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JL Bourg Basket
French basketball team
French basketball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | JL Bourg |
| logo | JL Bourg Basket logo.png |
| logo_size | 200px |
| nickname | La Jeu |
| La JL | |
| leagues | LNB Élite |
| EuroCup | |
| founded | |
| dissolved | |
| arena | Ekinox |
| capacity | 3,548 |
| location | Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
| president | Julien Desbottes |
| coach | Frederic Fauthoux |
| website | jlbourg-basket.com |
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| h_pattern_s | _redsides |
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La JL EuroCup | vice-presidents = 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. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.
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.
. 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.
In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena, Ekinox, with a capacity of 3,500 spectators. This replaced the Salle des Sports 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.
During the 2023–24 season, Bourg had the first pick of the 2024 NBA draft Zaccharie Risacher on its roster which was on a loaned from LDLC ASVEL. 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. But however, they lost to Paris Basketball in the 2024 EuroCup Finals.
Honours
Domestic competitions
- LNB Pro A Leaders Cup :Runners-up (3): 2006, 2019, 2023
- Pro B :Champions: 2016–17
- Pro B Leaders Cup :Champions: 2016
European competitions
- EuroCup :Runners-up (1): 2024
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | French Cup | Other competitions | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 9th | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | Pro B | 8th | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 18th | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | Pro B Leaders Cup | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | Pro B Leaders Cup | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 9th | 17–17 | Eightfinalist | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 9th | 19–15 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 16–9 | Eightfinalist | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 22–12 | 2 EuroCup | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | 15–19 | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | 19–15 | Quarterfinalist | Pro A Leaders Cup | RU |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | 25–9 | Eightfinalist | Pro A Leaders Cup | SF |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | 20–15 | Semifinalist | Pro A Leaders Cup | QF |
Players
Main article: JL Bourg Basket players

Current roster
- FRA Jonathan Nebout
Depth chart
Notable players
- FRA Antoine Gomis
- FRA Marc-Antoine Pellin
- FRA Zaccharie Risacher
- FRA Jérôme Sanchez
- France ISR Arthur Rozenfeld
- CZE Tomáš Kyzlink
- POL Mathieu Wojciechowski
- SEN Youssou Ndoye
- USA Kadeem Allen
- USA Devin Booker
- USA Rob Gray
- USA Chris Johnson
- USA Jalen Jones
- USA Trey Lewis
- USA Garrett Sim
- USA Chase Simon
- USA Steven Smith
- USA Jordan Theodore
- USA LaMonte Ulmer
- USA HAI Frantz Massenat
Individual awards
- Pro A Most Valuable Player
- Zachery Peacock – 2018
References
References
- [http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200005/Equipes/611/Bourg-en-Bresse LNB Profile]
- "Entraîneurs de la JL Bourg".
- (2014-05-09). "First Basket 3D video mapping show à la JL Bourg Basket (Pro B), une première dans le basket européen !".
- (15 June 2020). "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". [[Euroleague Basketball]].
- "Next Big Thing: Why is Zaccharie Risacher projected as the #1 pick in the NBA draft?".
- "JL Bourg defeat Besiktas in tense game, rise to EuroCup final vs. Paris".
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