Personal information | |
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Born | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 6 July 1959
Nationality | French |
Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1976–1998 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Career history | |
1976–1978 | Lyon |
1978–1996 | Limoges |
1996–1998 | Racing Paris |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard Dacoury (born 6 July 1959 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. [1] Dacoury is considered to be one the greatest players in French basketball history. He had his jersey number 7 retired by Limoges, in October 2010. [2]
Dacoury led the French team of Limoges to several titles, including the 1993 FIBA European League ( EuroLeague), [3] which is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in European-wide club basketball history. He was a three-time member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1987, and twice in 1991.
Dacoury played with the senior French national team (1981–1992). With France, he played in a total of 160 games, and scored a total of 2,230 points. He played in 5 FIBA EuroBaskets, one FIBA World Cup, and one Summer Olympics.
He played at the following tournaments: the 1981 FIBA EuroBasket ( Prague, Czechoslovakia), the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket ( Nantes, France), the 1984 Summer Olympic Games ( Los Angeles, United States), [4] the 1986 FIBA World Championship ( Zaragoza, Spain), the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket ( Athens, Greece), the 1989 FIBA EuroBasket ( Zagreb, Yugoslavia), and the 1991 FIBA EuroBasket ( Rome, Italy).