SIG Basket

SIG Strasbourg
Leagues Pro A
Basketball Champions League
Founded 1929 (1929)
Arena Rhénus Sport
Capacity 6,200
Location Strasbourg, France
Team colors Red, Silver and White
              
President Martial Bellon
Head coach Vincent Collet
Championships 1 French Championship
2 French Cup
1 Leaders Cup
1 Match des Champions
1 French Second Division
Website sigstrasbourg.fr
Uniforms

Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The club's home games are played at Rhénus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms.

History

The club was founded in 1929, and reached the top-tier of French basketball for the first time in 1938.

Starting from the 2004–05 season, new head coach Éric Girard took over the team. In the regular season, SIG finished 3rd and Giard was named Coach of the Year. Strasbourg won the top-tier French League for the first time in the 2004–05 season. SIG beat its rival SLUC Nancy 72–68.

In the 2005–06 season, Strasbourg played in the EuroLeague. The team had some outstanding results, as they beat top tier team Saski Baskonia. In the Pro A, the team was defeated by Nancy 1–2 in the Semi-finals.

In the 2006–07 season, the team wouldn't reach further than the Quarter-finals. After some down years, the team started to revived when Vincent Collet took over as head coach in 2012. The team reached the Pro A Finals for three straight years in 2013, 2014, 2015. Along with that, the team won the 2015 Leaders Cup and 2014–15 French Basketball Cup. Important players for the team were Antoine Diot and Louis Campbell, who won MVP Awards in the won competitions.

Arenas

The 6,200 seat Rhénus Sport has been used as the home arena of SIG for many years. In January 2017, the club announced their building plans for a new arena that is to be finished in 2020, that will accommodate 10,000 people.[1]

Rivalries

The Eastern Rivalry

The Eastern Derby is the name of the matches that are played between Strasbourg IG and SLUC Nancy. The rivalry has a strong emotional history.

Budgets

According to Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) guidelines, SIG has to publish its budget for each season.

Season Budget
2012–13€5,700,000
2013–14€6,500,000 Increase
2014–15€5,900,000 Decrease
2015–16€6,200,000 Increase
2016–17€6,700,000 Increase
2017–18€7,700,000 Increase

Players

Current roster

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

SIG Strasbourg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 1 United States Collins, Mardy (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1984-08-04)4 August 1984
PG 3 France Beyhurst, Ludovic 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 19 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
G 5 Belgium Serron, Quentin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1990-02-25)25 February 1990
G 9 Cameroon Nzeulie, Jérémy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1991-02-15)15 February 1991
PG 10 United States Green, Mike 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 33 – (1985-06-23)23 June 1985
F/C 11 France Piétrus, Florent 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 37 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981
SG 15 France Lang, Nicolas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1990-05-01)1 May 1990
SG 16 France Pota, Vincent 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (1998-01-13)13 January 1998
PF 18 France Goulmy, Quentin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 20 – (1998-01-15)15 January 1998
C 19 Senegal Fall, Youssoupha 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 123 kg (271 lb) 23 – (1995-01-12)12 January 1995
F/C 22 France Alingue, Jacques  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1988-04-30)30 April 1988
C 24 France Traoré, Ali 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 119 kg (262 lb) 33 – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: July 26, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Youssoupha Fall Ali Traoré
PF Florent Pietrus Quentin Goulmy Jacques Alingue
SF Mardy Collins Nicolas Lang
SG Jérémy Nzeulie Quentin Serron Vincent Pota
PG Mike Green Ludovic Beyhurst

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 Pro A 5th Round of 16 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Pro A 12th Round of 16
2008–09 1 Pro A 8th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2009–10 1 Pro A 14th Round of 16 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2010–11 1 Pro A 11th Round of 32
2011–12 1 Pro A 10th Round of 16
2012–13 1 Pro A 2nd Quarterfinalist Runner-up
2013–14 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupL32
2014–15 1 Pro A 2nd Champion Champion 2 EurocupL32
2015–16 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 16 Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupRU
2016–17 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeaguePOQ
2017–18 1 Pro A 3rd Champion Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueQF

Honours

Winners (1): 2004–05
Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18
Runners-up (1): 1998–99
Winners (1): 2015
Runners-up (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2015
Winners (1): 1998–99

Notable players

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

Head coaches

Coach From To
France Vincent Collet
2011
2016
Finland Henrik Dettmann
2016
France Vincent Collet
2016
present

References

  1. ↑ "La future Arena SIG Strasbourg dévoilée". Sigstrasbourg.fr. 30 January 2017.
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