Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball

Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin
Nickname	SQBB
Leagues	LNB Pro A
Founded	1973; 51 years ago
Arena	Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte
Capacity	3,800
Location	Saint-Quentin, France
President	Laurent Prache
Head coach	Julien Mahé
Website	sqbb.org

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball, commonly known as Saint-Quentin BB, is a French basketball club playing in the LNB Pro A (the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France), based in the commune of Saint-Quentin in the department of Aisne.

History

Saint-Quentin BB is born in 1973^[1] from the merger of the Amicale Jumentier and Union sportive des Cheminots. The new club disputes the regional championship Excellence. In 1982, became a new merger between Saint-Quentin BB and Foyer laïque d'Harly.

In 1988, Saint-Quentin BB accessed by 1A (now Pro A). The club then competed with the best teams in the league and finished fifth. In 1990 the club qualifies for the FIBA Korać Cup of the next season. They compete in 1991 with a home victory over the Greek powerhouse of Panathinaikos, but an away defeat.^[2]

In 1993, following financial difficulties, Saint-Quentin relegated to National 4 and briefly found Pro B in 2000 (back down the following year) only to return in 2001 until 2009. The team regularly attended the Playoffs, losing in the semifinals in 2006 (opposite Entente Orléanaise) and 2007 (facing Quimper). In 2009, SQBB was relegated to the Men's National 1 league (NM1).

In the 2011-2012 season, SQBB won the National Basketball 1 title and was promoted to the LNB Pro B league for the 2012-2013 season. In the 2022-23 season, SQBB won the Pro B title and was promoted to the LNB Pro A league for the 2023-24 season, its first season in the elite league in 31 years.

Players

Current roster

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name
PF	0	Schwartz, Loic	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	31 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
SG	1	Johnson, Nate	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	26 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998
PF	5	Pfister, William	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	29 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
SF	8	Ajinça, Melvin	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	20 – (2004-06-26)26 June 2004
PG	10	Boucaud, Lucas	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	24 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000
PF	11	Rayman, Will	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	27 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997
C	12	Dossou-Yovo, Mathis	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	24 – (2000-11-06)6 November 2000
C	13	Olejniczak, Dominik	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	28 – (1996-07-01)1 July 1996
PG	15	Campbell, Tyger	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	24 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000
G/F	23	Walker, M. J.	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	26 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998

Head coach

Julien Mahe

Assistant coach(es)

Karim Remil
Antony Montant

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 27, 2023

Notable Players

Retired numbers

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball retired numbers
No	Player	Position	Tenure
25	Hugo Besson	G	2020–2021

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.

References

^ "Home". sqbb.org.
^ http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Coupes-d-Europe/600004/Historique |titre=Historique des Coupes d'Europe

[1] "Home". sqbb.org.

[2] ttp://www.lnb.fr/fr/Coupes-d-Europe/600004/Historique |titre=Historique des Coupes d'Europe

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v t e Saint-Quentin current roster
0 Schwartz 1 Diakité 2 Traoré 3 Goudou-Sinha 4 Oniangue 5 Pfister 9 Robinson 10 Boucaud 12 Moore 13 Olejniczak 14 Santos-Silva 22 Kirkwood
Head coach: Mahe Assistant coach: Remil Roinard