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. 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
Season by season SeasonGroupRegular seasonPlayoffsFinishWinsLossesPct.Jeanne d'Arc2019–9th98–2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Group A2nd95Won quarterfinals (SLBC, 2–1)Lost semifinals (DUC, 1–2)2022Group B2nd95Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1)Lost semifinals (AS Douanes, 0–2)2023Group B1st122Won quarterfinals (UGB, 2–1)Won semifinals (DUC, 2–0)Lost finals (AS Douanes, 1–2)2024Group B1st1312nd in Group A of Final Eight (4–2)Lost semifinals (ASCVD, 0–2)Regular season record5221Playoff record1313 References
External links Jeanne D'Arc Dakar on Afrobasket.com