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Metropolitans 92

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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.

Metropolitans 92
Metropolitans 92 logo
NicknameMets 92
LeaguesLNB Pro A
Founded9 June 2007; 16 years ago (2007-06-09)
HistoryParis-Levallois Basket
2007–2017
Levallois Metropolitans
2017–2019
Metropolitans 92
2019–present
ArenaMarcel Cerdan Sports Palace
Capacity4,000
LocationLevallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Team colorsNavy and Gold
   
PresidentAlain Bouvard
Head coachVincent Collet
Championships1 French Federation Cup
1 French Supercup
Websitemetropolitans92.com

The club was established in 2007, as Paris-Levallois Basket. Its home arena is the Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, which has a seating capacity 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 edit

Named after the French Revolution, the club was founded in its current form in 2007, with the merger of Paris Basket Racing, from the city of Paris, and Levallois Sporting Club Basket, from the nearby commune of Levallois-Perret, and started to play with the name of Paris-Levallois Basket. The club retains all of the history and titles of Paris Basket Racing and Levallois Sporting Club Basket.[1]

Despite beginning in the top-tier level of French basketball, the LNB Pro A, Paris-Levallois was relegated to the French second-tier level LNB Pro B, 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 promotion 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.[2] On 4 July 2019, former NBA player Boris Diaw was announced as the club's new president, succeeding Jean-Pierre Aubry.[3]

In the 2022–23 season, French young star Victor Wembanyama joined the team from ASVEL. Wenbanyama was widely projected to be the number one pick in the 2023 NBA draft. In October, the Metropolitans played exhibition games against the NBA G League Ignite in the United States, giving the club international exposure. In the 2023 NBA draft, two of the team's players were selected in the top 10 of the draft, with Victor Wembanyama being selected #1 by the San Antonio Spurs and Bilal Coulibaly being selected seventh overall by the Indiana Pacers and then traded to the Washington Wizards.

Arenas edit

 
The Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan in November 2011

Metropolitans 92 play their home games at the 4,000 seat[4][5] Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan. Over the years, the club has also used the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin, as its home venue.

Honours and titles edit

Domestic competitions edit

Season by season edit

Season Tier League Pos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2007–08 1 Pro A 15th Round of 32
2008–09 2 Pro B 2nd Round of 16
2009–10 1 Pro A 7th Round of 32
2010–11 1 Pro A 13th Round of 16 3 EuroChallenge QR
2011–12 1 Pro A 6th Round of 32 Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 Pro A 12th Champion Semifinalist 3 EuroChallenge QF
2013–14 1 Pro A 6th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist 2 Eurocup RS
2014–15 1 Pro A 11th Round of 16
2015–16 1 Pro A 14th Round of 16
2016–17 1 Pro A 3rd Round of 16
2017–18 1 Pro A 10th Semifinalist 2 EuroCup RS
2018–19 1 Pro A 12th Semifinalist
2019–20 1 Pro A 4th Quarterfinalist
2020–21 1 Pro A 6th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup QF
2021–22 1 Pro A 3rd Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup QF

Players edit

Current roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Metropolitans 92 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 3   Gauzin, Matthieu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-02-27)27 February 2001
G/F 5   Konaté, Lahaou 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1991-11-17)17 November 1991
PF 9   Sorokas, Paulius 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-08-25)25 August 1992
G 10   Brown, Tevin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-09-23)23 September 1998
G/F 11   Esso Essis, Ylan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2005-08-11)11 August 2005
F 12   Dicko, Moussa 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2004-06-16)16 June 2004
G 20   Gegić, Amar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998
PF 21   Loum, Abdoulaye 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-04-03)3 April 1991
C 24   Omić, Alen 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 31 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992
PG 25   Theodore, Jordan   1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989
SG 33   Toupane, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-07-23)23 July 1992
F 35   White, Fabian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1998-11-29)29 November 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: December 19, 2023

Notable players edit

See also: Category:Metropolitans 92 players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
France:

Europe:

US:

Rest of Americas:

Africa:

Oceania:

Head coaches edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ History of Paris Levallois (in French).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Le Paris Levallois devient les Levallois Metropolitans" (in French). Paris-Levallois Basket. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Jeep Élite : Boris Diaw officiellement président des Metropolitans 92 - Basket - Jeep Elite". L'Équipe. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan (in French).
  5. ^ Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan (in French).

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