{"id":23474,"date":"2026-03-18T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/?p=23474"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:27:27","slug":"barnes-rejoint-giuitta-au-paradis-de-la-balle-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/2026\/03\/18\/barnes-rejoint-giuitta-au-paradis-de-la-balle-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnes rejoint Giuitta au paradis de la balle orange"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Il \u00e9tait l\u2019un des grandes figures du sport foss\u00e9en. Jean-Pierre Barnes, pr\u00e9sident de Fos Provence Basket pendant 27\u00a0ans, est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 lundi \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 83\u00a0ans, quelques jours apr\u00e8s avoir encore assist\u00e9 \u00e0 la victoire de son club vendredi \u00e0 domicile contre Tarbes-Lourdes (74-73). Aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s d\u2019Henri Giuitta, parti un an plus t\u00f4t, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019un des artisans essentiels du d\u00e9veloppement et du rayonnement des BYers, accompagnant leur \u00e9volution jusqu\u2019au plus haut niveau professionnel, notamment avec l\u2019accession en Pro A.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"intext\"> Hommage rendu vendredi\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>\u00ab<i>\u00a0<\/i><i>C\u2019\u00e9tait un gars extraordinaire, qui avait beaucoup d\u2019abn\u00e9gation<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00bb, souligne Jean-Pierre Bruy\u00e8re, pr\u00e9sident de la Ligue Sud de Basketball et fils du cr\u00e9ateur de Fos Provence Basket, Paul Bruy\u00e8re. \u00ab<i>\u00a0<\/i><i>C\u2019\u00e9tait un b\u00e2tisseur, il a conduit ce club aux plus hautes destin\u00e9es. On pouvait m\u00eame penser \u00e0 certains moments qu\u2019il \u00e9tait visionnaire. Il pensait plus vite que les autres, \u00e7a c\u2019est s\u00fbr. Il aura marqu\u00e9 de son empreinte ce club, o\u00f9 il a form\u00e9 un bin\u00f4me efficace avec R\u00e9mi Giuitta en faisant venir des joueurs qui ont r\u00e9ussi des exploits avec un budget tr\u00e8s restreint par rapport aux autres \u00e9quipes<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00bb, poursuit-il. L\u2019actuel pr\u00e9sident foss\u00e9en, R\u00e9mi Giuitta, a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 sa relation avec le dirigeant historique. \u00ab<i>\u00a0<\/i><i>Tant de moments partag\u00e9s, d\u2019\u00e9motions et de complicit\u00e9, tu \u00e9tais devenu comme un p\u00e8re ! Celui sans qui je ne serai peut-\u00eatre jamais devenu coach professionnel, celui qui m\u2019a accord\u00e9 sa confiance aveugle et son soutien pendant 25<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><i>ans<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><i>! Celui gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 qui j\u2019ai pu r\u00e9aliser mes r\u00eaves les plus fous, celui qui \u00e9tait toujours l\u00e0 \u00e0 mes c\u00f4t\u00e9s avec bienveillance et amiti\u00e9<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00bb, a-t-il publi\u00e9 sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux. Un hommage lui sera rendu vendredi soir \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du match face \u00e0 Toulouse \u00e0 la Halle Henri-Giuitta.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Il &eacute;tait l&rsquo;un des grandes figures du sport foss&eacute;en. 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