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Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club was founded in 2018 and currently plays in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroLeague since the 2024-25 season. Paris Basketball's women's team will also launch in the 2024-25 season. The team plays its home games at the Adidas Arena. Paris will host the 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments for men and women, which will begin on 27 and 28 July, respectively.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Type of team | French professional basketball club |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Home games venue | Adidas Arena |
| League | LNB Élite (first division of basketball in France) |
| EuroLeague | 2024-25 season |
| Founding year | 2018 |
| Promotion to first-level LNB Pro A | 2021 |
| First trophy | 2024 Leaders Cup |
| Head coach | Tiago Splitter |
| Olympic Games | Paris 2024 |
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Paris Basketball's 2024-25 EuroLeague season
Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club was founded in 2018 and currently plays in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France. Paris Basketball will make its debut in the 2024-25 EuroLeague season, the highest-level European league. This will be the 25th season of the modern era of the EuroLeague, and the 15th under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Paris Basketball earned their spot in the EuroLeague after winning the 2023-24 EuroCup, their first trophy in team history.
The 2024-25 EuroLeague season will feature 18 teams, including Paris Basketball, competing for 10 places in the postseason. This will be the ninth season with the round-robin format. Paris Basketball will be one of three teams from the French LNB participating in the season, along with Monaco, who qualified for the EuroLeague from the EuroCup. The other team is yet to be determined.
The top six teams from the regular season will receive a bye to the playoffs, while teams placed seventh to tenth will participate in a play-in tournament for the last two playoff spots. The remaining teams, from 11th to 18th place, will be eliminated after the regular season. Paris Basketball will be looking to make a strong showing in their debut EuroLeague season, with their home games played at the Adidas Arena in Paris.
The 2024-25 EuroLeague season will also be significant for Paris Basketball as they launch their women's team. This will add to the growing presence of women's basketball in Europe and provide more opportunities for female athletes. Paris Basketball has come a long way since its establishment in 2018, and their entry into the EuroLeague is a testament to their rapid rise in French and European basketball.
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, will feature basketball competitions from 27 July to 11 August 2024. The preliminary 5x5 basketball matches will be held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase taking place at the Bercy Arena in Paris (which will not be referred to by its usual name, the Accor Arena, due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues from being named after corporate sponsors). The 3x3 competitions will retain their position in the program and will be played at Place de la Concorde.
The draw for the men's tournament was held on 19 March 2024, with the 12 teams divided into four pots of three teams each, based on their FIBA World Ranking. Each pot contained a mix of continental groups, with the exception that each group would have a minimum of two and a maximum of three European teams. The four winners of the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) were yet to be decided at the time of the draw and were assigned placeholders. The seeding was announced on 15 March 2024.
The group stage of basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will begin on Saturday, 27 July, and conclude on Sunday, 4 August. The knockout phase will start on Tuesday, 6 August, with the gold medal game for men set to be played on Saturday, 10 August. The top two women's teams will square off in their gold medal final on Sunday, 11 August. The Madison Square Garden of Paris, Bercy Arena, will host the knockout phase for both men's and women's basketball games.
The National Olympic Committees may enter only one 12-player men's team and one 12-player women's team. Each team constitutes three players on the court and a single substitute. For the second time in history, the 3x3 basketball tournament will feature eight teams competing in both the men's and women's events.
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Paris Basketball's 2023-24 season
Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club was founded in 2018 and currently plays in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France. Paris Basketball began playing in the EuroLeague in the 2024-25 season, which was an ambition of the club's since its creation.
In the 2023-24 season, Paris Basketball competed in the Betclic Elite, taking 2nd place with 27-7 in the Regular Season. They lost to Monaco in the final. The club also played in the Eurocup, taking 1st place in Group A of the Regular Season. They beat Bourg 2-0 in the final, winning the 2023-24 EuroCup. This was their most EuroCup-winning season, and their first trophy in team history.
Paris Basketball's top players in the 2023-24 season included Sebastian Herrera, Bandja Sy, Yakuba Ouattara, and Mathis Dossou-Yovo. The team was coached by Tuomas Iisalo, who was later replaced by Tiago Splitter in June 2024.
The 2023-24 season was a successful one for Paris Basketball, as they achieved their best-ever performance in the EuroCup and finished as runners-up in the Betclic Elite. The club also set a French basketball record with 25 consecutive wins in the Pro A.
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Paris Basketball's Adidas Arena
Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club was founded in 2018 and currently plays in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroLeague since 2024–25. Paris Basketball plays its home games at the Adidas Arena, a multi-purpose and modular hall located in the La Chapelle neighbourhood of Paris (18th arrondissement).
The Adidas Arena, also known by its project name Paris Arena II, has a capacity of 8,000 seats for sporting events and 9,000 seats for concerts and shows. The arena features two gymnasiums that are available for use by local clubs and residents. Construction of the Adidas Arena began in March 2020 and was completed in the spring of 2024, with the arena being inaugurated on 11 February 2024 during an LNB Élite basketball match between Paris and Saint-Quentin. The arena was originally intended to host the wrestling events and the men's preliminary basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Olympics, with the Paralympic table tennis tournament following. However, it eventually hosted Olympic events such as badminton and rhythmic gymnastics, as well as para badminton and powerlifting.
The Adidas Arena is named after the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas, who signed a deal with the operating company SAE POPB. The agreement included the management of other notable venues such as the Accor Arena and the Bataclan theatre. The deal has a duration of five years, with an option to extend for another seven years, and Adidas pays 2.8 million euros annually as part of the sponsorship. Activists have urged that the arena should be named after Alice Milliat, a French athlete, sports official, and campaigner for women's rights, who also organised the first Women's World Games in Paris.
Paris Basketball has experienced a rapid rise since its establishment, achieving promotion to the first-level LNB Pro A for the first time in 2021, just three years after its founding. The team continued its success by winning the 2023–24 EuroCup and the Leaders Cup in 2024. Following these achievements, Paris Basketball earned a spot in the 2024–25 season of the EuroLeague, the highest-level European league. The team's success has been attributed in part to its talented players and coaching staff, including head coach Tuomas Iisalo, who led the team to their first trophy in 2024.
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Paris Basketball's 2022-23 debut season
Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club was founded in 2018 with the ambition of becoming part of the EuroLeague, the highest-level European league, by 2022. Paris Basketball achieved this goal when they were selected to play in the 2022-23 season of the EuroCup, marking their debut in European competition.
In the 2022-23 season, Paris Basketball was coached by Will Weaver, who was appointed in July 2022. The team played its home games at the Adidas Arena in the Quartier de La Chapelle, an arena constructed for the 2024 Olympics. Paris Basketball had a successful season, finishing with 11 wins and 9 losses in the EuroCup and placing second in the Betclic Élite, the first division of basketball in France.
Following their championship win, Paris Basketball earned promotion to the 2024-25 season of the EuroLeague, the highest European league. They also launched their women's team in the same season. Paris Basketball's head coach, Iisalo, left the team after their successful season to join the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an assistant coach. In June 2024, Tiago Splitter was appointed as the new head coach, marking his first head coaching role.
Paris Basketball's debut season in the EuroCup in 2022-23 was a significant milestone for the club, as it marked their first entry into European competition. The team's success in this season contributed to their promotion to the EuroLeague, the highest European league, for the 2024-25 season.
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Frequently asked questions
Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club that plays in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroLeague. Their schedule can be found on their website.
Paris Basketball was founded in 2018 and played its first game in the LNB Pro A in 2021.
Paris Basketball joined the EuroLeague in the 2024-25 season.
The men's basketball tournament begins on Saturday, July 27, 2024, and the women's tournament begins on Sunday, July 28, 2024.
