JL Bourg
JL Bourg logo
NicknameLa Jeu
La JL
LeaguesPro A
EuroCup
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
ArenaEkinox
Capacity3,548
LocationBourg-en-Bresse, France
PresidentJulien Desbottes
Head coachFrederic Fauthoux
2020–21 position5th
Websitejlbourg-basket.com

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 Pro A.[1] Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.

History

In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena Ekinox which replaced the Salle des Sports. This 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.[2]

Honours

Champions: 2016–17
Runners-up: 2006, 2019, 2023
Champions: 2016

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
C
2016–17 2 Pro B 1st Pro B Leaders Cup
SF
2017–18 1 Pro A 9th 17–17 Eightfinalist
2018–19 1 Pro A 9th 19–15 Round of 32
2019–20[a] 1 Pro A 5th 16–9 Eightfinalist
2020–21 1 Pro A 5th 22–12 2 EuroCup
R16
  1. ^ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bourg played only 25 games and had a 16–9 record.

Players

Main category: JL Bourg-en-Bresse players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

JL Bourg roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Lewis, JeQuan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1994-09-07)7 September 1994
SG 2 United States Brown, Bryce 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1996-07-24)24 July 1996
PG 5 France Benitez, Hugo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
SF 7 France Courby, Maxime 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-11-23)23 November 1990
SF 10 France Risacher, Zaccharie 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2005-04-08)8 April 2005
C 11 France Massa, Bodian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-10-21)21 October 1997
SG 20 United States Morgan, Jeremy 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1995-05-08)8 May 1995
PF 23 Nigeria Omenaka, Godwin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (2000-10-09)9 October 2000
F 24 Canada Mike, Isiaha 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997
F/C 34 Angola Kokila, Kevin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
PG 83 France Julien, Axel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992
Head coach
  • France Laurent Legname
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Gérald Simon
  • France Frédéric Wiscart-Goetz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 27, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Amida Brimah Pierre Pelos Kevin Kokila
PF Isiaha Mike
SF Maxime Courby
SG Axel Julien
PG Frantz Massenat Hugo Benitez

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.


Individual awards

References

  1. ^ LNB Profile
  2. ^ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.[dead link]

External links

JL Bourg current roster
Pro A
2023–24 Eurocup
Authority control databases
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