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| Metropolitans 92 | |
| Nickname: | Mets 92 |
| Leagues: | LNB Pro B |
| History: | Paris-Levallois Basket 2007–2017 Levallois Metropolitans 2017–2019 Metropolitans 92 2019–present |
| Arena: | Marcel Cerdan Sports Palace |
| Capacity: | 4,000 |
| Location: | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Colors: | Navy and Gold |
| President: | Alain Bouvard |
| Coach: | Vincent Collet |
| Championships: | 1 French Federation Cup 1 French Supercup |
| Website: | metropolitans92.com |
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Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball.
The club was established in 2007, as Paris-Levallois Basket. Its home arena is the Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people. Levallois has won two titles thus far, winning the French Federation Cup and the Match des Champions (French Supercup), both in 2013.
The team is most known for being the former club of Victor Wembanyama, who went on to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being selected number one in the 2023 NBA draft after his sole season with Metropolitans. In 2024, it was announced that the team went bankrupt and will fold.
Named after the French Revolution, the club was founded in its current form in 2007, with the merger of Paris Basket Racing, from the city of Paris, and Levallois Sporting Club Basket, from the nearby commune of Levallois-Perret, and started to play with the name of Paris-Levallois Basket. The club retains all of the history and titles of Paris Basket Racing and Levallois Sporting Club Basket.[1]
Despite beginning in the top-tier level of French basketball, the LNB Pro A, Paris-Levallois was relegated to the French second-tier level LNB Pro B, after finishing second from the bottom in the 2007–08 season. The club returned to the Pro A at the first opportunity, by claiming the league promotion from the Pro B in the 2008–09 season. Since then, the club has played in the top tier of French basketball.
On 5 July 2017, the club's board of directors agreed to change the name of the club to Levallois Metropolitans.[2] On 4 July 2019, former NBA player Boris Diaw was announced as the club's new president, succeeding Jean-Pierre Aubry.[3]
In the 2022–23 season, French young star Victor Wembanyama joined the team from ASVEL. Wenbanyama was widely projected to be the number one pick in the 2023 NBA draft. In October, the Metropolitans played exhibition games against the NBA G League Ignite in the United States, giving the club international exposure. In the 2023 NBA draft, two of the team's players were selected in the top 10 of the draft, with Victor Wembanyama being selected #1 by the San Antonio Spurs and Bilal Coulibaly being selected seventh overall by the Indiana Pacers and then traded to the Washington Wizards.
The following season after Wembanyama's departure, Metropolitans struggled in the 2023–24 LNB Élite season. The team finished last in the league standing and was relegated to the LNB Pro B.[4] The team's mother organization was previously funded by the Boulogne-Billancourt municipality, however, the municipality decided to cut the basketball club from its costs and searched for investors that were interested in purchasing the team. In May 2024, it was announced that the team had gone bankrupt.[5] [6]
Metropolitans 92 play their home games at the 4,000 seat[7] [8] Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan. Over the years, the club has also used the 4,200 seat Stade Pierre de Coubertin, as its home venue.
| Season | Tier | League | French Cup | Leaders Cup | European competitions | |||
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| 2007–08 | 1 | Pro A | 15th | Round of 32 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | Round of 32 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | Round of 16 | width=30 align=center | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Round of 32 | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Pro A | 12th | Champion | Semifinalist | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 14th | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | Semifinalist | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 12th | Semifinalist | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | ||||
Ilias Zouros: (2007–2008)
Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2008, 2008–2011)
Ron Stewart: (2008) Christophe Denis: (2011–2013) Gregor Beugnot: (2013–2015) Antoine Rigaudeau: (2015) Frédéric Fauthoux: (2015–2020)
Jure Zdovc: (2020–2021) Vincent Collet: (2021–)