Laurent Foirest | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 209 |
Position: | Head coach |
League: | LNB Pro A |
Team: | Metropolitans 92 |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1973 |
Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
Nationality: | French |
Career Start: | 1989 |
Career End: | 2011 |
Coach Start: | 2014 |
Career Position: | Small forward |
Years1: | 1989–1996 |
Years2: | 1996–1999 |
Years3: | 1999–2003 |
Years4: | 2003–2006 |
Years5: | 2006–2011 |
Team5: | ASVEL Basket |
Cyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Cteam1: | France (assistant) |
Cyears2: | 2015–2023 |
Cyears3: | 2017–present |
Cteam3: | France (assistant) |
Cyears4: | 2023–present |
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Laurent Foirest (born 18 September 1973) is a French professional basketball coach and former player who played at the small forward position. He is at a height of 6' 6" (1.98 m) tall. He is current head coach for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Foirest played professionally with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[1]
Foirest won a silver medal with the senior French national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.