Philippe Szanyiel Explained

Philip Szanyiel
Height Ft:6
Height In:7.5
Birth Date:23 December 1960
Birth Place:Manosque, France
Nationality:French
Career Number:14
Career Position:Power forward
Career Start:1976
Career End:1994
Years1:1976–1978
Team1:ES Avignon
Years2:1978–1985
Team2:ASVEL
Years3:1985–1988
Team3:AS Monaco
Years4:1988–1994
Team4:Mulhouse
Cyears1:1997–2000
Cteam1:Limoges (assistant)
Cyears2:2000–2001
Cteam2:Mulhouse (assistant)
Cyears3:2002
Cteam3:Mulhouse
Cyears4:2003–2004
Cteam4:Ajaccio
Cyears5:2004–2005
Cteam5:Stade Clermontois BA (assistant)
Cyears6:2010–2011
Cteam6:CSP Pont de dore
Highlights:As player:

Philippe "Philip" Szanyiel (born 23 December 1960) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, in 2011.

Professional career

Szanyiel was named to the FIBA European Selection team in 1991.With ASVEL, Szanyiel made it to the 1982–83 season's finals of the secondary level European-wide club competition, the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup). Szanyiel was the French League's French Player's MVP in 1983.

National team career

With the senior French national team, Szanyiel competed at the following tournaments: the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1981 EuroBasket, the 1983 EuroBasket, the 1984 Summer Olympics,[1] the 1985 EuroBasket, the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1991 EuroBasket, and the 1992 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

With France's senior national team, he scored a total of 2,363 points, in 192 games played.

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Notes and References

  1. Philippe Szanyiel Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201808/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/philippe-szanyiel-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 July 2018.