Montpellier Paillade Basket was a French basketball club, based in the city of

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

. 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

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* Quarter-finalists (4): 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97 French League 2 * Champions (1): 1987–88 French Federation Cup * Runners-up (1): 1987

Notable players

* Hervé Dubuisson *

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Head coaches

* Pierre Galle * Hervé Dubuisson

References

{{Reflist Basketball teams in France Basketball teams established in 1982 Sport in Montpellier