Tarbes Gespe Bigorre

Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (often called Tarbes GB or TGB) is a French women's basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups (now EuroLeague Women). It is the most important club sport in the town of Tarbes, a 60,000 inhabitants town in the southwest part of France.

Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Founded1983
Home courtPalais des Sports du Quai de l’Adour
1 Quai de l’Adour
F-65010 Tarbes (France)
ColorsHome: white - Away: purple
Ronchetti Cups1996
French championships2010
Head coachFrançois Gomez
CaptainMargaux Galliou-Loko
MascotWinnie the Bear
WebsiteOfficial website
tgb-basket.com

Prize winners

  • 1 Ronchetti Cup: 1996 (Runner-up in 2002)
  • 1 French championship: 2010 (Runner-up in 1993, 1995, 2003, 2018)
  • 3 French Cups: 1996, 1997, 1998 (Runner-up in 2009, 2010)
  • 1 Tournoi de la Fédération: 1995 (Runner-up in 1996, 1997)

Players and coaches

2006-2007 roster

Name Date of birth Height Nationality Position
4 Marion Laborde December 6, 1986 1.76 m  France 2
5 Claire Tomaszewski November 25, 1982 1.78 m  France 2
6 Laure Savasta (cap.) March 18, 1974 1.73 m  France 1-2
7 Jaklin Zlatanova September 25, 1988 1.88 m  Bulgaria 3
8 Clémence Beikes October 19, 1983 1.79 m  France 2
9 Aurélie Bonnan August 1, 1983 1.87 m  France 4
10 Penda Sy April 29, 1984 1.90 m  France 5
11 Alexia Kusion March 12, 1989 1.80 m  France 2
12 Gergana Slavcheva October 20, 1979 1.86 m  Bulgaria 3
13 Kristina Česnavičiūtė September 18, 1983 2.02 m  Lithuania 5
13 Mfon Udoka June 16, 1976 1.90 m  United States -  Nigeria 3-4
14 Isabelle Yacoubou April 21, 1986 1.95 m  France 5
15 Ayana Walker September 10, 1979 1.91 m  United States 4
Head Coach: Pascal Pisan ( France)
Assistant: Xavier Noguera ( France)
Assistant: Krassimira Banova ( Bulgaria)

Season 2005-2006

Famous players

Successive coaches

  • Jean-Pierre Siutat
  • Damien Leyrolles
  • Igor Grudin
  • José Ruiz
  • Pascal Pisan
  • Patrick Maucouvert
  • François Gomez
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