Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional

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club from

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. It was founded in 1922, as the

section of the multi-sports club

Racing Club de Paris Racing Club de France Football, commonly known as Racing Club de France (), is a French football club based in the Paris suburb of Colombes. The club was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline sports club, and is one of the oldest clubs in Fr ...

. 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

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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 2007 ...

. 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 arena, indoor sports arena that is located in Levallois-Perret, Levallois, Paris, France. It is primarily used to host basketball games. The arena is named after the French Boxer (boxing), ...

, 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

Retired numbers

Notable players

France: *

Arsène Ade-Mensah Arsène Ade-Mensah (born June 6, 1971) is a retired French professional basketball player who played as a point guard. His career featured successful stints with several top European clubs and notable achievements in French basketball. He won L ...

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* Thierry Gadou *

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* Jacques Monclar *

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* T. J. Parker *

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* Thierry Rupert *

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USA: * John Linehan *

Jerrod Mustaf Terrah Jerrod Mustaf (October 28, 1969 – October 28, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. In high school, he was a three-time ''Parade'' All-American. He participated in the Capital Classic and McDonald's All-American Game. ...

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* Larry Stewart *

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Europe: * - Nedeljko Ašćerić *

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Nikola Lončar Nikola Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship. Professional career Lončar started his career at Radnički Kragujevac and lat ...

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* Eric Struelens *

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Jure Zdovc Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). As a player, he was a tall point guard, who ...

Asia: * - J. R. Sakuragi

Head coaches

: (1949–1952) *

: (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 & -

: (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. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the French ...

: (1986–1987) *

Jean-Michel Sénégal Jean-Michel Sénégal (born 5 June 1953) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame The French Basketball Academy ( French: Académie ...

: (1987–1989) * Laurent Dorigo: (1989) * George Fischer & Grég Beugnot & Laurent Bosc: (1989–1990) * Grég Beugnot: (1989–92) * Chris Singleton: (1993–97) * Jacky Renaud & Didier Dobbels: (1997) *

Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-Cyrl, 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 b ...

: (1997–98) * Erik Lehmann: (2001–02) * Jacques Monclar: (2002–05) */

Gordon Herbert Gordon Walter Herbert (born February 16, 1959) is a Canadian and Finnish professional basketball coach and former player. Herbert is currently serving as the head coach of Canada national team and Bayern Munich in the Basketball Bundesliga and ...

: (2005–06) * Ilias Zouros: (2006–07)

External links

Paris Basket Racing's Club History
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