# 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.

## 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. | European competitions | 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
### 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)