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SIG Strasbourg
Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The club's home games are played at Rhénus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms. History The club was founded in 1929, and reached the top-tier of French basketball for the first time in 1938. Starting from the 2004–05 season, new head coach Éric Girard took over the team. In the regular season, SIG finished 3rd and Giard was named Coach of the Year. Strasbourg won the top-tier French League for the first time in the 2004–05 season. SIG beat its rival SLUC Nancy 72–68. In the 2005–06 season, Strasbourg played in the EuroLeague. The team had some outstanding results, as they beat top-tier team Saski Baskonia. In the Pro A, the team was defeated by Nancy 1–2 in t ...
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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 ...
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Vincent Collet
Vincent Florent Antoine Collet (born 6 June 1963) is a French former professional basketball player and a current professional basketball coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the senior men's France men's national basketball team, France national team and Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. Club playing career Collet began his senior men's sports club, club career in the 1980–81 season, playing in the French basketball league system, French 3rd-tier level league, the amateur sports, amateur level Nationale Masculine 1, NM1, with AL Montivilliers. He then began his professional sports, professional career, in the 1981–82 season, with Le Mans Sarthe Basket, Le Mans. With Le Mans, he won the French top-tier level LNB Pro A league championship, in 1982. In total, he played 13 seasons in France's top-tier level LNB Pro A league, playing with Le Mans Sarthe Basket, Le Mans, Caen Basket Calvados, Caen, and ASVEL Basket, ASVEL. He then spent the last 4 seasons of his pro career, pl ...
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DeAndre Lansdowne
DeAndre John Lansdowne (born June 6, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A. He played high school basketball at Sandia High School in Albuquerque, and then played college basketball with the Fort Lewis Skyhawks in the NCAA Division II. After graduating in 2011, Lansdowne took a break from his basketball career until 2015, when he signed a contract with Pioneros de Delicias, a minor Mexican team. Later that same year he moved to Germany, where he spent 4 years playing at professional level; he obtained all-league honors in 2019 playing for Löwen Braunschweig. High school career Lansdowne was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico; he was adopted at the age of six by John and Betty Lansdowne, since his biological mother was in prison, and his father was absent from his life. Lansdowne attended Sandia High School, where he played at the point guard and small forward positions; in his junior season in 2005–06 he averaged 4.9 rebounds ...
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Rodions Kurucs
Rodions Kurucs (born 5 February 1998) is a Latvian professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A. At tall, he plays the small forward position. Professional career Early career In March 2014, Kurucs signed a multi-year contract with the Latvian club VEF Rīga, after having played for the club's youth academy, VEF Rīga Skola, in Latvia's second men's division (LBL2). He made his debut on VEF's first team, during the 2014–15 campaign, logging his first minutes in Latvia's top-tier level league, the LBL, in the Eastern European regional VTB United League, and in Europe's second-tier level league, the EuroCup. He played at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in 2015. FC Barcelona In July 2015, Kurucs agreed to a four-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona. He then spent the 2015–16 season playing in the junior club of FC Barcelona. In 2016, after turning 18 years of age, Kurucs joined the reserve team of FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona ...
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Ligue Nationale De Basket
The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annually organises the Leaders Cup, Match des Champions and LNB All-Star Game. The LNB was established in 1987 by a committee consisting of high level professional clubs from France. In 1990, the LNB overtook the CCHN as the organizer of the top tier competition in France. List of presidents *1987–1999: Jean Bayle-Lespitau *1999–2003: Alain Pelletier *2003–2010: René Le Goff *2010–2011: Jean-Luc Desfoux *2011–present: Alain Béral See also *LNB Pro A *LNB Pro B *LNB All-Star Game *List of basketball clubs in France References External linksOfficial Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) Basketball governing bodies in Europe Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most common ...
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SLUC Nancy
Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. SLUC was also a regular member of the EuroCup competition. History SLUC Nancy was founded in 1967. The club won the French 2nd Division championship in 1994. The club won the French 1st Division championship in the years 2008 and 2011. They also won the French Leaders Cup title in 2005, and the French Super Cup title in 2008 and 2011. In pan European competition, SLUC Nancy won the European-wide 3rd-tier level league, the FIBA Korać Cup, in the 2001–02 season. Arena SLUC Nancy plays its home games at the 6,027 seat Palais des Sports Jean Weille. Titles Domestic LNB Pro A * Winners (2): 2007–08, 2010–11 LNB Pro B * Winners (2): 1993–94, 2021–22 Leaders Cup * Winners (1): 2005 French Super Cup * Winners (2): 2008, 2011 ...
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France Bleu
France Bleu is a network of local and regional radio stations in France, part of the national public broadcasting group Radio France. The network has a public service mission to serve local audiences and provides local news and content from each of its forty-four stations. France Bleu was created in 2000 by a fusion of two older Radio France networks, ''Les locales de Radio France'' and ''Radio Bleue''. The flagship station in Paris goes by the name of France Bleu 107.1, while the individual stations are each named for their respective coverage areas, usually a département, région, or city. Claude Perrier has been director of the France Bleu network since 2013. His predecessors include Philippe Chaffanjon (2012–2013) and Anne Brucy (2010–2012). History Disjointed beginnings (1975–2000) ''Les locales de Radio France'' In 1980, Jacqueline Baudrier, then Chief Director of Radio France created three new experimental local radio stations. Fréquence Nord, Radio Mayenne and ...
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2020–21 Basketball Champions League
The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League was the 5th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched and managed by FIBA. The season began on 15 September 2020 and ended on 9 May 2021. San Pablo Burgos won its second consecutive championship, after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka in the final in Nizhny Novgorod. As champions, they qualified for the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Teams Team allocation 44 teams played in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (28 teams directly qualify for the group competition, while 16 teams play 2 qualifying rounds for the remaining 4 places in the group stage). *Abd: Abandoned season because of the COVID-19 pandemic *1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition *CLR: Teams qualified based on their Basketball Champions League rankings *WC: Wild card ;Notes Referees Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was be as follows. On Dece ...
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Lassi Tuovi
Lassi Tuovi (born 31 December 1986) is a Finnish professional basketball coach. Currently he is the head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ... of the senior men's Finland national team. References 1986 births Living people Basketbol Süper Ligi head coaches Beşiktaş basketball coaches Finnish basketball coaches People from Lappeenranta Sportspeople from South Karelia {{Finland-basketball-bio-stub ...
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2020–21 Pro A Season
The 2020–21 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 99th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the fourth season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season began on 26 September 2020 and ended on 26 June 2021. LDLC ASVEL won its 20th league championship by defeating JDA Dijon in the final. Format Different from previous seasons, the playoffs were played in a single-elimination format. Teams Because the 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic no teams were relegated and promoted. Locations and arenas Regular season League table Playoffs The playoffs were played in a single-elimination format and began on 20 June 2021 and ended 26 June 2021. The semifinals and finals were played at the Kindarena in Rouen. Awards *MVP: Bonzie Colson (SIG Strasbourg) * Final MVP David Lighty (LDLC ASVEL) * Best Young Player: Victor Wembanyama (LDLC ASVEL) * Best Sixth Ma ...
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Louis Campbell
Louis Campbell (born April 1, 1979) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Antibes Sharks of the LNB Pro A. Professional career After playing college basketball with Buffalo Bulls, he played most of his career in Germany with Paderborn Baskets, Gießen 46ers, Eisbären Bremerhaven, EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Walter Tigers Tübingen. He also played three seasons in Japan with Toyota Alvark, and had short stint with Ciudad de Huelva in Spain. From August 2012, he played with Strasbourg IG. He was named the 2014–15 French Basketball Cup MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ..., after Strasbourg won the Cup. References External links Eurobasket.com ProfileEuroleague.net Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Louis 1979 births Living peopl ...
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