Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
· In Round 10 this season, Fenerbahce blew past ASVEL 72-88 behind 21 points plus 8 rebounds from Vladimir Stimac who is no longer with the club.
· The last time ASVEL played in the EuroLeague before this season was 2009-10 when it split road wins against Fenerbahce. The lone ASVEL win over Fenerbahce was a 61-68 decision in Istanbul in December 2009.
· ASVEL and Fenerbahce faced each other in eighthfinals of the 1968 Cup Winners Cup. ASVEL advanced from the two-game, total-points series on aggregate 125-116 thanks to a 64-48 second-leg victory at home.
· Fenerbahce's Leo Westermann spent two seasons with ASVEL early in his career, from 2010 to 2012. In both seasons he was a teammate with Edwin Jackson, and in the 2011-12 campaign, both were also teammates with Jean-Charles Livio.
· Jackson and his ASVEL teammates Antoine Diot and Charles Kahudi have been teammates with Fenerbahce's Westermann, Joffrey Lauvergne and Nando De Colo on the French national team over the years.
· ASVEL's Kahudi and Fenerbahce's De Colo together won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2011; Kahudi, Diot, De Colo and Lauvergne won gold at EuroBasket 2013.
· Lauvergne and the ASVEL trio of Jackson, Diot and Kahudi won bronze medals at the 2014 Basketball World Cup. Kahudi, Lauvergne, De Colo and Westerman won bronze medals at EuroBasket 2015.
· In Round 10 this season, Fenerbahce blew past ASVEL 72-88 behind 21 points plus 8 rebounds from Vladimir Stimac who is no longer with the club.
· The last time ASVEL played in the EuroLeague before this season was 2009-10 when it split road wins against Fenerbahce. The lone ASVEL win over Fenerbahce was a 61-68 decision in Istanbul in December 2009.
· ASVEL and Fenerbahce faced each other in eighthfinals of the 1968 Cup Winners Cup. ASVEL advanced from the two-game, total-points series on aggregate 125-116 thanks to a 64-48 second-leg victory at home.
· Fenerbahce's Leo Westermann spent two seasons with ASVEL early in his career, from 2010 to 2012. In both seasons he was a teammate with Edwin Jackson, and in the 2011-12 campaign, both were also teammates with Jean-Charles Livio.
· Jackson and his ASVEL teammates Antoine Diot and Charles Kahudi have been teammates with Fenerbahce's Westermann, Joffrey Lauvergne and Nando De Colo on the French national team over the years.
· ASVEL's Kahudi and Fenerbahce's De Colo together won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2011; Kahudi, Diot, De Colo and Lauvergne won gold at EuroBasket 2013.
· Lauvergne and the ASVEL trio of Jackson, Diot and Kahudi won bronze medals at the 2014 Basketball World Cup. Kahudi, Lauvergne, De Colo and Westerman won bronze medals at EuroBasket 2015.
Game Facts - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Roster
Coach Zeljko Obradovic has used 13 different starters this season. No player has started every game.
James Nunnally made his Fenerbahce season debut in Round 18.
EuroLeague MVP Jan Vesely has been out with injury and has last played in Round 9.
Kostas Sloukas missed Round 18.
Streaks
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures in 16 of his last 17 appearances.
De Colo has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight and 17 of his last 18 games.
De Colo has collected at least 1 steal in five of his last six appearances.
Derrick Williams has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Williams has posted a performance index rating in double figures in eight of his last nine games.
Kostas Sloukas has made 36 consecutive free throws.
Sloukas has scored in double figures in seven consecutive appearances.
Sloukas has posted a performance index rating in double figures in seven straight and nine of his last 10 appearances.
Luigi Datome has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games.
Melih Mahmutoglu has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Nikola Kalinic has made 19 consecutive free throws.
Rankings
Nando De Colo ranks fourth this season in average PIR with 20.4 per game.
De Colo ranks fourth this season with 19.5 points per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks third this season with 6.5 assists per game.
Derrick Williams is tied for sixth this season with 1.4 steals per game.
Melih Mahmutoglu ranks second this season in three-point accuracy at 52.5%.
Records/Milestones
Jan Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 417 offensive rebounds; Kerem Gonlum is sixth with 421.
Vesely ranks 10th all-time with 831 two-pointers made. Vassilis Spanoulis is ninth with 833.
Vesely and James Gist are tied 12th all-time with 142 career blocks. Robertas Javtokas is 11th with 144.
Vesely ranks 15th all-time with 1,036 rebounds. Nikola Vujcic and James Gist are tied 13th with 1,037.
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 94.01%. Luigi Datome is sixth at 91.04%.
De Colo ranks sixth all-time with 2,960 points. Real Madrid's Felipe Reyes is fifth with 2,998 and counting.
De Colo ranks fourth all-time with 738 free throws made.
De Colo ranks eighth all-time with 3,308 index rating points. Georgios Printezis is seventh with 3,326 and counting.
James Nunnally ranks fourth all-time, and first among active players, in three-point accuracy at 48.96%.
Ahmet Duverioglu ranks ninth all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.59%.
Kostas Sloukas ranks 11th all-time with 879 assists. Nikos Zisis is 10th with 885.
Sloukas is 46 points shy of 2,000 for his career.
Sloukas needs 28 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Luigi Datome needs 5 rebounds to reach 700 for his career.
Nikola Kalinic needs 21 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Nunnally needs 6 three-point shots to reach 100 for his career.
Game Facts - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Roster
ASVEL has 14 registered players. Thirteen have started a game, but none has started every game.
Edwin Jackson has missed the last three games.
Ismael Bako missed Round 18.
Streaks
Ismael Bako has made 16 consecutive free throws.
Bako has blocked at least 1 shot in six of his last seven games.
Rihards Lomazs has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Livio Jean-Charles has made 11 consecutive free throws.
Charles Kahudi has scored in double figures and made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.
Rankings
Tonye Jekiri ranks second this season with 8.7 total rebounds and 3.0 offensive rebounds per game.
Ismael Bako ranks third this season with 1.0 blocks per game.
Records/Milestones
Tonye Jekiri's 19 rebounds in Round 8 against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade were the most in the league since Donatas Motiejunas had 21 for Asseco Prokom Gdynia in December 2011.