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Terry Smith now with ASVEL
Terry Smith (185 cm, Mercyhurst’08) will continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A). Smith is moving to the French club after starting off the 2015-16 season on the roster of Sakarya Isik Koleji (Turkey-TBL). In 17 games Terry managed to deliver averages of 16.5 ppg and 3.6…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Round 12 Recap
Round 12 of the French Pro A regular season is in the books. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket continues its reign as the league leader with its 10-2 record. They continued their win streak with a 66-59 win at home over JSF Nanterre on December 13th. Darryl was a beast in the paint for ASVEL finishing with…
Read MoreDarryl Watkins moves to ASVEL
Darryl Watkins (211 cm, Syracuse’07) will continue his pro ball career this 2015/16 with ASVEL Lyon-Villeubanne Basket (France-Pro A). Watkins isn’t travelling far, having played in the same league last season. He played for Champagne Chalon-Reims Basket (France-Pro A) in 2014/15. Darryl logged a total of 34 games for his former club and averaged 11.9…
Read MoreTrenton Meacham signs with ASVEL
Trenton Meacham (190 cm, Illinois’09) is making his way back to the French Pro A this 2015, signing with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket. The player is coming from Italian powerhouse EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A). In six Turkish Airlines Euroleague games Trenton delivered averages of 1.2 ppg and 1.0 rpg. He also played 17 games…
Read MoreAlex Acker signs with ASVEL Villeurbanne
Alex Acker (196 cm, Pepperdine’05) is moving teams. He is slated to join ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket from France’s ProA. He played his final game as a member of Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-TBL). Alex Acker already played for ASVEL Villeurbanne in 2012-2013 and last year he also played in the French Pro A for Limoges. There he…
Read MoreNordine Ghrib takes over ASVEL
Nordine Ghrib became the new head coach of the ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA). After firing head coach Pierre Vincent, president and San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker announced Nordine Ghrib as the new coach. Ghrib led the team for a spell early in the 2010-11 campaign. Vincent had been at the helm of ASVEL since…
Read MorePierre Vincent let go by ASVEL
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) president and San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker has fired head coach Pierre Vincent. The team is off to an unimpressive start this 2014-15 season. They are 2-3 in Eurocup competition and are struggling in the French Pro A league with a 2-5 record (15th of 18). Management has made…
Read MoreEurocup: ASVEL and Gran Canaria win
The Eurocup tipped off in full swing on Tuesday as ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne gunned down Artland Dragons Quakenbrueck on the road and Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas shot down Foxtown Cantu at home. The rest of the Round 1 schedule will be played out on Wednesday as the other clubs enter the competition through Group…
Read MoreFrench ProA Round 2 recap
The French Pro A is still only getting warmed up, but Round 2 of the regular season brought plenty of action over the last three days. It is still early days for determining which are the teams to watch this season, but take a look at how the clubs got on over the weekend: Rouen…
Read MoreUnics Kazan reaches the Euroleague
Russian club Unics Kazan punched its ticket to the Euroleague Regular Season after gunning down French outfit ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne 79-88 in the final of the qualifying tournament. After a week of competitive do or die contests, the competition was whittled down to these two teams. Unics rallied back from a huge deficit to snatch…
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