Metropolitans 92

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Metropolitans 92
Metropolitans 92 logo.png
NicknameMets 92
Leagues LNB Pro A
Founded9 June 2007;16 years ago (2007-06-09)
HistoryParis-Levallois Basket
2007–2017
Levallois Metropolitans
2017–2019
Metropolitans 92
2019–present
Arena Marcel Cerdan Sports Palace
Capacity4,000
Location Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Team colorsNavy and Gold
  
President Alain Bouvard
Head coach Vincent Collet
Championships1 French Federation Cup
1 French Supercup
Website metropolitans92.com

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.

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

History

Named after the French Revolution, 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]

In the 2022–23 season, French young star Victor Wembanyama joined the team from ASVEL. Wenbanyama was widely projected to be the number one pick in the 2023 NBA draft. In October, the Metropolitans played exhibition games against the NBA G League Ignite in the United States, giving the club international exposure. In the 2023 NBA draft, two of the team's players were selected in the top 10 of the draft, with Victor Wembanyama being selected #1 by the San Antonio Spurs and Bilal Coulibaly being selected seventh overall by the Indiana Pacers and then traded to the Washington Wizards.

Arenas

The Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan in November 2011 Parc des sports Marcel-Cerdan de Levallois.jpg
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. 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

Season by season

Season Tier LeaguePos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
2007–08 1 Pro A 15thRound of 32
2008–092 Pro B 2ndRound of 16
2009–10 1 Pro A 7thRound of 32
2010–11 1 Pro A 13thRound of 163 EuroChallenge QR
2011–12 1 Pro A 6thRound of 32Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 Pro A 12thChampionSemifinalist3 EuroChallenge QF
2013–14 1 Pro A 6th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist2 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
2018–19 1 Pro A 12th Semifinalist
2019–20 1 Pro A 4th Quarterfinalist
2020–21 1 Pro A 6th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup QF
2021–22 1 Pro A 3rd Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup QF

Players

Current roster

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

Metropolitans 92 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 3 Flag of France.svg Gauzin, Matthieu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)22 – (2001-02-27)27 February 2001
G/F 5 Flag of France.svg Konaté, Lahaou 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)32 – (1991-11-17)17 November 1991
PF 9 Flag of Lithuania.svg Sorokas, Paulius 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)31 – (1992-08-25)25 August 1992
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Tevin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)25 – (1998-09-23)23 September 1998
G/F 11 Flag of France.svg Esso Essis, Ylan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)18 – (2005-08-11)11 August 2005
F 12 Flag of France.svg Dicko, Moussa 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)19 – (2004-06-16)16 June 2004
G 20 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Gegić, Amar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)25 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998
PF 21 Flag of France.svg Loum, Abdoulaye 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)32 – (1991-04-03)3 April 1991
C 24 Flag of Slovenia.svg Omić, Alen 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)31 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992
PG 25 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Theodore, Jordan   Cruz Roja.svg 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)34 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989
SG 33 Flag of France.svg Toupane, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)31 – (1992-07-23)23 July 1992
F 35 Flag of the United States.svg White, Fabian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)25 – (1998-11-29)29 November 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: December 19, 2023

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.
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Head coaches

See also

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