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**ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne**
	ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
Leagues	Pro A; Euroleague
Founded	1948
History	1948 - Present
Arena	L'Astroballe; (5,643 seats)
Location	Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
Team colors	Green and White;
President	Gilles Moretton
Vice-presidents	Tony Parker
Head coach	Vincent Collet
Championships	(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
Website	www.asvel.com
	Uniforms
Home	Away

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne or ASVEL Basket 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Roster

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.
3.0 SF	5	LTU	Lukauskis, Mindaugas	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
2.0 SG	6	FRA	Lacombe, Paul	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
3.0 SF	7	FRA	Foirest, Laurent	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
5.0 C	8	USA	Borchardt, Curtis	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
1.0 PG	9	FRA	Jeanneau, Aymeric (C)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
2.5 G/F	10	USA	Dewar, Benjamin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
1.0 PG	11	FRA	Parker, TJ	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
5.0 C	12	FRA CIV	Traore, Ali	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
4.0 PF	13	USA	Campbell, Eric	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
4.0 PF	14	EST	Kangur, Kristjan	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
4.0 PF	15	FRA	Da Silveira, Octavio	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
5.0 C	16	FRA	Fofana, Bangaly	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
3.0 SF	17	GUY USA	Marshall, Rawle	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
3.0 SF	18	FRA	Sanchez, Jerome	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
1.0 PG	20	USA	Dixon, Bobby	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
3.0 SF	21	FRA CMR	Samnick, Vicktor	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)

Head coach

Vincent Collet

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague
Injured

Roster • updated 2009-11-26

[edit] Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Curtis Borchardt	Bangaly Fofana
PF	Ali Traore	Eric Campbell
SF	Kristjan Kangur	Laurent Foirest
SG	Ben Dewar	Mindaugas Lukauskis
PG	Bobby Dixon	Aymeric Jeanneau	TJ Parker