Stéphane Risacher Explained

Stéphane Risacher
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:220
Nationality:French
Birth Date:August 26, 1972
Birth Place:Moulins, Allier, France
Career Start:1987
Career End:2010
Career Position:Small forward / Power forward
Career Number:10
Years1:1987–1988
Years2:1988–1989
Team2:JA Vichy
Years3:1989–1990
Team3:Tours
Years4:1990–1994
Team4:CRO Lyon
Years5:1994–1999
Team5:PSG Racing
Years6:1999–2000
Team6:Pau Orthez
Years7:2000–2002
Team7:Olympiacos Piraeus
Years8:2002–2006
Team8:Málaga
Years9:2006–2008
Team9:Murcia
Years10:2008–2010
Team10:Élan Chalon
Highlights:

Stéphane Rémy Daniel Risacher (born 26 August 1972) is a French former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was a six-time French League All-Star, as well as the French League All-Star Game's MVP in 1997. He was also a long-time member of the senior French national team. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

Youth career

Risacher played youth club basketball with INSEP's Centre Fédéral.

Professional career

Risacher began his pro basketball club career in 1987, with the French club Stade Clermontois BA. Risacher won the French Second Division league championship in 1991, with CRO Lyon. He also won the French First Division league championship in 1997, with Paris Saint Germain.

With the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos Piraeus, he won the Greek Cup title in 2002. With the Spanish club Málaga, he won the Spanish Cup title in 2005, and the Spanish ACB League championship in 2006. Risacher played in Europe's top-tier level basketball competition, the EuroLeague, in a total of eight different seasons (1997–98,[1] 1999–00,[2] 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06).[3] He retired from playing pro club basketball in 2010, after ending his career with the French club Élan Chalon.

National team career

French junior national team

Risacher was a member of the French junior national teams. With France's junior national team, he played at the 1989 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 1990 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 1993 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.

French senior national team

Risacher was also a member of the senior men's French national team. With France, he played at the 1993 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1999 FIBA EuroBasket, the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket. He won a silver medal with France, at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4] [5]

Personal life

Risacher's son, Zaccharie Risacher, and his daughter, Aïnhoa, are also both basketball players.[6] In the 2024 NBA draft, Zaccharie had the honor of being the first overall pick of the draft when he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks to join their team.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1998.roundID_2569.playerID_7040.teamID_2079.html STÉPHANE RISACHER PARIS BASKET RACING.
  2. https://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.playerID_7040.teamID_930.html STÉPHANE RISACHER ELAN BEARNAIS PAU ORTHEZ.
  3. https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/stephane-risacher/ahb/ STEPHANE RISACHER EuroLeague.
  4. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/82750 Stéphane Risacher Biographical information.
  5. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/stephane-risacher Stephane RISACHER Team France.
  6. Web site: EUROLIGUE. Zaccharie Risacher, l’autre pépite de l’Asvel . 2024-08-16 . www.leprogres.fr . FR-fr.
  7. Web site: 2024-06-27 . Hawks use No. 1 pick on France's Risacher, 19 . 2024-08-16 . ESPN.com . en.