Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc logo
LeaguesNationale 1
Founded23 April 1923 (1923-04-23)
HistoryJeanne d'Arc de Dakar
1923–present
LocationDakar, Senegal
Head coachMouhamed Sène

ASC Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar, also known as simply JA, is a Senegalese basketball team based in Dakar. It is part of the ASC Jeanne d'Arc multi-sports club which is most known for its football section. They have won seven Nationale 1 championships, the most recent being in 2002. In 1991, JA won the African Clubs Championship and was crowned the continental champion.

The most famous player of JA was Mathieu Faye, who has been enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Honours

African Clubs Championship

  • Champions (1): 1991
    • Runners-up: 1992

Nationale 1

  • Champions (7): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002

Saint-Michel Cup (record)

  • Winners (7): 1978, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2022[2]

Season by season

Season League Result Pld W L Playoffs
2019 NM1 9th 14 9 8
2021 2nd (A) 14 9 5 Semifinalist
2022 2nd (A) 14 9 5 Semifinalist

References

  1. "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mathieu Faye". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "Basketball : La JA remporte la Coupe Saint Michel devant l'As Douanes ! - Basket" (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.


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