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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

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

Current roster

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 Belgium Schwartz, Loïc 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
PG 2 United States Traoré, Nolan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2006-05-28)28 May 2006
PF 5 Senegal Pfister, William 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
PG 10 France Boucaud, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000
C 13 Poland Olejniczak, Dominik 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-07-01)1 July 1996
C 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo Gouedan, Louis-Alexandre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2003-05-11)11 May 2003
SF France Diakité, Mohamed 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-04-08)8 April 2006
SF Republic of the Congo Oniangue, Giovan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991
PF United States Moore, Khalid 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-07-29)29 July 2000
SG Canada Kirkwood, Noah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1999-12-27)27 December 1999
C Cape Verde Santos-Silva, Marcus 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-06-07)7 June 1997
Head coach
  • France Julien Mahé
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Karim Remil
  • France Dominique Roinard

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: June 28, 2024

Notable Players

Retired numbers

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

Notable players

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.

References

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