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.
In 2025, there were numerous announcements that owners of football club PSG want to refound basketball section to join NBA Europe League project.
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 SeasonTierLeagueFrench Cup European competitions 1991–92 1 Pro A 3 Korać Cup 1992–93 1 Pro A 1993–94 1 Pro A 1994–95 1 Pro A 1995–96 1 Pro A 3 Korać Cup 1996–97 1 Pro A 1997–98 1 Pro A 1 EuroLeague 1998–99 1 Pro A 3 Korać Cup 1999–00 1 Pro A 2000–01 1 Pro A 2 Saporta Cup 2001–02 1 Pro A 3 Korać Cup 2002–03 1 Pro A 2003–04 1 Pro A 3 Europe League 2004–05 1 Pro A 3 Europe League 2005–06 1 Pro A 2006–07 1 Pro A
Players
Retired numbers Paris Racing Basket retired numbers N° PlayerPositionYears With Club #7 - Marko Ostarčević SG 1966–1983
Notable players
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
References
External links Paris Basket Racing's Club History