Paris Basket Racing
4 French 2nd Division Championships
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Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in 1922, as the basketball section of the multi-sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. In 2007, the club merged with another club from the Paris area, Levallois Sporting Club Basket, to form the current version of the club, known first as Paris-Levallois Basket, and later as Levallois Metropolitans and Metropolitans 92.
History
Paris Basket Racing won three French national championships in the 1950s, in the 1950–51, 1952–53, and 1953–54 seasons, then won a French Pro A title in the 1996–97 season.
In 2007, the club merged with another club from the Paris area, Levallois Sporting Club Basket, to form the club's newest incarnation, Paris-Levallois Basket. After the merger, Paris-Levallois Basket retained all of the history of both Paris Basket Racing and Levallois Sporting Club Basket. Paris-Levallois Basket was then renamed Levallois Metropolitans in 2017, and Metropolitans 92 in 2019.
Names of the club
- Racing Club France Basket (RC France Basket): (1922–1989)
- Racing Paris Basket: (1989–1992)
- Paris Saint Germain Racing Basket (PSG Racing Basket): (1992–2000)
- Paris Basket Racing: (2000–2007)
Arenas
Paris Basket Racing played its home games at the 4,000 seat Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, and at the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
Titles and honors
Domestic competitions
- French League
- Champions (4): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1997
- Runners-up (1): 1956
- Champions (4): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1997
- French Federation Cup
- Runners-up (3): 1956, 1993, 2000
- French Second Division
- Champions (4): 1936, 1954, 1977, 1985
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | European competitions | |
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1991–92 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | 3 Korać Cup | QF | |
1992–93 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | |||
1993–94 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | |||
1994–95 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | |||
1995–96 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 3 Korać Cup | ||
1996–97 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | |||
1997–98 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 1 EuroLeague | R2 | |
1998–99 | 1 | Pro A | 5th | 3 Korać Cup | ||
1999–00 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | |||
2000–01 | 1 | Pro A | 8th | 2 Saporta Cup | RS | |
2001–02 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | 3 Korać Cup | RS | |
2002–03 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | |||
2003–04 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | 3 Europe League | RS | |
2004–05 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | 3 Europe League | EF | |
2005–06 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | |||
2006–07 | 1 | Pro A | 14th |
Players
Retired numbers
Paris Racing Basket retired numbers | ||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Years With Club |
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#7 | ![]() ![]() | Marko Ostarčević | SG | 1966–1983 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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France:
Arsène Ade-Mensah
Yann Bonato
Robert Busnel
Richard Dacoury
Mamoutou Diarra
Hervé Dubuisson
Frédéric Forte
Jacques Freimuller
Thierry Gadou
Philippe Hervé
Freddy Hufnagel
Cyril Julian
Éric Micoud
Jacques Monclar
Robert Monclar
Franck Mériguet
T. J. Parker
Tony Parker
Jean Perniceni
Stéphane Risacher
Thierry Rupert
Victor Samnick
Jean-Marc Sétier
Laurent Sciarra
Stephane Bouchardon
USA:
CC Harrison
John Linehan
Jerrod Mustaf
J. R. Reid
Larry Stewart
Sedale Threatt
Europe:
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Nedeljko Ašćerić
Yalçın Granit
Dragan Kićanović
Dejan Koturović
Nikola Lončar
Erez Markovich
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François Németh
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Marko Ostarčević
Žarko Paspalj
Oleksiy Pecherov
Alfonso Reyes
Eric Struelens
Mirsad Türkcan
Jure Zdovc
Asia:
Head coaches
Robert Busnel: (1949–1952)
Jean Perniceni: (1952–1954)
Robert Monclar: (1954–1959, 1965–1966)
Jacques Freimuller: (1959–1961)
Laurent Franchescini: (1961–1963, 1967–1968)
Edmond Gondal: (1969–1971)
Antoine Schneider &
Jacques Pocquet: (1971–1972)
Gérard de Félices: (1973–1974)
Gérard Mullon &
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Marko Ostarčević: (1977–1978)
Dominique Richard Laurent Dorigo: (1985–1986)
George Eddy &
André Buffière: (1986–1987)
Jean-Michel Sénégal: (1987–1989)
Laurent Dorigo: (1989)
George Fischer &
Grég Beugnot &
Laurent Bosc: (1989–1990)
Grég Beugnot: (1989–92)
Chris Singleton: (1993–97)
Jacky Renaud &
Didier Dobbels: (1997)
Božidar Maljković: (1997–98)
Erik Lehmann: (2001–02)
Jacques Monclar: (2002–05)
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Gordon Herbert: (2005–06)
Ilias Zouros: (2006–07)
See also
External links
- Paris Basket Racing's Club History[dead link] (in French)