Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin logo
NicknameSQBB
LeaguesLNB Pro A
Founded1973 (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

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PF 0 Belgium Schwartz, Loic 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
SG 1 United States Johnson, Nate 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998
PF 5 France Pfister, William 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
SF 8 France Ajinça, Melvin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2004-06-26)26 June 2004
PG 10 France Boucaud, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000
PF 11 Israel Rayman, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997
C 12 France Dossou-Yovo, Mathis 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2000-11-06)6 November 2000
C 13 Poland Olejniczak, Dominik 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 27 – (1996-07-01)1 July 1996
PG 15 United States Campbell, Tyger 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000
G/F 23 United States Walker, M. J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998
PG 99 Israel Ziv, Yiftach 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1995-07-09)9 July 1995
Head coach
  • France Julien Mahe
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Karim Remil
  • France Antony Montant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 8, 2024

Notable Players

Retired numbers

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball retired numbers
No Player Position Tenure
25 Hugo Besson G 2020–2021

Notable players

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

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