Laurent Foirest Explained

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
Highlights:

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.

Professional career

Foirest played professionally with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[1]

National team career

Foirest won a silver medal with the senior French national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Notes and References

  1. Laurent Foirest. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201713/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/laurent-foirest-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .