Alain Gilles

Alain Gilles
	Gilles, in 1980.
Personal information
Born	5 May 1945; Roanne, France
Died	18 November 2014 (aged 69); Montpellier, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1962–1986
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	4
Coaching career	1980–1993
Career history
As player:
1962–1965	Chorale Roanne
1965–1986	ASVEL
As coach:
1980–1989	ASVEL
1990–1993	Montpellier
Career highlights and awards
	As player: FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); Best French Player of the 20th Century; Glory of Sport (2007); French Basketball Hall of Fame (2004); No. 4 retired by ASVEL; Legion of Honour; National Order of Merit (France); 8× French League champion (1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981); 2× French Cup winner (1965, 1967); 3× French League Player of the Year (1965, 1967, 1968); As head coach: French League champion (1981); French Cup winner (1984);

Alain Gilles (5 May 1945 – 18 November 2014)^[1] was a French professional basketball player and coach. Standing at 1.88 m (6' 2") tall, Gilles played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

His number 4 jersey was retired by ASVEL, and the club's logo was also designed in his honor. In 1991, Gilles was included in the FIBA's 50 Greatest Players list. The Alain Gilles Trophy (The Best French Player award) is named after him, in his honor. He was named The Best French Basketball Player of the 20th Century, by a panel of players, coaches, and journalists. He was nicknamed "Monsieur Basket" (English: "Mr. Basket").

Playing career[]

Gilles played with the French club Chorale Roanne, from 1962 to 1965, and the French club ASVEL Basket, from 1965 to 1986. During his pro club career, he won 8 French League championships, and 2 French Cup titles. He also won 3 French League Player of the Year awards.

In France's top-tier level competition, Gilles scored a total of 18,502 career points. That is the 2nd most points scored in the history of the league, behind only Hervé Dubuisson's 19,013 career points scored.

National team career[]

Gilles played in 160 games with the senior men's French national basketball team.

Coaching career[]

Gilles was the head basketball coach of the French club ASVEL Basket, from 1980 to 1989, and the French club Montpellier, from 1990 to 1993. He won the French League championship in 1981, and the French Cup title in 1984.

References[]

^ Alain Gilles s'en est allé (in French).

External links[]

FIBA Profile (archive)
FRANCE MOURNS PASSING OF ALAIN GILLES

[1] Alain Gilles s'en est allé (in French).

[1]

show v t Pro A Most Valuable Player
Player of the Year	1963: Degros 1965: Gilles 1966: 1967: Gilles 1968: Gilles 1973: Galle 1974: Galle
French Domestic MVP	1983: Szanyiel 1984: Dubuisson 1985: Dacoury 1986: Ostrowski 1987: 1988: Ostrowski 1989: Ostrowski 1990: Ostrowski 1991: Rigaudeau 1992: Rigaudeau 1993: Rigaudeau 1994: Rigaudeau 1995: Bonato 1996: Rigaudeau 1997: Bonato & Bilba 1998: Bilba & Digbeu 1999: Foirest 2000: Sonko 2001: Bilba 2002: Julian 2003: Diaw & Sciarra 2004: Foirest 2005: Sciarra 2006: Julian 2007: Julian 2008: de Colo 2009: Koffi 2010: Traoré 2011: Gelabale 2012: Causeur 2013: Jackson 2014: Diot
Foreign MVP	1983: Murphy 1984: Murphy 1985: Murphy 1986: 1987: Varner 1988: Collins 1989: Collins 1990: Collins 1991: Brooks 1992: Brooks 1993: Young 1994: Young 1995: Rivers 1996: Rudd 1997: Rudd 1998: McCullough 1999: Jennings 2000: Brown 2001: Edwards 2002: & Dorsey 2003: Hill & Lukovski 2004: Hughes 2005: Guice 2006: Rowe 2007: Spencer 2008: Salyers 2009: 2010: Greer 2011: Mejía 2012: Schilb 2013: Buycks 2014: Falker
Unified MVP	2015: Moerman 2016: Booker 2017: Cooper 2018: Peacock 2019: Holston 2020: N/A 2021: Colson

show v t FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
FIBA Europe	Krešimir Ćosić Dražen Dalipagić Ivo Daneu Mirza Delibašić Vlade Divac Dragan Kićanović Radivoj Korać Toni Kukoč Dražen Petrović Dino Rađja Petar Skansi Zoran Slavnić Alexander Belov Sergei Belov Stepas Butautas Otar Korkia Šarūnas Marčiulionis Anatoly Myshkin Modestas Paulauskas Arvydas Sabonis Sasha Volkov Viktor Zubkov Wayne Brabender Francisco "Nino" Buscató Juan Corbalán Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" Clifford Luyk Fernando Martín Emiliano Rodríguez Pierlo Marzorati Massimo Masini Dino Meneghin Antonello Riva Stano Kropilák Ivan Mrázek Jean-Paul Beugnot Alain Gilles Nikos Galis Georgios Kolokithas Willy Steveniers Atanas Golomeev François Németh Miki Berkovich
FIBA Americas	Teó Cruz Ricardo Duarte Bira Maciel Wlamir Marques Bob Morse Amaury Pasos Oscar Schmidt
FIBA Oceania	Andrew Gaze

show Authority control
General	ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat
National libraries	France (data)
Other	SUDOC (France) 1

Personal information
Gilles, in 1980.
Born	(1945-05-05)5 May 1945 Roanne, France
Died	18 November 2014(2014-11-18) (aged 69) Montpellier, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1962–1986
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	4
Coaching career	1980–1993
Career history
As player:
1962–1965	Chorale Roanne
1965–1986	ASVEL
As coach:
1980–1989	ASVEL
1990–1993	Montpellier

Career highlights and awards
As player: FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Best French Player of the 20th Century Glory of Sport (2007) French Basketball Hall of Fame (2004) No. 4 retired by ASVEL Legion of Honour National Order of Merit (France) 8× French League champion (1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981) 2× French Cup winner (1965, 1967) 3× French League Player of the Year (1965, 1967, 1968) As head coach: French League champion (1981) French Cup winner (1984)