Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional

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club from

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. It was founded in 1922, as the

section of the multi-sports club

Racing Club de Paris Racing Club de France Football (, also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Matra Racing, Racing Club, or Racing) is a French association football club based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spo ...

. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. In 2007, the club

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with another club from the Paris area,

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. H ...

, to form the current version of the club, known first as Paris-Levallois Basket, and later as Levallois Metropolitans and

Metropolitans 92 Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball. The club was established in 200 ...

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

with another club from the Paris area,

, to form the club's newest incarnation,

Paris-Levallois Basket Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball. The club was established in 200 ...

. 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 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 ...

, and at the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

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**Champions (4): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1997 ***Runners-up (1): 1956 * French Federation Cup **Runners-up (3): 1956, 1993, 2000 * French Second Division **Champions (4): 1936, 1954, 1977, 1985

Season by season

Players

Notable players

France: * Arsène Ade-Mensah *

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Mamoutou Diarra Mamoutou Diarra (born May 21, 1980) is a French former professional basketball player. Professional career Diarra began his professional career with AS Bondy 93 of the French Second Division in 1999. He then moved to the French First Division ...

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* Franck Mériguet * T. J. Parker *

Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in ...

* Jean Perniceni *

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* Jean-Marc Sétier *

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* Stephane Bouchardon USA: * CC Harrison * John Linehan *

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Europe: * - Nedeljko Ašćerić *

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* - François Németh *

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* Eric Struelens *

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Asia: * -

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(born 1978), Israeli basketball player

Head coaches

: (1949–1952) * Jean Perniceni: (1952–1954) *

: (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 &

Marko Ostarčević Marko Oštarčević (born 30 October 1941), also credited as Marc Ostarcevic, is a French-Croatian former professional basketball player and coach. Playing career Ostarcevic started his playing career with his hometown team Zadar. In 1959, he j ...

: (1977–1978) * Dominique Richard Laurent Dorigo: (1985–1986) * George Eddy &

André Buffière Pierre André Buffière (12 November 1922 – 2 October 2014) was a French basketball player and coach. He was born in Vion, Ardèche.

: (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) *

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& Didier Dobbels: (1997) *

Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bask ...

: (1997–98) * Erik Lehmann: (2001–02) *

Jacques Monclar Jacques Monclar (born 3 March 1957) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1957 births Living people French men's basketball players Olympic basket ...

: (2002–05) *

Gordon Herbert Gordon Walter Herbert (born February 16, 1959) is a Canadian-Finnish professional basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player. He is the head coach of the Germany national team. Playing career Herbert attended two-year North Ida ...

: (2005–06) *

Ilias Zouros Ilias Zouros or Elias Zouros (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach, who last managed Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. Club coaching career Some of the teams Z ...

: (2006–07)

External links

Paris Basket Racing's Club History
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