Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais, commonly known as SOMB, is a French professional

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club based in

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. The team currently plays in the French third division, the Nationale Masculine 1.

History

SOMB was founded on 5 September 1935. In the first years, basketball remained dormant in the club; the first games were played in the 1939–40 season. After a stop of activities during

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, the team became an official FFBB team in 1945. In 1953 the club started its bigger development: youth teams were added and the first team played in the national Second Division. In the 2013–14 season, SOMB won the

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, and promoted to the Pro A for the first time.Eurobasket.com – History
/ref> They were relegated back to Pro B after the season.

History

Honours

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Notable players

References

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