Champagne Basket

Champagne Basket
LeaguesPro B
Founded17 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-17)
HistoryChampagne Châlons-Reims Basket
2010–2020
Champagne Basket
2020–present
ArenaComplexe René-Tys
Pierre de Coubertin
Capacity3,000
2,791
LocationChâlons-Reims, France
Team colorsBlue, Gold, White, Dark Blue
       
PresidentMichel Gobillot
Head coachCédric Heitz
Websitechampagne-basket.fr

Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) [fr] and the ESPE Basket Pro club of Châlons-en-Champagne [fr]. Since 2022, the team plays in the LNB Pro B, the second tier division of French basketball.

History

The historical regional rivals of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) [fr] and the ESPE Basket Pro club of Châlons-en-Champagne [fr], combined forces to create a strong, financially stable, competitive ball club on the French elite professional stage. The club was founded as Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket (CCRB) on 17 June 2010. Two years following up the union, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) invited the CCRB to move up directly to the LNB Pro A through a wild-card.

In 2020, the club changed its name to "Champagne Basket".

Arenas

The club's home arenas are the Complexe Sportif René Tys (Reims) and the Palais des Sports Pierre de Coubertin (Châlons). Each arena hosts half of their home games.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. French Cup
2010–11
2
Pro B
10th
1R
2011–12
2
Pro B
3rd
R32
2012–13
2
Pro B
3rd
1R
2013–14
2
Pro B
3rd
1R
2014–15
1
Pro A
12th
R32
2015–16
1
Pro A
15th
R32
2016–17
1
Pro A
16th
R16
2017–18
1
Pro A
14th
R16
2018–19
1
Pro A
13th
3R
2019–20
1
Pro A
14th
QF
2020–21
1
Pro A
12th
R16
2021–22
1
Pro A
18th
3R
2022–23
2
Pro B
  1. ^ Entered the Pro A after the team was offered a wild card due to the expansion of the league from 16 to 18 teams.

Players

Current roster

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

Champagne Basket roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 0 Klein, Thomas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2002-12-27)27 December 2002
PG 1 Crusol, Timothé 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-04-05)5 April 2001
PG 5 Jackson, Marquis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-09-16)16 September 1994
PG 7 Keita, Mathis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992
PG 10 Sambe, Lamine 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989
SF 13 Milošević, Đorđe 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-06-20)20 June 1993
F/C 14 Paumier, Grismay 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-07-12)12 July 1998
PG 22 Selebangue, Kameronn 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-11-18)18 November 2004
F 24 Skara, David 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-02-26)26 February 1995
PF 27 Semelet, Maxime 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-08-09)9 August 2002
C 95 Vent, Vincent 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997
Head coach
  • Thomas Andrieux
Assistant coach(es)
  • Fréderic Jaudon

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: January 8, 2023

Notable players

Da'Sean Butler

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

  1. ^ "Histoire". Champagne Basket (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nouveau nom et nouveau logo pour un club de Jeep® ÉLITE | LNB.fr". LNB (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ http://www.lnb.fr LNB Official Website