Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball

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

Saint-Quentin
Nickname	SQBB
Leagues	LNB Pro A
Founded	1973 (1973)
Arena	Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte
Capacity	3,800
Location	Saint-Quentin, France
President	Laurent Prache
Head coach	Julien Mahé
Website	sqbb.fr
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History

Saint-Quentin BB was founded in 1973 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.

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 Pro A league for the 2023-24 season, its first season in the elite league in 31 years.

Players

Current roster

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name PF 0 Schwartz, Loic 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992 G/F 23 Walker, M. J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 SG 1 Johnson, Nate 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 PF 5 Pfister, William 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995 SF 8 Ajinça, Melvin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2004-06-26)26 June 2004 PG 10 Boucaud, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 PF 11 Rayman, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997 C 12 Dossou-Yovo, Mathis 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 C 13 Olejniczak, Dominik 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 27 – (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 PG 15 Campbell, Tyger 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 PG 99 Ziv, Yiftach 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1995-07-09)9 July 1995	Head coach Julien Mahe Assistant coach(es) Karim Remil Antony Montant Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 13, 2024

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

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.

• Hugo Besson
• Corey Crowder
• Parker Jackson-Cartwright
• Hernst Laroche
• Alexis Wangmene