Richard Dacoury

Richard Dacoury
	Richard Dacoury
Personal information
Born	July 6, 1959 (age 62); Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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
	EuroLeague champion (1993); 3× FIBA European Selection (1987 2×, 1991); FIBA EuroStar (1996); FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1988); 2× FIBA Korac Cup champion (1982, 1983); 9× French League champion (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997); 7× French Cup winner (1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995); French League French Player's MVP (1985); 9× French League Best Defender (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1994, 1995); No.7 jersey retired by Limoges (2010); Glory of Sport (2011); French Basketball Hall of Fame (2005);

Richard Dacoury (born July 6, 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]

Professional career[]

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.

National team career[]

Dacoury played with the French national team, from 1981 to 1992. With France, he played in a total of 160 games, and scored a total of 2,230 points. He played in 5 EuroBaskets, one FIBA World Cup, and one Summer Olympics.

He played at the following tournaments: the 1981 EuroBasket (Prague, Czechoslovakia), the 1983 EuroBasket (Nantes, France), the 1984 Summer Olympic Games (Los Angeles, United States),^[4] the 1986 FIBA World Championship (Zaragoza, Spain), the 1987 EuroBasket (Athens, Greece), the 1989 EuroBasket (Zagreb, Yugoslavia), and the 1991 EuroBasket (Rome, Italy).

Awards and accomplishments[]

Club honours[]

1982 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1982 FIBA Korać Cup Champion (Limoges)
1983 French League Champion (Limoges)
1983 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1983 FIBA Korać Cup Champion (Limoges)
1984 French League Champion (Limoges)
1985 French League Champion (Limoges)
1985 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1988 French League Champion (Limoges)
1988 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1988 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champion (Limoges)
1989 French League Champion (Limoges)
1990 French League Champion (Limoges)
1990 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1993 FIBA European League (EuroLeague) (Limoges)
1993 French League Champion (Limoges)
1993 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1994 French League Champion (Limoges)
1994 French Cup Winner (Limoges)
1997 French League Champion (PSG Racing)

References[]

^ "Basket. A 38 ans, le plus titré des joueurs français prend sa retraite. Dacoury, une empreinte sur le parquet". Libération.fr. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
^ lemondeaurebond (2010-10-10), Hommage à Richard Dacoury, retrieved 2016-10-19
^ "Il y a 20 ans, Limoges capitale européenne du basket - Basket". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
^ Olympic results

External links[]

[1] "Basket. A 38 ans, le plus titré des joueurs français prend sa retraite. Dacoury, une empreinte sur le parquet". Libération.fr. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

[2] urebond (2010-10-10), Hommage à Richard Dacoury, retrieved 2016-10-19

[3] "Il y a 20 ans, Limoges capitale européenne du basket - Basket". Retrieved 2016-10-19.

[4] Olympic results

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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

Personal information
Richard Dacoury
Born	(1959-07-06) July 6, 1959 (age 62) Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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
EuroLeague champion (1993) 3× FIBA European Selection (1987 2×, 1991) FIBA EuroStar (1996) FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1988) 2× FIBA Korac Cup champion (1982, 1983) 9× French League champion (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997) 7× French Cup winner (1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995) French League French Player's MVP (1985) 9× French League Best Defender (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1994, 1995) No.7 jersey retired by Limoges (2010) Glory of Sport (2011) French Basketball Hall of Fame (2005)