Fos Provence Basket

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Fos Provence Basket
Fos Provence Basket logo.png
Leagues LNB Pro B
Founded13 January 1972;52 years ago (1972-01-13)
HistoryFrat Fosséenne
(1972–?)
Fos Ouest Provence Basket
(?–2014)
Provence Basket
(2014–present)
ArenaComplexe sportif Parsemain
Capacity2,000
Location Fos-sur-mer, France
Team colorsYellow, Black, Sky Blue
   
PresidentJean-Pierre Barnes
Head coach Rémy Valin
Championships1 LNB Pro B
Website fosprovencebasket.com

Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional basketball team based in Fos-sur-mer, France. The team currently plays in the second tier LNB Pro B. [1] Home games are played in the Complexe sportif Parsemain, which has a capacity of 2,000 people.

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History

The club was founded on 13 January 1972 as Frat Fosséenne by its founders Paul Bruyère and Jean Lovato.

On 18 January 2020, Fos received Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball at the Palais des Sports in Marseille and set its attendance record with 3,384 spectators.

On 15 June 2018, Fos Provence promoted to the first-tier LNB Pro A for the first time in history, after defeating Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs. [1]

In the 2020–21 season, Provence won the Pro B championship again and was promoted.

Honours

LNB Pro B [2] [3]

LNB Pro B Leaders Cup

Players

Current roster

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

Fos Provence Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Flag of Cyprus.svg Diggs, Jamar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)35 – (1988-11-27)27 November 1988
PG 1 Flag of France.svg Crusol, Thimothé 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)22 – (2001-04-05)5 April 2001
G 7 Flag of France.svg Degre, Jordan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)22 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001
G/F 8 Flag of France.svg Bouquet, Damien 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1994-06-19)19 June 1994
SF 9 Flag of France.svg Galin, Maxime 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)21 – (2002-09-06)6 September 2002
PF 13 Flag of France.svg Aboudou, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)32 – (1991-01-30)30 January 1991
F/C 15 Flag of France.svg Ho You Fat, Steeve 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)35 – (1988-06-12)12 June 1988
SG 33 Flag of the United States.svg Turner, Robert 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)30 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993
F 35 Flag of France.svg Wojciechowski, Mathieu 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)31 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992
C 95 Flag of France.svg Vent, Vincent 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)26 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997
C Flag of Sweden.svg Markusson, Mattias 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)27 – (1996-04-10)10 April 1996
Head coach
  • Flag of France.svg Rémi Giuitta
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of France.svg Lionel Soukdeo
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: January 28, 2024

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. French Cup Other competitions
2011–122 Pro B 5th
2012–132 Pro B 6th
2013–142 Pro B
7th
2014–152 Pro B
13th
2015–162 Pro B
4th
2016–172 Pro B 4th
2017–18 2 Pro B 4th [lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ Promoted as promotion play-off winners.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Accueil".
  2. ↑ "Basket : Fos Provence retrouve l'élite !". LaProvence.com (in French). 2021-06-11. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Basket-Pro B : le doublé pour Fos Provence". LaProvence.com (in French). 2021-06-14. Retrieved 24 June 2021.


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