Association Sportive de Monaco Basketball Club, commonly referred to as A.S. Monaco Basket, is a French-registered

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

-based professional basketball club. They are a part of the Monaco-based

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of A.S. Monaco, which was founded in 1924. The club's basketball section was founded in 1928, and it currently competes in the French top-tier level

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and the EuroLeague. The team plays their home games at

Salle Gaston Médecin Salle Gaston Médecin, or Salle Omnisports, is an indoor sports arena that is located in Fontvieille, Monaco. It is used to host basketball, volleyball, and handball games, judo and fencing matches, and weightlifting and gymnastics competitions ...

History

About four years after the parent athletic club, A.S. Monaco, was itself founded, A.S. Monaco Basket was founded in 1928. They finished as runners-up in the French top-tier level Nationale 1 (current

) following the 1950 season, which is regarded as one of their greatest successes in their history. Monaco also won the

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( French 2nd Division) championship in the 1973 season, with one of the greatest offenses on the European continent. A.S. Monaco Basket joined the ''Nationale 1'' for the 1973–74 season, where they finished in ninth place. They made their first appearance in the European 3rd-tier level

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in the 1974–75 season, where they lost in the group stage to other notable teams, such as the French League club

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, the Bulgarian League club

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, and the

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club AMG Sebastiani Basket. They entered the same tournament again in the 1982–83 season, but lost to

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in the semifinals qualification battle, in the Top 16 group stage, despite a far better finish in the tournament overall. Entering the 1980s, Monaco was in the process of securing their title as one of the most dangerous teams in French basketball. They reached the finals game of the French Federation Cup, where they lost to

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, by a score of 96–81. The Red and Whites also became a threat in the

(

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), what the league had been renamed to, after former

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player, Robert Smith, joined the team in 1985. Smith was named the 1987 French League All-Star Game MVP. After Smith left the team, Monaco found themselves descending in the league. They were

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to the second division

, later in the decade, and eventually ended up in the Nationale 1 Division. They would not return to the

, the highest division of basketball in

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, for many years to come. In 2014, A.S. Monaco Basket was crowned the champions of the French third-tier league, the

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(NM1), and they returned to the LNB Pro B (French 2nd Division). In the 2014–15 season, Monaco became the French 2nd-tier LNB Pro B champions, and they were finally promoted back to the top-tier league in France, the LNB Pro A. In 2015, the Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist, Sergey Dyadechko, became the President of A.S. Monaco Basket. In the 2015–16 season, Monaco won the 2016 edition of the French Pro A League Cup, after beating

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in the finals, by a score of 99–74. Monaco player,

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, was named the French Pro A Leaders Cup MVP. In the 2016–17 season, Monaco returned to European-wide competitions, when it qualified for one of the pan-European secondary level competitions, the

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. They finished the season in

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. In 2017, the charity fund, DSF, founded by the club's owner, Dyadechko, became a sponsor of A.S. Monaco Basket. The club also played in the FIBA Champions League, during the 2017–18 season, in which they finished in second place, after they lost to the Greek League club

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in the final, by a score of 100–94. The club won the 2017 French Pro A League Cup and the 2018 French Pro A League Cup titles. They also finished in second place in the French Pro A League, in the 2017–18 season. In European-wide competitions, Monaco spent the next three seasons ( 2018–19, 2019–20, and

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) playing in the other pan-European secondary level competition, the EuroCup, subsequently winning it in 2020–21. In the 2021–22 season, Monaco made its debut in the EuroLeague, the highest pan-European level. Finishing seventh in the regular season with a 15–13 record, Monaco qualified for the

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where they lost 2–3 to the second-seeded

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Arena

A.S. Monaco Basket plays its home games at the 3,000 seat

, which is a part of the

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sports complex. Due to minimum requirements, Monaco was supposed to play its

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games in the

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. The decision was later overturned, thus the team could play in its usual home arena.

Logos

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Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Trophies and honors

Domestic competitions

* French Pro A :''Runners-up (4):'' 1950, 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2022 * French Federation Cup :''Runners-up (1):'' 1982–83 * French Pro A Leaders Cup :Winners (3):

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* French Pro B :Champions (2): 1972–73, 2014–15 * French NM1 :Champions (1): 2013–14

European competitions

* EuroCup :Champions (1):

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:''Runners-up (1):'' 2017–18 :Third place (1): 2016–17

Other competitions

*Berlin, Germany Invitational Game :Winners (1): 2019

Season by season

Notable players

France: * Georgy Adams * Cyril Akpomedah *

Éric Beugnot Éric Beugnot (born March 22, 1955) is a French former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m (6' 6 ") tall, Beugnot played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career During his pro career, Beugnot play ...

Moustapha Fall Moustapha Fall (born 23 February 1992) is a French professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), Fall plays at the center position. Professional career Fall played in ...

* Paul Lacombe * Yakuba Ouattara * Jean Perniceni *

Amara Sy Amara Sy (born 28 August 1981) is a Malian-French former professional basketball player who played at the small forward position. Professional career On 31 July 2015, Sy signed with AS Monaco, after a three-year run with ASVEL Basket ASVEL Ba ...

Philip Szanyiel Philippe "Philip" Szanyiel (born 23 December 1960) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, in 2011. Professional career Szanyiel was named to the FIBA E ...

* Kim Tillie *

Ali Traoré Ali Traoré (born February 28, 1985) is an Ivorian-born French former professional basketball player. He also represented the France national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the center position. Professional career ...

Léo Westermann Léo Joseph Paul Westermann (born 24 July 1992) is a French professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. He also represents the senior French national basketbal ...

Europe: *

Ivan Buva Ivan Buva (born May 6, 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for the Shiga Lakes of the Japanese first-tier B.League. Standing at 2.08 m, he plays at the center position. Professional career During his career, Buva ...

Aaron Cel Aaron Cel (born March 4, 1987) is a French-Polish professional basketball player for Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League. Professional career Cel made his professional debut with Le Mans in the French Pro A League. He later play ...

Kyrylo Fesenko Kyrylo Anatoliyovych Fesenko ( uk, Кирило Анатолійович Фесенко; born 24 December 1986) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Al-Nasr SC of the Libyan Division I Basketball League. Standing at , he plays the c ...

* Sergii Gladyr *

Elmedin Kikanović Elmedin Kikanović (b. 2 September 1988) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He has also played for his country's national basketball team. Professional career Early career ...

Damjan Rudež Damjan Rudež (born 17 June 1986) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He represented the Croatian national team. Standing at , he played at both forward positions. Professional career Europe From 2002 to 2004, Rudež played fo ...

Danilo Anđušić Danilo Anđušić ( sr, Данило Анђушић; born 22 April 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He has also represented the Serbian national b ...

USA: *

Dwayne Bacon Dwayne Lee Bacon Jr. (born August 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic in the National Baske ...

* /

Dee Bost Demarquis "Dee" Bost ( bg, Демаркис "Дий" Бост; born October 12, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player for ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Bulgaria ...

* Eric Buckner * /

Nik Caner-Medley Nik Caner-Medley (born October 20, 1983) is an Azerbaijani-American former professional basketball player. Caner-Medley played four seasons of college basketball at the University of Maryland. High school career Nik graduated from Deering High S ...

* / Anthony Clemmons *

Norris Cole Norris Gene Cole II (born October 13, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. A 6' 2" point guard, he is a two-time NBA champion, winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013 with the Miami ...

* D.J. Cooper *

Aaron Craft Aaron Vincent Craft (born February 12, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Ohio State University. High school career Craft attended Liberty-Benton High School near Findlay, Ohio, and gradua ...

* /

Brandon Davies Brandon Davies (born July 25, 1991) is an American-born naturalized Ugandan professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Ugandan national team. He was ...

* Chris Evans * Rob Gray * /

Jarrod Jones Jarrod Michael Jones (born May 27, 1990) is an American-born naturalized Hungarian professional basketball player who last played for the Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. College career During the four years he played in NCAA Division I ...

* Dru Joyce *

Paris Lee Paris Lee (born April 20, 1995) is an American-born naturalized Cameroonian professional basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Illinois State Universit ...

Darrel Mitchell Darrel Joseph Mitchell Jr. (born May 3, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at St. Martinville Senior High School in St. Martinville, Louisiana, and was named Louisiana Mr. Basketball as a s ...

* /

Derek Needham Derek Needham (born October 20, 1990) is an American- Montenegrin professional basketball player for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. Needham played college basketball for Fai ...

* /

DeMarcus Nelson DeMarcus De'Juan Nelson (; born November 2, 1985) is an American-Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) he played at the point guard position. He also holds Serbian citizenship as of 2014. College care ...

* J.J. O'Brien * Gerald Robinson *

* Robert Smith * Mike Stewart * / Will Thomas * /

Zack Wright Zachary "Zach" Wright (born February 5, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Pro A team JL Bourg. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional caree ...

Rest of Americas & Oceania: * Dylan Ennis * Adrian Uter *

Brock Motum Brock William Motum (born 16 October 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League. He is also a member of the Australia men's national basketball team, Australian national basketball team. ...

Africa: * Ibrahima Fall Faye * Mehdi Hafsi *

Derrick Obasohan Derrick Osamuyi Obasohan (born April 18, 1981) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington. College career Obasohan played high school basketball at Alief E ...

Head coaches

References

External links

Official websiteA.S. Monaco Basket
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