| Antibes Sharks | |||
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| Nickname | OAJLP | ||
| Leagues | LNB Pro B | ||
| Founded | 1933; 92 years ago (1933) | ||
| History | Olympique Antibes (1933–2012) Antibes Sharks (2012–present) | ||
| Arena | Azur Arena Antibes | ||
| Capacity | 5,249 | ||
| Location | Antibes,France | ||
| Team colors | Navy, Gold, Azure, White | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Goethals | ||
| Championships | 3French Championships 1Pro B Leaders Cup | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (4) | ||
| Website | sharks-antibes.com | ||
Olympique Antibes, in fullOlympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins and branded asAntibes Sharks, is abasketballclub from the city ofAntibes,France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays inLNB Pro B, the French second division. The club has won theFrench championship three times, the last being in 1995.
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 likeJean-Claude Bonato,Dan Rodriguez andJacques Cachemire.
At the beginning of the Eighties, Antibes suffered several disappointing seasons, but improved throughout the decade, and eventually won theLNB Pro A title in 1991. At the beginning of the Nineties, Antibes regularly contended for titles alongsideLimoges CSP andPau-Orthez.
In 1995, the club won a third national title before being plagued by financial problems. In 2002, in spite of finishing in a position that would have kept them safe from relegation, the club was dropped toLNB Pro B for lack of financial guarantees. Antibes then went through difficult years in Pro B. Then, in 2006–07, the club were relegated from Pro B to the nominally amateurNationale 1. Although their 16th-place finish that season would normally have kept them safe from relegation, that season saw three teams relegated instead of the normal two because of a decision to reduce the number of teams in the top Pro A league. They would return to the professional ranks at the first opportunity, winning the Pro B crown in 2008.
For the 2013 season, Antibes has new ambitions in a Pro B league where the other favourites are clubs like Pau-Orthez,Hyères Toulon, two teams coming from Pro A, andJL Bourg Basket. They end up in fifth place at the end of the regular season and win the play-offs againstChampagne Châlons Reims, synonym with a spot in the Pro A championship from next season. Yet in the following year, they finish bottom of the league with 6 wins and 24 defeats, and returned once more to the Pro B.
During the 2014–2015 season, they finish 6th of the regular season, and win also theB Leaders Cup, a victory that, as a matter of fact, guaranteed them a playoff spot. They win the playoffs againstDenain after having defeatedNantes andLe portel on their way to the final. Just one year after leaving the Pro A championship they earned the right to go back to the elite tier.
From 1951 to 1991, Olympique Antibes played their home games at the Salusse-Santoni Hall, which has aseating capacity of 1,300 people. From 1991 to 2009, Olympique Antibes played their homes games at the 5,051 seatJean Bunoz Sports Hall. Since 2013, the club hosts their home games at theAzur Arena Antibes. The arena is located inAntibes, France, and it was opened in 2013. It has a seating capacity of 5,249 people for basketball games.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup |
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| 2008–09 | 2 | Pro B | 11th | Round of 16 |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Pro B | 16th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2010–11 | 2 | Pro B | 14th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | Round of 16 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | Round of 64 |
| 2014–15 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 12th | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 14th | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 16th |
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| 1970–71 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group withIgnis Varese,Slavia VŠ Praha andAŠK Olimpija | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 1994–95 | Semi-finals (third) | eliminated 2-1 byBenetton Treviso, 95-88 (W) inTreviso, 93-99 (L) and 83-87 (L) inAntibes | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 1972 | Semi-finals | eliminated byOKK Beograd, 72-99 (L) inBelgrade and 65-61 (W) inAntibes | |
| 1983–84 | Semi-finals | eliminated byOrthez, 68-75 (L) inOrthez and 71-69 (W) inAntibes | |
| 1985–86 | Semi-finals | eliminated byBanco di Roma Virtus, 69-78 (L) inAntibes and 75-83 (L) inRome | |
| 1993–94 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byRecoaro Milano, 85-98 (L) inMilan and 95-88 (W) inAntibes | |
| Antibes Sharks retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony date |
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| 4 | Tim Blue | Forward | 2012–2020 | 10 March 2022[1] |
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