Richard Dacoury

Richard Dacoury
Richard Dacoury
Personal information
Born (1959-07-06) 6 July 1959 (age 65)
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]

  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