˈoʊ bˈiː dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌvðə lˈiːɡ nˈæʃəneɪl də bˈæskɪt ˌɛlˌɛnbˈiː.
In the late 1980s, Le Havre battled its way back up the ladder and in 1993 secured a spot in the LNB Pro B division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB).