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T4 · Solid partial data
Élite 2 (France, 2nd tier, formerly Pro B)
France · Europe
Reported import pay sourced
Not yet verified
Import slots derived
2
4 foreigners, up to 2 non-FIBA-Europe (2026-27, reported)
Season starts derived
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Level estimate
62/100
Difficulty to sign estimate
8/10
NBA alumni estimate
Not yet counted
Cost of living sourced
67.7 NYC=100
US travel advisory sourced
Level 2
Exercise increased caution
- Import / foreign player rules
- From 2026-27: 4 foreigners, of whom up to 2 may be non-FIBA-Europe/non-Cotonou (typically Americans), up from 1 (LNB art. 221.2). source: ouest-france.fr
- Reported import salary
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- Season
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- Signing windows / registration deadlines
- Not yet verified. Know it? Send a source →FIBA has no single global transfer window. International moves need a FIBA Letter of Clearance (Internal Regulations Book 3); the origin federation must respond within 6 days. Each league sets its own registration deadlines. source: assets.fiba.basketball
- Official site
- lnb.fr
- National federation
- French Federation of Basketball · national teams, FIBA ranking, eligibility
How to reach
- Official social Facebook · Instagram · X · YouTube · LinkedIn · TikTok · linked from the official site, checked 2026-10-19
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Agents known to place here
Known placements from public sources; not complete. Counts are each agency's listed clients (from its own client page) who have played in this league, using club history from Wikidata. Browse agents by league →
First-contract view
- Tier within country
- Tier 2 in France
- Teams
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- Entry-friendliness estimate
- 3/5 · PossibleESTIMATE (formula: level + import slots). Weighs level, import slots and how clubs usually recruit.
- How players typically get in
- Usually through agents and coach contacts at this level (general pattern; not league-specific).
- Housing estimate
- Usually (estimate for this level)
Confidence: Import rule: reported by Ouest-France (May 2026) before formal adoption; LNB rulebook not read directly.
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Quick answers
How many foreign players can a Élite 2 team have?
From 2026-27: 4 foreigners, of whom up to 2 may be non-FIBA-Europe/non-Cotonou (typically Americans), up from 1 (LNB art. 221.2).
Sources
- https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/basket/basket-ball-deux-americains-par-club-et-non-un-seul-la-reglementation-sapprete-a-evoluer-en-elite-2-f0ead91c-5059-11f1-bdc7-d41f8cb55a03
- https://lnb.fr
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lite_2_(basketball)
- https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2026
- https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.fra.html