ðə sˈeɪnt tˈɑːməs dˈækwɪn spˈoːɹts klˈʌb wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ænd ɪts bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl dᵻvˈɪʒən ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ baɪ bɹˈʌðɚz lˈuːi ænd ɹˈɑːdʒɚ pˈɪnoʊ.
The Saint Thomas d'Aquin sports club was founded in 1903 and its basketball division opened in 1924 by brothers Louis and Roger Pineau.