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Stéphane Risacher
French basketball player

Stéphane Risacher

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French basketball player
A.K.A.
Stephane Risacher
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Age
52 years
Family
Children:
Zaccharie Risacher Aïnhoa Risacher
Stats
Height:
203 cm
Weight:
96 kg
Sports Teams
Élan Chalon (France)
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Biography

Stéphane Rémy Daniel Risacher (born 26 August 1972 in Moulins, Allier) is a former professional basketball player from France. 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, 1999–00,2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06). 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.

Personal life

Risacher's son, Zaccharie Risacher, and his daughter, Aïnhoa, are also both basketball players.

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