Metropolitans 92

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Metropolitans 92
Metropolitans 92 logo
Nickname Mets 92
Leagues LNB Pro A
Founded 9 June 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-09)
History Paris-Levallois Basket
2007–2017
Levallois Metropolitans
2017–2019
Metropolitans 92
2019–present
Arena Marcel Cerdan Sports Palace
Arena Capacity 4,000
Location Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Team colors Navy and Gold
         
President Boris Diaw
Head coach Vincent Collet
Championships 1 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.

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 in a trade with the Washington Wizards.

Arenas

File: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 League Pos. French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions
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

Current roster

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

Metropolitans 92 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 1 France Wembanyama, Victor 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (2004-01-04)4 January 2004
PG 3 United States Jones, DeVante' 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1998-04-09)9 April 1998
G/F 5 France Konaté, Lahaou 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1991-11-17)17 November 1991
PF 10 France Sy, Bandja 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-07-30)30 July 1990
SF 11 United States Henry, Aaron Injured 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1999-08-30)30 August 1999
F 15 France Ho You Fat, Steeve 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1988-06-12)12 June 1988
F 20 United States Thomas, TaShawn 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993
SG 23 United States Frazier II, Michael 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994
G 25 France Besson, Hugo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (2001-04-26)26 April 2001
F/C 28 Senegal Fall Faye, Ibrahima 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
SF 35 France Traoré, Armel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003
PG 51 Puerto Rico Waters, Tremont 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1998-01-10)10 January 1998
G 55 United States Brown Jr., Barry 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-12-21)21 December 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Sacha Giffa
  • France Jean-Paul Besson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: May 15, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ibrahima Fall Faye Anžejs Pasečņiks Idrissa Ba
PF Victor Wembanyama Steeve Ho You Fat TaShawn Thomas
SF Aaron Henry Bandja Sy Armel Traoré
SG Hugo Besson Lahaou Konaté Eric Koumba
PG Tremont Waters DeVante' Jones Adel Alain

Notable players

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See also: Category:Metropolitans 92 players

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Head coaches

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of Paris Levallois Script error: No such module "In lang"..[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan Script error: No such module "In lang"..
  5. ↑ Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan Script error: No such module "In lang"..

External links

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