Levallois Sporting Club Basket, abbreviated as either LCB Basket or Levallois SCB, is a French

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club that is based in Levallois,

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, France. It is the men's basketball section of the French

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Levallois Sporting Club The Levallois Sporting Club is a multi-sport athletic club located in Levallois-Perret, France. Founded in 1983, it is now organised into 32 sports and counts 14,500 members. It is one of the most important sports club in France and one that links ...

History

Levallois Sporting Club Basket was founded in 1941. The club played in the

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until 1969, when it qualified for a place in the French Second Division. After that, the club soon made it up to the top-level French First Division. In 1992, the club won the French Second Division title. In pan-European competition, Levallois SCB played in the European-wide 3rd-tier level league, the

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, in the 1996–97 season. They won the French Second Division title again in 1998. Levallois SCB played in the French 2nd Division in the 2006–07 season. Following that, Levallois Sporting Club Basket merged with

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, to form a new version of Paris Basket Racing called

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. Since then, Levallois SCB has competed in the French men's

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level minor leagues, and in junior age competitions.

Arenas

Levallois Sporting Club Basket plays its national domestic home league games at the 4,000 seat

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. Over the years, the club has also played home games at the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin.THE ARENA PALAIS DES SPORTS M. CERDAN PIERRE DE COUBERTIN.
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Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

* French 2nd Division : Champions (2): 1991–92, 1997–98 * French Federation Cup : Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 1997–98

Notable players

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Vincent Masingue Vincent Masingue, born 31 January 1976 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, is a French former professional basketball player, who plays at N°5 (2.05 m). Biography Career Clubs *1993-1996 : Levallois Sporting Club Basket ( Pro A) *1996-19 ...

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Thierry Zig Thierry Zig (born July 4, 1975 in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French former professional basketball player. Career *1994-1995: Levallois: 6g 0.7ppg 0.3rpg *1995-1996: Levallois: 26g 3.2ppg 0.4rpg 1.0apg *1996-1997: Levallois: 29g 10.2 ...

* Michael Brooks *

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* James Scott *

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References

External links

Official athletic club website

Official basketball club website

Official archive website

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