French Basketball Academy Explained

French Basketball Academy
Established:	2004
Location:	France
Type:	Hall of Fame

The French Basketball Academy (French: Académie du basket-ball français) is a hall of fame that honors individuals (or whole teams) that have contributed to the spread and improvement of French basketball, through their sporting contributions, and their actions in support of the game in France. Inductees are chosen by the Hall's Honorary committee. It was founded in 2004.

Inductees

Year Inducted	class=unsortable	Members
	Jacky Chazalon Roger Antoine Christian Baltzer Jean-Paul Beugnot André Buffière Maxime Dorigo Hervé Dubuisson Alain Gilles
	Anne-Marie Colchen Irène Guidotti Robert Blanchard Robert Busnel Richard Dacoury Jacques Dessemme Jacques Marchand
	Players Édith Tavert-Kloechner Executives Raphaël de Barros Pioneers
	Players Yannick Stephan Henri Grange Jean Degros Michel Canque Jacques Cachemire Pioneers Étienne Roland Teams 1934 Senior French Women's team: 1934 Women's World Games: 1948 Senior French Men's Team: 1948 Summer Olympic Games:
	Players Louis Bertorelle Jean-Michel Senegal Catherine Malfois Coaches Georgette Coste-Venitien Pioneers Bernard Gasnal Personalities Pierre Tessier
	Players Jean-Claude Bonato Jean Perniceni Odile Santaniello Coaches Joë Jaunay Pioneers André Tondeur
	Players Antoine Rigaudeau Éric Beugnot Executives Pierre Seillant Pioneers Jacques Flouret Teams 2000 Senior French Men's Team: 2000 Summer Olympic Games:
	Players Jacques Monclar Philip Szanyiel Yannick Souvré Isabelle Fijalkowski Referees Yvan Mainini Pioneers Yvonne Santais-Houel Teams 2001 Senior French Women's Team: 2001 EuroBasket Women:
	Players Lucienne Velu-Chapillon René Chocat Jacqueline Delachet Roger Haudegand Paoline Ekambi Personalities Jacques Huguet
	Players Ginette Mazel Stéphane Ostrowski Personalities Jean Bayle-Lespitau Referees Max Mamie Pioneers
	Players Henry Fields Cathy Melain Martine Campi Michel Rat Jim Bilba Personalities Gérard Bosc Pioneers Wladimir Fabrikant
	Players Sandra Le Dréan Colette Passemard Michel Le Ray Yann Bonato Personalities Xavier Popelier Jean-Claude Biojout Pioneers Charles Boizard
	Players Françoise Quiblier-Bertal Jean-Pierre Staelens André Vacheresse Freddy Hufnagel Pioneers Robert Cohu
	Players Louis Devoti Danielle Peter Laurent Sciarra Lætitia Moussard Personalities Jean-Pierre Dusseaulx Pioneers Henri Lesmayoux
	Players Laurent Foirest Frédéric Forte Geneviève Guinchard Nathalie Lesdema Moustapha Sonko Pioneers Val Bouryschkine
	Players Audrey Sauret Didier Gadou Edwige Lawson Stéphane Risacher Personalities Emile Touzet Pioneers Melvin Rideout Teams 2009 Senior French Women's team: EuroBasket Women 2009:
	Players Alain Larrouquis Emmeline Ndongue Ronny Turiaf Referees Jean-Claude Bois Coaches Alain Jardel Pioneers Marguerite Radideau
	Players Nicole Antibe Cyril Julian Anna Kotočová Ed Murphy Referees Chantal Julien Coaches Pierre Dao Pioneers Michaël Ruzgis
	Players Frédéric Weis Delaney Rudd Personalities George Eddy Executives Jean Donnadieu Teams 2012 Senior French Women's Team: 2012 London Summer Olympic Games: Pioneers Alice Milliat

See also

• College Basketball Hall of Fame
• Basketball Hall of Fame
  • List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• FIBA Hall of Fame
  • List of members of the FIBA Hall of Fame
• EuroLeague Hall of Fame
• Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
• Greek Basket League Hall of Fame
• VTB United League Hall of Fame
• Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
• Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
• Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame
• Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

External links

• French Basketball Federation Official Site