JDA Dijon Basket

Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French first tier division. The club has won the French Federation Cup three times: in 1993, 2006 and 2024.

The club is named after Joan of Arc, a heroine in French history.

History
The club, named after Joan of Arc, was founded in 1880, as a sports club active in gymnastics, football, as well as cultural activities such as theatre.

In the 2003–04 season, JDA reached the finals of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, the continent's fourth tier level. In its first European final ever, Dijon lost to German club Mitteldeutscher BC, by a score of 68–84.

Dijon played in the 2019–20 FIBA Champions League, marking its return to European-wide competitions for the first time since 2014. The team won the bronze medal after defeating Zaragoza in the third place game.

In the 2020–21 season, Dijon reached the Finals of the LNB Pro A for the first time in club history, after defeating Monaco in the semi-final. In the single-game Finals, Dijon lost to ASVEL.

On April 27, 2024, Dijon won their third French Cup after they defeated Strasbourg in the final in the Accor Arena.

Arena
JDA Dijon Basket plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy, which has a seating capacity of 5,000.

Domestic competitions

 * LNB Pro A
 * Runners-up (1): 2020–21
 * French Federation Cup
 * Champions (3): 1993, 2006, 2024
 * French League Cup
 * Champions (1): 2020
 * French Supercup
 * Champions (1): 2006

European competitions

 * FIBA Champions League
 * Third place (1): 2019–20
 * FIBA Europe Cup
 * Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Notable players
• 🇫🇷 Yakhouba Diawara

• 🇫🇷 Laurent Sciarra

• Vakhtang Natsvlishvili

• Viktor Sanikidze

• 🇨🇦 Rowan Barrett

• 🇨🇲 Aldo Curti

• 🇯🇵 Nick Fazekas

• 🇸🇳 Boniface N'Dong

• 🇺🇸 C. J. Williams

• 🇺🇸 Reggie Williams

• 🇺🇸 Andre Riddick

• 🇺🇸 Bobby Dixon