Laurent Foirest

{{short description|French basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Laurent Foirest

| image = Foirest.jpg

| caption =

| image_size =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 209

| position = Head coach

| league = LNB Pro A

| team = Metropolitans 92

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|09|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Marseille, France

| nationality = French

| career_start = 1989

| career_end = 2011

| coach_start = 2014

| career_position= Small forward

| years1 = 1989–1996

| team1 = Olympique Antibes

| years2 = 1996–1999

| team2 = Pau-Orthez

| years3 = 1999–2003

| team3 = TAU Cerámica

| years4 = 2003–2006

| team4 = Pau-Orthez

| years5 = 2006–2011

| team5 = ASVEL Basket

| cyears1 = 2014–2015

| cteam1 = France (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2015–2023

| cteam2 = Béliers de Kemper

| cyears3 = 2017–present

| cteam3 = France (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2023–present

| cteam4 = Metropolitans 92

| highlights =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{bk|FRA}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2000 Sydney |}}

{{MedalCompetition|European U-18 Championship}}

{{MedalGold|1992 Hungary|U-18 Team}}

}}

Laurent Foirest (born 18 September 1973) is a French professional basketball coach and former player who played at the small forward position. He is at a height of 6' 6" (1.98 m) tall. He is current head coach for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.

Professional career

Foirest played professionally with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/laurent-foirest-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201713/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/laurent-foirest-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Laurent Foirest}}

National team career

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