# JL Bourg Basket

Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.
Bourg has also represented France in European competition, including the second level EuroCup.

## History

The club was officially founded in 1910 by Henri Mamet, who also became the first president of JL Bourg. In 1956, the team won its first title when it won the Ain regional championship.
The team joined professional competition in 1996 when it entered the LNB Pro B, the national second division.
In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena Ekinox which replaced the Salle des Sports. This year the team also promoted to the Pro A after it won the Pro B Playoffs. They relegated back after the 2014–15 season.
In the 2019–20 season, Bourg was in the 5th place until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020–21 season, Bourg will make its European debut when it will play in the EuroCup.
During the 2023–24 season, Bourg had the first pick of the 2024 NBA draft Zaccharie Risacher on its roster. In the EuroCup, Bourg had its most successful European season in club history after reaching the finals following a 2–1 semifinal win over Beşiktaş.

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

* LNB Pro A Leaders Cup
    Runners-up (3): 2006, 2019, 2023
* Pro B
    Champions: 2016–17
* Pro B Leaders Cup
    Champions: 2016

### European competitions

* EuroCup
    Runners-up (1): 2024

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Record | French Cup | Other competitions | Other competitions | European competitions | European competitions |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 9th | | | | | | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Pro B | 8th | | | | | | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | | | | | | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 18th | | | | | | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | | | Pro B Leaders Cup | C | | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | | | Pro B Leaders Cup | SF | | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 9th | 17–17 | Eightfinalist | | | | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 9th | 19–15 | Round of 32 | | | | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 16–9 | Eightfinalist | | | | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 22–12 | | | | 2 EuroCup | R16 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | 15–19 | Quarterfinalist | | | 2 EuroCup | RS |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | 19–15 | Quarterfinalist | Pro A Leaders Cup | RU | 2 EuroCup | EF |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | 25–9 | Eightfinalist | Pro A Leaders Cup | SF | 2 EuroCup | RU |
* ↑ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bourg played only 25 games and had a 16–9 record.

## Players
### Current roster

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### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Kevin Kokila | Jean-Marc Pansa |
| PF | Adrian Nelson | Maxime Courby |
| SF | Jordan Usher | Maksim Salash |
| SG | Joël Ayayi | Mehdy Ngouama |
| PG | Xavier Castañeda | Hugo Benitez |

### Notable players

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* 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.
* Antoine Gomis
* Marc-Antoine Pellin
* Zaccharie Risacher
* Jérôme Sanchez
* Arthur Rozenfeld
* Tomáš Kyzlink
* Mathieu Wojciechowski
* Youssou Ndoye
* Kadeem Allen
* Devin Booker
* Rob Gray
* Chris Johnson
* Jalen Jones
* Trey Lewis
* Garrett Sim
* Chase Simon
* Steven Smith
* Jordan Theodore
* LaMonte Ulmer
* Frantz Massenat

## Individual awards

* Pro A Most Valuable Player
** Zachery Peacock – 2018