JL Bourg Basket

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.

JL Bourg
NicknameLa Jeu
La JL
LeaguesPro A
Founded1910 (1910)
ArenaEkinox
Capacity3,548
LocationBourg-en-Bresse, France
PresidentJulien Desbottes
Head coachSavo Vucevic
2019–20 positionPro A, 5th of 18
Websitewww.jlbourg-basket.com

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
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[lower-alpha 1] 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

Current roster

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

JL Bourg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 1 Sulaimon, Rasheed 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1994-03-09)9 March 1994
PF 2 Chassang, Alexandre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 27 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994
PG 5 Benitez, Hugo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
SF 7 Courby, Maxime 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1990-11-23)23 November 1990
G 11 Harris, C. J. 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1991-02-19)19 February 1991
C 12 Mika, Eric 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 27 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
F/C 13 Pelos, Pierre 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992
SF 21 Jones, Jalen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1993-05-27)27 May 1993
PF 22 Williams, JaCorey 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1994-06-12)12 June 1994
SF 23 Roos, Maxime 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1995-03-23)23 March 1995
PG 83 Julien, Axel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992
PG Cole, Norris 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 33 – (1988-10-13)13 October 1988
Head coach
  • Laurent Legname
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gérald Simon
  • Frédéric Wiscart-Goetz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 21, 2022

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.
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