Olympique Antibes
Antibes Sharks | |||
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French Championships 1 Pro B Leaders Cup | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (4) | ||
Website | sharks-antibes.com | ||
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Olympique Antibes, in full Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a
History
The basketball team rose to prominence in the years 1950–60. In 1970, the team won the championship of France thanks to players of exception like Jean-Claude Bonato, Dan Rodriguez and Jacques Cachemire.
At the beginning of the Eighties, Antibes suffered several disappointing seasons, but improved throughout the decade, and eventually won the
In 1995, the club won a third national title before being plagued by financial problems. In 2002, in spite of finishing in a position that would have kept them safe from relegation, the club was dropped to LNB Pro B for lack of financial guarantees. Antibes then went through difficult years in Pro B. Then, in 2006–07, the club were relegated from Pro B to the nominally amateur Nationale 1. Although their 16th-place finish that season would normally have kept them safe from relegation, that season saw three teams relegated instead of the normal two because of a decision to reduce the number of teams in the top Pro A league. They would return to the professional ranks at the first opportunity, winning the Pro B crown in 2008.
For the 2013 season, Antibes has new ambitions in a Pro B league where the other favourites are clubs like Pau-Orthez,
During the 2014–2015 season, they finish 6th of the regular season, and win also the B Leaders Cup, a victory that, as a matter of fact, guaranteed them a playoff spot. They win the playoffs against Denain after having defeated Nantes and Le portel on their way to the final. Just one year after leaving the Pro A championship they earned the right to go back to the elite tier.
Arenas
From 1951 to 1991, Olympique Antibes played their home games at the Salusse-Santoni Hall, which has a
Honours
- French League
- Winners (3):1969–70, 1990–91, 1994–95
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Winners (1): 2015
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup |
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2008–09 | 2 | Pro B | 11th | Round of 16 |
2009–10 | 2 | Pro B | 16th | Quarterfinalist |
2010–11 | 2 | Pro B | 14th | Quarterfinalist |
2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 11th | Round of 32 |
2012–13 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | Round of 16 |
2013–14
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1 | Pro A
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16th | Round of 64 |
2014–15 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | |
2015–16
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1 | Pro A
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12th | |
2016–17
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1 | Pro A
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14th | |
2017–18
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1 | Pro A
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16th |
Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
1970–71 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group with Ignis Varese, Slavia VŠ Praha and AŠK Olimpija | |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
1994–95 | Semi-finals (third) | eliminated 2-1 by Benetton Treviso, 95-88 (W) in Treviso, 93-99 (L) and 83-87 (L) in Antibes | |
FIBA Korać Cup | |||
1972 | Semi-finals | eliminated by OKK Beograd, 72-99 (L) in Belgrade and 65-61 (W) in Antibes | |
1983–84 | Semi-finals | eliminated by | |
1985–86 | Semi-finals | eliminated by | |
1993–94 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by |
Players
Retired numbers
Antibes Sharks retired numbers | ||||
N° | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony date |
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4 | Tim Blue | Forward | 2012–2020 | 10 March 2022[1] |
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: May 3, 2023 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Yann Bonato
- Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
- Isaia Cordinier
- Jacques Cachemire
- Hervé Dubuisson
- Frédéric Bourdillon
- Max Kougere
- Alfred Aboya
- Sadio Doucouré
- Mouhamed Sene
- David Ramseier
- Tim Blue
- David Rivers
- Micheal Ray Richardson
- Tre Simmons
- Will Solomon
- Roger Phegley
- Bill Varner
- Byron Wesley
Head coaches
References
- ^ Chiramberro, Théo (2022-03-10). "[Vidéo] Retour sur la cérémonie du retrait du maillot de Tim Blue à Antibes". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-11.