SIG Strasbourg

Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG 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 Basketball Champions League. The club's home games are played at Rhénus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms.

SIG Strasbourg
LeaguesPro A
Founded1929 (1929)
ArenaRhénus Sport
Capacity6,200
LocationStrasbourg, France
Team colorsRed, Silver and White
     
PresidentMartial Bellon
Board governorRobert Fedida
Head coachLassi Tuovi
Championships1 French Championship
2 French Cup
2 Leaders Cup
1 Match des Champions
1 French Second Division
Websitesigstrasbourg.fr

History
SIG Strasbourg team in 1928

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.

In 2020, Vincent Collet left the team after he had served as head coach for almost a decade. For the 2020–21 Pro A season, the team started a recommencement as new head coach Lassi Tuovi recruited almost entirely new players. Strasbourg aims to regain success in both the national league as well as in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.[1]

Arenas

The 6,200 seat Rhénus Sport has been used as the home arena of SIG for many years. In January 2017, the club announced their building plans for a new arena that is to be finished in 2020, that will accommodate 10,000 people.[2]

Rivalries

The Eastern Rivalry

The Eastern Derby is the name of the matches that are played between Strasbourg IG and SLUC Nancy. The rivalry has a strong emotional history.

Budgets

According to Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) guidelines, SIG has to publish its budget for each season.

Season Budget
2012–13€5,700,000
2013–14€6,500,000
2014–15€5,900,000
2015–16€6,200,000
2016–17€6,700,000
2017–18€7,700,000
2018–19€7,700,000
2019–20€7,600,000
2020–21€6,300,000

Players

Current roster

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

SIG Strasbourg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 3 Jefferson, Brandon 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 29 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
PF 4 Cavalière, Léopold 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
F/C 5 Udanoh, Ike 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – (1989-08-02)2 August 1989
SG 8 Lansdowne, DeAndre (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989
C 13 Miyem, Essome 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 19 – (2001-07-15)15 July 2001
PG 16 Tchicamboud, Jason 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002
G/F 17 Bohačík, Jaromír 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
PG 23 Maille, Jean-Baptiste 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
F 24 Wainright, Ishmail 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 26 – (1994-09-12)12 September 1994
C 25 Morin, Yannis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1993-08-31)31 August 1993
F 50 Colson, Bonzie 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1996-01-12)12 January 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Frank Kuhn
  • Romain Leroy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 7, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Yannis Morin Ike Udanoh Essome Miyem
PF Ishmail Wainright Léopold Cavalière
SF Bonzie Colson
SG Jaromír Bohačík DeAndre Lansdowne
PG Brandon Jefferson Jean-Baptiste Maille Jayson Tchicamboud

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 Pro A 5th Round of 16 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Pro A 12th Round of 16
2008–09 1 Pro A 8th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2009–10 1 Pro A 14th Round of 16 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2010–11 1 Pro A 11th Round of 32
2011–12 1 Pro A 10th Round of 16
2012–13 1 Pro A 2nd Quarterfinalist Runner-up
2013–14 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupL32
2014–15 1 Pro A 2nd Champion Champion 2 EurocupL32
2015–16 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupRU
2016–17 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeaguePOQ
2017–18 1 Pro A 3rd Champion Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueQF
2018–19 1 Pro A 6th Round of 16 Champion 3 Champions LeagueRS
2019–20[lower-alpha 1] 1 Pro A 10th 3 Champions LeagueRS
  1. The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours
Winners (1): 2004–05
Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18
Runners-up (1): 1998–99
Winners (2): 2015, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2015
Winners (1): 1998–99
  • Brussels, Belgium Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015
  • Luxeuil-les-Bains, France Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015
  • Besançon, France Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015

Notable players

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

Head coaches
Coach From To
Vincent Collet
2011
2016
Henrik Dettmann
2016
Vincent Collet
2016
2020
Lassi Tuovi
2020
present

References
  1. Luc Dreosto (25 September 2020). "Basket : Strasbourg lance son opération reconquête". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "La future Arena SIG Strasbourg dévoilée". Sigstrasbourg.fr. 30 January 2017.
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