Champagne Basket
Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of and the. Since 2022, the team plays in the LNB [Pro B], the second tier division of French basketball.
History
The historical regional rivals of and the, combined forces to create a strong, financially stable, competitive ball club on the French elite professional stage. The club was founded as Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket on 17 June 2010. Two years following up the union, the Ligue Nationale de Basket invited the CCRB to move up directly to the LNB Pro A through a wild-card.In 2020, the club changed its name to "Champagne Basket".