Paris Basket Racing

Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in 1922, as the basketball section of the multi-sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. In 2007, the club merged with another club from the Paris area, Levallois Sporting Club Basket, to form the current version of the club, known first as Paris-Levallois Basket, and later as Levallois Metropolitans and Metropolitans 92.

Paris Basket Racing
Founded	1922
Dissolved	2007
History	Racing Club de France Basket (1922–1989) Racing Paris Basket (1989–1992) PSG Racing Basket (1992–2000) Paris Basket Racing (2000–2007)
Arena	Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Capacity	4,000 4,200
Location	Paris, France
Team colors	White and Blue
Championships	4 French League Championships 4 French 2nd Division Championships
Retired numbers	1 (7)
Home Away

History

Paris Basket Racing won three French national championships in the 1950s, in the 1950–51, 1952–53, and 1953–54 seasons, then won a French Pro A title in the 1996–97 season.

In 2007, the club merged with another club from the Paris area, Levallois Sporting Club Basket, to form the club's newest incarnation, Paris-Levallois Basket. After the merger, Paris-Levallois Basket retained all of the history of both Paris Basket Racing and Levallois Sporting Club Basket. Paris-Levallois Basket was then renamed Levallois Metropolitans in 2017, and Metropolitans 92 in 2019.

Names of the club

• Racing Club France Basket (RC France Basket): (1922–1989)
• Racing Paris Basket: (1989–1992)
• Paris Saint Germain Racing Basket (PSG Racing Basket): (1992–2000)
• Paris Basket Racing: (2000–2007)

Arenas

Paris Basket Racing played its home games at the 4,000 seat Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, and at the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

• French League
  • Champions (4): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1997
    • Runners-up (1): 1956
• French Federation Cup
  • Runners-up (3): 1956, 1993, 2000
• French Second Division
  • Champions (4): 1936, 1954, 1977, 1985

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	European competitions
1991–92	1	Pro A	11th		3 Korać Cup	QF
1992–93	1	Pro A	6th
1993–94	1	Pro A	6th
1994–95	1	Pro A	5th
1995–96	1	Pro A	5th		3 Korać Cup
1996–97	1	Pro A	1st
1997–98	1	Pro A	5th		1 EuroLeague	R2
1998–99	1	Pro A	5th		3 Korać Cup
1999–00	1	Pro A	6th
2000–01	1	Pro A	8th		2 Saporta Cup	RS
2001–02	1	Pro A	7th		3 Korać Cup	RS
2002–03	1	Pro A	7th
2003–04	1	Pro A	13th		3 Europe League	RS
2004–05	1	Pro A	4th		3 Europe League	EF
2005–06	1	Pro A	13th
2006–07	1	Pro A	14th

Players

Further information: Category:Paris Racing Basket players

Retired numbers

Paris Racing Basket retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Years With Club
#7	-	Marko Ostarčević	SG	1966–1983

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

France:

• Arsène Ade-Mensah
• Yann Bonato
• Robert Busnel
• Richard Dacoury
• Mamoutou Diarra
• Hervé Dubuisson
• Thierry Gadou
• Philippe Hervé
• Cyril Julian
• Éric Micoud
• Jacques Monclar
• Robert Monclar
• T. J. Parker
• Tony Parker
• Jean Perniceni
• Stéphane Risacher
• Thierry Rupert
• Laurent Sciarra

USA:

• John Linehan
• Jerrod Mustaf
• J. R. Reid
• Larry Stewart
• Sedale Threatt

Europe:

• - Nedeljko Ašćerić
• Yalçın Granit
• Dragan Kićanović
• Dejan Koturović
• Nikola Lončar
• Erez Markovich
• Robert Rothbart
• - François Németh
• - Marko Ostarčević
• Žarko Paspalj
• Oleksiy Pecherov
• Alfonso Reyes
• Eric Struelens
• Mindaugas Timinskas
• Mirsad Türkcan
• Jure Zdovc

Asia:

• - J. R. Sakuragi

Head coaches

• Robert Busnel: (1949–1952)
• Jean Perniceni: (1952–1954)
• Robert Monclar: (1954–1959, 1965–1966)
• Jacques Freimuller: (1959–1961)
• Laurent Franchescini: (1961–1963, 1967–1968)
• Edmond Gondal: (1969–1971)
• Antoine Schneider & Jacques Pocquet: (1971–1972)
• Gérard de Félices: (1973–1974)
• Gérard Mullon & - Marko Ostarčević: (1977–1978)
• Dominique Richard Laurent Dorigo: (1985–1986)
• George Eddy & André Buffière: (1986–1987)
• Jean-Michel Sénégal: (1987–1989)
• Laurent Dorigo: (1989)
• George Fischer & Grég Beugnot & Laurent Bosc: (1989–1990)
• Grég Beugnot: (1989–92)
• Chris Singleton: (1993–97)
• Jacky Renaud & Didier Dobbels: (1997)
• Božidar Maljković: (1997–98)
• Erik Lehmann: (2001–02)
• Jacques Monclar: (2002–05)
• / Gordon Herbert: (2005–06)
• Ilias Zouros: (2006–07)

See also

• Levallois Sporting Club Basket
• Metropolitans 92

External links

• Paris Basket Racing's Club History^{[dead link]} (in French)