SIG Strasbourg

SIG Strasbourg
SIG Strasbourg
Leagues	Pro A; Champions League
Founded	1929; 92 years ago
Arena	Rhénus Sport
Capacity	6,200
Location	Strasbourg, France
Team colors	Red, Silver and White;
President	Martial Bellon
Board governor	Robert Fedida
Head coach	Lassi Tuovi
Championships	1 French Championship; 2 French Cup; 2 Leaders Cup; 1 Match des Champions; 1 French Second Division
Website	sigstrasbourg.fr

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, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The club's home games are played at Rhénus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms.

History[]

SIG Strasbourg team in 1928

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 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 revived 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 , 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[]

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]

Rivalries[]

The Eastern Rivalry[]

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[]

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

Players[]

Current roster[]

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

SIG Strasbourg roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	3	Roberson, John	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	32 – (1988-10-28)28 October 1988
PF	4		2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		25 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
F/C	5	Udanoh, Ike	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	32 – (1989-08-02)2 August 1989
SG	9	Lansdowne, DeAndre (C)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	32 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989
F	11	Mitchell, Matt	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	22 – (1999-03-18)18 March 1999
C	12	Morin, Yannis	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	28 – (1993-08-31)31 August 1993
SG	17	Bohačík, Jaromír	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	29 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
PG	23	Maille, Jean-Baptiste	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	27 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
SF	31	Eddie, Jarell	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	29 – (1991-10-30)30 October 1991
G/F	70		1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	29 – (1992-02-04)4 February 1992
C	91	Joseph, Georgi	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	38 – (1982-11-23)23 November 1982

Head coach

Lassi Tuovi

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Kuhn
Romain Leroy

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 7, 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench	Inactive
C	Ike Udanoh	Georgi Joseph	Yannis Morin
PF	Matt Mitchell
SF	Jarell Eddie
SG	Jaromír Bohačík	DeAndre Lansdowne
PG	John Roberson	Jean-Baptiste Maille

Season by season[]

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
2013–14	1	Pro A	2nd	Round of 32	Semifinalist	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
2015–16	1	Pro A	2nd	Round of 32	Semifinalist	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			3 Champions League	RS
2019–20^[a]	1	Pro A	10th			3 Champions League	RS
	1	Pro A	3rd			3 Champions League	4th

^ The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours[]

French League

Winners (1): 2004–05

French Cup

Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18

Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Leaders Cup

Winners (2): 2015,

Runners-up (1): 2013

Match des Champions

Winners (1): 2015

French Second Division

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[]

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.

Head coaches[]

Nat.	Coach	Tenure
	Vincent Collet	2011–2016
	Henrik Dettmann	2016
	Vincent Collet	2016–2020
	Lassi Tuovi	2020–present

References[]

^ Luc Dreosto (25 September 2020). "Basket : Strasbourg lance son opération reconquête". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "La future Arena SIG Strasbourg dévoilée". Sigstrasbourg.fr. 30 January 2017.

External links[]

Official website (in French)
Strasbourg IG at Eurobasket.com

[3] The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[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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show v t SIG Strasbourg current roster
3 Roberson 4 5 Udanoh 8 Eddie 9 Lansdowne 11 Mitchell 12 Morin 17 Bohačík 23 Maille 70 91 Joseph
Head coach: Tuovi Assistant coach: Kuhn Leroy