ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
Encyclopedia
ASVEL Basket or ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 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 former French tennis
professional Gilles Moretton
. In 2009, San Antonio Spurs
star and French international
Tony Parker
bought a 20 percent stake in the club; he currently holds the ceremonial title of Vice President of Basketball Operations. Parker has the option to purchase an additional 20 percent and assume the club's presidency, presumably when he retires from the NBA
.
and 8 French Cups, which makes it the most titled club in France.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of...
, which is a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
, competes in the French Pro A
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-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 former French tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
professional Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton , is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
. In 2009, San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
star and French international
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
Tony Parker
Tony Parker
William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....
bought a 20 percent stake in the club; he currently holds the ceremonial title of Vice President of Basketball Operations. Parker has the option to purchase an additional 20 percent and assume the club's presidency, presumably when he retires from the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
.
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 ChampionshipsLigue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
and 8 French Cups, which makes it the most titled club in France.
Honors
- 17 French ChampionshipsLigue Nationale de BasketballThe Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 2002, 20092008-09 LNB season- Team Standings :-Playoffs:- Regular Season MVPs :* Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols * French MVP: Alain Koffi - Player of the month :-External Link:... - 8 French Cups: 1953, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2008
- 1 Semaine des As Cup: 2010
Notable players
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 Early Modern France Jacques Monclar : 1978-86 Early Modern France Philip Szanyiel : 1979-86 Early Modern France Alain Vincent : 1976-83 United States Brian HowardBrian Howard (basketball) Brian Eugene Howard is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" and 204 lb small forward from North Carolina State University, Howard played briefly for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks from 1992 to 1993. In 95 games for the Mavs, he averaged 6.0 points and 2.8 rebound a game... : 1995-97 United States Bob Purckiser : 1971-79 United States Willie Redden : 1983-92 United States- Early Modern France Ronnie Smith : 1995-97 Hungary Robert Gulyas : 2002-04 Independent State of Croatia Nikola VujčićNikola Vujcic Nikola Vujčić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 m tall. He can play at both the center and power forward positions. He last played for Efes Pilsen SK for the 2010–11 season.-Player profile:... : 2001-02  Italy Nikola RadulovićNikola Radulovic Nikola Radulović is an Italian basketball player, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2.07 m and he weighs 104 kg... : 2001-02  Hüseyin BeşokHüseyin Besok Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League... : 2004-05  Kristjan KangurKristjan Kangur Kristjan Kangur is an Estonian professional basketball player currently playing for Italian Lega Basket Serie A club Pallacanestro Varese. He plays the Power forward position.-Estonia and Germany:... United States Leslie Reynolds : 1983-92 |
Retired numbers
| Alain Gilles and Delaney Rudd Delaney Rudd Edward Delaney Rudd, best known as Delaney Rudd , is a retired American professional basketball player.... |
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