Metropolitans 92

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.

History
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.

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. On 4 July 2019, former NBA player Boris Diaw was announced as the club's new president, succeeding Jean-Pierre Aubry.

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. 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.

Arenas
Metropolitans 92 play their home games at the 4,000 seat 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.

Domestic competitions

 * French Federation Cup
 * Winners (1): 2012–13
 * Match des Champions (French Supercup)
 * Winners (1): 2013
 * Tournoi de Toulouse
 * Winners (1): 2014

Notable players
• France:

• 🇫🇷 Cyril Akpomedah

• 🇫🇷 Andrew Albicy

• 🇫🇷 Nobel Boungou Colo

• 🇫🇷 Bilal Coulibaly

• 🇫🇷 Boris Diaw

• 🇫🇷 Antoine Diot

• 🇫🇷 Vasco Evtimov

• 🇫🇷 Louis Labeyrie

• 🇫🇷 Nicolas Lang

• 🇫🇷 Michel Morandais

• 🇫🇷 Florent Piétrus

• 🇫🇷 Vincent Poirier

• 🇫🇷 Landing Sané

• 🇫🇷 Steed Tchicamboud

• 🇫🇷 Angelo Tsagarakis

• 🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama

• Europe:

• 🇮🇱 Tomer Ginat

• Jurica Golemac

• 🇷🇸 Branko Milisavljević

• Jordan Morgan

• Klemen Prepelič

• 🇨🇿 Blake Schilb

• Roko Ukić

• US:

• 🇺🇸 Jamel Artis

• 🇺🇸 Anthony Brown

• 🇺🇸 Louis Campbell

• 🇺🇸 Eric Chatfield

• 🇺🇸 Daniel Ewing

• 🇺🇸 Sharrod Ford

• 🇺🇸 Taj Gray

• 🇺🇸 Mike Green

• 🇺🇸 Lamont Hamilton

• 🇺🇸 Jaron Johnson

• 🇺🇸 Sean May

• 🇺🇸 Jordan McRae

• 🇺🇸 Trenton Meacham

• 🇺🇸 David Noel

• 🇺🇸 Jason Rich

• 🇺🇸 Gavin Ware

• 🇺🇸 Brianté Weber

• 🇺🇸 Jawad Williams

• 🇺🇸 Julian Wright

• Rest of Americas:

• 🇻🇪 John Cox

• 🇨🇦 Prosper Karangwa

• 🇻🇪 Donta Smith

• Ángel Daniel Vassallo

• Africa:

• 🇳🇬 Aloysius Anagonye

• 🇸🇳 Maleye N'Doye

• Giovan Oniangue

• 🇳🇬 Rasheed Sulaimon

• 🇧🇯 Mouphtaou Yarou

• Oceania:

• 🇦🇺 Nathan Jawai

Head coaches

 * 🇬🇷 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–)