Posts Tagged ‘ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne’
ASVEL Villeurbanne signs Youssoupha Fall
French team LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne bolstered its frontcourt by adding center Youssoupha Fall on-loan from Spanish team Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Fall (221 cm, 26 years old) averaged 7.0 points on 62.8% two-point shooting and 3.2 rebounds in 32 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games with Baskonia last season. He ranked fourth overall in PIR per 40 minutes (27.7), sixth in…
Read MoreKostas Antetokounmpo from Lakers to ASVEL
Kostas Antetokounmpo (208 cm, F) is leaving the purple and gold of the Los Angeles Lakers for the green of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket in the French ProA and the EuroLeague. Kostas Antetokounmpo played 19 games for the Lakers the past two seasons, in which he averaged about four points per contest. Kostas Antetokounmpo, 23 years…
Read MoreASVEL wins French championship
Although deprived of several key players (Thomas Heurtel, Charles Kahudi, Moustapha Fall, William Howard, and Guershon Yabusele), ASVEL dominated and beat JDA Dijon (87-74) in the final of the French Jeep ELITE Championship. It is the 20th championship for ASVEL. For JDA Dijon, the defeat was extra painful because they ranked first in the league after…
Read MoreASVEL Villeurbanne sweeps EuroLeague season series vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
ASVEL Villeurbanne rallied past Maccabi Tel-Aviv on the road (67-74) and swept the regular season series with the Israelis in the EuroLeague. The French outscored the Israelis 26-43 between the second and third quarter and cruised to an easy victory, as Maccabi never recovered after that. “Defense has been our strength, When we play defense…
Read MoreValencia’s EuroLeague playoff hopes suffer critical blow after loss to Olympiacos
Olympiacos rallied past Valencia at La Fonteta on Wednesday night (79-88) and trimmed the EuroLeague playoff chances of the Spaniards. The “Reds” played excellent for 30 miutes and endured Valencia’s comeback in the fourth quarter to seal the deal. Olympiacos led by 13 at halftime (31-44) and by as many as 33 points late in…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow comes one step away from the EuroLeague playoffs
CSKA Moscow is one step away from the EuroLeague playoffs after dominating Crvena Zvezda at home on Thursday night (87-72). The Muscovites took control from the opening tip and never looked back, cruising to an easy win over the Serbians. CSKA improved to 20-10 in the EuroLeague standings and could qualify before the end of…
Read MoreMarcus Eriksson leads ALBA Berlin past Khimki; ties EuroLeague record with 10 three-pointers
Marcus Eriksson had an incredible night in the EuroLeague and led ALBA Berlin to an impressive road win over Khimki (81-100). Eriksson made a stellar performance and tied the EuroLeague record with 10 three-pointers in the game. The versatile guard went for a career-high and club record 36 points and a career high PIR of…
Read MoreKhimki stuns Real Madrid to snap 17-game EuroLeague losing streak
The biggest upset of the EuroLeague season took place in Moscow, where Khimki stunned Real Madrid and returned to the winning track. Alexey Shved hit the game-winning two-pointer (with 17 seconds to go) and helped the Russians snap a 17-game losing streak (78-77). On the other hand, the “Whites” continue to struggle and lost for…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes snaps Fenerbahce’s 10-game EuroLeague winning streak in an emphatic way
Anadolu Efes made a stellar performance and decimated Fenerbahce in the Turkish Derby to snap the 10-game EuroLeague winning streak of their rivals. Efes led from start to finish against Fenerbahce and cruised to a dominant road win (74-106). With Vasilije Micic scoring a career-high 37 points and six three-pointers (6/6), Efes led by 14…
Read MoreThomas Heurtel back home
Thomas Heurtel (189 cm, G) has signed back in his home country. The French international signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket for the remainder of the season. Heurtel played the past three seasons for Barcelona. He also started this season with the Spanish powerhouse, but after somewhat of a soap opera in December, he left under…
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