Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division.LNB Profile Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people.
Bourg has also represented France in European competition, including the second level EuroCup.
History The club was officially founded in 1910 by Henri Mamet, who also became the first president of JL Bourg.. In 1956, the team won its first title when it won the Ain regional championship.
The team joined professional competition in 1996 when it entered the LNB Pro B, the national second division.
In 2014, JL Bourg adopted its new home arena, Ekinox, with a capacity of 3,500 spectators. This replaced the Salle des Sports which had a capacity of 2,300. In the same year, the team also promoted to the Pro A after it won the Pro B Playoffs. They relegated back after the 2014–15 season.
In the 2019–20 season, Bourg was in the 5th place until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020–21 season, Bourg will make its European debut when it will play in the EuroCup.
During the 2023–24 season, Bourg had the first pick of the 2024 NBA draft Zaccharie Risacher on its roster which was on a loaned from LDLC ASVEL. In the EuroCup, Bourg had its most successful European season in club history after reaching the finals following a 2–1 semifinal win over Beşiktaş. But however, they lost to Paris Basketball in the 2024 EuroCup Finals.
Bourg returned later in this season’s EuroCup finals, and Bourg eventually win the first EuroCup title and their club’s first championship in European competition after they beat Beşiktaş 2–0 in the finals, but they refuse to promote to the following season’s EuroLeague due to financial problems.
Honours
Domestic competitions LNB Pro A Leaders Cup Runners-up (3): 2006, 2019, 2023 Pro B Winners (1) 2016–17 Pro B Leaders Cup Winners (1) 2016
European competitions EuroCup Winners (1): 2026 Runners-up (1): 2024
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueRecordFrench CupOther competitionsEuropean competitions2011–122 Pro B 9th2012–132 Pro B 8th2013–142 Pro B 2nd2014–151 Pro A 18th2015–162 Pro B 5th Pro B Leaders Cup 2016–17 2 Pro B 1st Pro B Leaders Cup 2017–18 1 Pro A 9th17–17Eightfinalist 2018–19 1 Pro A 9th19–15Round of 32 2019–20 1 Pro A 5th 16–9Eightfinalist 2020–21 1 Pro A 5th 22–12 2 EuroCup 2021–22 1 Pro A 11th 15–19Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup 2022–23 1 Pro A 4th 19–15 Quarterfinalist Pro A Leaders Cup 2 EuroCup 2023–24 1 Pro A 4th 25–9 Eightfinalist Pro A Leaders Cup 2 EuroCup 2024–25 1 Pro A 4th 20–15 Semifinalist Pro A Leaders Cup 2 EuroCup
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Notable players
Individual awards Pro A Most Valuable Player Zachery Peacock – 2018
References
External links Official website