Jeanne d'Arc (basketball)
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| Leagues | Nationale 1 | |
| Founded | 23 April 1923 | |
| History | Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar 1923–present | |
| Location | Dakar, Senegal | |
| Head coach | Mouhamed Sène | |
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Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar, also known as simply JA, is a Senegalese basketball team based in Dakar. It is part of the ASC Jeanne d'Arc multi-sports club which is most known for its football section. They have won seven Nationale 1 championships, the most recent being in 2002. In 1991, JA won the African Clubs Championship and was crowned the continental champion.
The most famous player of JA was Mathieu Faye, who has been enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Champions (1): 1991
- Runners-up: 1992
- Champions (7): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002
Saint-Michel Cup (record)
- Winners (7): 1978, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2022[2]
Season by season
[edit]| Season | Group | Regular season | Playoffs | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | |||
| Jeanne d'Arc | ||||||
| 2019 | – | 9th | 9 | 8 | .529 | – |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | Group A | 2nd | 9 | 5 | .643 | Won quarterfinals (SLBC, 2–1) Lost semifinals (DUC, 1–2) |
| 2022 | Group B | 2nd | 9 | 5 | .643 | Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1) Lost semifinals (AS Douanes, 0–2) |
| 2023 | Group B | 1st | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1) Won semifinals (DUC, 2–0) Lost finals (AS Douanes, 1–2) |
| 2024 | Group B | 1st | 13 | 1 | .929 | 2nd in Group A of Final Eight (4–2) Lost semifinals (ASCVD, 0–2) |
| Regular season record | 52 | 21 | .716 | |||
| Playoff record | 13 | 13 | .500 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mathieu Faye". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Basketball : La JA remporte la Coupe Saint Michel devant l'As Douanes ! - Basket" (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
External links
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