Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball, commonly known as Saint-Quentin BB, is a French basketball club playing in the
LNB Pro B
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since t ...
(second division championship of France), based in the commune of
Saint-Quentin in the department of
Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.[FIBA Korać Cup
The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed th ...]
of the next season. They compete in 1991 with a home victory over the
Greek
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powerhouse of
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
, but an away defeat.
[http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Coupes-d-Europe/600004/Historique , titre=Historique des Coupes d'Europe] In 1993, following financial difficulties, Saint-Quentin relegated to National 4 and briefly found Pro B in 2000 (back down the following year) only to return in 2001 until 2009.
The team regularly attends the Playoffs, losing in the semifinals in 2006 (opposite
Entente Orléanaise
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) and 2007 (facing
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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).
SQBB part in the 2009 championship has NM1 2012.
The SQBB finishes first Championship of France of Men's National Basketball 1 2011-2012 and participated in the France Championship Basketball Pro B 2012-2013.
Current Roster
Notable Players
Retired numbers
Notable players
References
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Basketball teams in France
Basketball teams established in 1973
Sport in Aisne
1973 establishments in France