Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball

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

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.

History[edit]

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.

Roster 2024-2025[edit]

Roster 2024-2025
Players Coaches
P. # Nat. Name Height Age Club 2023-2024
PF 5  France William Pfister 2,02 29 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PG 10  France Lucas Boucaud 1,88 23 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
C 12  France Mathis Dossou-Yovo 2,04 23 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
SF 8  France Melvin Ajinça 2,01 19 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
SG 0  Belgium Loïc Schwartz 1,98 31 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
C 13  Poland Dominik Olejniczak 2,13 27 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
SG 1  United States Nate Johnson 1,92 26 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PF 11  Israel Will Rayman 2,03 27 Loan
C 14  France Louis-Alexandre Gouedan 2,06 21 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
SG 99  Israel Yiftach Ziv 1,91 28 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PG 6  France Aniss Ouahaji 1,76 18 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PG 18  France Achille Delbecq 1,82 19 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PF 8  Algeria Mehdi Bouhmama 1,96 20 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PG 2  France Nolan Traoré 1,91 18 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
PF ?  France Mohamed Diakité 2,07 18 Centre fédéral de basket-ball
Main Coach
Assistants

Légend
  • P. : Post
  • PG : Point Guard
  • SG : Shooting Guard
  • SF : Small Forward
  • PF : Power Forward
  • C : Center
  • # : Numéro de maillot
  • Nat. : Nationality

Notable Players[edit]

Retired numbers[edit]

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

Notable players[edit]

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[edit]

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