Philippe Szanyiel

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Philip Szanyiel
Philip Szaniel in 2012
Personal information
Born (1960-12-23) December 23, 1960 (age 63)
Manosque, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Career information
Playing career1976–1994
PositionPower forward
Number14
Career history
As player:
1976–1978ES Avignon
1978–1985ASVEL
1985–1988AS Monaco
1988–1994Mulhouse
As coach:
1997–2000Limoges (assistant)
2000–2001Mulhouse (assistant)
2002Mulhouse
2003–2004Ajaccio
2004–2005Stade Clermontois BA (assistant)
2010–2011CSP Pont de dore
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Philippe "Philip" Szanyiel (born 23 December 1960) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, in 2011.

Professional career[edit]

Szanyiel was named to the FIBA European Selection team in 1991. With ASVEL, Szanyiel made it to the 1982–83 season's finals of the secondary level European-wide club competition, the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup). Szanyiel was the French League's French Player's MVP in 1983.

National team career[edit]

With the senior French national team, Szanyiel competed at the following tournaments: the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1981 EuroBasket, the 1983 EuroBasket, the 1984 Summer Olympics,[1] the 1985 EuroBasket, the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1991 EuroBasket, and the 1992 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

With France's senior national team, he scored a total of 2,363 points, in 192 games played.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philippe Szanyiel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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