Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) [fr] and the ESPE Basket Pro club of Châlons-en-Champagne [fr]. Since 2022, the team plays in the LNB Pro B, the second tier division of French basketball.

Champagne Basket
Champagne Basket logo
LeaguesPro B
Founded17 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-17)
HistoryChampagne Châlons-Reims Basket
2010–2020
Champagne Basket
2020–present
ArenaComplexe René-Tys
Pierre de Coubertin
Capacity3,000
2,791
LocationChâlons-Reims, France
Team colorsBlue, Gold, White, Dark Blue
       
PresidentMichel Gobillot
Head coachCédric Heitz
Websitechampagne-basket.fr

History

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The historical regional rivals of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) [fr] and the ESPE Basket Pro club of Châlons-en-Champagne [fr], combined forces to create a strong, financially stable, competitive ball club on the French elite professional stage. The club was founded as Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket (CCRB) on 17 June 2010.[1] Two years following up the union, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) invited the CCRB to move up directly to the LNB Pro A through a wild-card.

In 2020, the club changed its name to "Champagne Basket".[2]

Arenas

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The club's home arenas are the Complexe Sportif René Tys (Reims) and the Palais des Sports Pierre de Coubertin (Châlons). Each arena hosts half of their home games.[3]

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. French Cup
2010–11
2
Pro B
10th
1R
2011–12
2
Pro B
3rd
R32
2012–13
2
Pro B
3rd
1R
2013–14
2
Pro B
3rd[a]
1R
2014–15
1
Pro A
12th
R32
2015–16
1
Pro A
15th
R32
2016–17
1
Pro A
16th
R16
2017–18
1
Pro A
14th
R16
2018–19
1
Pro A
13th
3R
2019–20
1
Pro A
14th
QF
2020–21
1
Pro A
12th
R16
2021–22
1
Pro A
18th
3R
2022–23
2
Pro B
  1. ^ Entered the Pro A after the team was offered a wild card due to the expansion of the league from 16 to 18 teams.

Players

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Current roster

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

Champagne Basket roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 0   Klein, Thomas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2002-12-27)27 December 2002
PG 1   Crusol, Timothé 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-04-05)5 April 2001
PG 5   Jackson, Marquis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-09-16)16 September 1994
PG 7   Keita, Mathis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992
PG 10   Sambe, Lamine 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989
SF 13   Milošević, Đorđe 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-06-20)20 June 1993
F/C 14   Paumier, Grismay 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-07-12)12 July 1998
PG 22   Selebangue, Kameronn 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-11-18)18 November 2004
F 24   Skara, David 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-02-26)26 February 1995
PF 27   Semelet, Maxime 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-08-09)9 August 2002
C 95   Vent, Vincent 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997
Head coach
  •   Thomas Andrieux
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Fréderic Jaudon

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: January 8, 2023

Notable players

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Da'Sean Butler

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Histoire". Champagne Basket (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nouveau nom et nouveau logo pour un club de Jeep® ÉLITE | LNB.fr". LNB (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ http://www.lnb.fr LNB Official Website
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