Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball, commonly known as Saint-Quentin BB, is a French basketball club playing in the LNB Pro A (the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France), based in the commune of Saint-Quentin in the department of Aisne.

Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin logo
NicknameSQBB
LeaguesLNB Pro A
Champions League
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
ArenaPalais des Sports Pierre Ratte
Capacity3,800
LocationSaint-Quentin, France
PresidentLaurent Prache
Head coachJulien Mahé
Team captainGiovan Oniangue
Websitesqbb.fr

History

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Saint-Quentin BB was founded in 1973[1] from the merger of the Amicale Jumentier and Union sportive des Cheminots. The new club disputes the regional championship Excellence. In 1982, became a new merger between Saint-Quentin BB and Foyer laïque d'Harly.

In 1988, Saint-Quentin BB accessed by 1A (now Pro A). The club then competed with the best teams in the league and finished fifth. In 1990 the club qualifies for the FIBA Korać Cup of the next season. They compete in 1991 with a home victory over the Greek powerhouse of Panathinaikos, but an away defeat.[2]

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 attended the Playoffs, losing in the semifinals in 2006 (opposite Entente Orléanaise) and 2007 (facing Quimper). In 2009, SQBB was relegated to the Men's National 1 league (NM1).

In the 2011-2012 season, SQBB won the National Basketball 1 title and was promoted to the LNB Pro B league for the 2012-2013 season. In the 2022-23 season, SQBB won the Pro B title and was promoted to the LNB Pro A league for the 2023-24 season, its first season in the elite league in 31 years.

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0   Schwartz, Loïc 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
SF 1   Diakité, Mohamed 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-04-08)8 April 2006
PG 2   Traoré, Nolan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2006-05-28)28 May 2006
PG 3   Goudou-Sinha, Enzo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1998-11-26)26 November 1998
SF 4   Oniangue, Giovan (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991
PF 5   Pfister, William 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
SG 9   Robinson, Jerome 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-02-22)22 February 1997
PG 10   Boucaud, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000
PF 12   Moore, Khalid 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-07-29)29 July 2000
C 13   Olejniczak, Dominik 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-07-01)1 July 1996
C 14   Santos-Silva, Marcus 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-06-07)7 June 1997
SG 22   Kirkwood, Noah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1999-12-27)27 December 1999
Head coach
  •   Julien Mahé
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Karim Remil
  •   Dominique Roinard

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: August 31, 2024

Notable players

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Retired numbers

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Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball retired numbers
No Player Position Tenure
25 Hugo Besson G 2020–2021
7 Benoît Gilet G 2017–2023

References

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  1. ^ "Home". sqbb.fr.
  2. ^ http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Coupes-d-Europe/600004/Historique |titre=Historique des Coupes d'Europe