Maxime Zianveni (born 29 December 1979) is a French-born Central African professional
basketball
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coach and former player, who played at the
power forward
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position. He is current
head coach
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of the
Central African Republic national basketball team. He played for several clubs in France during his playing career.
Coaching career
On 23 April 2020, Zianveni signed as head coach of Le Cannet of the Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), France's fourth tier league.
He became the head coach of the
Central African Republic national basketball team in 2021, and coached the country at
FIBA AfroBasket 2021.
On July 6, 2022, he has signed with
SLUC Nancy Basket of the
LNB Pro A LNB may refer to:
Sport
* Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic
* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, an Argentine basketball league
* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay), Liga Nacional de Básquetb ...
as an assistant coach.
References
1979 births
Living people
AEL Limassol B.C. players
APOEL B.C. players
Boulazac Basket Dordogne players
Central African Republic men's basketball players
Central African Republic basketball coaches
Élan Chalon players
Étoile Charleville-Mézières players
French men's basketball players
French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
HTV Basket players
Power forwards
SIG Strasbourg players
SLUC Nancy Basket players
Sportspeople from Nancy, France
STB Le Havre players
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