Richard Dacoury
Richard Dacoury
Personal information
Born (1959-07-06) 6 July 1959
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career1976–1998
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
1976–1978Lyon
1978–1996Limoges
1996–1998Racing Paris
Career highlights and awards

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]

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 (1981–1992). 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

References

  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. ↑ lemondeaurebond (2010-10-10), Hommage à Richard Dacoury, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, 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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