Olympique Antibes, in full Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketballclub from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French second division. The club has won the French championship three times, the last being in 1995.
The basketball team rose to prominence in the years 1950–60. In 1970, the team won the championship of France thanks to players of exception like Jean-Claude Bonato, Dan Rodriguez and Jacques Cachemire.
At the beginning of the Eighties, Antibes suffered several disappointing seasons, but improved throughout the decade, and eventually won the LNB Pro A title in 1991. At the beginning of the Nineties, Antibes regularly contended for titles alongside Limoges CSP and Pau-Orthez.
In 1995, the club won a third national title before being plagued by financial problems. In 2002, in spite of finishing in a position that would have kept them safe from relegation, the club was dropped to LNB Pro B for lack of financial guarantees. Antibes then went through difficult years in Pro B. Then, in 2006–07, the club were relegated from Pro B to the nominally amateur Nationale 1. Although their 16th-place finish that season would normally have kept them safe from relegation, that season saw three teams relegated instead of the normal two because of a decision to reduce the number of teams in the top Pro A league. They would return to the professional ranks at the first opportunity, winning the Pro B crown in 2008.
For the 2013 season, Antibes has new ambitions in a Pro B league where the other favourites are clubs like Pau-Orthez, Hyères Toulon, two teams coming from Pro A, and JL Bourg Basket. They end up in fifth place at the end of the regular season and win the play-offs against Champagne Châlons Reims, synonym with a spot in the Pro A championship from next season. Yet in the following year, they finish bottom of the league with 6 wins and 24 defeats, and returned once more to the Pro B.
During the 2014–2015 season, they finish 6th of the regular season, and win also the B Leaders Cup, a victory that, as a matter of fact, guaranteed them a playoff spot. They win the playoffs against Denain after having defeated Nantes and Le portel on their way to the final. Just one year after leaving the Pro A championship they earned the right to go back to the elite tier.
Arenasedit
From 1951 to 1991, Olympique Antibes played their home games at the Salusse-Santoni Hall, which has a seating capacity of 1,300 people. From 1991 to 2009, Olympique Antibes played their homes games at the 5,051 seat Jean Bunoz Sports Hall. Since 2013, the club hosts their home games at the Azur Arena Antibes. The arena is located in Antibes, France, and it was opened in 2013. It has a seating capacity of 5,249 people for basketball games.
^Chiramberro, Théo (2022-03-10). "[Vidéo] Retour sur la cérémonie du retrait du maillot de Tim Blue à Antibes". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
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January 01, 1970
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Olympique Antibes in full Olympique d Antibes Juan les Pins and branded as Antibes Sharks is a basketball club from the city of Antibes France Established in 1933 the club s men s senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B the French second division The club has won the French championship three times the last being in 1995 Antibes SharksNicknameOAJLPLeaguesLNB Pro BFounded1933 91 years ago 1933 HistoryOlympique Antibes 1933 2012 Antibes Sharks 2012 present ArenaAzur Arena AntibesCapacity5 249LocationAntibes FranceTeam colorsNavy Gold Azure White Head coachDaniel GoethalsChampionships3 French Championships1 Pro B Leaders CupRetired numbers1 4 Websitesharks antibes comHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Arenas 3 Honours 4 Season by season 5 Top performances in European amp Worldwide competitions 6 Players 6 1 Retired numbers 6 2 Current roster 6 3 Notable players 7 Head coaches 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe basketball team rose to prominence in the years 1950 60 In 1970 the team won the championship of France thanks to players of exception like Jean Claude Bonato Dan Rodriguez and Jacques Cachemire At the beginning of the Eighties Antibes suffered several disappointing seasons but improved throughout the decade and eventually won the LNB Pro A title in 1991 At the beginning of the Nineties Antibes regularly contended for titles alongside Limoges CSP and Pau Orthez In 1995 the club won a third national title before being plagued by financial problems In 2002 in spite of finishing in a position that would have kept them safe from relegation the club was dropped to LNB Pro B for lack of financial guarantees Antibes then went through difficult years in Pro B Then in 2006 07 the club were relegated from Pro B to the nominally amateur Nationale 1 Although their 16th place finish that season would normally have kept them safe from relegation that season saw three teams relegated instead of the normal two because of a decision to reduce the number of teams in the top Pro A league They would return to the professional ranks at the first opportunity winning the Pro B crown in 2008 For the 2013 season Antibes has new ambitions in a Pro B league where the other favourites are clubs like Pau Orthez Hyeres Toulon two teams coming from Pro A and JL Bourg Basket They end up in fifth place at the end of the regular season and win the play offs against Champagne Chalons Reims synonym with a spot in the Pro A championship from next season Yet in the following year they finish bottom of the league with 6 wins and 24 defeats and returned once more to the Pro B During the 2014 2015 season they finish 6th of the regular season and win also the B Leaders Cup a victory that as a matter of fact guaranteed them a playoff spot They win the playoffs against Denain after having defeated Nantes and Le portel on their way to the final Just one year after leaving the Pro A championship they earned the right to go back to the elite tier Arenas editFrom 1951 to 1991 Olympique Antibes played their home games at the Salusse Santoni Hall which has a seating capacity of 1 300 people From 1991 to 2009 Olympique Antibes played their homes games at the 5 051 seat Jean Bunoz Sports Hall Since 2013 the club hosts their home games at the Azur Arena Antibes The arena is located in Antibes France and it was opened in 2013 It has a seating capacity of 5 249 people for basketball games Honours edit nbsp Frederic Bourdillon French League Winners 3 1969 70 1990 91 1994 95 French League 2 Winners 1 2012 13 French League 3 Winners 1 2007 08 LNB Pro B Leaders Cup Winners 1 2015Season by season editSeason Tier League Pos French Cup 2008 09 2 Pro B 11th Round of 16 2009 10 2 Pro B 16th Quarterfinalist 2010 11 2 Pro B 14th Quarterfinalist 2011 12 2 Pro B 11th Round of 32 2012 13 2 Pro B 5th Round of 16 2013 14 1 Pro A 16th Round of 64 2014 15 2 Pro B 2nd 2015 16 1 Pro A 12th 2016 17 1 Pro A 14th 2017 18 1 Pro A 16thTop performances in European amp Worldwide competitions editSeason Achievement Notes EuroLeague 1970 71 Quarter finals 4th place in a group with Ignis Varese Slavia VS Praha and ASK Olimpija FIBA Saporta Cup 1994 95 Semi finals third eliminated 2 1 by Benetton Treviso 95 88 W in Treviso 93 99 L and 83 87 L in Antibes FIBA Korac Cup 1972 Semi finals eliminated by OKK Beograd 72 99 L in Belgrade and 65 61 W in Antibes 1983 84 Semi finals eliminated by Orthez 68 75 L in Orthez and 71 69 W in Antibes 1985 86 Semi finals eliminated by Banco di Roma Virtus 69 78 L in Antibes and 75 83 L in Rome 1993 94 Quarter finals eliminated by Recoaro Milano 85 98 L in Milan and 95 88 W in AntibesPlayers editRetired numbers edit Antibes Sharks retired numbers N Player Position Tenure Ceremony date 4 Tim Blue Forward 2012 2020 10 March 2022 1 Current roster edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Antibes Sharks roster Players Coaches Pos No Nat Name Ht Age C 1 nbsp Yussuf Temidayo 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 27 1996 06 02 2 June 1996 PG 3 nbsp Amsellem Vincent 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 22 2002 03 11 11 March 2002 SG 5 nbsp Monclar Benjamin 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 36 1988 05 03 3 May 1988 F C 6 nbsp Ca Etienne 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 27 1997 03 06 6 March 1997 PG 7 nbsp Pitard Gedeon 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 35 1989 02 07 7 February 1989 G 12 nbsp Pollard Xavier 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 32 1991 12 20 20 December 1991 F 16 nbsp nbsp Boungou Colo Nobel 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in 36 1988 04 26 26 April 1988 F C 21 nbsp Hernandez Sullivan 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in 28 1995 12 27 27 December 1995 PF 24 nbsp Negrobar Ludovic 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 32 1991 09 01 1 September 1991 F 25 nbsp Moute a Bidias Roger 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 29 1995 04 22 22 April 1995 F C 27 nbsp Pansa Jean Marc 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 26 1997 08 20 20 August 1997 G F 32 nbsp Derksen Timothy 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 30 1993 07 27 27 July 1993 G 77 nbsp Rajaofera Stellan 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 19 2004 07 15 15 July 2004 PF 22 nbsp Petrov Viacheslav 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in 29 1994 08 13 13 August 1994 Head coach nbsp Daniel Goethals Assistant coach es nbsp Stephane Neff nbsp nbsp Antoine Mantey Legend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated May 3 2023 Notable players edit See also Category Olympique Antibes basketball 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 nbsp Yann Bonato nbsp Timothe Luwawu Cabarrot nbsp Isaia Cordinier nbsp Jacques Cachemire nbsp Herve Dubuisson nbsp nbsp Frederic Bourdillon nbsp Max Kougere nbsp Alfred Aboya nbsp Sadio Doucoure nbsp Mouhamed Sene nbsp David Ramseier nbsp Tim Blue nbsp David Rivers nbsp Micheal Ray Richardson nbsp Tre Simmons nbsp Will Solomon nbsp Roger Phegley nbsp Bill Varner nbsp Byron WesleyHead coaches edit nbsp Herve DubuissonReferences edit Chiramberro Theo 2022 03 10 Video Retour sur la ceremonie du retrait du maillot de Tim Blue a Antibes BeBasket in French Retrieved 2022 03 11 External links editOfficial Site Official board Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olympique Antibes amp oldid 1208557031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
