Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club has played in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 1927 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays its home games in the Palais des Sports, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. The honor list of Nanterre includes one French championship and two French Cup titles as well as a FIBA Europe Cup championship.
History The club was established in 1927 as JSF Nanterre.
Nanterre played in the French 2nd Division, for the first time, in the 2004–05 season. In 2007, the club made it to the finals of the French Cup. In 2011, the club won the French 2nd Division championship, and got promoted to the top national domestic level French League.
In the 2012–13 French League season, after finishing in the eighth position of the regular season, Nanterre won its first top-tier national domestic title, and thus qualified to play in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 2013–14 season.
In the French League 2013–14 season, Nanterre didn't manage to reach the league's playoffs, after finishing 10th in the Pro A regular season. Despite the disappointment in the national league competition, Nanterre won the French Cup title that season. They beat SLUC Nancy Basket, by a score of 55–50, in the Cup's Final. In the French Leaders Cup, Nanterre also reached the Cup Final, but lost to Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Nanterre also made its debut in the EuroLeague that season.
To start the 2014–15 season, Nanterre won the Match des Champions (French Super Cup). On April 26, 2015, Nanterre won its first European-wide trophy. In the 2015, EuroChallenge Final, it beat Trabzsonspor, 63–64, on a buzzer-beater by T.J. Campbell.Trabzonspor - JSF Nanterre.
In February 2016, the team's name was changed from JSF Nanterre, to Nanterre 92, with "92" representing the numeric code of the club's home department of Hauts-de-Seine.La JSF Nanterre change de nom et devient Nanterre 92 .
Arenas Nanterre 92 plays its home French League national domestic league games, and home EuroCup games, at the 3,000 seat Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez. For home EuroLeague games, when the club played in that competition, in the 2013–14 season, they used the Halle Georges Carpentier, which has a capacity of 5,009 seats for basketball.
On 11 March 2018, Nanterre 92 beat ASVEL Basket, by a score of 81–80, in a French League 2017–18 season game, which was held at the U Arena. The game had an attendance of 15,220, which was the highest attendance of any game in the French League's history.15.220 fans in the U Arena!
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Season by season SeasonTierLeagueFrench CupLeaders CupEuropean competitions2006–07 2 Pro B 5th Runner-up 2007–08 2 Pro B 7th Semifinalist 2008–09 2 Pro B 9th Round of 32 2009–10 2 Pro B 6th Round of 16 2010–11 2 Pro B 1st Round of 32 2011–12 1 Pro A 11th Round of 16 2012–13 1 Pro A 1stRunner-up 2013–14 1 Pro A 10thChampionRunner-up 1 Euroleague 2 Eurocup 2014–15 1 Pro A 5th 3 EuroChallenge 2015–16 1 Pro A 8th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup 2016–17 1 Pro A 6th Champion Semifinalist FIBA Europe Cup 2017–18 1 Pro A 7th Semifinalist Semifinalist Champions League 2018–19 1 Pro A 4th Quarterfinalist Champions League 2019–201 Pro A 7th Round of 16 2 EuroCup 2020–21 1 Pro A 10th Round of 16 2 EuroCup 2021–22 1 Pro A 10th 2022–23 1 Pro A 13th Round of 322023–24 1 Pro A 5th QuarterfinalistRunner-up2024–25 1 Pro A 13th Round of 16 Champions League
Trophies Domestic French League Champion (1): 2012–13 French Cup Winners (2): 2013–14, 2016–17 Runners-up: 2006–07, 2012–13 French Super Cup Winners (2): 2014, 2017 Runners-up (1): 2013 French League 2 Champion (1): 2010–11
European FIBA Europe Cup Champion (1): 2016–17 FIBA EuroChallenge Champion (1): 2014–15
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Head coaches Pascal Donnadieu (1987–2024) Philippe da Silva (2024–2025) Julien Mahé (2025-current)
References
External links Official website Former official website Former official website Nanterre 92 at Eurobasket.com