ASVEL Basket
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.
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 and 8 French Cups, which makes it the most titled club in France.
Honors
- 17 French Championships: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 2002, 2009
- 8 French Cups: 1953, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2008
- 1 Semaine des As Cup: 2010
2010-11 Roster
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| Players |
Coaches |
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
| 6.0 !C |
5 |
USA ! |
Armstrong, Hilton |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
107 kg (236 lb) |
|
| 2.0 !SG |
6 |
FRA ! |
Lacombe, Paul |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
|
|
| 1.0 !PG |
7 |
FRA ! |
Westermann, Léo |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
|
|
| 3.0 !SF |
8 |
FRA ! |
Jean-Charles, Livio |
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
|
|
| 1.0 !PG |
9 |
FRA ! |
Parker, Tony |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
82 kg (181 lb) |
|
| 6.0 !C |
10 |
FRA ! |
Fofana, Bangaly |
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
97 kg (214 lb) |
|
| 2.0 !SG |
11 |
FRA ! |
Jackson, Edwin |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
91 kg (201 lb) |
|
| 3.0 !SF |
12 |
USA ! |
Thompson, Dijon |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
88 kg (194 lb) |
|
| 4.5 !PF |
13 |
USA ! |
Skeen, Jamie |
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
109 kg (240 lb) |
|
| 4.5 !PF |
14 |
FRA ! |
Tillie, Kim |
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
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|
| 2.0 !SG |
15 |
USA ! |
Goss, Phil |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
84 kg (185 lb) |
|
| 6.0 !C |
21 |
FRA ! |
Turiaf, Ronny |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
111 kg (245 lb) |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
Roster
Updated: 2011-10-18
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Notable players
Retired numbers
References
External links