JDA Dijon Basket

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.

JDA Dijon
NicknameLa Jeanne
LeaguesPro A
Founded1880 (1880)
ArenaPalais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
Capacity5,000
LocationDijon, France
PresidentThiery Degorce
Team managerJean Louis Borg
Head coachLaurent Legnam
Championships2 French Cups
1 French Supercup
Websitejdadijon.com

The club lends its name to Joan of Arc, a heroine in French history.

History

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, 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]

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 League Pos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2010–11 2 LNB Pro B 2nd Second round
2011–12 1 LNB Pro A 9th Second round
2012–13 1 LNB Pro A 7th Second round 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2013–14 1 LNB Pro A 5th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallengeL16
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] 2 Champions League
3rd
2020–21 1 LNB Pro A TBD 2 Champions League
TBD
  1. The 2019–20 season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dijon was 2nd in the standings at the time.

Players

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
G/F 2 Johnson, Jaron 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1992-05-05)5 May 1992
G/F 3 Simon, Chase 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1989-03-11)11 March 1989
G 5 Rojewski, Antoine 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2000-12-13)13 December 2000
PF 9 Vanwijn, Hans 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1995-02-15)15 February 1995
F/C 10 Alingue, Jacques 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1988-04-30)30 April 1988
PG 11 Holston, David 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 35 – (1986-01-26)26 January 1986
PF 21 Loum, Abdoulaye 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1991-04-03)3 April 1991
C 22 Chassang, Alexandre 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994
SF 24 Galliou, Charles 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1995-12-26)26 December 1995
PG 83 Julien, Axel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992
Head coach
  • Laurent Legname
Assistant coach(es)
  • Fred Wiscart-Goetz
  • Vincent Dumestre
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 30, 2020

Notable players

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Isaiah Miles, playing for Dijon

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.
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