Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball

Saint-Quentin
NicknameSQBB
LeaguesLNB Élite
Founded1973 (1973)
ArenaPalais des Sports Pierre Ratte
Capacity3,800
LocationSaint-Quentin, France
PresidentLaurent Prache
Head coachFilipe da Silva
Team captainGiovan Oniangue
Websitesqbb.fr

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball, commonly known as Saint-Quentin BB, is a French basketball club playing in the LNB Élite (the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France), based in the commune of Saint-Quentin in the department of Aisne.

History

Saint-Quentin BB was founded in 1973[1] from the merger of the Amicale Jumentier and Union sportive des Cheminots. The new club disputes the regional championship Excellence. In 1982, became a new merger between Saint-Quentin BB and Foyer laïque d'Harly.

In 1988, Saint-Quentin BB accessed by 1A (now Pro A). The club then competed with the best teams in the league and finished fifth. In 1990 the club qualifies for the FIBA Korać Cup of the next season. They compete in 1991 with a home victory over the Greek powerhouse of Panathinaikos, but an away defeat.[2]

In 1993, following financial difficulties, Saint-Quentin relegated to National 4 and briefly found Pro B in 2000 (back down the following year) only to return in 2001 until 2009. The team regularly attended the Playoffs, losing in the semifinals in 2006 (opposite Entente Orléanaise) and 2007 (facing Quimper). In 2009, SQBB was relegated to the Men's National 1 league (NM1).

In the 2011-2012 season, SQBB won the National Basketball 1 title and was promoted to the LNB Pro B league for the 2012-2013 season. In the 2022-23 season, SQBB won the Pro B title and was promoted to the LNB Élite league for the 2023-24 season, its first season in the elite league in 31 years.

Players

Current roster

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

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0 Schwartz, Loïc 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
G 2 O'Reilly, Liam 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1996-03-19)19 March 1996
G/F 3 Ekiyor, Eddie 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1997-05-03)3 May 1997
SF 5 Oniangue, Giovan (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991
G 6 Difuidi, Neftali 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-11-03)3 November 2001
PG 10 Boucaud, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000
G 13 Johnson, Nick 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992
F/C 20 Traoré, Djiguiba 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2005-10-11)11 October 2005
F/C 21 Moore, Clifton 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1999-08-18)18 August 1999
F 24 Caroline, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1996-01-15)15 January 1996
SF 77 Dally, Jean-Philippe 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996
PF 84 Hamon-Crespin, Maël 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2004-09-03)3 September 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dominique Roinard
  • Pedro Nuno Monteiro

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: October 11, 2025

Notable players

Retired numbers

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball retired numbers
No Player Position Tenure
25 Hugo Besson G 2020–2021
7 Benoît Gilet G 2017–2023

References

  1. ^ "Home". sqbb.fr.
  2. ^ http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Coupes-d-Europe/600004/Historique |titre=Historique des Coupes d'Europe