ASVEL Basket

Leagues

Pro A
Basketball Champions League

Founded

1948

History

1948–Present

Arena

L'Astroballe

Capacity

5,556

Location

Villeurbanne, Lyon, France

Team colors

Green, White, Black

President

Tony Parker

Head coach

J. D. Jackson

Championships

18 French Championships
8 French Cups
1 Federation Cup
1 Semaine des As Cup

Retired numbers

4 Gilles & Rudd

Website

asvel.com

Uniforms

Home

Away

ASVEL Basket or ASVEL is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports club, competes in the top-tier level French Pro A League. The club's home games are played at L'Astroballe, which seats 5,556 people.^[1] The players wear green and white uniforms.

The club's current president is San Antonio Spurs star, and former France national basketball team player, Tony Parker.

History

The parent club was founded in 1948, with the merger of two multi-sport clubs in Lyon and vicinity; ASVEL is an acronym combining the names of the predecessor clubs—Association Sportive Villeurbanne and Éveil Lyonnais. ASVEL has won 18 French Pro A League championships, 8 French Cups, one French Federation Cup, and one Semaine des As Cup, which makes it the most titled basketball club in France.

In the French Pro A League 2015–16 season, ASVEL won its 18th French League title, after beating Strasbourg IG 3 games to 2 in the French Pro A League Finals. ASVEL was down 2–0 in the series, but managed to win three games in a row to take the championship.^[2]

Honours

European competitions

EuroLeague

F4 4th place (1): 1996–97

FIBA Saporta Cup

Runners-up (1): 1982–83

Domestic competitions

French League

Winners (18): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 2001-02, 2008–09, 2015–16

French Cup

Winners (8): 1952–53, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08

Leaders Cup

Winners (1): 2009–10

French Super Cup

Winners (2): 2009, 2016

Federation Cup

Winners (1): 1983–84

Season by season

Former logo (used till 2011)

Season by season results of the club in national, cup and European competitions.

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2008–09	1	LNB Pro A	1	Champion	–	Semifinalist	1 Eurocup	RS
2009–10	1	LNB Pro A	9	–	Champion	–	1 Euroleague	RS
2010–11	1	LNB Pro A	11	–	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2011–12	1	LNB Pro A	12	–	–	–	2 Eurocup	L16
2012–13	1	LNB Pro A	3	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	–	–	–
2013–14	1	LNB Pro A	7	Quarterfinalist	Round of 16	–	2 Eurocup	RS
2014–15	1	LNB Pro A	5	Quarterfinalist		–	2 Eurocup	RS
2015–16	1	LNB Pro A	5	Champions	–	–	3 FIBA Europe Cup	L16

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
EuroLeague
1964–65	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Real Madrid, 65-83 (L) in Villeurbanne and 65-84 (L) in Madrid
1966–67	Quarter-finals	4th place in a group with Simmenthal Milano, AŠK Olimpija and Racing Mechelen
1969–70	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Ignis Varèse and Crvena Zvezda
1975–76	Semi-finals	eliminated by Real Madrid, 77-113 (L) in Madrid and 101-99 (W) in Villeurbanne
1977–78	Semi-final group stage	3rd place in a group with Real Madrid, Mobilgirgi Varèse, Maccabi Elite, Jugoplastika Split and Alvik
1996–97	Final Four	4th place in Rome, lost to FC Barcelona 70–77 in the semi-final, lost to Smelt Olimpija 79-86 in the 3rd place game
1998–99	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–0 by Olympiacos, 57–70 (L) in Piraeus and 77–81 (L) in Villeurbanne
1999-00	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by Efes Pilsen, 85–93 (L) in Istanbul, 77–60 (W) in Villeurbanne and 66-68 (L) in Istanbul
2000–01	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–0 by CSKA Moscow, 63–78 (L) in Moscow and 76–82 (L) in Villeurbanne
Saporta Cup
1967–68	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Ignis Varèse, 88-73 (W) in Villeurbanne and 51-70 (L) in Varese
1976–77	Quarter-finals	4th place in a group with Forst Cantù, Joventut Schweppes and Steaua București
1978–79	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Den Bosch, Gabetti Cantù and Śląsk Wrocław
1982–83	Final	lost to Scavolini Pesaro 99–111 in the final (Palma de Mallorca)
1984–85	Semi-finals	eliminated by Žalgiris, 78-84 (L) in Kaunas and 93-88 (W) in Villeurbanne
1986–87	Semi-finals	eliminated by Cibona, 82-98 (L) in Villeurbanne and 93-109 (L) in Zagreb
1997–98	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 58-67 (L) in Villeurbanne and 70-62 (W) in Milan
Korać Cup
1973–74	Semi-finals	eliminated by Forst Cantù, 68-99 (L) in Cantù and 94-76 (W) in Villeurbanne
1995–96	Semi-finals	eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 69-73 (L) in Milan and 72-81 (L) in Villeurbanne
EuroCup
2005–06	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Aris TT Bank, 60-67 (L) in Villeurbanne and 67-77 (L) in Thessaloniki

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

ASVEL Basket roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.5 !G	7001150000000000000♠15	ISV !	Hodge, Walter	7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986
4.0 !PF	7000100000000000000♠1	SRB !	Dragović, Nikola	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002105000000000000♠105 kg (231 lb)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987
4.0 !PF	7001100000000000000♠10	FRA !	Sy, Bandja	7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)		7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-07-30)30 July 1987
1.0 !PG	7000700000000000000♠7	USA !	Meacham, Trent
2.5 !G/F	7000900000000000000♠9	FRA !	Lang, Nicolas
2.5 !G/F	7000500000000000000♠5	FRA !	Lombahe-Kahudi, Charles
5.0 !C	7001240000000000000♠24	JAM !	Uter, Adrian	7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)		7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-10-27)27 October 1984
1.0 !PG	7001140000000000000♠14	USA !	Vaughn, Kwame	7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990
5.0 !C	7001220000000000000♠22	USA !	Watkins, Darryl	7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	7002117000000000000♠117 kg (258 lb)	7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-11-08)8 November 1984

Head coach

J.D. Jackson

Assistant coach(es)

Elric Delord
Terence Parker

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster – Transactions
Updated: 10 September 2016

Retired numbers

N°	Player	Position	Tenure
ASVEL retired numbers
4	Delaney Rudd	PG	1993–1999
4	Alain Gilles	SG	1965–1986

Notable players

Alain Gilles: 1965–85
Éric Beugnot: 1986–89
Jim Bilba: 1996–01
Yann Bonato: 2000–2003
André Buffière: 1948–58
Alain Digbeu: 1991–99
Alain Durand: 1963–72
Henri Grange: 1954–69
Jacques Monclar: 1978–86^[3]
Tony Parker: 2011 (during the 2011 NBA lockout)
Laurent Pluvy: 1992–01
Philip Szanyiel: 1979–86
Alain Vincent: 1976–83

Nikola Vujčić: 2001–02

Kristjan Kangur: 2009–10
Robert Gulyas: 2002–04
Nikola Radulović: 2001–02
Rolandas Alijevas: 2003–04
Hüseyin Beşok: 2004–05
Mindaugas Lukauskis: 2009–10
Norris Bell: 1984–88
Bobby Dixon: 2009–10
Brian Howard: 1995–97
Bob Purckiser: 1971–79
Willie Redden: 1983–92
Leslie Reynolds: 1983–92
J. R. Reynolds: 2008–09
Delaney Rudd: 1993–99
Ronnie Smith: 1995–97

References

External links

ASVEL – current roster

2 Ware 3 Gombauld 6 Smith 7 Meacham 8 Jean-Charles 9 Lang 11 Galliou 13 Andersen 16 Chassang 18 Choquet 22 Watkins 23 Lighty 28 Lombahe-Kahudi

Head coach: Jackson Assistant coaches:

Pro A

FFBB Awards French League System

2016–17 teams	AS Monaco Antibes Sharks Chalon-sur-Saône Châlons-Reims Cholet Dijon Gravelines-Dunkerque Hyères-Toulon Le Mans Limoges Lyon-Villeurbanne Nancy Nanterre Orléans Paris-Levallois Pau-Lacq-Orthez Le Portel Strasbourg

Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Other competitions	French Leaders Cup French Cup Match des Champions

Awards	Most Valuable Player Finals MVP

2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague

Champions	Olympiacos

Runners-up	CSKA Moscow

Third place	FC Barcelona Regal

Fourth place	Panathinaikos

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	Gescrap Bizkaia Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena UNICS Kazan

Eliminated in Top 16	Group E Group F Group G Group H Anadolu Efes Bennet Cantù EA7 Emporio Armani Fenerbahçe Ülker Galatasaray Medical Park Real Madrid Unicaja Žalgiris Kaunas

Eliminated in Regular Season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Asseco Prokom Gdynia Brose Baskets Caja Laboral KK Zagreb Partizan Mt:s Belgrade SLUC Nancy Spirou Basket Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Eliminated in Third Qualifying Round	ČEZ Nymburk Lietuvos Rytas

Eliminated in Second Qualifying Round	Alba Berlin ASVEL Basket BC Khimki Cibona Zagreb

Eliminated in First Qualifying Round	Banvit BC Donetsk BCM Gravelines Cholet Basket KK Budućnost P.A.O.K. PGE Turów VEF Rīga

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