Mary Patrux

Mary Patrux (born 26 January 1979) is a French television presenter and sports journalist. She presents NBA Extra since 2013 on BeIN Sports, and participates on the events broadcast on the channel.

Early life and education Mary Patrux was born in Lesquin in the department of Nord to a commercial father and a direction secretary mother. She grew up in the Lille suburb and then moved with her family to Cergy-Pontoise in the Paris region. She obtained her license at the age of eight in Franconville. She evolved during all her childhood as a small forward and participated at detections at the INSEP. she joined the Institut catholique de Paris from 1997 to 1999, and pursued with a degre in history at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University from 1999 to 2002. Having decided to become a sports journalist when she knew that she will not become a professional basketball player, she multiplied in parallel the internships passing by Ouest-France, BFM Radio, RTL, Infosport+, as well as the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

2009–2012 : Presenter on L'Équipe TV After five years at Eurosport, Mary Patrux joined in September 2009 L'Équipe TV to present La matinale week-end.