Alain Gilles
Personal information | |
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Born | Roanne, France | 5 May 1945
Died | 18 November 2014 Montpellier, France | (aged 69)
Nationality | French |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1962–1986 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Number | 4 |
Coaching career | 1980–1993 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1962–1965 | Chorale Roanne |
1965–1986 | ASVEL |
As coach: | |
1980–1989 | ASVEL |
1990–1993 | Montpellier |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As head coach:
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Alain Gilles (5 May 1945 – 18 November 2014)coach. He was 1.88 m (6' 2") tall and played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
His
journalists. He was nicknamed "Monsieur Basket" (English
: "Mr. Basket").
Playing career
Gilles played for the French clubs
French League Player of the Year
awards.
In France's top-tier level competition, Gilles scored a total of 18,502 career points. That is the 2nd most points scored in the history of the league, behind only Hervé Dubuisson's 19,013 career points scored.
National team career
Gilles played in 160
French national basketball team
.
Coaching career
Gilles was the
coach of the French club ASVEL Basket (1980–1989) and the French club Montpellier (1990–1993). He won the French League championship in 1981, and the French Cup
title in 1984.