Strasbourg IG

Strasbourg IG
Strasbourg IG logo
Nickname	SIG
Leagues	LNB Pro A Eurocup
Founded	1929
History	Strasbourg (1929–present)
Arena	Rhenus Sport
Arena Capacity	6,200
Location	Strasbourg, France
Team colors	Red, Silver and White
President	Martial Bellon
Head coach	Vincent Collet
Championships	1 French Championship 1 Leaders Cup 1 Match des Champions 1 French Second Division
Website	www.sigbasket.fr
Uniforms
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Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG or simply Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and internationally in the Eurocup. The club's home games are played at Rhenus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms.

History

The club was founded in 1929, and reached the top-tier of French basketball for the first time in 1938.

Starting from the 2004–05 season, new head coach Éric Girard took over the team. In the regular season, SIG finished 3rd and Giard was named Coach of the Year. Strasbourg won the top-tier French League for the first time in the 2004–05 season. SIG beat its rival SLUC Nancy 72–68.

In the 2005–06 season, Strasbourg played in the Euroleague. The team had some outstanding results, as they beat top tier team Saski Baskonia. In the Pro A, the team was defeated by Nancy 1–2 in the Semi-finals.

In the 2006–07 season, the team wouldn't reach further than the Quarter-finals. After some down years, the team started to revived when Vincent Collet took over as head coach in 2012. The team reached the Pro A Finals for three straight years in 2013, 2014, 2015. Along with that, the team won the 2015 Leaders Cup and 2014–15 French Basketball Cup. Important players for the team were Antoine Diot and Louis Campbell, who won MVP Awards in the won competitions.

Rivalries

"The Eastern Rivalry"

The Eastern Derby is the name a match between Strasbourg IG and SLUC Nancy is given, because of its strong emotional history.

Budgets

Season	Budget
2012–13	€5,700,000
2013–14	€6,500,000
2014–15	€5,900,000
2015–16	€6,200,000

Players

See also: Category:Strasbourg IG players

Current roster

Strasbourg IG roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 1 Collins, Mardy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) – (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 G 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) – (1988-02-24)24 February 1988 G 6 Lacombe, Paul 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) – (1990-06-12)12 June 1990 PG 7 Taylor, Tony 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) – (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 F 9 Leloup, Jérémy 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb) – (1987-01-31)31 January 1987 PG 13 Campbell, Louis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) – (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 PG 17 Ntilikina, Frank 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) – (1998-07-28)28 July 1998 G/F 18 Mushidi, Kostja 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) – (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 C 21 Fofana, Bangaly 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb) – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989 F 34 Weems, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 C 49 Duport, Romain 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 115 kg (254 lb) – (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 PF 54 Howard, Matt 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) – (1989-01-23)23 January 1989	Head coach Vincent Collet Assistant coach(es) Pierre Tavano Lauriane Dolt Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 1, 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Bangaly Fofana	Romain Duport
PF	Kyle Weems	Matt Howard	Olivier Cortale
SF	Mardy Collins	Jérémy Leloup
SG	Rodrigue Beaubois	Paul Lacombe	Kostja Mushidi
PG	Louis Campbell	Tony Taylor	Frank Ntilikina

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2006–07	1	Pro A	5	Quarterfinalist	Round of 16	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2007–08	1	Pro A	12	–	Round of 16	–	–	–
2008–09	1	Pro A	8	Quarterfinalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2009–10	1	Pro A	14	–	Round of 16	–	–	–
2010–11	1	Pro A	11	–	Round of 32	–	–	–
2011–12	1	Pro A	10	–	–	Round of 16	–	–
2012–13	1	Pro A	2	Runner-up	Quarterfinalist	Runner-up	–	–
2013–14	1	Pro A	1	Runner-up	Round of 32	Semifinalist	1 Euroleague	RS
							2 Eurocup	L32
2014–15	1	Pro A	1	Runner-up	Champion	Champion	2 Eurocup	L32

Honours

• French League

Winners (1): 2004–05

• French Cup

Winners (1): 2014–15

Runners-up (1): 1998–99

• Leaders Cup

Winners (1): 2015

Runners-up (1): 2013

• Match des Champions

Winners (1): 2015

• French Second Division

Winners (1): 1998–99

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

• Played at least one season for the club.
• 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.
• To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
• Alexis Ajinça
• Axel Toupane
• / Crawford Palmer
• Kornél Dávid
• Mindaugas Timinskas
• Afik Nissim
• / Jarod Stevenson
• / Ricardo Greer
• Michael Brooks
• Chuck Eidson
• Rick Hughes
• Keith Jennings
• J. R. Reid
• Anthony Roberson
• Brion Rush
• Terence Stansbury

Head coaches

Coach	From	To	Honours
Vincent Collet	2011	present	1 Leaders Cup, 1 French Cup, 1 Match des Champions

External links

• Official website (French)
• Strasbourg IG at Eurobasket.com