A French League derby will see improving ASVEL (7-24) attempt to disrupt the top four ambitions of Monaco (20-11).
Game Notes: ASVEL vs. Monaco



The game features two of the competition's three all-time leading scorers, with Nando De Colo needing just 12 points to overtake Vassilis Spanoulis and follow Mike James into second place. Alpha Diallo was the key performer when Monaco beat ASVEL 80-70 earlier in the season, using his all-round skills to deliver 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. With a 9-7 record on its travels, Monaco has the league's second-best record on the road, so will have no fear as it travels to face an ASVEL team which has just four home wins all season.
- The first game between French League teams in the EuroLeague this century was in November 2021 in Monaco and saw ASVEL win 84-85 on a buzzer-beating half-court shot by William Howard.
- Monaco has won all four games against ASVEL since that first one, including an 80-70 victory in Round 7 when Alpha Diallo made a career-high 6 three-pointers.
- Elie Okobo and Mathew Strazel joined Monaco from ASVEL in the summer of 2022. Okobo played there for the 2021-22 season and Strazel spent three seasons there.
- ASVEL guard Paris Lee spent the 2021-22 season with Monaco, where he made his EuroLeague debut.
- Joffrey Lauvergne was a teammate of Monaco guard Yakuba Ouattara during the 2012-13 season at Elan Chalon.
- Monaco's Terry Tarpey and Elie Okobo Okobo were teammates of ASVEL's Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot on the French national team at EuroBasket 2022 and won a silver medal together.
- Monaco's Tarpey, Okobo and Ouattara were teammates of ASVEL's Nando De Colo on the French national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Monaco big man Petr Cornelie was a teammate of ASVEL's Charles Kahudi at Le Mans during the 2013-14 season.
- Cornelie was a teammate of ASVEL's Youssoupha Fall at Le Mans during the 2015-16 season.
- Monaco center Mam Jaiteh and ASVEL's David Lighty were teammates at JSF Nanterre during the 2013-14 season. Thay made their EuroLeague debuts there together.
- ASVEL forward DeShaun Thomas and Monaco center Mam Jaiteh were teammates at JSF Nanterre during the 2013-14 season and made their EuroLeague debuts together.
- In Round 7 loss, ASVEL's Joffrey Lauvergne set a career high with 3 blocks.
- Monaco guard Jordan Loyd collected a career-high 5 steals playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against ASVEL in November 2020.
- Monaco forward Alpha Diallo pulled down 10 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds, both career-bests, in a road win over ASVEL in January 2022.

























































































