Fos Provence Basket
French basketball club based in Fos-sur-Mer.
Fos Provence Basket, commonly referred to as Fos-sur-mer, is a French professional basketball club from Fos-sur-Mer. The side competes in Élite 2, the second division of French professional basketball. Home games are held at the Complexe sportif Parsemain, which seats 2,000 spectators.
The club was established on 13 January 1972 under the name Frat Fosséenne by founders Paul Bruyère and Jean Lovato. On 18 January 2020, Fos hosted Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, drawing a record crowd of 3,384 fans. The team earned its first promotion to the top-tier LNB Pro A on 15 June 2018, after defeating Roanne in the promotion play-off finals. In the 2020–21 season, Fos Provence secured the Pro B championship once more, earning another promotion.
The club’s honours include one LNB Pro B championship (2020–21), one promotion from the Pro B (2017–18), and one LNB Pro B Leaders Cup title (2021).
Notable players who have either set a club record, won an individual award as a professional, or played at least one senior international match for their national team include Jordan Aboudou, Tariq Kirksay, Abdoulaye M'Baye, Samuel Haanpää, David Huertas, Lee Cummard, Marcus Dove, Malik Hairston, Ron Lewis, and Jarvis Varnado.
Quick Facts
- Leagues
- Élite 2
- Founded
- 13 January 1972
- History
- Frat Fosséenne / (1972–?) / Fos Ouest Provence Basket / (?–2014) / Provence Basket / (2014–present)
- Arena
- Complexe sportif Parsemain
- Capacity
- 2,000
- Location
- Fos-sur-Mer, France
- President
- Jean-Pierre Barnes
- Coach
- Rémy Valin
- Championships
- 1 LNB Pro B
- H Body
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- H Pattern B
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Lore & Background
The club was founded on 13 January 1972 as Frat Fosséenne by Paul Bruyère and Jean Lovato. On 15 June 2018, Fos Provence promoted to the first-tier LNB Pro A for the first time, after defeating Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs. In the 2020–21 season, Provence won the Pro B championship again and was promoted. On 18 January 2020, Fos received Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball at the Palais des Sports in Marseille and set its attendance record with 3,384 spectators.
Reader's Guide
Fos Provence Basket represents a relatively young club that achieved its first promotion to the top French division in 2018. The team's rise from its founding in 1972 to a Pro B championship in 2020–21 marks a significant ascent in French basketball. Notable players include Jordan Aboudou, Tariq Kirksay, Abdoulaye M'Baye, Samuel Haanpää, David Huertas, Lee Cummard, Marcus Dove, Malik Hairston, Ron Lewis, and Jarvis Varnado, each of whom either set a club record, won an individual award, or played for a senior national team. The club's home arena, Complexe sportif Parsemain, seats 2,000, though its record attendance of 3,384 was set at a larger venue in Marseille.
Did You Know?
- The team's attendance record of 3,384 spectators was set on 18 January 2020.
- Fos Provence won the LNB Pro B championship in the 2020–21 season.
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