Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball

Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin logo
NicknameSQBB
LeaguesÉlite 2
Founded1973 (1973)
ArenaPalais des Sports Pierre Ratte
Capacity3,800
LocationSaint-Quentin, France
PresidentLaurent Prache
Head coachFilipe da Silva
Team captainGiovan Oniangue
Websitesqbb.fr

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball, commonly known as Saint-Quentin BB, is a French professional basketball club, based in the commune of Saint-Quentin, in the department of Aisne. The team spent much of its history in the LNB Élite (the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France), but were relegated at the end of the most recent 2025–26 season to the second tier, after losing their deciding playoff series against Poitiers Basket 86.

History

Saint-Quentin BB was founded in 1973[1] from the merger of the Amicale Jumentier and Union sportive des Cheminots. The new club disputes the regional championship Excellence. In 1982, became a new merger between Saint-Quentin BB and Foyer laïque d'Harly.

In 1988, Saint-Quentin BB accessed by 1A (now Pro A). The club then competed with the best teams in the league and finished fifth. In 1990 the club qualifies for the FIBA Korać Cup of the next season. They compete in 1991 with a home victory over the Greek powerhouse of Panathinaikos, but an away defeat.[2]

In 1993, following financial difficulties, Saint-Quentin relegated to National 4 and briefly found Pro B in 2000 (back down the following year) only to return in 2001 until 2009. The team regularly attended the Playoffs, losing in the semifinals in 2006 (opposite Entente Orléanaise) and 2007 (facing Quimper). In 2009, SQBB was relegated to the Men's National 1 league (NM1).

In the 2011-2012 season, SQBB won the National Basketball 1 title and was promoted to the LNB Pro B league for the 2012-2013 season. In the 2022-23 season, SQBB won the Pro B title and was promoted to the LNB Élite league for the 2023-24 season, its first season in the elite league in 31 years.

Players

Current roster

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

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 2 United States O'Reilly, Liam 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1996-03-19)19 March 1996
G/F 3 Canada Ekiyor, Eddie 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1997-05-03)3 May 1997
SF 5 Republic of the Congo Oniangue, Giovan (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991
PG 10 France Boucaud, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (2000-08-30)30 August 2000
G 13 United States Johnson, Nick 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992
F/C 20 France Traoré, Djiguiba 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2005-10-11)11 October 2005
F/C 21 United States Moore, Clifton 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1999-08-18)18 August 1999
F 24 United States Caroline, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1996-01-15)15 January 1996
SF 77 Ivory Coast Dally, Jean-Philippe 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996
PF 84 France Hamon-Crespin, Maël 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2004-09-03)3 September 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Dominique Roinard
  • Portugal Pedro Nuno Monteiro

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 11, 2025

Notable players

Retired numbers

Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball retired numbers
No Player Position Tenure
25 Hugo Besson G 2020–2021
7 Benoît Gilet G 2017–2023

References

  1. ↑ "Home". sqbb.fr.
  2. ↑ http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Coupes-d-Europe/600004/Historique |titre=Historique des Coupes d'Europe