Metropolitans 92
| Metropolitans 92 | |
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| Metropolitans 92 logo | |
| Nickname | Mets 92 |
| Leagues | Nationale Masculine 1 |
| Founded | 9 June 2007; 17 years ago (2007年06月09日) |
| 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 | Alain Bouvard |
| Head coach | Vincent Collet |
| Championships | 1 French Federation Cup 1 French Supercup |
| Website | metropolitans92.com |
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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.
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.
The team is most known for being the former club of Victor Wembanyama, who went on to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being selected number one in the 2023 NBA draft after his sole season with Metropolitans. In 2024, the team, after finishing in last place, was relegated to the Nationale Masculine 1 league.
History
[edit ]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 2022, the Metropolitans 92 played two exhibition games against the NBA G League Ignite in the United States, giving the club greater 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.
The following season after Wembanyama's departure, Metropolitans struggled in the 2023–24 LNB Élite season. The team finished last in the league standing and was relegated to the LNB Pro B.[4] The team's mother organization was previously funded by the Boulogne-Billancourt municipality, however, the municipality decided to cut the basketball club from its costs and searched for investors that were interested in purchasing the team. In May 2024, it was announced that the team had gone bankrupt.[5] [6] However, in order to mitigate the problem, the club decided to drop out of playing in the LNB Pro B that season and instead demote themselves further downward into the Nationale Masculine 1.
Arenas
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Metropolitans 92 play their home games at the 4,000 seat[7] [8] 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
[edit ]Domestic competitions
[edit ]- French Federation Cup
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Match des Champions (French Supercup)
- Winners (1): 2013
- Tournoi de Toulouse
- Winners (1): 2014
Season by season
[edit ]| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | Leaders Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2007–08 | 1 | Pro A | 15th | Round of 32 | |||
| 2008–09 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | 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 | |
| 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
[edit ]Current roster
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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- France Cyril Akpomedah
- France Andrew Albicy
- France Nobel Boungou Colo
- France Bilal Coulibaly
- France Boris Diaw
- France Antoine Diot
- France Vasco Evtimov
- France Louis Labeyrie
- France Nicolas Lang
- France Michel Morandais
- France Florent Piétrus
- France Vincent Poirier
- France Landing Sané
- France Steed Tchicamboud
- France Angelo Tsagarakis
- France Victor Wembanyama
Europe:
- Israel Tomer Ginat
- Slovenia Jurica Golemac
- Serbia Branko Milisavljević
- Slovenia Jordan Morgan
- Slovenia Klemen Prepelič
- Czech Republic Blake Schilb
- Croatia Roko Ukić
US:
- United States Jamel Artis
- United States Anthony Brown
- United States Louis Campbell
- United States Eric Chatfield
- United States Daniel Ewing
- United States Sharrod Ford
- United States Taj Gray
- United States Mike Green
- United States Lamont Hamilton
- United States Jaron Johnson
- United States Sean May
- United States Jordan McRae
- United States Trenton Meacham
- United States David Noel
- United States Jason Rich
- United States Gavin Ware
- United States Brianté Weber
- United States Jawad Williams
- United States Julian Wright
Rest of Americas:
Africa:
- Nigeria Aloysius Anagonye
- Senegal Maleye N'Doye
- Republic of the Congo Giovan Oniangue
- Nigeria Rasheed Sulaimon
- Benin Mouphtaou Yarou
Oceania:
Head coaches
[edit ]- Greece Ilias Zouros: (2007–2008)
- France Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2008, 2008–2011)
- United States Ron Stewart: (2008)
- France Christophe Denis: (2011–2013)
- France Gregor Beugnot: (2013–2015)
- France Antoine Rigaudeau: (2015)
- France Frédéric Fauthoux: (2015–2020)
- Slovenia Jure Zdovc: (2020–2021)
- France Vincent Collet: (2021–)
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ à 12h05, Par Julien Lesage Le 16 avril 2024 (16 April 2024). "Les Metropolitans 92 relégués en Pro B : le récit d'une saison « lunaire » qui a tourné à la « mascarade »". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ à 14h10, Par Julien Lesage Le 14 mai 2024 (14 May 2024). "Basket : fin de l'histoire pour les Metropolitans 92, qui vont disparaître". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Victor Wembanyama's former team Metropolitans 92 goes bankrupt". basketnews.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan (in French).
- ^ Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan (in French).
External links
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- Official website
- Metropolitans 92 at Eurobasket.com