Jeanne d'Arc (basketball)

Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar, also known as simply JA, is a Senegalese basketball team based in Dakar. It is part of the ASC Jeanne d'Arc multi-sports club which is most known for its football section. They have won seven Nationale 1 championships, the most recent being in 2002. In 1991, JA won the African Clubs Championship and was crowned the continental champion.

Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc logo
LeaguesNationale 1
Founded23 April 1923; 101 years ago (1923-04-23)
HistoryJeanne d'Arc de Dakar
1923–present
LocationDakar, Senegal
Head coachMouhamed Sène

The most famous player of JA was Mathieu Faye, who has been enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Honours

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African Clubs Championship

  • Champions (1): 1991
    • Runners-up: 1992

Nationale 1

  • Champions (7): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002

Saint-Michel Cup (record)

  • Winners (7): 1978, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2022[2]

Season by season

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Season Group Regular season Playoffs
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
Jeanne d'Arc
2019 9th 9 8 .529
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Group A 2nd 9 5 .643 Won quarterfinals (SLBC, 2–1)
Lost semifinals (DUC, 1–2)
2022 Group B 2nd 9 5 .643 Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1)
Lost semifinals (AS Douanes, 0–2)
2023 Group B 1st 12 2 .857 Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1)
Won semifinals (DUC, 2–0)
Lost finals (AS Douanes, 1–2)
2024 Group B 1st 13 1 .929 2nd in Group A of Final Eight (4–2)
Lost semifinals (ASCVD, 0–2)
Regular season record 52 21 .716
Playoff record 13 13 .500

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mathieu Faye". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Basketball : La JA remporte la Coupe Saint Michel devant l'As Douanes ! - Basket" (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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