JDA Dijon Basket

For the handball team, see Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball.

Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French first tier division. The club has won the French Federation Cup three times: in 1993, 2006 and 2024.

JDA Dijon
Nickname	La Jeanne
Leagues	Pro A FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Arena	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
Capacity	5,000
Location	Dijon, France
President	Thierry Degorce
Team manager	Jean-Louis Borg
Head coach	Laurent Legname
Championships	3 French Cups 1 French Supercup
Website	jdadijon.com
Home Away

The club is named after Joan of Arc, a heroine in French history.

History

The logo used until 2022

The club, named after Joan of Arc, was founded in 1880, as a sports club active in gymnastics, football, as well as cultural activities such as theatre.

In the 2003–04 season, JDA reached the finals of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, the continent's fourth tier level. In its first European final ever, Dijon lost to German club Mitteldeutscher BC, by a score of 68–84.^[1]

Dijon played in the 2019–20 FIBA Champions League, marking its return to European-wide competitions for the first time since 2014. The team won the bronze medal after defeating Zaragoza in the third place game.^[2]

In the 2020–21 season, Dijon reached the Finals of the LNB Pro A for the first time in club history, after defeating Monaco in the semi-final. In the single-game Finals, Dijon lost to ASVEL.^[3]

On April 27, 2024, Dijon won their third French Cup after they defeated Strasbourg in the final in the Accor Arena.^[4]

Arena

JDA Dijon Basket plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy, which has a seating capacity of 5,000.

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

• LNB Pro A
  • Runners-up (1): 2020–21
• French Federation Cup
  • Champions (3): 1993, 2006, 2024
• French League Cup
  • Champions (1): 2020
• French Supercup
  • Champions (1): 2006

European competitions

• FIBA Champions League
  • Third place (1): 2019–20
• FIBA Europe Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2010–11	2	LNB Pro B	2nd	Second round
2011–12	1	LNB Pro A	9th	Second round
2012–13	1	LNB Pro A	7th	Second round		3 EuroChallenge	RS
2013–14	1	LNB Pro A	5th	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	3 EuroChallenge	L16
2014–15	1	LNB Pro A	10th	Semifinalist
2015–16	1	LNB Pro A	9th		Quarterfinalist
2016–17	1	LNB Pro A	12th
2017–18	1	LNB Pro A	5th
2018–19	1	LNB Pro A	3rd
2019–20	1	LNB Pro A	2nd[lower-alpha 1]			3 Champions League	3rd
2020–21	1	LNB Pro A	2nd			3 Champions League	RS
2021–22	1	LNB Pro A	3rd			3 Champions League	R16

1. The 2019–20 season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dijon was 2nd in the standings at the time.

Players

Current roster

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

JDA Dijon Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PF 1 McDuffie, Markis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 G 5 Rieber, Bastien 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2005-04-06)6 April 2005 SG 6 Ducoté, Robin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 SG 7 Edwards, Kyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 SF 8 Obiesie, Joshua 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2000-05-23)23 May 2000 G 9 Kamardine, Ilias 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-10-01)1 October 2003 PG 11 Holston, David 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 38 – (1986-01-26)26 January 1986 C 20 Ware, Gavin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-10-19)19 October 1993 PF 43 Sengfelder, Christian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-02-28)28 February 1995 PG 61 Julien, Axel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 F 72 Dokossi, Allan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 SF 77 Dally, Jean-Philippe 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996	Head coach Laurent Legname Assistant coach(es) Antoine Béguin Frédéric Wiscart-Goetz Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 2, 2024

Notable players

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.

Isaiah Miles, playing for Dijon

• Yakhouba Diawara
• Laurent Sciarra
• Vakhtang Natsvlishvili
• Viktor Sanikidze
• Rowan Barrett
• Aldo Curti
• Nick Fazekas
• Boniface N'Dong
• C. J. Williams
• Reggie Williams
• Andre Riddick
• Bobby Dixon

References

1. "Mitteldeutscher 84 SAOS JDA Dijon 68". FIBA Europe. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
2. "JDA Dijon survive Casademont Zaragoza's late comeback, win third spot". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "Jeep Elite : Dijon s'incline en finale face à l'ASVEL (74-87)". France Bleu (in French). 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
4. Jeanne, La (2024-04-27). "La JDA remporte la Coupe de France 2024 !!". JDA Dijon Basket (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-17.

External links

• Official website