Stéphane Risacher


Stéphane Rémy Daniel Risacher is a French former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was a six-time French League All-Star, as well as the French League All-Star Game's MVP in 1997. He was also a long-time member of the senior French national team. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

Youth career

Risacher played youth club basketball with INSEP's Centre Fédéral.

Professional career

Risacher began his pro basketball club career in 1987, with the French club Stade Clermontois BA. Risacher won the French Second Division league championship in 1991, with CRO Lyon. He also won the French First Division league championship in 1997, with Paris Saint Germain.
With the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos Piraeus, he won the Greek Cup title in 2002. With the Spanish club Málaga, he won the Spanish Cup title in 2005, and the Spanish ACB League championship in 2006. Risacher played in Europe's top-tier basketball competition, the EuroLeague, in a total of eight different seasons. He retired from playing professional basketball in 2010, after ending his career with the French club Élan Chalon.

National team career

French junior national team

Risacher was a member of the French junior national teams. With France's junior national team, he played at the 1989 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 1990 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 1993 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.

French senior national team

Risacher was also a member of the senior men's French national team. With France, he played at the 1993 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1999 FIBA EuroBasket, the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket. He won a silver medal with France, at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Risacher is of Martiniquais descent through his parents. His son, Zaccharie, and his daughter, Aïnhoa, are also basketball players. Zaccharie was selected with the first overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.