Paris parts with Tabellini
Paris EuroLeague club has parted ways with Italian head coach Francesco Tabellini just ahead of the postseason — a coaching shake-up that signals roster or strategic adjustments are imminent. Mid-season coach exits often foreshadow different postseason approaches. (eurohoops.net)
Julius Thomas, 28, has been promoted from lead assistant to interim head coach of Paris Basketball until the end of the 2025–26 season. (parisbasketball.com) The club’s announcement described Thomas as the youngest head coach in EuroLeague history, while the EuroLeague’s own release called him the competition’s second-youngest ever — both labels appeared in official communications. (parisbasketball.com) (euroleaguebasketball.net) Paris entered the change sitting 17th in the EuroLeague with a 12–21 record and held a 16–7 ledger in the French Betclic Élite at the time of the announcement. (euroleaguebasketball.net) Tabellini had been appointed on June 30, 2025 to a two-year deal after success with ERA Nymburk — where he won back-to-back Czech titles — and the club’s statement referenced his selection as Team World coach for the LNB All-Star Game. (parisbasketball.com 1) (parisbasketball.com 2) French media and club reports linked the decision to a 85–95 home defeat by JL Bourg on Sunday, with L’Équipe and Le Figaro among outlets reporting the loss as the immediate catalyst. (lefigaro.fr) (observatorial.com) Thomas’s first scheduled EuroLeague game in charge is away at Virtus Bologna on March 31, 2026, a Round 33 fixture listed on both Paris Basketball’s fixtures page and the EuroLeague game centre. (parisbasketball.com) (euroleaguebasketball.net)
