French Basketball Academy

The French Basketball Academy (French: Académie du basket-ball français) is a hall of fame that honors individuals (or whole teams) that have contributed to the spread and improvement of French basketball, through their sporting contributions, and their actions in support of the game in France. Inductees are chosen by the Hall's Honorary committee. It was founded in 2004.

French Basketball Academy
Established2004
LocationFrance
TypeHall of Fame

Honorary committee
Committee of Honor Members
Honorary committee
  • Gérard Bosc (President)
  • Jean-Pierre Siutat (President of French Basketball Federation (FFBB))
  • Jacques Huguet (Representative of the Board of Honor of the FFBB)
  • Martine Campi
  • Jacky Chazalon
  • Geneviève Guinchard
  • Robert Blanchard
  • André Buffière
  • Maxime Dorigo
  • Hervé Dubuisson
  • Pierre Seillant
  • Jacques Marchand

Inductees

LNB Pro A awards and honours
Individual awards
Year Inducted Members
2004
2005
2006
Players
Executives
  • Raphaël de Barros
Pioneers
  • Marcel Barillé
2007
Players
Pioneers
  • Étienne Roland
Teams
2008[1]
Players
Coaches
  • Georgette Coste-Venitien
Pioneers
  • Bernard Gasnal
Personalities
  • Pierre Tessier
2009[2]
Players
Coaches
  • Joë Jaunay
Pioneers
  • André Tondeur
2010[3]
Players
Executives
  • Pierre Seillant
Pioneers
Teams
2011[4]
Players
Referees
  • Yvan Mainini
Pioneers
  • Yvonne Santais-Houel
Teams
  • 2001 Senior French Women's Team: 2001 EuroBasket Women:  Gold
2012[5]
Players
Personalities
  • Jacques Huguet
2013[6]
Players
Personalities
  • Jean Bayle-Lespitau
Referees
  • Max Mamie
Pioneers
  • Emile Frézot
2014
Players
  • Henry Fields
  • Cathy Melain
  • Martine Campi
  • Michel Rat
  • Jim Bilba
Personalities
  • Gérard Bosc
Pioneers
  • Wladimir Fabrikant
2015[7]
Players
Personalities
  • Xavier Popelier
  • Jean-Claude Biojout
Pioneers
  • Charles Boizard
2016[8]
Players
Pioneers
2017[9]
Players
Personalities
  • Jean-Pierre Dusseaulx
Pioneers
  • Henri Lesmayoux
2018[10]
Players
Pioneers
  • Val Bouryschkine
2019[11]
Players
Personalities
  • Emile Touzet
Pioneers
  • Melvin Rideout
Teams

References
  1. "Académie du basket français - 6 nouveaux membres". www.basketfrance.com. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. "Académie du basket français - 5 nouveaux membres". www.ffbb.com. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. "Académie du Basket Français - Promotion 2010". www.basketfrance.com. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. "Académie du Basket, Un grand cru 2011". ffbb.com. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. "Promotion 2012". ffbb.com. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. "La promotion 2013 dévoilée". ffbb.com. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. "7 nouveaux académiciens du basket français". FFBB. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. "5 nouveaux académiciens du Basket Français". FFBB. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  9. "6 nouveaux académiciens intronisés". FFBB. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  10. "6 nouveaux académiciens du basket français". FFBB. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  11. "6 nouveaux académiciens du basket français". FFBB. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

See also

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