JDA Dijon Basket

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JDA Dijon
JDA Dijon Basket.png
NicknameLa Jeanne
Leagues Pro A
Founded1880;145 years ago (1880)
Arena Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
Capacity5,000
Location Dijon, France
PresidentThierry Degorce
Team managerJean-Louis Borg
Head coach Laurent Legname
Championships3 French Cups
1 French Supercup
Website jdadijon.com

Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French first tier division. The club has won the French Federation Cup three times: in 1993, 2006 and 2024.

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The club is named after Joan of Arc, a heroine in French history.

History

The logo used until 2022 JDA Dijon logo.png
The logo used until 2022

The club, named after Joan of Arc, was founded in 1880, as a sports club active in gymnastics, football, as well as cultural activities such as theatre.

In the 2003–04 season, JDA reached the finals of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, the continent's fourth tier level. In its first European final ever, Dijon lost to German club Mitteldeutscher BC, by a score of 68–84. [1]

Dijon played in the 2019–20 FIBA Champions League, marking its return to European-wide competitions for the first time since 2014. The team won the bronze medal after defeating Zaragoza in the third place game. [2]

In the 2020–21 season, Dijon reached the Finals of the LNB Pro A for the first time in club history, after defeating Monaco in the semi-final. In the single-game Finals, Dijon lost to ASVEL. [3]

On April 27, 2024, Dijon won their third French Cup after they defeated Strasbourg in the final in the Accor Arena. [4]

Arena

JDA Dijon Basket plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy, which has a seating capacity of 5,000.

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Season by season

Season Tier LeaguePos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2010–112 LNB Pro B 2ndSecond round
2011–12 1 LNB Pro A 9thSecond round
2012–13 1 LNB Pro A 7thSecond round3 EuroChallenge
RS
2013–14 1 LNB Pro A 5th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist3 EuroChallenge L16
2014–15 1 LNB Pro A 10th Semifinalist
2015–16 1 LNB Pro A 9th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 LNB Pro A 12th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 LNB Pro A 5th Round of 32
2018–19 1 LNB Pro A
3rd
QuarterfinalistQuarterfinalist
2019–20 1 LNB Pro A 2nd [a] Champion3 Champions League
3rd
2020–21 1 LNB Pro A 2nd3 Champions League
RS
2021–22 1 LNB Pro A
3rd
3 Champions League
R16
2022–23 1 LNB Pro A
5th
QuarterfinalistSemifinalist3 Champions League
R16
2023–24 1 LNB Pro A
9th
Champion3 Champions League
R16
2024–25 1 LNB Pro A
7th
Quarterfinalist4 FIBA Europe Cup
SF
  1. ↑ The 2019–20 season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dijon was 2nd in the standings at the time.

Players

Current roster

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

JDA Dijon Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Flag of the United States.svg Booth, Phil 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)29 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
PF 1 Flag of the United States.svg McDuffie, Markis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)27 – (1997-09-06)6 September 1997
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper, Sharife 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)24 – (2001-06-11)11 June 2001
G 5 Flag of France.svg Rieber, Bastien 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)20 – (2005-04-06)6 April 2005
SG 6 Flag of France.svg Ducoté, Robin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)24 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
G 9 Flag of France.svg Kamardine, Ilias 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)21 – (2003-10-01)1 October 2003
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Holston, David   Cruz Roja.svg 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)39 – (1986-01-26)26 January 1986
SF 15 Flag of Slovenia.svg Hrovat, Gregor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)30 – (1994-08-18)18 August 1994
C 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ware, Gavin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)31 – (1993-10-19)19 October 1993
PG 83 Flag of France.svg Julien, Axel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)32 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992
PF Flag of the United States.svg Owens, Tariq 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)30 – (1995-06-30)30 June 1995
C Flag of France.svg Losser, Quentin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)25 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999
PG Flag of the United States.svg Bibbins, Justin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)29 – (1996-01-23)23 January 1996
F Flag of Cameroon.svg Narace, Williams 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)28 – (1997-03-17)17 March 1997
F Flag of the United States.svg Barnett, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)29 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
Head coach
  • Flag of France.svg Laurent Legname
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of France.svg Antoine Béguin
  • Flag of France.svg Frédéric Wiscart-Goetz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: July 25, 2025

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.
Isaiah Miles, playing for Dijon Isaiah Miles.jpg
Isaiah Miles, playing for Dijon

References

  1. ↑ "Mitteldeutscher 84 SAOS JDA Dijon 68". FIBA Europe. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "JDA Dijon survive Casademont Zaragoza's late comeback, win third spot". Basketball Champions League . 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jeep Elite : Dijon s'incline en finale face à l'ASVEL (74-87)". France Bleu (in French). 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Jeanne, La (2024-04-27). "La JDA remporte la Coupe de France 2024 !!". JDA Dijon Basket (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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