JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena Ekinox which replaced the Salle des Sports. This year the team also promoted to the Pro A after it won the Pro B Playoffs. They relegated back after the 2014–15 season. In the 2019–20 season, Bourg was in the 5th place until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020–21 season, Bourg will make its European debut when it will play in the EuroCup. Honours * Pro B :Champions: 2016–17 *Leaders Cup :Runners-up: 2006 * Pro B Leaders Cup :Champions: 2016 Season by season Players Current roster Depth chart Notable players Individual awards * Pro A Most Valuable Player **Zachery Peacock – 2018 References External links Official website {{DE ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LNB Pro A
The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the Pro A is crowned the French national champion. Competition format All 16 Pro A League teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The two teams with the worst regular season records are relegated to the 2nd-tier Pro B. Through the 1985–86 season, the league championship was determined by a one-off final, or solely by league play. Since then, the format for the league finals has changed many times: * 1987–1992: Best-of-3 series * 1993: Best-of-5 * 1994: Best-of-3 * 1995–1996: Best-of-5 * 1997–2004: Best-of-3 * 200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–19 Pro A Season
The 2018–19 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 97th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the second season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2018 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2019 with the last game of the finals. LDLC ASVEL won its nineteenth French championship and its first one since 2016. In the finals, they defeated Monaco. Teams Promotion and relegation Hyères-Toulon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne were relegated after the 2017–18 season after the teams ended in the last two places. Blois promoted by finishing first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B. Fos Provence made its Pro A debut after promoting, as Fos defeated Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs. However, as ADA Blois did not meet the requirements for playing in Pro A, Boulazac remained in the league. Locations and arenas Per ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Garrett Sim
Garrett Timothy Sim (born July 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. College career Sim came to the University of Oregon from Sunset High School, where he posted 23 points and 9 assists per game as a senior. As a freshman at Oregon, he started 26 games and set his career high of 28 points against Utah. He had confidence issues as a sophomore and started five games. After the season coach Ernie Kent was fired but Sim remained loyal to the program. As a senior, he averaged 12.2 points and 2.5 assists per game. Professional career Sim played for Science City Jena in 2013-14 and averaged 20.9 points, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Sim joined Crailsheim Merlins in 2014 and averaged 13 points and 4.7 assists per game. In the 2015-16 season he played for Boulogne and averaged 16.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. In June 2016 he signed for two seasons with JL Bourg of the Pro B. He averaged 13.7 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trey Lewis (basketball)
Joseph "Trey" Lewis III (born October 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Mornar of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League. He played college basketball for Penn State, Cleveland State, and Louisville. Early life Lewis was a successful basketball player while at Garfield Heights in his hometown of Garfield Heights, Ohio, leading the team to three conference titles in his four years there. As a senior, he averaged 23 points, 5.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, leading the team to a 24–2 record, the best in school history. Garfield Heights went to the state semifinals his senior year, losing to Trey Burke and Northland High School. Lewis received several awards in his senior year, being named co-player of the year in Division I with Burke. He was recruited to Penn State by assistant coach Lewis Preston. College career By the time Lewis arrived at Penn State, head coach Ed DeChellis departed for Navy and was replaced by Pat Chambers. In his first g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jalen Jones
Jalen Jones (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for U BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies. High school career Jones first attended Mansfield Timberview High School. In his junior season, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.8 rebounds and was selected first team all-district and first team all-region. In his senior season he transferred to Justin F. Kimball High School where he averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds and was named to the 2011 all-state tournament team. College career After graduating from high school, Jones began his collegiate career at Southern Methodist University, where he averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He redshirted a year and transferred to Texas A&M. As a junior, he was named to the second-team All- SEC and teamed with Danuel House to lead the Aggies to the NIT. Jones was named to the coaches' first-team All-SEC as a sen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chris Johnson (basketball, Born 1990)
Christapher Johnson (born April 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player, who plays for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton. Standing at , he plays at the small forward and the shooting guard positions. College career In his freshman season at the University of Dayton, Johnson played 34 games, averaging 6.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. In his sophomore season, he played 36 games, averaging 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In his junior season, he played 36 games (all starts), averaging 11.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He led the Flyers in steals with 31 (.86 spg), free throw percentage (.830) and three-pointers made with 77. He finished second on the team in scoring, rebounds and offensive rebounds with 76. He also tied for second on the team in blocks with 14 and ranked third in three-point percentage (.379). He scored in double-figures in 24 of the Flyers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rob Gray (basketball)
Robert Dejuan Gray Jr. (born April 3, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. He is a point guard and played collegiately at the University of Houston. He transferred from Howard College. Early life Gray played at East Rutherford High School as a sophomore, averaging 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He transferred to Christ School and led the team to a 32–5 record and averaged 11.3 points per game as a junior. Gray finished up his prep school career at West Oaks Academy in Florida. College career Gray began his collegiate career at Howard College, redshirting his first season. He was originally going to transfer to Tennessee but then coach Donnie Tyndall was fired. Gray accepted a scholarship to Houston when leading scorer Jherrod Stiggers turned pro a year early. As a sophomore at Houston, Gray was suspended for a game versus SMU by coach Kelvin Sampson for being too se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Devin Booker (basketball, Born 1991)
Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. Booker's brother, Trevor, also played college basketball at Clemson and played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Booker's cousin, Jordan Hill, is a former NBA player as well. High school career Booker played high school basketball at Union County High School, in Union, South Carolina. College career After high school, Booker played college basketball at Clemson University, with the Clemson Tigers, from 2009 to 2013. Professional career Booker began his pro career in France, during the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season, with SLUC Nancy. Later that same year, he moved to the French 2nd Division club JL Bourg. He was named the Finals MVP of the 2013–14 LNB Pro B season. In 2015, he joined the French 1st Division club Élan Chalon, where he also played in the FIBA Europe Cup, where Chalon f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kadeem Allen
Kadeem Frank Allen (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was selected with the 53rd pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, and has played in the NBA for the Celtics and the New York Knicks. High school In high school he first played for Laney High School, and in his senior year he played guard for New Hanover High School in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. College career Playing for Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, Allen as a freshman averaged 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals (tops in the Jayhawk Conference), and 3.9 assists (3rd) in 2012–13. As a sophomore he scored 25.9 points per game (second in the NJCAA), and had 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was named Junior College Player of the Year in 2014 by both the NABC and NJCAA after being named the 2014 NJCAA Preseason Player of the Year by the '' Sporting News''. He competed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Youssou Ndoye
Youssou Ndoye (born July 15, 1991) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League. He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. High school career Ndoye played high school basketball at Lee Academy in Lee, Maine for two years. After averaging seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks per game, he was rated among the top centers of his class heading into college. College career As a senior at St. Bonaventure, Ndoye averaged 11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, earning a mention to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and a third-team All-Atlantic 10 mention. Professional career Austin Spurs (2015—2016) After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Ndoye joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.2 and 1.8 rebounds in six games. On September 28, 2015, Ndoye signed with the Spurs, only to be waived by the team on October 21 after appearing in three preseason games. Nine days la ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mathieu Wojciechowski
Mathieu Wojciechowski (born 20 October 1992) is a French-Polish basketball player for CSP Limoges of the LNB Pro A. Wojciechowski usually plays at the power forward position. Professional career In July 2015, Wojciechowski signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A. He spent the 2017-18 season with JL Bourg, but left the team on 16 August 2018 with two years remaining on his contract. On 11 July 2019 he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK. On 22 June 2020 he signed with ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Pro A, the first tier in France. History In ... of the LNB Pro A. On 8 June 2022 he signed with CSP Limoges of the LNB Pro A. References 1992 births Living people BCM Gravelines players ESSM Le Portel players French men's basketball players French people of Polish desc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomáš Kyzlink
Tomáš Kyzlink (born June 18, 1993) is a Czech basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A, and the Czech national team. Professional career He averaged 12.7 points per game during the 2019–20 season with Virtus Roma. Kyzlink signed a 1+1 contract with Pallacanestro Reggiana on June 27, 2020. He used the exit option, and therefore left the team, at the end of the season. On September 20, 2021, Kyzlink returned to Czech Republic signing wth USK Praha. On January 3, 2023, he signed with Limoges CSP. National team career He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyzlink, Tomas 1993 births Living people Brose Bamberg players CB Estudiantes players Czech expatriate basketball ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |