Jeanne d'Arc (basketball)

Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc logo
LeaguesNationale 1
Founded23 April 1923; 101 years ago (1923-04-23)
HistoryJeanne d'Arc de Dakar
1923–present
LocationDakar, Senegal
Head coachMouhamed Sène

Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar, also known as simply JA, is a Senegalese basketball team based in Dakar. It is part of the ASC Jeanne d'Arc multi-sports club which is most known for its football section. They have won seven Nationale 1 championships, the most recent being in 2002. In 1991, JA won the African Clubs Championship and was crowned the continental champion.

The most famous player of JA was Mathieu Faye, who has been enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

  1. ^ "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mathieu Faye". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 June 2021.