Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
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| Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Home court | Palais des Sports du Quai de l’Adour 1 Quai de l’Adour F-65010 Tarbes Tarbes Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants.... (France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
| Colors | Home: white White White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be... - Away: purple Purple Purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade.... |
| Ronchetti Cup Ronchetti Cup The Ronchetti Cup was an annual basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002... s |
1996 |
| French championship Ligue Féminine de Basketball The LFB is the top women’s French professional basketball league.- Champions :* precedes the score of the team playing at home.- Season 2006-2007 :* CJM Bourges Basket... s |
2010 |
| Head coach | Alain Jardel |
| Captain | Isis Arrondo |
| Mascot | Winnie the Bear |
| Website | Official website TGBÉLITE.com |
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (often called Tarbes GB or TGB) is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB
Ligue Féminine de Basketball
The LFB is the top women’s French professional basketball league.- Champions :* precedes the score of the team playing at home.- Season 2006-2007 :* CJM Bourges Basket...
, and to European Cups (now EuroLeague Women
EuroLeague Women
The EuroLeague Women is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs.Unlike Euroleague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.-Between 2004-2011:...
).
It is the most important club sport in the town of Tarbes
Tarbes
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
, a 60,000 inhabitants town in the southwest part of France.
Prize winners
- 1 Ronchetti CupRonchetti CupThe Ronchetti Cup was an annual basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002...
: 1996 (Runner-up in 2002) - 1 French championshipLigue Féminine de BasketballThe LFB is the top women’s French professional basketball league.- Champions :* precedes the score of the team playing at home.- Season 2006-2007 :* CJM Bourges Basket...
: 2010 (Runner-up in 1993, 1995, 2003) - 3 French Cups: 1996, 1997, 1998 (Runner-up in 2009, 2010)
- 1 Tournoi de la Fédération: 1995 (Runner-up in 1996, 1997)
2006-2007 roster
| N° | Name | Date of birth | Height | Nationality | Position |
| 4 | Marion Laborde | December 6, 1986 | 1.76 m | 2 | |
| 5 | Claire Tomaszewski | November 25, 1982 | 1.78 m | 2 | |
| 6 | Laure Savasta Laure Savasta Laure Savasta is a French professional basketball player. She both plays point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA; indeed, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and was a member of the French national team for a... (cap.) |
March 18, 1974 | 1.73 m | 1-2 | |
| 7 | Jaklin Zlatanova | March 23, 1986 | 1.88 m | 3 | |
| 8 | Clémence Beikes | October 19, 1983 | 1.79 m | 2 | |
| 9 | Aurélie Bonnan | August 1, 1983 | 1.87 m | 4 | |
| 10 | Penda Sy | April 29, 1984 | 1.90 m | 5 | |
| 11 | Alexia Kusion | March 12, 1989 | 1.80 m | 2 | |
| 12 | Gergana Slavcheva | October 20, 1979 | 1.86 m | 3 | |
| 13 | Kristina Česnavičiūtė | September 18, 1983 | 2.02 m | 5 | |
| 13 | Mfon Udoka Mfon Udoka Mfon Sunday Udoka is a Nigerian American professional basketball player and the new Assistant Coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team the Lady Tigers. Udoka graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland before attending DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois from 1994-98... |
June 16, 1976 | 1.90 m | - | 3-4 |
| 14 | Isabelle Yacoubou | April 21, 1986 | 1.95 m | 5 | |
| 15 | Ayana Walker Ayana Walker Ayana D’Nay Walker is a former women's basketball player. She played for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team from 1998 to 2002. Walker was a member of gold-medal winning USA Basketball Women’s National Team in 2001 and set a USA single-game record with 19 rebounds in gold-medal game... |
September 10, 1979 | 1.91 m | 4 |
- Head Coach: Pascal Pisan
- Assistant: Xavier Noguera
- Assistant: Krassimira Banova
Famous players
| Catherine Melain Corinne Zago-Esquirol Christine Gomis Christine Gomis Christine Gomis is a French basketball player.Gomis has had 72 selections for the French national women's basketball team from 1991-1999 .- references :... Corinne Benintendi Lætitia Moussard Céline Dumerc Émilie Gomis Émilie Gomis Émilie Gomis is a French-Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing point guard position for French club ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq and also played for Fenerbahçe of the TWBL league. She wears the number 4.... |
Teresa Edwards Teresa Edwards -External links:******... Dawn Staley Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball player and coach. Staley is a three-time Olympian and was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was named the University of South Carolina women's head basketball coach on May 7, 2008... Daedra Charles Daedra Charles Daedra Janel Charles is a retired female basketball player from the United States. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Charles was affiliated with the University of... Andrea Stinson Andrea Stinson Andrea Stinson is a retired professional basketball player from the United States, playing from 1998-2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock... Vickie Johnson Vickie Johnson Vickie Johnson , is a WNBA player who played for the San Antonio Silver Stars until her retirement in 2009. She grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana.-High School Years:Johnson was a letterman in basketball and track and field... Polina Tzekova Judith Balogh Bridget Cody Sonia Dragomirova |
Andrea Kuklová Jo Hill Jennifer Whittle Jennifer Whittle Jennifer "Jenny" Hazel Whittle is an Australian female basketball player who played for the Bulleen Boomers and the Canberra Capitals. Whittle was also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team that claimed the Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games and the Silver medal... Carla Porter-Boyd Carla Boyd Carla Maree Boyd is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock... |