JSF Nanterre

Nanterre 92
Nanterre 92
Leagues	Pro A
Founded	1927; 97 years ago
History	JSF Nanterre; 1927–2016; Nanterre 92; 2016–present
Arena	Palais des Sports ; (occasional home games in Halle Georges Carpentier)
Capacity	3,000
Location	Nanterre, France
Team colors	Green, white;
President	Jean Donnadieu
Head coach	Pascal Donnadieu
Championships	1 FIBA Europe Cup ; 1 FIBA EuroChallenge; 1 French Championship; 2 French Cups ; 2 Match des Champions
Website	nanterre92.com
Home	Away

Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club has played in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays its home games in the Palais des Sports, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. The honor list of Nanterre includes one French championship and two French Cup titles as well as a FIBA Europe Cup championship.

History

Nanterre 92 played in the French 2nd Division, for the first time, in the 2004–05 season. In 2007, the club made it to the finals of the French Cup. In 2011, the club won the French 2nd Division championship, and got promoted to the top national domestic level French League.

In the 2012–13 French League season, after finishing in the eighth position of the regular season, Nanterre 92 won its first top-tier national domestic title, and thus qualified to play in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 2013–14 season.

In the French League 2013–14 season, Nanterre didn't manage to reach the league's playoffs, after finishing 10th in the Pro A regular season. Despite the disappointment in the national league competition, Nanterre 92 won the French Cup title that season. They beat SLUC Nancy Basket, by a score of 55–50, in the Cup's Final. In the French Leaders Cup, Nanterre 92 also reached the Cup Final, but lost to Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Nanterre also made its debut in the EuroLeague that season.

To start the 2014–15 season, Nanterre won the Match des Champions (French Super Cup). On April 26, 2015, Nanterre won its first European-wide trophy. In the 2015, EuroChallenge Final, it beat Trabzsonspor, 63–64, on a buzzer-beater by T.J. Campbell.^[1]

In February 2016, the team's name was changed from JSF Nanterre, to Nanterre 92, with "92" representing the numeric code of the club's home department of Hauts-de-Seine.^[2]

Arenas

Nanterre 92 plays its home French League national domestic league games, and home EuroCup games, at the 3,000 seat Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez. For home EuroLeague games, when the club played in that competition, in the 2013–14 season, they used the Halle Georges Carpentier, which has a capacity of 5,009 seats for basketball.

On 11 March, 2018, Nanterre 92 beat ASVEL Basket, by a score of 81–80, in a French League 2017–18 season game, which was held at the U Arena. The game had an attendance of 15,220, which was the highest attendance of any game in the French League's history.^[3]

Logos

The club's JSF Nanterre logo (used until 2016).
The club's Nanterre 92 logo (2016–present).

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2006–07	2	Pro B	5th	Runner-up
2007–08	2	Pro B	7th	Semifinalist
2008–09	2	Pro B	9th	Round of 32
2009–10	2	Pro B	6th	Round of 16
2010–11	2	Pro B	1st	Round of 32
2011–12	1	Pro A	11th	Round of 16
2012–13	1	Pro A	1st	Runner-up
2013–14	1	Pro A	10th	Champion	Runner-up	1 Euroleague	RS
2013–14	1	Pro A	10th	Champion	Runner-up	2 Eurocup	EF
2014–15	1	Pro A	5th			3 EuroChallenge	C
2015–16	1	Pro A	8th	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2016–17	1	Pro A	6th	Champion	Semifinalist	3 FIBA Europe Cup	C
2017–18	1	Pro A	7th	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	3 Champions League	R16
2018–19	1	Pro A	4th	Quarterfinalist		3 Champions League	QF
2019–20^[a]	1	Pro A	7th	Round of 16		2 EuroCup	RS
2020–21	1	Pro A	10th	Round of 16		2 EuroCup	R16

^ The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies

Domestic

French League

Champion (1): 2012–13

French Cup

Winners (2): 2013–14, 2016–17
Runners-up: 2006–07, 2012–13

French Super Cup

Winners (2): 2014, 2017
Runners-up (1): 2013

French League 2

Champion (1): 2010–11

European

FIBA Europe Cup

Champion (1): 2016–17

FIBA EuroChallenge

Champion (1): 2014–15

Players

Current roster

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

Nanterre 92 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	1	Bibbins, Justin	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	28 – (1996-01-23)23 January 1996
F/C	7	Fall Faye, Ibrahima	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	27 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
PG	8	Sene, Benjamin	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	29 – (1994-05-13)13 May 1994
SG	9	Pinault, Bastien	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	30 – (1993-10-18)18 October 1993
SG	11	Ayayi, Joël	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	24 – (2000-03-05)5 March 2000
C	14	Kamanda, Rollings	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)		20 – (2003-06-01)1 June 2003
SF	20	Rodriguez, Desi	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	28 – (1996-03-23)23 March 1996
SF	22	Dussoulier, Lucas	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	27 – (1996-07-27)27 July 1996
SG	23	Begarin, Juhann	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	21 – (2002-08-07)7 August 2002
C	55	Ndiaye, Hamady	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	37 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987

Head coach

Pascal Donnadieu

Assistant coach(es)

Philippe da Silva
Julien Quillet

Athletic trainer(s)

Vincent Dziagwa

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 27, 2023

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

Pascal Donnadieu

References

External links

Official website
Former official website (in English)
Former official website (in French)
Nanterre 92 at Eurobasket.com

[4] The 2019–20 season was canceleld prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] Trabzonspor - JSF Nanterre.

[2] La JSF Nanterre change de nom et devient Nanterre 92 (in French).

[3] 15.220 fans in the U Arena!

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v t e Nanterre
Areas	La Défense Quartier du Mont-Valérien (FR) Quartier du Parc Nord (FR)
Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Joliot-Curie de Nanterre Lycée professionnel Louise-Michel Lycée professionnel Paul-Langevin Lycée professionnel Claude-Chappe
Colleges and universities	Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
Landmarks	L'archipel Tours Aillaud Tour Granite Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine Tours Société Générale Nanterre Cathedral Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez Paris La Défense Arena Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers Centre d'accueil et de soins hospitaliers de Nanterre (FR) Maison René Ginouvès d'archéologie et d'ethnologie (FR) Place de la Boule (FR) Pont ferroviaire des Anglais (FR)
Paris RER stations	Nanterre–La Folie (under construction) Nanterre–Préfecture Nanterre–Université Nanterre–Ville
Culture	Nanterre 92 Racing 92
This list is incomplete.

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Other competitions	Pro A Leaders Cup (League Cup) French Cup (Federation Cup) Match des Champions (Supercup)
Awards	Awards MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer Best Defender Best Sixth Man Most Improved Player Best Young Player Best Coach
Other	All-Star Game French clubs in international competitions

v t e Nanterre 92 current roster
1 Bibbins 7 Fall Faye 8 Sene 9 Pinault 11 Ayayi 14 Kamanda 20 Rodriguez 22 Dussoulier 23 Bégarin 55 N'Diaye
Head coach: Donnadieu Assistant coaches: da Silva Quillet