JL Bourg Basket

JL Bourg
JL Bourg logo
NicknameLa Jeu
La JL
LeaguesLNB Élite
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
ArenaEkinox
Capacity3,548
LocationBourg-en-Bresse, France
PresidentJulien Desbottes
Head coachFrederic Fauthoux
Websitejlbourg-basket.com

Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division.[1] Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.

Bourg has also represented France in European competition, including the second level EuroCup.

History

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The club was officially founded in 1910 by Henri Mamet, who also became the first president of JL Bourg.[2] In 1956, the team won its first title when it won the Ain regional championship.

The team joined professional competition in 1996 when it entered the LNB Pro B, the national second division.[3]

In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena Ekinox which replaced the Salle des Sports.[4] This year the team also promoted to the Pro A after it won the Pro B Playoffs. They relegated back after the 2014–15 season.

In the 2019–20 season, Bourg was in the 5th place until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020–21 season, Bourg will make its European debut when it will play in the EuroCup.[5]

During the 2023–24 season, Bourg had the first pick of the 2024 NBA draft Zaccharie Risacher on its roster.[6] In the EuroCup, Bourg had its most successful European season in club history after reaching the finals following a 2–1 semifinal win over Beşiktaş.[7]

Honours

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JL Bourg playing a home game at the Ekinox

Domestic competitions

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Runners-up (3): 2006, 2019, 2023
Champions: 2016–17
Champions: 2016

European competitions

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Runners-up (1): 2024

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Record French Cup Other competitions European competitions
2011–12 2 Pro B 9th
2012–13 2 Pro B 8th
2013–14 2 Pro B 2nd
2014–15 1 Pro A 18th
2015–16 2 Pro B 5th Pro B Leaders Cup
C
2016–17 2 Pro B 1st Pro B Leaders Cup
SF
2017–18 1 Pro A 9th 17–17 Eightfinalist
2018–19 1 Pro A 9th 19–15 Round of 32
2019–20[a] 1 Pro A 5th 16–9 Eightfinalist
2020–21 1 Pro A 5th 22–12 2 EuroCup
R16
2021–22 1 Pro A 11th 15–19 Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup
RS
2022–23 1 Pro A 5th 19–15 Quarterfinalist Pro A Leaders Cup RU 2 EuroCup
EF
2023–24 1 Pro A 5th 25–9 Eightfinalist Pro A Leaders Cup SF 2 EuroCup RU
  1. ^ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bourg played only 25 games and had a 16–9 record.

Players

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Main category: JL Bourg Basket players
Jérome Sanchez wearing the Bourg jersey in 2014

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.

JL Bourg roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 3 Belarus Salash, Maksim 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
F 4 United States Nelson, Adrian 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999
PG 5 France Benitez, Hugo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
SF 7 France Courby, Maxime 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-11-23)23 November 1990
SF 8 United States Usher, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-02-21)21 February 1998
PG 10 France Ngouama, Mehdy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 29 – (1995-07-06)6 July 1995
SG 11 France Ayayi, Joël 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-03-05)5 March 2000
PG 13 United States Castañeda, Xavier 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000
F/C 27 France Pansa, Jean-Marc 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1997-08-20)20 August 1997
SG 33 United States Paul, Brandon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1991-04-30)30 April 1991
F/C 34 Angola Kokila, Kevin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
Head coach
  • France Frederic Fauthoux
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Gérald Simon
  • France Frédéric Wiscart-Goetz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 18, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kevin Kokila Jean-Marc Pansa
PF Adrian Nelson Maxime Courby
SF Jordan Usher Maksim Salash
SG Brandon Paul Joël Ayayi
PG Xavier Castañeda Hugo Benitez Mehdy Ngouama

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.


Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ LNB Profile
  2. ^ "Journal officiel de la République française No. 117 du 30 avril 1915". Tables du Journal officiel de la République française 1915. Paris: Imprimerie des Journaux Officiels. 15 October 1930. p. 2756. ISSN 0373-0425. 9 avril 1914. Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg (Ain). Objet : Education laïque et sociale des jeunes gens. Siège social : Places du Quinconce et de Champ-de-Mars, à Bourg (Ain) .
  3. ^ "Entraîneurs de la JL Bourg". anciens.jlbourg-basket.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "First Basket 3D video mapping show à la JL Bourg Basket (Pro B), une première dans le basket européen !". sportbuzzbusiness.fr (in French). 9 May 2014.
  5. ^ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Next Big Thing: Why is Zaccharie Risacher projected as the #1 pick in the NBA draft?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ "JL Bourg defeat Besiktas in tense game, rise to EuroCup final vs. Paris". basketnews.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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