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Montpellier Paillade Basket
Montpellier Paillade Basket was a French basketball club, based in the city of Montpellier. The club has evolved among the elite of French basketball (N1A and Pro) for 14 seasons between 1989 and 2002, but was dissolved in 2002 after filing for bankruptcy that same year. History Created in 1982, following the merger of clubs ''"AS Paillade"'' and ''"Juvignac"'', the club was taken over by Louis Nicollin in the mid 80s and became the basketball section of Montpellier Paillade Sports Club (MPSC). In 1989, under pressure from the municipality, the section takes its autonomy under the name Montpellier Basketball and now plays in blue and white. The club will then take the appellation Montpellier Paillade Basketball to emphasize its roots in the district of Paillade where is the Palace of Pierre de Coubertin sports. Honours & achievements French League * Quarter-finalists (4): 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97 French League 2 * Champions (1): 1987–88 French Federation C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNB Pro B
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season champion and the winner of the promotion playoffs from each Pro B season are promotion and relegation, promoted to the French basketball league system, top-tier level LNB Pro A, replaced by the bottom two teams in Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level, which is the Nationale Masculine 1, NM1. History Names of the league Format All eighteen competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to the LNB Pro A. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup, Leaders Cup t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |