JDA Dijon Basket

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JDA Dijon
JDA Dijon Basket.png
NicknameLa Jeanne
Leagues Pro A
Founded1880;144 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
Championships2 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 twice, in 1993 and 2006.

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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]

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
2017–18 1 LNB Pro A 5th
2018–19 1 LNB Pro A
3rd
2019–20 1 LNB Pro A 2nd [lower-alpha 1] 3 Champions League
3rd
2020–21 1 LNB Pro A 2nd3 Champions League
RS
2021–22 1 LNB Pro A
3rd
3 Champions League
R16
  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 nationality not displayed.

JDA Dijon Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Caver, Ahmad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)27 – (1996-09-12)12 September 1996
PF 2 Flag of the United States.svg Hammonds, Leyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)29 – (1994-09-26)26 September 1994
SF 7 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Oniangue, Giovan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)32 – (1991-04-24)24 April 1991
SG 6 Flag of France.svg Ducoté, Robin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)23 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
F/C 10 Flag of Chad.svg Alingue, Jacques 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)35 – (1988-04-30)30 April 1988
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Holston, David 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)38 – (1986-01-26)26 January 1986
F 13 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Lazić, Aleksandar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)27 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996
SG 15 Flag of Slovenia.svg Hrovat, Gregor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)29 – (1994-08-18)18 August 1994
C 23 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Chikoko, Vitalis 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)33 – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Hunt, Cameron 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)26 – (1997-08-23)23 August 1997
F 72 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Dokossi, Allan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)24 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999
Head coach
  • Flag of France.svg Laurent Legname
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of France.svg Vincent Dumestre
  • Flag of France.svg Keny Foreau
  • Flag of France.svg Elise Prodhomme
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: January 8, 2024

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Mitteldeutscher 84 SAOS JDA Dijon 68". FIBA Europe. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "JDA Dijon survive Casademont Zaragoza's late comeback, win third spot". Basketball Champions League . 4 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. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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