Jeanne d'Arc (basketball)

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Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc Basket logo.png
Leagues Nationale 1
Founded23 April 1923;101 years ago (1923-04-23)
HistoryJeanne d'Arc de Dakar
1923–present
Location Dakar, Senegal
Head coachMouhamed Sène

Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar, also known as simply JA, is a Senegalese basketball team based in Dakar. It is part of the ASC Jeanne d'Arc multi-sports club which is most known for its football section. They have won seven Nationale 1 championships, the most recent being in 2002. In 1991, JA won the African Clubs Championship and was crowned the continental champion.

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The most famous player of JA was Mathieu Faye, who has been enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame. [1]

Honours

African Clubs Championship

Nationale 1

Saint-Michel Cup (record)

Season by season

SeasonGroupRegular seasonPlayoffs
FinishWinsLossesPct.
Jeanne d'Arc
2019 9th98.529
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Group A2nd95.643Won quarterfinals (SLBC, 2–1)
Lost semifinals (DUC, 1–2)
2022 Group B2nd95.643Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1)
Lost semifinals (AS Douanes, 0–2)
2023 Group B1st122.857Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1)
Won semifinals (DUC, 2–0)
Lost finals (AS Douanes, 1–2)
2024 Group B1st131.9292nd in Group A of Final Eight (4–2)
Lost semifinals (ASCVD, 0–2)
Regular season record5221.716
Playoff record1313.500

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References

  1. "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mathieu Faye". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "Basketball : La JA remporte la Coupe Saint Michel devant l'As Douanes ! - Basket" (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.