Georgy Adams (born 9 March 1967) [1] is a former French Polynesian basketball player who played as a winger. He was the first French Polynesian selected for the France men's national basketball team. [2]
Adams was born in Papeete, [1] but moved to France when he was 16 to pursue a career as a professional basketballer. [3] He played with Olympique Antibes, Limoges CSP and ASVEL Basket. He was selected 73 times for the French team, [4] and played for France in EuroBasket 1991, EuroBasket 1993, and EuroBasket 1997. He later coached AS Monaco Basket. He currently manages the Polynesian Basketball Federation. [2] He began a hotel business in Papeete after the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [2]
Florent Marius Piétrus is a French professional basketball player, who lastly played for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Frédéric Weis is a French former professional basketball player. Despite being a first-round NBA draft pick he never played professionally in North America.
David Lee Rivers is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 5’11”(1.80 m ) tall point guard, he reached star status in the EuroLeague, mainly while playing with Olympiacos, under head coach Dušan Ivković. Rivers played 3 seasons in the NBA, one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1988–89) and two more with the Los Angeles Clippers. He played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame.
Gregor Fučka is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.
Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo, commonly known as either Juan Carlos Navarro or J. C. Navarro, is a Spanish former professional basketball player and current basketball executive. He is the current general manager of the Spanish EuroLeague club FC Barcelona Bàsquet. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played at the shooting guard position. During his playing days, Navarro was nicknamed "La Bomba", which is also the Spanish name for his signature basketball move, the tear drop, which was the shot Navarro was a specialist in and became well-known for.
Miloš Teodosić is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the National Basketball Team of Serbia internationally. He primarily plays the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is a six time All-EuroLeague selection, and was voted EuroLeague MVP in 2010.
Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo is a French professional basketball player and the team captain for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. A six-time All-EuroLeague selection, de Colo won the EuroLeague title in 2016 and 2019 with CSKA Moscow, earning both the EuroLeague MVP and Final Four MVP awards in the process.
Tornike "Toko" Shengelia is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represents the senior Georgian national team. He earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2018.
Mouhammadou Einstein Jaiteh, commonly known as Mam Jaiteh, is a French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He is of Senegalese and Gambian descent.
The Nationale 1 Masculin is the highest professional basketball league in Senegal. Established in 1971, the league consists of 16 teams.
AS Monaco Basket, commonly referred to as AS Monaco or simply Monaco, is a French-registered Monaco-based professional basketball club. They are a part of the Monaco-based multi-sports club of A.S. Monaco, which was founded in 1924.
Alpha Kaba is a French-Guinean professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Guinea national team in international competitions.
Juan Alberto "Juancho" Hernangómez Geuer is a Spanish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Spanish national team in international competition. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft and spent seven seasons in the NBA with clubs such as the Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Boston Celtics, the San Antonio Spurs, the Utah Jazz and the Toronto Raptors.
Petr William Cornelie is a French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He stands 210 cm (6'11'’) tall and plays at both the power forward and center positions. Cornelie was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 53rd pick of the 2016 NBA draft.
Isaïa Cordinier is a French professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 44th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. Standing at 1.96 m, he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Sekou Oumar Doumbouya is a French professional basketball player for MoraBanc Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB. He plays both the small forward and power forward positions.
Ferenc Németh, also commonly known as François Németh, was a Hungarian-French professional basketball player. He played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroLeague since 2024–25.
Chris Horton is an American professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the LBA. He played college basketball at Austin Peay.
Tarik Phillip is a British-American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroCup. He played college basketball for West Virginia.