Maxime Zianveni (born 29 December 1979) is a French-born Central African professional basketball coach and former player, who played at the power forward position. He is assistant coach for SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A and also current head coach of the Central African Republic national basketball team. He played for several clubs in France during his playing career.[1]

Maxime Zianveni
SLUC Nancy Basket
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44)
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench / Central African
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1997–2020
PositionPower forward
Number54
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2007SLUC Nancy Basket
2007–2008AEL Limassol
2008APOEL Nicosia
2009Hyères-Toulon Var
2009–2010Élan Chalon
2010–2011STB Le Havre
2011–2013Strasbourg IG
2013–2015SLUC Nancy Basket
2015–2016Charleville
2016–2017Boulazac
2017–2020Le Cannet
As coach:
2020–2021Le Cannet
2021–presentCentral African Republic
2022–presentSLUC Nancy Basket (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Coaching career edit

On 23 April 2020, Zianveni signed as head coach of Le Cannet of the Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), France's fourth tier league.[2]

He became the head coach of the Central African Republic national basketball team in 2021, and coached the country at FIBA AfroBasket 2021.

On July 6, 2022, he has signed with SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A as an assistant coach.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ LNB.fr Profile
  2. ^ "Basket. Maxime Zianveni devient coach du Cannet (N2)". www.estrepublicain.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Maxime Zianveni revient à Nancy comme assistant-coach". basketeurope.com (in French). July 6, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.