Fos Provence Basket

Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional basketball team based in Fos-sur-mer, France. The team currently plays in the second tier LNB Pro B.^[1] Home games are played in the Complexe sportif Parsemain, which has a capacity of 2,000 people.

Fos Provence Basket
Leagues	LNB Pro B
Founded	13 January 1972; 53 years ago (1972-01-13)
History	Frat Fosséenne (1972–?) Fos Ouest Provence Basket (?–2014) Provence Basket (2014–present)
Arena	Complexe sportif Parsemain
Capacity	2,000
Location	Fos-sur-mer, France
Team colors	Yellow, Black, Sky Blue
President	Jean-Pierre Barnes
Head coach	Rémy Valin
Championships	1 LNB Pro B
Website	fosprovencebasket.com
Home Away

History

The club was founded on 13 January 1972 as Frat Fosséenne by its founders Paul Bruyère and Jean Lovato.

On 18 January 2020, Fos received Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball at the Palais des Sports in Marseille and set its attendance record with 3,384 spectators.

On 15 June 2018, Fos Provence promoted to the first-tier LNB Pro A for the first time in history, after defeating Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs.^[1]

In the 2020–21 season, Provence won the Pro B championship again and was promoted.

Honours

LNB Pro B^[2][3]

• Champions (1): 2020–21
• Promoted (1): 2017–18

LNB Pro B Leaders Cup

• Winners (1): 2021

Players

Main category: Fos Provence Basket players

Current roster

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

Fos Provence Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Diggs, Jamar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 PG 1 Crusol, Thimothé 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 G 7 Degre, Jordan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001 G/F 8 Bouquet, Damien 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-06-19)19 June 1994 SF 9 Galin, Maxime 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 PF 13 Aboudou, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1991-01-30)30 January 1991 F/C 15 Ho You Fat, Steeve 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1988-06-12)12 June 1988 SG 33 Turner, Robert 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 F 35 Wojciechowski, Mathieu 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 C 95 Vent, Vincent 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 C Markusson, Mattias 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 28 – (1996-04-10)10 April 1996	Head coach Rémi Giuitta Assistant coach(es) Lionel Soukdeo Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 28, 2024

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

• Jordan Aboudou
• Tariq Kirksay
• Abdoulaye M'Baye
• Samuel Haanpää
• David Huertas
• Lee Cummard
• Marcus Dove
• Malik Hairston
• Ron Lewis
• Jarvis Varnado

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	Other competitions
2011–12	2	Pro B	5th
2012–13	2	Pro B	6th
2013–14	2	Pro B	7th
2014–15	2	Pro B	13th
2015–16	2	Pro B	4th
2016–17	2	Pro B	4th
2017–18	2	Pro B	4th[a]

1. Promoted as promotion play-off winners.

References

1. "Accueil".
2. "Basket : Fos Provence retrouve l'élite !". LaProvence.com (in French). 2021-06-11. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
3. "Basket-Pro B : le doublé pour Fos Provence". LaProvence.com (in French). 2021-06-14. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External links

• Official website