ASVEL Basket

ASVEL Basket
Leagues	Pro A, FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1948
History	1948–Present
Arena	L'Astroballe
Arena Capacity	5,800
Location	Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
Team colors	Green, White, Black
President	Tony Parker
Head coach	J. D. Jackson
Championships	17 French Championships 8 French Cups 1 Federation Cup 1 Semaine des As Cup
Retired numbers	4 Gilles & Rudd
Website	asvel.com
Uniforms
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ASVEL Basket or ASVEL is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at L'Astroballe. The players wear green and white uniforms.

The club's current president is San Antonio Spurs star and French international 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 17 French Championships, 8 French Cups, one Federation Cup, and one Semaine des As Cup, which makes it the most titled club in France.

Honours

European competitions

Euroleague

• F4 4th place (1): 1996-97

FIBA Saporta Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1982-83

Domestic competitions

French League

• Winners (17): 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

French Cup

• Winners (8): 1952-3, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2007-08

Leaders Cup

• Winners (1): 2009-10

French Super Cup

• Winners (1): 2009

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

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 PF 3 Gombauld, Stéphane 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) – (1997-05-03)3 May 1997 G 6 Smith, Terry 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) – (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 PG 7 Meacham, Trenton 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 F 8 Jean-Charles, Livio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) – (1993-11-08)8 November 1993 SG 9 Lang, Nicolas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) – (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 SF 11 Galliou, Charles 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) – (1995-12-26)26 December 1995 C 13 Andersen, David 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 PF 16 Chassang, Alexandre 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994 PG 18 Choquet, Edouard 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) – (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 C 22 Watkins, Darryl 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 117 kg (258 lb) – (1984-11-08)8 November 1984 SG 23 Lighty, David 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) – (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 G/F 28 Lombahe-Kahudi, Charles 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) – (1986-07-19)19 July 1986 C 34 Nivins, Ahmad 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 PG — Ware, Casper 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990	Head coach J.D. Jackson Assistant coach(es) Philippe Sudre Miguel Calero Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster – Transactions Updated: 25 March 2016

Retired numbers

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

Notable players

Alain Gilles : 1965-85 Éric Beugnot : 1986-89 Jim Bilba : 1996-01 Yann Bonato : 2000-03 André Buffière : 1948-58 Alain Digbeu : 1991-99 Alain Durand : 1963-72 Henri Grange : 1954-69 Jacques Monclar : 1978-86 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 Hüseyin Beşok : 2004-05 Norris Bell : 1984-88 Brian Howard : 1995-97 Bob Purckiser : 1971-79 Willie Redden : 1983-92 Leslie Reynolds : 1983-92 Delaney Rudd : 1993-99 Ronnie Smith : 1995-97 Rolandas Alijevas : 2003-04 J. R. Reynolds : 2008-09 Mindaugas Lukauskis : 2009-10

External links

• Official Website (French)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page
• Eurocupbasketball.com Team Page