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JL Bourg
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NicknameLa Jeu
La JL
Leagues LNB Élite
Founded1910;115 years ago (1910)
ArenaEkinox
Capacity3,548
Location Bourg-en-Bresse, France
PresidentJulien Desbottes
Head coachFrederic Fauthoux
Website jlbourg-basket.com

Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. [1] Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.

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Bourg has also represented France in European competition, including the second level EuroCup.

History

The club was officially founded in 1910 by Henri Mamet, who also became the first president of JL Bourg. [2] In 1956, the team won its first title when it won the Ain regional championship.

The team joined professional competition in 1996 when it entered the LNB Pro B, the national second division. [3]

In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena, Ekinox, with a capacity of 3,500 spectators. This replaced the Salle des Sports [4] which had a capacity of 2,300. In the same year, the team also promoted to the Pro A after it won the Pro B Playoffs. They relegated back after the 2014–15 season.

In the 2019–20 season, Bourg was in the 5th place until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020–21 season, Bourg will make its European debut when it will play in the EuroCup. [5]

During the 2023–24 season, Bourg had the first pick of the 2024 NBA draft Zaccharie Risacher on its roster. [6] In the EuroCup, Bourg had its most successful European season in club history after reaching the finals following a 2–1 semifinal win over Beşiktaş. [7]

Honours

JL Bourg playing a home game at the Ekinox Terrain de basket Ekinox.JPG
JL Bourg playing a home game at the Ekinox

Domestic competitions

Runners-up (3): 2006, 2019, 2023
Champions: 2016–17
Champions: 2016

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 2024

Season by season

Season Tier LeaguePos.Record French Cup Other competitionsEuropean competitions
2011–122 Pro B 9th
2012–132 Pro B 8th
2013–142 Pro B 2nd
2014–15 1 Pro A 18th
2015–162 Pro B 5th Pro B Leaders Cup
C
2016–172 Pro B 1st Pro B Leaders Cup
SF
2017–18 1 Pro A 9th17–17 Eightfinalist
2018–19 1 Pro A 9th19–15Round of 32
2019–20 [a] 1 Pro A 5th16–9Eightfinalist
2020–21 1 Pro A 5th22–122 EuroCup
R16
2021–22 1 Pro A 11th15–19Quarterfinalist2 EuroCup
RS
2022–23 1 Pro A 4th19–15Quarterfinalist Pro A Leaders Cup RU2 EuroCup
EF
2023–24 1 Pro A 4th25–9Eightfinalist Pro A Leaders Cup SF2 EuroCup RU
2024–25 1 Pro A 5th20–15 Semifinalist Pro A Leaders Cup QF2 EuroCup RS
  1. ↑ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bourg played only 25 games and had a 16–9 record.

Players

Jerome Sanchez wearing the Bourg jersey in 2014 Jerome Sanchez - Bourg-en-Bresse vs. Paris-Levallois, 15th November 2014.jpg
Jérome Sanchez wearing the Bourg jersey in 2014

Current roster

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

JL Bourg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Nelson, Adrian 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)102 kg (225 lb)25 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999
SF 7 Flag of France.svg Courby, Maxime 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)34 – (1990-11-23)23 November 1990
F/C 34 Flag of Angola.svg Kokila, Kevin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)23 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
PG Flag of the United States.svg McGhee, Darius 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb)26 – (1999-06-02)2 June 1999
G/F Flag of France.svg Mokoka, Adam 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)86 kg (190 lb)26 – (1998-07-18)18 July 1998
PF Flag of the United States.svg Lindo, Ricky 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb)24 – (2000-09-23)23 September 2000
SG Flag of the United States.svg Gach, Both 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)82 kg (181 lb)26 – (1999-02-04)4 February 1999
F/C Flag of France.svg Mbaya, Yvann 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)113 kg (249 lb)24 – (2001-02-23)23 February 2001
G Flag of Australia (converted).svg McDowell-White, Will 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb)27 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
F/C Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tre 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)24 – (2000-09-24)24 September 2000
SG Flag of France.svg Labanca, Antony 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)30 – (1994-07-30)30 July 1994
Head coach
  • Flag of France.svg Frederic Fauthoux
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: July 9, 2025

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Kevin Kokila Tre Mitchell Yvann Mbaya
PF Ricky Lindo Adrian Nelson
SF Both Gach Maxime Courby
SG Adam Mokoka Antony Labanca
PG William McDowell-White Darius McGhee Assemian Moulare

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.

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ LNB Profile
  2. ↑ "Journal officiel de la République française No. 117 du 30 avril 1915". Tables du Journal officiel de la République française 1915. Paris: Imprimerie des Journaux Officiels. 15 October 1930. p. 2756. ISSN   0373-0425. 9 avril 1914. Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg (Ain). Objet : Education laïque et sociale des jeunes gens. Siège social : Places du Quinconce et de Champ-de-Mars, à Bourg (Ain) .
  3. ↑ "Entraîneurs de la JL Bourg". anciens.jlbourg-basket.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "First Basket 3D video mapping show à la JL Bourg Basket (Pro B), une première dans le basket européen !". sportbuzzbusiness.fr (in French). 9 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball . 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Next Big Thing: Why is Zaccharie Risacher projected as the #1 pick in the NBA draft?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "JL Bourg defeat Besiktas in tense game, rise to EuroCup final vs. Paris". basketnews.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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