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Metropolitans 92
Metropolitans 92 logo
LeaguesPro A
EuroCup
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
LocationParis, France
Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Team colorsNavy and Gold
   
PresidentBoris Diaw
Head coachFred Fauthoux
Championships1 French Cup
1 Match des Champions
Websitelevalloismetropolitans.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 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]

Arena

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.

Honours

Total titles: 3

Domestic competition

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.

Levallois Metropolitans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G/F 1 United States Artis, Jamel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
PG 2 United States Weber, Brianté 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1992-12-29)29 December 1992
PG 6 France Michineau, David 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1994-06-06)6 June 1994
SF 7 France Roos, Maxime Injured 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-03-23)23 March 1995
F/C 8 France Sako, Neal 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (1999-08-13)13 August 1999
SG 9 France Pinault, Bastien 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1993-10-18)18 October 1993
SG 10 France Pradines, Robin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-05-01)1 May 2000
F/C 11 France Larrouturou, Christophe 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1999-10-26)26 October 1999
SF 15 Venezuela Smith, Donta 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1983-11-27)27 November 1983
G 17 France Thirouard-Samson, Lorenzo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001
F/C 23 Zimbabwe Chikoko, Vitalis 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991
G 32 United States Gray, Rob 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1994-04-03)3 April 1994
PF 77 France Février, Ivan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999
PF –– Bosnia and Herzegovina Halilović, Miralem 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991
PG –– United States Brown, Brandon 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 34 – (1989-08-14)14 August 1989
PF –– Israel Ginat, Tomer 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-11-07)7 November 1994
SF –– United States Brown, Anthony 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-10-10)10 October 1992
G/F –– France Konaté, Lahaou 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1991-11-17)17 November 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 19 July 2020

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.

Head coaches

References

  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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