Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional
basketball
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team based in
Fos-sur-mer
Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Geography
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west ...
,
France
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. The team currently plays in the first tier
LNB Pro A, after its promotion in the 2020–21 season.
Home games are played in the Complexe sportif Parsemain, which has a capacity of 2,000 people.
History
The club was founded on 13 January 1972 as Frat Fosséenne by its founders Paul Bruyère and Jean Lovato.
On 18 January 2020, Fos received Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball at the Palais des Sports in Marseille and set its attendance record with 3,384 spectators.
On 15 June 2018, Fos Provence promoted to the first-tier
LNB Pro A for the first time in history, after defeating
Roanne
Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France.
It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fre ...
in the finals of the promotion play-offs.
In the 2020–21 season, Provence won the Pro B championship again and was promoted.
Honours
LNB Pro B
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*Champions (1): 2020–21
*Promoted (1): 2017–18
LNB Pro B Leaders Cup
*Winners (1): 2021
Players
Current roster
Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
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Jordan Aboudou
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Tariq Kirksay
Tariq Kinte Kirksay (born September 7, 1979) is a French American professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the French LNB Pro A. He was born in the Bronx, New York, where he grew up.
High school
Kirksay played basketball at Ric ...
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Abdoulaye M'Baye
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Samuel Haanpää
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David Huertas
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College career
Huertas committed to play NCAA basketball for the Florid ...
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Lee Cummard
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Marcus Dove
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Malik Hairston
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Ron Lewis
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Lewis a ...
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Jarvis Varnado
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Season by season
References
External links
Official website
Basketball teams in France
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