ASC Jeanne d'Arc (basketball)

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Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc Basket logo.png
Leagues Nationale 1
Founded23 April 1923;100 years ago (1923-04-23)
HistoryJeanne d'Arc de Dakar
1923–present
Location Dakar, Senegal
Head coachMouhamed Sène

ASC 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

SeasonLeagueResultPldWLPlayoffs
2019 NM1 9th1498
2021 2nd (A)1495Semifinalist
2022 2nd (A)1495Semifinalist

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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.