SIG Strasbourg

Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The club's home games are played at Rhénus Sport. The players wear white and red uniforms.

SIG Strasbourg
SIG Strasbourg logo
LeaguesPro A
Champions League
Founded1929 (1929)
ArenaRhénus Sport
Capacity6,200
LocationStrasbourg, France
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentOlivier Klotz
Board governorRobert Fedida
Head coachMassimo Cancellieri
Championships1 French Championship
2 French Cup
2 Leaders Cup
1 Match des Champions
1 French Second Division
Websitesigstrasbourg.fr

History
SIG Strasbourg team in 1928
SIG Strasbourg home game against Gravelines in February 2022

The club was founded in 1929, and reached the top-tier of French basketball for the first time in 1938.

Starting from the 2004–05 season, new head coach Éric Girard took over the team. In the regular season, SIG finished 3rd and Giard was named Coach of the Year. Strasbourg won the top-tier French League for the first time in the 2004–05 season. SIG beat its rival SLUC Nancy 72–68.

In the 2005–06 season, Strasbourg played in the EuroLeague. The team had some outstanding results, as they beat top-tier team Saski Baskonia. In the Pro A, the team was defeated by Nancy 1–2 in the Semi-finals.

In the 2006–07 season, the team wouldn't reach further than the Quarter-finals. After some down years, the team started to revive when Vincent Collet took over as head coach in 2012. The team reached the Pro A Finals for three straight years in 2013, 2014, 2015. Along with that, the team won the 2015 Leaders Cup and 2014–15 French Basketball Cup. Important players for the team were Antoine Diot and Louis Campbell, who won MVP Awards in the won competitions.

In 2020, Vincent Collet left the team after he had served as head coach for almost a decade. For the 2020–21 Pro A season, the team started a recommencement as new head coach Lassi Tuovi recruited almost entirely new players. Strasbourg aims to regain success in both the national league as well as in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.[1]

Arenas

The 6,200 seat Rhénus Sport has been used as the home arena of SIG for many years. In January 2017, the club announced their building plans for a new arena that is to be finished in 2020, that will accommodate 10,000 people.[2] Later, the date was corrected to the year 2024.

Rivalries

The Eastern Rivalry

The Eastern Derby is the name of the matches that are played between Strasbourg IG and SLUC Nancy. The rivalry has a strong emotional history.

Budgets

According to Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) guidelines, SIG has to publish its budget for each season.

Season Budget
2012–13€5,700,000
2013–14€6,500,000 Increase
2014–15€5,900,000 Decrease
2015–16€6,200,000 Increase
2016–17€6,700,000 Increase
2017–18€7,700,000 Increase
2018–19€7,700,000 Steady
2019–20€7,600,000 Decrease
2020–21€6,300,000 Decrease
2021–22€7,000,000 Increase
2022–23€7,000,000 Steady
2023–24€7,000,000 Steady

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

SIG Strasbourg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 United States Booth, Phil 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
C 1 United States Sanders, Nakye Injured 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 25 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997
PF 4 France Cavalière, Léopold 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
G/F 6 France Lacombe, Paul 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 33 – (1990-06-12)12 June 1990
SF 9 United States Brown, Chaundee 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
PF 10 France Invernizzi, Hugo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993
SG 20 France Briki, Sofiane Injured 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (1999-04-15)15 April 1999
PG 21 United States Hooker, Quinton 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995
PG 23 France Maille, Jean-Baptiste 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 29 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
F/C 30 United Kingdom Akin, Daniel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998
F 97 France Morency, Romuald 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1995-07-26)26 July 1995
C United States Brooks, Nysier 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 26 – (1996-12-05)5 December 1996
Head coach
  • Italy Massimo Cancellieri
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Thomas Drouot
  • Italy Bruno Savignani
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 11, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench Inactive
C Nysier Brooks Daniel Akin Nakye Sanders
PF Léopold Cavalière Hugo Invernizzi
SF Chaundee Brown Romuald Morency
SG Phil Booth Paul Lacombe Sofiane Briki
PG Quinton Hooker Jean-Baptiste Maille

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 Pro A 5th Round of 16 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Pro A 12th Round of 16
2008–09 1 Pro A 8th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2009–10 1 Pro A 14th Round of 16 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2010–11 1 Pro A 11th Round of 32
2011–12 1 Pro A 10th Round of 16
2012–13 1 Pro A 2nd Quarterfinalist Runner-up
2013–14 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupL32
2014–15 1 Pro A 2nd Champion Champion 2 EurocupL32
2015–16 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupRU
2016–17 1 Pro A 2nd Round of 32 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeaguePOQ
2017–18 1 Pro A 3rd Champion Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueQF
2018–19 1 Pro A 6th Round of 16 Champion 3 Champions LeagueRS
2019–20[lower-alpha 1] 1 Pro A 10th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueRS
2020–21 1 Pro A 3rd Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League4th
2021–22 1 Pro A 7th Runner-up 3 Champions LeagueQF
2022–23 1 Pro A 8th Semifinalist 2 Champions LeagueQF
  1. The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours
Winners (1): 2004–05
Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18
Runners-up (2): 1998–99, 2021–22
Winners (2): 2015, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2015
Winners (1): 1998–99
  • Brussels, Belgium Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015
  • Luxeuil-les-Bains, France Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015
  • Besançon, France Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches
Nat. Coach Tenure
FranceVincent Collet2011–2016
FinlandHenrik Dettmann2016
FranceVincent Collet2016–2020
FinlandLassi Tuovi2020–2022
ItalyLuca Banchi2022–2023
ItalyMassimo Cancellieri2023–present

References
  1. Luc Dreosto (25 September 2020). "Basket : Strasbourg lance son opération reconquête". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "La future Arena SIG Strasbourg dévoilée". Sigstrasbourg.fr. 30 January 2017.
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