SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer

SOMB
SOMB logo
LeaguesNationale Masculine 1
Founded5 September 1935; 89 years ago (1935-09-05)
ArenaSalle Damrémont
Capacity2,000
LocationBoulogne-sur-Mer, France
PresidentJean-Pierre Desgardin
Head coachGermain Castano
Championships1 Pro B
Websitesomb.fr

Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais, commonly known as SOMB, is a French professional basketball club based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.[1] The team currently plays in the French third division, the Nationale Masculine 1.

History

SOMB was founded on 5 September 1935. In the first years, basketball remained dormant in the club; the first games were played in the 1939–40 season. After a stop of activities during World War II, the team became an official FFBB team in 1945. In 1953 the club started its bigger development: youth teams were added and the first team played in the national Second Division.

In the 2013–14 season, SOMB won the Pro B, and promoted to the Pro A for the first time.[2] They were relegated back to Pro B after the season.

Honours

Champions (1): 2013–14

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. French Cup European competitions
2011–12 2 Pro B 7th
2012–13 2 Pro B 4th
2013–14 2 Pro B 1st
2014–15 1 Pro A 17th
2015–16 2 Pro B 12th
2016–17 1 Pro B 16th

Players

Current roster

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

SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
PG United States Diante Watkins
PG 1 United States Tyreek Duren
PG 4 United States Teddy Gipson
PG 5 France Alexandre Moisy
SG 6 Netherlands Worthy de Jong
SF 7 France Kevin Mendy
C 8 France Cedric Andre
SG 9 France Xavier Corosine
SG 11 France Kadri Moendadze
F/C 12 United States Germain Jordan
C 14 France Adolphe Michel Jean-Baptiste
C 15 Cuba Grismay Paumier
C 20 Niger Amadou Aboubakar Zaki
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2017-05-05

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

References

  1. ^ Eurobasket.com
  2. ^ Eurobasket.com – History