Olympique Antibes

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Olympique Antibes

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Leagues

Founded

1933

History

1933 - present

Arena

Jean Bunoz Sports Hall
(capacity 5,051)

Location

Antibes, France

Team colors

Blue, Gold and White

President

Jean-Marc Casabo

Head coach

Savo Vucevic

Championships

3 French Championships (1970), 1991, 1995)

Website

www.antibes-basket.com

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Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins Côte d'Azur, or OAJLP, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France.
The club's men's senior team plays in the French third division.

1 History
2 Honors
3 Famous Players
4 External links

[edit] History

The basketball team rose to prominence in the years 1950-60. In 1970, the team won the championship of France thanks to players of exception like Jean-Claude Bonato, Dan Rodriguez and Jacques Cachemire.
At the beginning of the Eighties , Antibes suffered several disappointing seasons, in spite of the contribution of players of first order. The team goes up little by little in power and gains the championship of France of Pro A in 1991. At the beginning of the Nineties, Antibes dominateted the French basketball, against the teams of Limoges and Pau-Orthez.
In 1995, the club won a third national title, before the financial problems do not continue the club. In 2002, in spite of an acquired sporting maintenance, the club was relegated to Pro B for lack of financial guarantees.

The club then knew difficult years in Pro B. In 2006, a new dash is given to start again the club, but it is "victim" of the reduction of the number of clubs in the élite[1 ], since while finishing 16th on 18 it is retrogressed in NM1 for the season 2007-08.