Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy Basket, most commonly known as JA Vichy or JAV, is a French professional

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club that is based in

Vichy Vichy (, ; ) is a city in the central French department of Allier. Located on the Allier river, it is a major spa and resort town and during World War II was the capital of Vichy France. As of 2021, Vichy has a population of 25,789. Known f ...

. The team currently plays in the

Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-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 the year 1987. The regular sea ...

, the second highest professional division in France. The club was formed in 2015 after a merger of

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Cler ...

and

Stade Clermontois BA Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne was a French professional basketball club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The team was active in the second division LNB Pro B for several years, as well as some years in the first division LNB Pro A. In 2015, the club ...

The merger ends in october 2023. The club becomes JA Vichy again.NOUVEAU LOGO ET NOUVELLE DÉNOMINATION

Season by season

Current roster

Notable players

* Stephane Risacher *

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Kareem Reid Kareem Reid (born August 27, 1975) is a former point guard in the National Basketball Development League. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, and went on to play professionally in several leagues in the Unite ...

* Jamal Shuler *

Quinton Hooker Quinton Hooker (born January 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A. At a height of 1.83 m (6 ft. 0 in.) tall, he plays at the point guard position. He attended Pa ...

Trophies and honors

Domestic competitions

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: Winners (3): 1972, 2002, 2007 *

French Basketball Cup The French Basketball Cup, or French Federation Basketball Cup, () is the annual national basketball federation cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Trophée Robert Busnel (Robert ...

:Winners (2): 1969, 1970 * French Pro B Leaders Cup :Winners (1): 2024 *Semaine des As :''Runners-up (1):'' 2008 * French NM1 :Champions (2): 1963, 1964

European competitions

*Saporta Cup :''Runners-up (1):'' 1970

Logos

References

External links

Official website
(in French) Basketball teams in France Basketball teams established in 2015 Vichy 2015 establishments in France Sport in Allier Sport in Clermont-Ferrand {{France-basketball-team-stub