LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. FC Bayern Munich
· The home team has won each of the five games between these two teams. Bayern beat ASVEL 73-65 in Munich earlier in December behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Augustine Rubit.
· In their first meeting ever in Munich in October 2019, Bayern blew out ASVEL 104-63. Bayern's 104 points, 138 team PIR and 41-point margin of victory are the second-best for the club in the EuroLeague in all those categories.
· ASVEL forward James Gist played for Bayern last season and helped the team reach a historic EuroLeague Playoff berth.
· Gist was a teammate of Bayern shooting guard K.C. Rivers at Panathinaikos OPAP Athens for two seasons, from 2016 to 2018.
· Bayern center Othello Hunter and ASVEL playmaker Chris Jones were teammates at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv last season.
· ASVEL's David Lighty and Panathinaikos forward DeShaun Thomas were teammates at JSF Nanterre during the 2013-14 season.
· ASVEL's Antoine Diot and Bayern's Vladimir Lucic were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2015-16 season.
· Bayern big man Augustine Rubit posted his career-high with 12 rebounds in Round 13 against ASVEL.
· ASVEL guard Paul Lacombe posted his career-high 7 rebounds playing for Strasbourg against Bayern in December 2015.
· Bayern guard Corey Walden had a career-best 4 steals playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against ASVEL in November 2020.
· The home team has won each of the five games between these two teams. Bayern beat ASVEL 73-65 in Munich earlier in December behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Augustine Rubit.
· In their first meeting ever in Munich in October 2019, Bayern blew out ASVEL 104-63. Bayern's 104 points, 138 team PIR and 41-point margin of victory are the second-best for the club in the EuroLeague in all those categories.
· ASVEL forward James Gist played for Bayern last season and helped the team reach a historic EuroLeague Playoff berth.
· Gist was a teammate of Bayern shooting guard K.C. Rivers at Panathinaikos OPAP Athens for two seasons, from 2016 to 2018.
· Bayern center Othello Hunter and ASVEL playmaker Chris Jones were teammates at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv last season.
· ASVEL's David Lighty and Panathinaikos forward DeShaun Thomas were teammates at JSF Nanterre during the 2013-14 season.
· ASVEL's Antoine Diot and Bayern's Vladimir Lucic were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2015-16 season.
· Bayern big man Augustine Rubit posted his career-high with 12 rebounds in Round 13 against ASVEL.
· ASVEL guard Paul Lacombe posted his career-high 7 rebounds playing for Strasbourg against Bayern in December 2015.
· Bayern guard Corey Walden had a career-best 4 steals playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against ASVEL in November 2020.
Game Facts - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Roster
Raymar Morgan, who was injured in the preseason, has yet to debut for ASVEL.
David Lighty has not played since Round 8.
Leo Westermann did not play in two games last week.
William Howard will miss the next two weeks with a knee injury.
Streaks
Antoine Diot has made 8 consecutive free throws dating back to last season.
Rankings
Elie Okobo ranks third this season in scoring with 16.0 per game.
Chris Jones ranks fifth this season in steals with 1.5 per game.
Kostas Antetokounmpo leads the league this season in two-point shooting at 76.6%.
William Howard ranks second in the league this season in three-point accuracy at 48.6%.
Records/Milestones
William Howard is the all-time leader in three-point accuracy at 50.5%.
James Gist ranks 11th all-time with 1,193 rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 1,203 and counting.
Gist is ranked ninth all-time with 444 offensive rebounds. Dunston is eighth with 492 and counting.
Gist is tied with Victor Khryapa for 11th all-time with 161 career blocked shots. Mirza Begic is 10th with 162.
Gist is tied with Kyle Hines of AX Armani Exchange Milan for 14th all-time with 246 steals. J.R. Holden is 13th with 247.
Gist is tied with former teammate Nikita Kurbanov of CSKA Moscow and Andrey Vorontsevich of UNICS Kazan for 12th place all-time with 287 games played in the competition.
Antoine Diot needs 9 three-point shots to reach 100 for his career.
Game Facts - FC Bayern Munich
Streaks
Vladimir Lucic has posted double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Lucic has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Darrun Hilliard has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven appearances.
Othello Hunter has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in seven of his last eight games.
Augustine Rubit has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in five of his last six games.
Rankings
Darrun Hilliard ranks fourth this season in scoring with 15.8 per game.
Hilliard ranks fifth this season in steals with 1.5 per game.
Hilliard ranks second in the league in three-point shots made with 2.8 per game.
Othello Hunter ranks fourth in the league this season in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Records/Milestones
Othello Hunter is in fourth place all-time with 537 offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas of Zalgiris Kaunas is third with 553 and counting.
Hunter ranks ninth all-time with 1,246 rebounds. Mirsad Turkcan is eighth with 1,287.
Hunter needs 43 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Zan Mark Sisko ranks fifth all-time with a 2.68-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Leon Radosevic needs 5 steals to reach 100 for his career.
DeShaun Thomas needs 1 three-point shot made to reach 200 for his career.