Arras Pays d'Artois is a French women's
basketball
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team based in the city of
Arras
Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...
, playing in the
Ligue Féminine de Basketball
The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; ''Women's Basketball League'') is the top women's France, French professional basketball league. The LFB authorities announced that the championship is renamed La Boulangère Wonderligue (LBWL) as for the se ...
. Formerly a section of multisports club ASPTT Arras, it became an independent club in 2008.
It reached the final of the 2010-11
FIBA EuroCup, lost to
Elitzur Ramla.
Competition results and news
in FIBA Europe
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...
's website
2011-12 roster
* Nadezhda Grishaeva (1.95)
* Pauline Akonga (1.88)
* Sabrina Reghaissia (1.88)
* Laury Aulnette (1.87)
* Soana Lucet (1.86)
* Juliana Mialoundana (1.85)
* Krissy Bade (1.82)
* Alexandra Tchangoue (1.80)
* Alexia Rol (1.75)
* Adja Konteh (1.73)
* Joelly Belleka (1.68)
* Joyce Cousseins (1.65)
* Leilani Mitchell
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(1.65)
Coaches
* Bruno Blier, assisted by Cécile Constanty
* Thibaut Petit
Notable players
* Gabriela Mărginean
See also
*Sport in France
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References
External links
Official website
Women's basketball teams in France
Basketball teams established in 2007
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