ASVEL Basket

Leagues

Pro A,
FIBA Europe Cup

Founded

1948

History

1948–Present

Arena

L'Astroballe

Capacity

5,800

Location

Villeurbanne, Lyon, France

Team colors

Green, White, Black

President

Tony Parker

Head coach

John-David 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

Home

Away

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
4.0 !PF	3	FRA !	Gombauld, Stéphane	7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb)	7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-05-03)3 May 1997
1.5 !G	6	USA !	Smith, Terry	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-01-10)10 January 1986
1.0 !PG	7	USA !	Meacham, Trenton	7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985
3.5 !F	8	FRA !	Jean-Charles, Livio	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb)	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-11-08)8 November 1993
2.0 !SG	9	FRA !	Lang, Nicolas	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-05-01)1 May 1990
3.0 !SF	11	FRA !	Galliou, Charles	7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)		7001200000000000000♠20 – (1995-12-26)26 December 1995
5.0 !C	13	AUS !	Andersen, David	7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	7002111000000000000♠111 kg (245 lb)	7001350000000000000♠35 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980
4.0 !PF	16	FRA !	Chassang, Alexandre	7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	7002101000000000000♠101 kg (223 lb)	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994
1.0 !PG	18	FRA !	Choquet, Edouard	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-03-06)6 March 1988
5.0 !C	22	USA !	Watkins, Darryl	7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	7002117000000000000♠117 kg (258 lb)	7001310000000000000♠31 – (1984-11-08)8 November 1984
2.0 !SG	23	USA !	Lighty, David	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-05-27)27 May 1988
2.5 !G/F	28	FRA !	Lombahe-Kahudi, Charles	7000199000000000000♠1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb)	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1986-07-19)19 July 1986
5.0 !C	34	USA !	Nivins, Ahmad	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002110000000000000♠110 kg (243 lb)	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987
1.0 !PG	—	USA !	Ware, Casper	7000178000000000000♠1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (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

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 : 2000-03
André Buffière : 1948-58
Alain Digbeu : 1991-99
Alain Durand : 1963-72
Henri Grange : 1954-69
Jacques Monclar : 1978-86^[1]
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

References

↑ Except 1982-83

External links

LNB Pro A

FFBB Awards French League System

2015–16 teams	AS Monaco Antibes Sharks Chalon-sur-Saône Châlons-Reims Cholet Dijon Gravelines-Dunkerque Le Havre Le Mans Limoges Lyon-Villeurbanne Nancy Nanterre Orléans Paris-Levallois Pau-Lacq-Orthez Rouen 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

Other competitions	French Leaders Cup French Cup Match des Champions

Awards	LNB Pro A Awards LNB Pro A MVP LNB Pro A 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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