JDA Dijon
Nickname	La Jeanne
Leagues	Pro A Champions League
Founded	1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Arena	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
Capacity	5,000
Location	Dijon, France
President	Thierry Degorce
Team manager	Jean-Louis Borg
Head coach	Laurent Legname
Championships	2 French Cups 1 French Supercup
Website	jdadijon.com
Home Away

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.

The club is named after 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 BC, 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]

In the 2020–21 season, Dijon reached the Finals of the LNB Pro A for the first time in club history, after defeating Monaco in the semi-final. In the single-game Finals, Dijon lost to ASVEL.^[3]

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

• LNB Pro A
  • Runners-up (1): 2020–21
• French Federation Cup
  • Champions (2): 1993, 2006
• French League Cup
  • Champions (1): 2020
• French Supercup
  • Champions (1): 2006

European competitions

• FIBA Champions League
  • Third place (1): 2019–20
• FIBA Europe Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Season by season

Players

Current roster

JDA Dijon Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 1 Caver, Ahmad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1996-09-12)12 September 1996 PF 2 Hammonds, Leyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-09-26)26 September 1994 SF 7 Oniangue, Giovan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1991-04-24)24 April 1991 SG 6 Ducoté, Robin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 F/C 10 Alingue, Jacques 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1988-04-30)30 April 1988 PG 11 Holston, David 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 38 – (1986-01-26)26 January 1986 F 13 Lazić, Aleksandar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 SG 15 Hrovat, Gregor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 C 23 Chikoko, Vitalis 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991 G 24 Hunt, Cameron 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-08-23)23 August 1997 F 72 Dokossi, Allan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999	Head coach Laurent Legname Assistant coach(es) Vincent Dumestre Keny Foreau Elise Prodhomme Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 8, 2024

Notable players