ASVEL Basket
Most decorated French basketball club, based in Villeurbanne.
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The club competes in the LNB Élite, the highest level of French basketball.[1] The OL Arena, with a capacity of 12,523, and the Astroballe, seating 5,560, serve as the two venues where the club hosts its home matches.[1]
Life and work
The new logo features the number four, referencing ASVEL legend Alain Gilles.[2] A €3.7 million deal in June 2019 saw OL Groupe, the holding company of Olympique Lyonnais, acquire a 25% interest in the ASVEL men's squad and a 10% interest in the women's squad.[3] During the 2015–16 Pro A season, ASVEL secured its 18th national championship by defeating Strasbourg IG in a five-game final series.[4] A 10-year naming rights agreement with Groupe LDLC was signed in 2018, and the team's primary colors shifted from green to black and white.[5][2]
A two-year wild card from the EuroLeague organization allowed ASVEL to rejoin that competition in 2019.[6] ASVEL achieved its first three-peat in 32 years by winning its third consecutive Pro A title in the 2021–22 season.[7]
What the cited sources add
The Eurohoops account of the 2016 championship notes that Caspar Ware was named Finals MVP after scoring 27 points in the final game.[8] The same source states that the comeback from a 2-0 deficit was unprecedented in Pro A history.[8] The club's rationale for abandoning its traditional green color was that, in their view, "when you are European, green is a colour that does not make you dream."[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "0 ME,Astroballe (5556 places)" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Un Naming unique et innovant", LDLC ASVEL; "Basket. LDLC Asvel : "Quand on est européen, le vert n'est pas une couleur qui fait rêver"", Ouest-France, 11 September 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lyon seal €3.7m Asvel investment deal", 24 June 2019; "Lyon invests in Euroleague club, reveals arena plans", SportBusiness, 2019-06-24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Villeurbanne completes total comeback to win the championship", Eurohoops, 14 June 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Nicolas Batum becomes shareholder of Tony Parker's ASVEL and director of basketball operations", Sportando; "New logo and record contract for the naming rights of LCDC ASVEL." (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "EuroLeague & EuroCup clubs, domestic leagues shape 2018-19 season", Euroleague Basketball, 5 July 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "ASVEL Basket" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Le triplé pour Lyon-Villeurbanne !", Betclic ELITE, 2022-06-25 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Villeurbanne completes total comeback to win the championship", Eurohoops, 14 June 2016. facts only, no text reused. eurohoops.net
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: ASVEL Basket (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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