Metropolitans 92 is a

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professional

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club that is based in

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, in the

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metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

, the highest-tier level in French basketball. The club was established in 2007, as Paris-Levallois Basket. Its home arena is the

Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena that is located in Levallois, Paris, France. It is primarily used to host basketball games. The arena is named after the French boxer Marcel Cerdan. The arena has a seating ...

, which has a

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of 4,000 people. Levallois has won two titles thus far, winning the French Federation Cup and the Match des Champions (French Supercup), both in 2013.

History

Named after the French Revolution, the club was founded in its current form in 2007, with the merger of

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, from the city of Paris, and

Levallois Sporting Club Basket Levallois Sporting Club Basket, abbreviated as either LCB Basket or Levallois SCB, is a French basketball club that is based in Levallois, Paris, France. It is the men's basketball section of the French multi-sport club Levallois Sporting Club. ...

, from the nearby commune of

, and started to play with the name of Paris-Levallois Basket. The club retains all of the history and titles of

and

. Despite beginning in the top-tier level of French basketball, the

, Paris-Levallois was

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to the French second-tier level

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, after finishing second from the bottom in the 2007–08 season. The club returned to the Pro A at the first opportunity, by claiming the league

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from the Pro B in the 2008–09 season. Since then, the club has played in the top tier of French basketball. On 5 July 2017, the club's board of directors agreed to change the name of the club to Levallois Metropolitans. On 4 July 2019, former

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player

Boris Diaw Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod (born April 16, 1982), better known as Boris Diaw, is a French basketball executive and former player who is the president of Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A. Diaw began his playing career in Pro A and returned to that l ...

was announced as the club's new president, succeeding Jean-Pierre Aubry. In the 2022–23 season, French young star

Victor Wembanyama Victor Wembanyama (born 4 January 2004) is a French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He is widely projected to be the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of the greatest prospects ...

joined the team from

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. Wenbanyama was widely projected to be the number one pick in the 2023 NBA draft. In October, the Metropolitans played exhibition games against the

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in the United States, giving the club international exposure.

Arenas

Parc des sports Marcel-Cerdan de Levallois

Metropolitans 92 play their home games at the 4,000 seatPalais des sports Marcel-Cerdan .
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. Over the years, the club has also used the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin, as its home venue.

Honours and titles

Domestic competitions

* French Federation Cup **Winners (1): 2012–13 * Match des Champions (French Supercup) **Winners (1): 2013 *Tournoi de Toulouse **Winners (1): 2014

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Head coaches

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: (2007–2008) * Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2008, 2008–2011) *

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: (2008) *

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: (2013–2015) *

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: (2015) * Frédéric Fauthoux: (2015–2020) *

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: (2020–2021)

References

External links

Official website

Metropolitans 92
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