Metropolitans 92

Metropolitans 92
Metropolitans 92
Leagues	Pro A; EuroCup
Founded	9 June 2007; 16 years ago
History	Paris-Levallois Basket; 2007–2017; Levallois Metropolitans; 2017–2019; Metropolitans 92; 2019–present
Arena	Marcel Cerdan Sports Palace
Capacity	4,000
Location	Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Team colors	Navy and Gold ;
President	Boris Diaw
Head coach	Jure Zdovc
Championships	1 French Federation Cup; 1 French Supercup
Website	metropolitans92.com

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

Founded in 2007, as Paris-Levallois Basket, the club has been based in the Paris metropolitan area. The home arena of the club is Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people. Levallois has won two titles thus far, as it won the French Federation Cup in 2013, and the Match des Champions (French Supercup) in 2013.

History

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]

Arenas

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

Domestic competitions

French Federation Cup
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Match des Champions (French Supercup)
- Winners (1): 2013
Tournoi de Toulouse
- Winners (1): 2014

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2007–08	1	Pro A	15th	Round of 32
2008–09	2	Pro B	1st	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

Players

Current roster

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

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Head coach

Jure Zdovc

Assistant coach(es)

Sacha Giffa
Jean-Paul Besson

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: February 3, 2021

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Notable 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:

USA:

Rest of Americas:

Africa:

Oceania:

Nathan Jawai

Head coaches

Ilias Zouros: (2007–2008)
Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2008, 2008–2011)
Ron Stewart: (2008)
Christophe Denis: (2011–2013)
Gregor Beugnot: (2013–2015)
Antoine Rigaudeau: (2015)
Frédéric Fauthoux: (2015–2020)
Jure Zdovc: (2020–present)

References

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

External links

Official site (in French)
Metropolitans 92 at Eurobasket.com

[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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Other	All-Star Game French clubs in international competitions

v t e 2020–21 EuroCup
Champions	Monaco
Runners-up	UNICS
Eliminated in the Semifinals	Herbalife Gran Canaria Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals	Budućnost VOLI Metropolitans 92 Joventut Lokomotiv Kuban
Eliminated in the Top 16	Group E Group F Group G Group H Cedevita Olimpija Dolomiti Energia Trento JL Bourg MoraBanc Andorra Mornar Nanterre 92 Partizan NIS Unicaja
Eliminated in the Regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Bahçeşehir Koleji Frutti Extra Bursaspor Germani Brescia Leonessa Lietkabelis Promitheas ratiopharm Ulm Telenet Giants Antwerp Umana Reyer Venezia

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Education	Lycée Léonard de Vinci École supérieure des techniques aéronautiques et de construction automobile (FR)
Landmarks	Institut hospitalier franco-britannique (FR)
Paris Métro stations	Anatole France Louise Michel Pont de Levallois – Bécon
Transilien stations	Gare de Clichy-Levallois
Culture	Levallois Sporting Club Metropolitans 92
This list is incomplete.

v t e Metropolitans 92 current roster
3 Gauzin 5 Konaté 9 Sorokas 10 Brown 11 Esso Essis 12 Dicko 20 Gegić 21 Loum 24 Omić 25 Theodore 33 Toupane 35 White
Head coach: Foirest Assistant coaches: Bogavac Besson