Hervé Dubuisson

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Hervé Dubuisson (born August 8,  1957 in Douai ) is a former French basketball player and coach.

career

player

Dubuisson made his debut in the top French league at the age of 15 at AS Denain Voltaire. In 1975 he moved to SCM Le Mans within the league. He stayed there until 1980. In 1978 and 1979, the 1.95 meter long winger won the French championship title with Le Mans.

Dubuisson, known for his strengths in attack, his throwing from distance and his jumping ability, was under contract with Olympique d'Antibes from 1980 to 1982 after his departure from Le Mans and then with Stade Français in Paris until 1986 and with Racing Paris from 1986 to 1993. In the summer of 1984 he was a member of the New Jersey Nets team that took part in the NBA Summer League. The Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz also showed interest in the French this year, but he did not get a contract with the NBA. His other club stations after his time in Paris were Sceaux (1993/94), Gravelines (1994/95), Nancy (1995/96) and Montpellier (1996/97; had the coaching office, played a single league game in which he scored 30 points, and 1998/99). From 1980 to 1985 and in the playing years 1986/87 and 1988/89 Dubuisson was the best French scorer in the league, with a total of 12,557 points, he set a record for the top division of the country. Dubuisson scored 50 points or more in five games during his career in the French league (maximum: 55 points, which he reached in a league game against Tours in 1989). In twelve years of play he came to an average of more than 20 points in the league, his best was 26.5 points / game (1984/85).

In 2012 Dubuisson was awarded the Gloire du sport award.

National team

Dubuisson was used for the first time in France's senior team at the age of 16 years and nine months, making him younger than any French national team before him. By 1989 he played 254 international matches, making it a record national player. His 3916 points in the national jersey were also a record. In 1984 he took part in the Summer Olympics and came in the course of the tournament as the third best thrower of the French team to 12.6 points per encounter. At the 1986 World Cup, he posted the same point average. In 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989 he played with France at the European Championship. Dubuisson led his team at the 1981 European Championship with 18.3 points per match, and in 1985 (17.1 points / game) he was also the best thrower of the French European Championship team. With 51 points in one game (1985 against Greece), he set a record for the French national team.

Trainer

He worked as a coach in Montpellier in the 1996/97 season and in Antibes from 1997. 1998/99 he was again a player in Montpellier, from 1999 to 2001 Dubuisson Nancy coached. In May 2001 he was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and was in a coma for four weeks. He lost part of his memory. After the accident and the subsequent rehab, he was no longer able to work as a coach. He has been married to the former Bulgarian national basketball player Madlena Stanewa since 2005. Dubuisson, known in basketball circles under the nickname “Dub”, worked in the youth and sports department of the Alpes-Maritimes department , and in 2015 he also became a sports advisor at Olympique d'Antibes.

In 2015 his life story was published in book form (title: "Ma vie en suspension"), and in 2017 a film and a book were published that were devoted to Dubuisson's attempt to find a place in the NBA in 1984.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Hervé Dubuisson profile, European Championship for Men 1989. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d ANDRÉ Monique: La carrière d'Hervé Dubuisson par Basket Rétro. In: Basket Retro. August 26, 2015, accessed June 23, 2020 (French).
  3. ↑ a b c The site des archives du basket per francais. In: basketarchives.fr. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (French).
  4. ^ ITW Hervé Dubuisson - Part 1: Mon meilleur souvenir, mes 51 points en équipe de France. In: Basket Retro. August 26, 2014, accessed June 23, 2020 (French).
  5. ^ A b Dubuisson récompensé aux Gloires du Sport. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (French).
  6. ↑ a b Toute une histoire | Officiel: Hervé Dubuisson revient sur son accident #touteunehistoire on YouTube , December 2, 2015, accessed on June 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ a b c Hervé Dubuisson | FFBB. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (French).
  8. ↑ France accumulated statistics | 1984 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men. In: archive.fiba.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  9. ↑ France accumulated statistics | 1986 World Championship for Men. In: archive.fiba.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  10. ↑ France accumulated statistics | 1981 European Championship for Men. In: archive.fiba.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  11. ↑ France accumulated statistics | 1985 European Championship for Men. In: archive.fiba.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Hervé Dubuisson, rescapé des parquets. In: society-magazine.fr. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (French).
  13. ↑ Dubuisson: Legend vivante. In: BasketActu.com. July 12, 2011, accessed June 23, 2020 (French).
  14. ↑ VincentCouty: Hervé Dubuisson conseiller sportif d'Antibes. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (French).
  15. ↑ Basket-ball / Livre: Hervé Dubuisson, la mémoire recomposée. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (French).
  16. ^ Documentaire on Hervé Dubuisson: la bande-annonce. In: Basket Europe. October 30, 2017, accessed June 23, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Dubuisson, Hervé
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Douai