Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
# Tarbes Gespe Bigorre

Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (often called Tarbes GB or TGB) is a French women's basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups (now EuroLeague Women). It is the most important club sport in the town of Tarbes, a 60,000 inhabitants town in the southwest part of France.

## Prize winners

* 1 Ronchetti Cup: 1996 (Runner-up in 2002)
* 1 French championship: 2010 (Runner-up in 1993, 1995, 2003, 2018)
* 3 French Cups: 1996, 1997, 1998 (Runner-up in 2009, 2010)
* 1 Tournoi de la Fédération: 1995 (Runner-up in 1996, 1997)

## Players and coaches

### 2006-2007 roster

| N° | Name | Date of birth | Height | Nationality | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Marion Laborde | December 6, 1986 | 1.76 m | France | 2 |
| 5 | Claire Tomaszewski | November 25, 1982 | 1.78 m | France | 2 |
| 6 | Laure Savasta (cap.) | March 18, 1974 | 1.73 m | France | 1-2 |
| 7 | Jaklin Zlatanova | September 25, 1988 | 1.88 m | Bulgaria | 3 |
| 8 | Clémence Beikes | October 19, 1983 | 1.79 m | France | 2 |
| 9 | Aurélie Bonnan | August 1, 1983 | 1.87 m | France | 4 |
| 10 | Penda Sy | April 29, 1984 | 1.90 m | France | 5 |
| 11 | Alexia Kusion | March 12, 1989 | 1.80 m | France | 2 |
| 12 | Gergana Slavcheva | October 20, 1979 | 1.86 m | Bulgaria | 3 |
| 13 | Kristina Česnavičiūtė | September 18, 1983 | 2.02 m | Lithuania | 5 |
| 13 | Mfon Udoka | June 16, 1976 | 1.90 m | United States - Nigeria | 3-4 |
| 14 | Isabelle Yacoubou | April 21, 1986 | 1.95 m | France | 5 |
| 15 | Ayana Walker | September 10, 1979 | 1.91 m | United States | 4 |

    Head Coach: Pascal Pisan ( France)
    Assistant: Xavier Noguera ( France)
    Assistant: Krassimira Banova ( Bulgaria)

### Season 2005-2006

* Katryna Gaither

### Famous players

| Catherine Melain Corinne Zago-Esquirol Christine Gomis Corinne Benintendi Lætitia Moussard Céline Dumerc Émilie Gomis | Teresa Edwards Dawn Staley Daedra Charles Andrea Stinson Vickie Johnson Polina Tzekova Judith Balogh Bridget Cody Sonia Dragomirova | Andrea Kuklová Jo Hill Jennifer Whittle Carla Porter-Boyd |
| - | - | - |

### Successive coaches

* Jean-Pierre Siutat
* Damien Leyrolles
* Igor Grudin
* José Ruiz
* Pascal Pisan
* Patrick Maucouvert
* François Gomez
