The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) has governed the league.
Antoine Roger Rigaudeau is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during his playing career, his nickname was "Le Roi".
The France men's national basketball team represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA World Ranking.
Laure Savasta is a French professional basketball player. She plays both point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA. Savasta played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA and was a member of the French national team. She became the only female basketball coach for a professional basketball team.
Pierre André Buffière 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 Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004.
Herman "J. R." Reid Jr. is an American basketball coach and former professional player who was an assistant coach for the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Charlotte Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Reid played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 1988. He won a bronze medal as a member of the United States national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Li Nan is a former professional basketball player from China. Before his retirement in 2009, he played for the Bayi Rockets, a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang. As a small forward, he is 1.98 m (6'6") tall and weighs 104 kg.
Laurent Michel Sciarra is a former French professional basketball player. He one held a Guinness world record for making 60 free throws in 2 minutes. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017
Aymeric Jeanneau is a French professional basketball player. He is a 1.85 m tall point guard.
Laurent Cazalon is a retired French former professional basketball player.
František Konvička is a former Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 6'3 3⁄4" tall, he played at the small forward position.
The LNB All-Star Game is the annual All-Star Game that is organised by France's professional club basketball governing body, the LNB. The LNB organizes both of the top two French men's pro club competitions, the top-level LNB Pro A, and the second-level LNB Pro B. The event was first held in 1987, and is loosely based on the NBA All-Star Game.
Laurent Tillie is a French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1982 to 1995 and took part in 2 Olympic Games. He serves as head coach for the Japanese team, Osaka Bluteon.
Jean Perniceni was a French professional basketball player and coach. Jean Perniceni was born in Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis. He played as a shooting guard-small forward (swingman). He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2009.
Jean-Paul Beugnot was a French professional basketball player and coach. Standing at 2.07 m tall, Beugnot played at the power forward and center positions. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
Marcelo Vido is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach.
Philippe "Philip" Szanyiel is a French former professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, in 2011.
Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, also commonly known simply as Demétrius is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach.
Basketball is the fifth most popular sport in France and was first played there in 1893. For females, it is the number one team sport.
Jean-Pierre De Vincenzi, born on March 27, 1957, in Marmande, France. Is a former French basketball player, coach, and administrator, who has held the positions of National Technical Director (DTN) and General Director of the French Basketball Federation, as well as General Director of the French National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance. He was later appointed as Inspector General of Youth and Sports.
