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Richard Dacoury
Richard Dacoury (born July 6, 1959, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, LNB Pro A#Players with the most French League championships won, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered to be one the greatest players in French basketball history. He had his CSP Limoges#Retired numbers, jersey number 7 retired by CSP Limoges, Limoges, in October 2010. Professional career Dacoury led the French team of Limoges CSP, Limoges to several titles, including the 1993 FIBA European League Final Four, 1993 FIBA European League (EuroLeague), which is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in European-wide sports club, club basketball history. He was a three-time member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1987, and twice in 1991. National team career Dacoury played with the France national basketball team, French national team (1981–1992). With France, he pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
