JL Bourg Basket

JL Bourg
JL Bourg
Nickname	La Jeu; La JL
Leagues	Pro A
Founded	1910; 111 years ago
Arena	Ekinox
Capacity	3,548
Location	Bourg-en-Bresse, France
President	Julien Desbottes
Head coach	Savo Vucevic
2019–20 position	Pro A, 5th of 18
Website	www.jlbourg-basket.com
Home	Away

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 Pro A.^[1] Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.

History[]

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.^[2]

Logos[]

Primary logo used from 2013 till 2017

Honours[]

Pro B

Champions (1): 2016–17

Leaders Cup

Runners-up (1): 2006

Pro B Leaders Cup

Champions (1): 2016

Season by season[]

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Record	French Cup	Other 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^[a]	1	Pro A	5th	16–9	Eightfinalist
	1	Pro A						2 EuroCup	TBD

^ 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[]

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

JL Bourg roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SG	1	Sulaimon, Rasheed	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		27 – (1994-03-09)9 March 1994
PG	5		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	20 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
SF	7	Courby, Maxime	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)		30 – (1990-11-23)23 November 1990
G	11	Harris, C. J.	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	30 – (1991-02-19)19 February 1991
C	12	Mika, Eric	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	26 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
F/C	13		2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)		29 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992
PF	22	Williams, JaCorey	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	27 – (1994-06-12)12 June 1994
SF	23		2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)		26 – (1995-03-23)23 March 1995
PG	83	Julien, Axel	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)		29 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992
PF		Stone, Tyler	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	30 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991

Head coach

Assistant coach(es)

Gérald Simon

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: August 13, 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Eric Mika
PF	Tyler Stone	JaCorey Williams	Pelos Pierre
SF	Maxime Courby	Maxime Courby
SG	C. J. Harris		Hugo Benitez
PG

Notable players[]

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

showCriteria
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.

Individual awards[]

Pro A Most Valuable Player
- Zachery Peacock – 2018

References[]

^ LNB Profile
^ "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[3] The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bourg played only 25 games and had a 16–9 record.

[1] LNB Profile

[2] "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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Other competitions	Pro A Leaders Cup (League Cup) French Cup (Federation Cup) Match des Champions (Supercup)
Awards	Awards MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer Best Defender Best Sixth Man Most Improved Player Best Young Player Best Coach
Other	All-Star Game French clubs in international competitions

show v t JL Bourg current roster
1 Sulaimon 5 7 Courby 11 Harris 12 Mika 13 22 Williams 23 83 Julien Stone
Head coach: Vučević Assistant coach: Simon