| Color 1 | white |
|---|---|
| Color 2 |
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| Color 3 | black |
| Leagues | LNB Pro B |
| Founded | 1907 (age 119) |
| Arena | Jeu de Paume |
| Capacity | 2,525 |
| Location | Blois, France |
| Colors | Black, White, Green |
| President | Paul Seignolle |
| Championships | 1 French Second League 1 French Third League 1 French Fourth League |
| Website | ada-basket.com |
| H pattern b | _ADA 1617dom |
| H shorts | 056537 |
| H pattern s | _sides_on_white |
| A pattern b | _ADA 1617ext |
| A shorts | 056537 |
| A pattern s | _black_thinstripe_color |
Abeille des Aydes Blois Basket 41, commonly known as ADA Blois, is a professional basketball based in Blois, France. The club plays in the Pro A, which is the top tier of basketball in the country.
History
Created in 1907 under the name Abeille des Aydes, the club would first allow the practice of gymnastics and shooting. It is after the war that one begins to practice basketball there.
Between 1986 and 1995, ADA Basket, coached by Jean-Raoul Baudry, climbed from Regional 2 to National 2 with four consecutive accessions from 1987 to 1991. But at the end of the 1994–1995 season, the club filed for bankruptcy. and is downgraded at Regional 1. In 2001, the first team managed to find the National 2 where she played in 1994–1995.
On 10 September 2005. ADA Blois Basket was played its first match in National 1. At the end of this season, the team will be relegated to National 2 but will go up the following year in National 1. After failing in the final of the playoffs on several occasions in 2012, 2013 and 2015, ADA Blois wins the French National 1 Championship in 2016 and thus reaches the Pro B for the first time in its history.[1]
On 29 March 2016. ADA Blois Basket won her home game against La Rochelle (75–50) and became French Champion of NM1 at 5 days before the end of the 2015–2016 season of National 1. The ADA would play in the Pro B for the first time in its history.
In 2017–18 season, Blois surprised by finishing the season first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B.[2] Thereby, Blois was crowned the Pro B champions and promoted to the top-tier Pro A. ADA power forward Tyren Johnson was named the Pro B Most Valuable Player.[3] However, due to insufficient infrastructures, the club stayed in the second-tier division.
In 2022, Blois won the promotion play-offs to access the top-tier division for the first time in their history.
Honours
- Pro B
- Winners : 2017–18
- Nationale Masculine 1
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Nationale Masculine 2
- Winners (1): 2004–05
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Cup competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 3 | NM1 | 3rd | 23-11 | ||
| 2012–13 | 3 | NM1 | 3rd | 24–10 | ||
| 2013–14 | 3 | NM1 | 8th | 18–16 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3 | NM1 | 3rd | 20–14 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3 | NM1 | 1st | 27–7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | Pro B | 9th | 17–17 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | 27–7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | Pro B | 7th | 19–15 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | 19–4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | Pro B | 7th | 20–14 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | Pro B | 4th | 20–14 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | 14–20 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | 11–23 | ||
Players
Individual awards
- Tyren Johnson – 2018
Notable players
- Kris Joseph
- Charles Abouo
- Pape-Philippe Amagou
- Omari Gudul
- Flo Thamba
- Ville Kaunisto
- Nobel Boungou Colo
- Armel Traoré
- Timothé Vergiat
- Jaren Sina
- Lamine Sambe
- Eric Boateng
- Laurence Ekperigin
- Tyren Johnson
References
- ^ "Blois champion de France de Nationale 1" (in French). BeBasket. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Classement de Pro B 2017-2018"
- ^ "Zachery Peacock MVP de Pro A, Tyren Johnson MVP de Pro B"
External links
- Official website (in French)