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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. The club's home games are played at Rhénus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms.

SIG Strasbourg
SIG Strasbourg logo
LeaguesPro A
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
ArenaRhénus Sport
Capacity6,200
LocationStrasbourg, France
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentOlivier Klotz
Board governorRobert Fedida
Head coachLaurent Vila
Championships1 French Championship
2 French Cup
2 Leaders Cup
1 Match des Champions
1 French Second Division
Websitesigstrasbourg.fr

History

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SIG Strasbourg team in 1928
 
SIG Strasbourg home game against Gravelines in February 2022

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 revive 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

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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] Later, the date was corrected to the year 2024.

Rivalries

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The Eastern Rivalry

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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

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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  
2021–22 €7,000,000  
2022–23 €7,000,000  
2023–24 €7,000,000  
2024–25 €7,100,000  

Players

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See also: Category:SIG Strasbourg players

Current roster

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

SIG Strasbourg roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 2   Lemoine, Maxence 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2007-06-19)19 June 2007
SG 5   Artis, Dominic 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1993-07-07)7 July 1993
SG 6   Krušlin, Filip (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1989-03-18)18 March 1989
SG 7   Cazalon, Malcolm 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2001-08-27)27 August 2001
PF 9   Roberson, Jeff 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996
PF 10   Invernizzi, Hugo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993
C 11   Chikoko, Vitalis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 33 – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991
C 13   Dessert, Brice 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 21 – (2003-03-25)25 March 2003
PG 21   Maxhuni, Edon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-03-21)21 March 1998
PG 23   Maille, Jean-Baptiste 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
SF 24   Fitts, Malik   1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1997-07-04)4 July 1997
SG 30   Pietrus, Illan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2005-06-20)20 June 2005
Head coach
  •   Laurent Vila
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Thomas Drouot
  •   Julien Zoa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: December 6, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Vitalis Chikoko Brice Dessert
PF Hugo Invernizzi Jeff Roberson
SF Filip Krušlin Malcolm Cazalon Malik Fitts
SG Dominic Artis Illan Pietrus Maxence Lemoine
PG Edon Maxhuni Jean-Baptiste Maille

Season by season

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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 Euroleague RS
2 Eurocup L32
2014–15 1 Pro A 2nd Champion Champion 2 Eurocup L32
2015–16 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Semifinalist 1 Euroleague RS
2 Eurocup RU
2016–17 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League POQ
2017–18 1 Pro A 3rd Champion Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League QF
2018–19 1 Pro A 6th Round of 16 Champion 3 Champions League RS
2019–20[a] 1 Pro A 10th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League RS
2020–21 1 Pro A 3rd Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League 4th
2021–22 1 Pro A 7th Runner-up 3 Champions League QF
2022–23 1 Pro A 8th Semifinalist 2 Champions League QF
2023–24 1 Pro A 12th Runner-up 2 Champions League R16
  1. ^ The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours

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Winners (1): 2004–05
Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18
Runners-up (2): 1998–99, 2021–22, 2023–24
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

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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.

Head coaches

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Nat. Coach Tenure
  Vincent Collet 2011–2016
  Henrik Dettmann 2016
  Vincent Collet 2016–2020
  Lassi Tuovi 2020–2022
  Luca Banchi 2022–2023
  Massimo Cancellieri 2023–2024
  Laurent Vila 2024–present

References

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  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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