Robert Busnel

Robert Busnel

French professional basketball player, coach, and administrator
Personal information
Born	(1914-09-19)19 September 1914 Toulon, France
Died	15 March 1991(1991-03-15) (aged 76) Lyon, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Career information
Playing career	1929–1952
Position	Power forward
Coaching career	1945–1966
Career history
As player:
1929–	FA Mulhouse
–1945	FC Grenoble
1946–1947	ESSMG Lyon
1947–1949	UA Marseille
1949–1952	Racing Club de France
As coach:
1945–1957	France Women
1947–1957	France
1949–1952	Racing Club de France
1965–1966	Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
As player: 7× French League champion (1930, 1931, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1951) As head coach: 3× FIBA European Selection (1964, 1966, 1967) Spanish League champion (1966) Spanish Cup winner (1966) French League champion (1951) As contributor: Olympic Order (1990) National Order of Merit (France) Officer of the Legion of Honor (1989) French National Sports Hall of Fame (1994) French Basketball Hall of Fame (2005)
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Representing  France Men's Basketball Player EuroBasket 1949 Egypt Men's Basketball Head Coach Olympic Games 1948 London EuroBasket 1949 Egypt 1951 France 1953 USSR

Robert Busnel (19 September 1914 – 15 March 1991) was a French professional basketball player, coach, and administrator. During his playing career, the 1.92 m (6'3 3⁄4") tall Busnel, played at the power forward position. He was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor, in 1989, and was awarded the Olympic Order, by the IOC, in 1990. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2005. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor to the FIBA Hall of Fame.