Champagne Basket Explained

Champagne Basket
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Leagues:Pro B
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History:Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket
2010–2020
Champagne Basket
2020–present
Arena:Complexe René-Tys
Pierre de Coubertin
Capacity:3,000
2,791
Location:Châlons-Reims, France
Colors:Blue, Gold, White, Dark Blue
President:Michel Gobillot
Coach:Cédric Heitz
Website:champagne-basket.fr
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Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of and the . Since 2022, the team plays in the LNB Pro B, the second tier division of French basketball.

History

The historical regional rivals of and the, combined forces to create a strong, financially stable, competitive ball club on the French elite professional stage. The club was founded as Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket (CCRB) on 17 June 2010.[1] Two years following up the union, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) invited the CCRB to move up directly to the LNB Pro A through a wild-card.

In 2020, the club changed its name to "Champagne Basket".[2]

Arenas

The club's home arenas are the Complexe Sportif René Tys (Reims) and the Palais des Sports Pierre de Coubertin (Châlons). Each arena hosts half of their home games.[3]

Season by season

Season TierDivisionFrench Cup
2010–11Pro B
2011–12Pro B
2012–13Pro B
2013–14Pro B
2014–15Pro A
2015–16Pro A
2016–17Pro A
2017–18Pro A
2018–19Pro A
2019–20Pro A
2020–21Pro A
2021–22Pro A
2022–23Pro B

Players

Current roster

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Histoire . Champagne Basket . 4 September 2021 . fr.
  2. Web site: Nouveau nom et nouveau logo pour un club de Jeep® ÉLITE LNB.fr . LNB . 4 September 2021 . fr.
  3. http://www.lnb.fr LNB Official Website