Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a

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from the city of Antibes,

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. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in

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, the French second division. The club has won the

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three times, the last being in 1995.

History

The basketball team rose to prominence in the years 1950–60. In 1970, the team won the championship of France thanks to players of exception like Jean-Claude Bonato, Dan Rodriguez and

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. At the beginning of the Eighties, Antibes suffered several disappointing seasons, but improved throughout the decade, and eventually won the LNB Pro A title in 1991. At the beginning of the Nineties, Antibes regularly contended for titles alongside

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and Pau-Orthez. In 1995, the club won a third national title before being plagued by financial problems. In 2002, in spite of finishing in a position that would have kept them safe from relegation, the club was dropped to

for lack of financial guarantees. Antibes then went through difficult years in Pro B. Then, in 2006–07, the club were relegated from Pro B to the nominally amateur Nationale 1. Although their 16th-place finish that season would normally have kept them safe from relegation, that season saw three teams relegated instead of the normal two because of a decision to reduce the number of teams in the top Pro A league. They would return to the professional ranks at the first opportunity, winning the Pro B crown in 2008. For the 2013 season, Antibes has new ambitions in a Pro B league where the other favourites are clubs like Pau-Orthez, Hyères Toulon, two teams coming from Pro A, and JL Bourg Basket. They end up in fifth place at the end of the regular season and win the play-offs against Champagne Châlons Reims, synonym with a spot in the Pro A championship from next season. Yet in the following year, they finish bottom of the league with 6 wins and 24 defeats, and returned once more to the Pro B. During the 2014–2015 season, they finish 6th of the regular season, and win also the B Leaders Cup, a victory that, as a matter of fact, guaranteed them a playoff spot. They win the playoffs against

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after having defeated Nantes and

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on their way to the final. Just one year after leaving the Pro A championship they earned the right to go back to the elite tier.

Arenas

From 1951 to 1991, Olympique Antibes played their home games at the Salusse-Santoni Hall, which has a

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of 1,300 people. From 1991 to 2009, Olympique Antibes played their homes games at the 5,051 seat

Jean Bunoz Sports Hall The Jean Bunoz Sports Hall was an indoor arena that was located in Antibes, France. The arena was primarily used to host basketball games, however it could also be used to host numerous other events, such as: acrobatic gymnastics, boxing, circ ...

. Since 2013, the club hosts their home games at the Azur Arena Antibes. The arena is located in Antibes, France, and it was opened in 2013. It has a seating capacity of 5,249 people for basketball games.

Honours

* French League : Winners (3):1969–70, 1990–91, 1994–95 * French League 2 : Winners (1): 2012–13 * French League 3 : Winners (1): 2007–08 *

LNB Pro B Leaders Cup The LNB Pro B Leaders Cup is a professional national basketball cup competition that is played in a given LNB Pro B (French 2nd Division) season. The trophy is the second tier level of its type in France, being one tier blow the LNB Pro A Leaders ...

: Winners (1): 2015

Season by season

Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions

Players

Retired numbers

Current roster

Notable players

Head coaches

Hervé Dubuisson Hervé Dubuisson (born 8 August 1957) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Dubuisson is the Frenc ...

References

External links

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